Volume 28 (1874) (430 pages)

An Iiflu -d Journal of Mining, Popular Science an av d Progressive Industry. BY DEWEY & Co., Patent Solicitors. ‘SAN. FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1874. VOLUME XXVIII t Number 138. An Iron Fastened Wood Pavemest. ' The poople of San Francisco have probably béen as much exercised ou the anhject of strect pavements ‘as have the people of older and larger cities; and, moreover, they have oome no nearer a solution of the question as tn which atyle of pavement is best. “It is cliimed for one, kiud, thatit.is the moat durable; another, that it is the’ cheapest; another, that it is casier on the horses; and, in fact, all kinds have something to recommend them. We have not space to apare to describe tho different varieties of pavement now itiinse in this city; and, if we did, we should have 4 S¢ore of contractors on our, . heels, each deuyiug the claims of the others, and extolling hig own special pavement. There is no snbject,’ perhaps, whioh »exoites tax-)): payers more than this qnestion of pavements; . unless, perbaps, it is what .the legislature is going to do next. Our intention was, on com-~ mencing this arti¢le, to descrihe a new atyle of . wooden pavemeut just héing introdnced hefore . the publio.’ ’ Rus The pavement in question, ix the: invention of Edwin W. Perrin, formerly of Portlind, Oregon, who cliims to beable to do away with thé'main ohjections to’the ‘wooden’ pavements . already in use. These objections are thst in a’ short spice of time, under the iufluence of our long wet winters and fong’ dry ‘summers, the ordinary woodeu pavements ‘‘bulge up” in. spots and ruin the roadway. This peculiarity may be fortunate for the poor families who earry off the blooks, but is unfortunate for the tax-payers who foot the bills. Mr. thinks he has'overcome this difficulty in a very simple manner, and will shortly have some of his pavement down, and give it s practical’ trisl. 'Thls general plan is’ to set's series of wooden hlooks on the road-bed and connect . . then hy a system of: rows whioh will prevent them settling, thns keeping the surface ‘in its original shape: ) 2 2 " -Phie “engraving on this page will give a good ides of the geueral.plan of Mr‘ Perrin’s pavement,'snd will also explain its ‘construction.’ The blonks sre madé about 16 inches square, and‘of s depth suitable for’ strength. The npper surfaces of the blocks are channeled, or grouved, whén the blook"is made, dnd ‘these grooves’ servé to hold sand, gravel asphaltum, nr other suitable snhstance, to give s foothold for animals; Below the bottom of the channels, the blocks are pierced with holes horizontally, andat right angles with each’ other, snd through these holes rods are passed, so as'to nnite the blocks in'every direction. These rods are merely stout iron pins, joining each block to snother on sil four sides, There being no small pieces of hourd between the hlocks to sink: dowu, this pavement is not liable to hnige np, 'The asphaltnm, or other snbstance, is so thorougly boxsd’in, there is no chanoe for it to . he driven down in summer, when the blocks contract, asin some of the wooden pavements . innse. When this is the case, and the blocks swell'in winter, the pavement’ bulges up. In the construotion of this pavement, the inventor claims to obviate this difficulty, as the asphal-' tun’ can‘go no further than the bottom of 'the’ grooves in the blooke, in ’ By this covstruction the inventor is able to form his. pavement with' any’ ordinary’ solid fonndation of ékrth or sand, and,’ from’ the size! ofthe hlocks and method of ‘uniting them; he claims that they are'prevented from turning up or bécoming irregular npon the snurfsee from the unequal settling of the bottom. ‘When it’ beébmes necessary to take up any ‘part of the pavement to put.in a sewer or gaspipe, itoan bedone’by pushing back the short rods and re-: lieving each sepsrate hlock, when it can ‘easily’ be: 'raised.'(A.peouliar instrument is'used for’ this purpose. This is done by removing ‘a, portion’ of the taspbaltum or’ gra~el down through the side groove, and inserting a chisel, by which means the rod’: may*be pushed: bdok sufficiently to relieve the block. These rods Perriu . :become depressed, but will remain solid and secure. . The channels iu the blooks are out by ‘machinery, and the holes are bored by the same agenoy. Sidewalka may be made in tho same manner, the blocks being smaller and no noils being used. The feature of the hlock is, that no solid hed has to he made, as in one block there are fonr, or a number of ordinsry blocks, turned on edge, and the lower part heing in one: piece, niakes a bed for itself. The rods jn‘n the different blocks together in snch & manner as to keep them in’ their places. Parties desirons of further information can addresa the inventor at No, 729 California street, in this city, Or tore) A A * Mine. Ventilating Machine. * . ) of Williams’ mine ventilating machine, which 4 Ps » 3 t i a ad rye! appedred it'the Press of March 14th, saysthat a single acting machixie of the”'same charactér has been in use in _the,vicinity. of West, Point,. Calaveras cqnnty, for some years.'. He says: In an upright box, ssy four feet sqnare, sn inner watertight compsrtment is made,’ abont three feet in hight, leaving a space of six inches between it and the onter box, which is filted with water to the depth of about two' feet.” A holé, say four inches square,is ¢ut in the centerof the bottom of''the innermost oompart~ An Inverted box, having one or more vslves in its top, is placed over the inner box and con‘stitutes the piston. The valves are open’ when the’piston is at rest or going np, hut shnt on ithe down: stroke, when'the air is'forced into the'mine.) . «© 2 's. Ui: (ie SO: This is the most simple form, although its construction’ admits of variety.’ The power reqnired to work this’ cheapest and'withal very powerfnl machine is nearly nominal. 1! « We mentioned in the article in question that \Mr; Williams was also the/original inventor of the single acting machine ‘and: had used it fot years in mining in England. ‘The: double acting’ arrangement} however, doubles’ the eapaloity of: themachine, ‘while the power réquired to run ‘it is very little more’! thau when single acting. The apparatns is, as’ onr ‘correspoh‘dent eays, very easily rnn, and is’ so simple in ‘construction that any carpenter can-—make it. ’ Protection to, Miyers.—The Assembty, Bill for the proteotion of ooal miners: has’ passed. theSenate. Itrequiree all miners to keep}in. ‘good order’and operation two shafts of ingress are only six inches long and may be .pushed/ and egreas;.means of veutilation sufficient to. back easily into the hole when it is necessary . give each. miner 230 feet of pure air each minto,-xeplace: the blocks. , The principal point . Pah ti by the inyention is, that by means of» xs . nte; keeping hoisting machinery in good order’ ‘and overseers of mines to be deemed guilty of the iron rods the blocks are all, joined together! manslaughter if death occur: from :want of atin such a manner that they will not bulge or! tention to its provisione. . change of ideas and of products, thus secured. ; A correspondent, speaking of ovr illustration / The Approaching International Ex-" * , °, position of Chili, 7 Some of our local peimecmt havo given this proposed exposition a passing notice, bunt . it is evident that the importance of the matter has not been doly considered. Fairs or exhibitions, general and loéal; are among the most powerful means employed by modern civilization, for the pnrpose of bringing the people of vations countries together, ‘and of promoting their advancement by the means of the interThe republic, (Chili) which does not omit-any measure to strengthen its ties with the States of thie continent, is now preparing.ove of those . secure both honor and, profit. Cho efforts of ‘ment from whence the air is taken’to the mine. ' grand, civilizing fairs, and calls the attention Fare; % ie met OD PAVEMENT. wo Ptone o ae world, and especially Amerioa, to the act, , wr = * The coming exposition affords sn oportunity by which America’s business enterprise can those who haye looked after the interests of our foreign trade, have hitherto been too exclusively devoted to secnrinp'a few ‘ big customers,’’ for s limited uumber of ‘our products, to the neglect of nnmerous moderate buyers, by whom we could secure a more diversified trade. Probsbly no country in the, worldis.in closer sympathy with ours, by theform snd character nf its government, than the Republie of Chili. Added to this, which is a deeided advantage to start with, the people of Chili aro’ particularly well disposed toward Americans; and we speak advissdly when we declare that if, the trade representatives of all the nations of the earth . were to offer their ’respéctive products in the’ markets ‘of Ohili, the:'merits'and prices of the! articles; beiug .equal, those of the Amcricans . would meet with: a decided préference.” Yet . our government, by being too much! absorb ed! in its dealings with the ‘‘great powers,” “knd/. our’ commercial representatives, by, failiné td . ’ realize even the present importanoeof the tradé . with Chili, have derived hnt little profit from these advantages.™! le _ t, Californians especially are too mnch inclined . to slight all ecommerce whieh is not in’ direct communication with the port of San’ Frencisco; but; if {they wil! take, for instance, Chili’s ita: port of Atherican wines, which is'alrerdy ‘cousiderable, and is steadily increasing, they will . be able to ‘realize that the wine-producers of California may receive substantial benefits from itsitrade'with Chili, even though’/the wine be sent thither from.{astern ports. We aré‘as: sured: that there is here an opening market for California wines whioh we should ‘hé, careful about slighting.naints . 4 93 very Ott neighbors to go beyond their absolufe wsnts in making their’ purchases. specially is this a mistake when applied to Chili. Her imports of articles of luxury, compared with those of necessity, are remarkably large. Jewelry, costly furniture, gold and silver-ware, wines and tobacco,'are among the articles which the people buy largely, and pay for liberally. The American exports to Chili of the iuore substantial articles of trade, during the figcal year ending June 30, 1873, range as follows: agricultoral implements, “$75,713; barley, $12,178; cosl, $5,100; railrosd cars, $31,106; cotton, raw and manufactored, $249,053; iron, and manufactures of, $401,763; refined illuminating oils, $126,939; lubricating oils, $6,970; -lar.1, $48,608; sewing machines, $43,321; spirits of turpentine, $10,295; sugat and moldsges, $290,575; tohacco and manufactures of, $36,000; ‘wood, and manufactures of, $212,262; household furnitnre, $150,638. The exports of Chili ‘are also worthy our commerial consideration. Her production of copper alone is eqnsl to twothirds of all the rest of the world.This is the second International Exposition of Chili, the first oceniring in 1869, It is by ‘thé ‘decree, ‘and under’ the protection of the ‘government, The approaching exposition is ‘. to be opened at’ Santiago, September 16, 1875. The rnles that have governed International Expositions: throughout the world have heen adopted, and have heeu published in “a neat pamphlet, which contains a full programme, list of officers, and explanstions of the objects and . general mandgement of the exposition. Those of our readers who are more particu‘larly interested in this matter will receive the . requisite information hy calling on Francisco ‘Casanueva,'’ Consul-General of Chili, ‘at his office,’ 506 Battery street, Room 27, San Francisco. ‘This officer deserves the. highest commendation, both from the’ government which he represents, and from ‘ourown citlzens, for the z2al which he’has manifested in “this matter, as-well as for the thorough end meareraale ‘mantier in which he has fulfilled the ‘dnties of ‘his office during the’ two years of his official residence here, ‘And'we can insure the prospective’ exhibitors of American products atthe coming exposition, that tuey will meet with s pleasant reception, and receive, the hearty cooperation of this efficient and gentlemanly officisl. Pam : ae ec} ,) Copper. sr 6 4 5 ons a —_—, , Ka 7 ; James Lewis & Sans’ monthly report on ores and metals in Liverpool, states that the valne of copper declined during the month of FebTuary to the extent of £4,10s. per ton, and this jn the face of moderate charters, considerable exports‘and no material increase in the stocks of Chili, ‘nioney being cheap, and_ plentiful. ‘Thé principal cause assigned for this depreciation was the forced sale nf,several large parcels of bars, held by some of the sufferers from the late London failures; hnt it jwonld appear more likely that copper is affected by the usual depressiou: that pervades trade there generally, and the fallin. value of slmost all articles of produoe, and.of metals mnre guee The sales of bars amount-to ahout’ 3,500 tons, at £83 down to £76.10s., according tq brand. The msrket clased 10s, to 20s. per ton hetter than the lowest point, The sales ni furnace material in February composed 554 tons of ore at Swan‘séa on the fourth, at 15s. 6d.; 200 tons regulus to arrive at Swansea, at 16s,, on the eleventh; ‘480 tons regnlus in Liverpool at 15s. 9d. on the seventeenth; 300 tons regulus at. Liverpool and ‘800 tons in Swansea at 15s. Gd., on the nine‘teenth. The average nf the Swansea fickcting ‘of the tenth, was.Jds. 934d,.for 17% per ceut. ‘produce. The Cape ore realizing los. 744d. per unib. alr a i ? _, atest quotations: 1, Liverpool were:—ore, 14s, $a. to ;15s.3 regulns, 1ds; tn 15s. 3d. per unit; bars, good ordinary brand, £77 to’ £77 103. special brands, £80 to £81 per ton. Ohili ‘exports to the first of February amonnted to 4,444 tons, loading on the first nf Jannary, and 1,689 tons, chartered to’ the first of Febrnary. Stocks of. west coast prodnee are‘estimated, by essrs. Lewis & Son,.at 20,370 tons fine, against 20,068 tons nn ‘the first nf February. di There 18 evidently 4:popular mistake in tegard to the ability of onr South American A chromic iron mine near Cloverdale is , tarning ont 20 tons of ore per day.

An Iiflu -d Journal of Mining, Popular Science an av d Progressive Industry. BY DEWEY & Co., Patent Solicitors. ‘SAN. FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1874. VOLUME XXVIII t Number 138. An Iron Fastened Wood Pavemest. ' The poople of San Francisco have probably béen as much exercised ou the anhject of strect pavements ‘as have the people of older and larger cities; and, moreover, they have oome no nearer a solution of the question as tn which atyle of pavement is best. “It is cliimed for one, kiud, thatit.is the moat durable; another, that it is the’ cheapest; another, that it is casier on the horses; and, in fact, all kinds have something to recommend them. We have not space to apare to describe tho different varieties of pavement now itiinse in this city; and, if we did, we should have 4 S¢ore of contractors on our, . heels, each deuyiug the claims of the others, and extolling hig own special pavement. There is no snbject,’ perhaps, whioh »exoites tax-)): payers more than this qnestion of pavements; . unless, perbaps, it is what .the legislature is going to do next. Our intention was, on com-~ mencing this arti¢le, to descrihe a new atyle of . wooden pavemeut just héing introdnced hefore . the publio.’ ’ Rus The pavement in question, ix the: invention of Edwin W. Perrin, formerly of Portlind, Oregon, who cliims to beable to do away with thé'main ohjections to’the ‘wooden’ pavements . already in use.. These objections are thst in a’ short spice of time, under the iufluence of our long wet winters and fong’ dry ‘summers, the ordinary woodeu pavements ‘‘bulge up” in. spots and ruin the roadway. This peculiarity may be fortunate for the poor families who earry off the blooks, but is unfortunate for the tax-payers who foot the bills. Mr. thinks he has'overcome this difficulty in a very simple manner, and will shortly have some of his pavement down, and give it s practical’ trisl. 'Thls general plan is’ to set's series of wooden hlooks on the road-bed and connect . . then hy a system of: rows whioh will prevent them settling, thns keeping the surface ‘in its original shape: ) 2 2 " -Phie “engraving on this page will give a good ides of the geueral.plan of Mr‘ Perrin’s pavement,'snd will also explain its ‘construction.’ The blonks sre madé about 16 inches square, and‘of s depth suitable for’ strength. The npper surfaces of the blocks are channeled, or grouved, whén the blook"is made, dnd ‘these grooves’ servé to hold sand, gravel asphaltum, nr other suitable snhstance, to give s foothold for animals; Below the bottom of the channels, the blocks are pierced with holes horizontally, andat right angles with each’ other, snd through these holes rods are passed, so as'to nnite the blocks in'every direction. These rods are merely stout iron pins, joining each block to snother on sil four sides, There being no small pieces of hourd between the hlocks to sink: dowu, this pavement is not liable to hnige np, 'The asphaltnm, or other snbstance, is so thorougly boxsd’in, there is no chanoe for it to . he driven down in summer, when the blocks contract, asin some of the wooden pavements . innse. When this is the case, and the blocks swell'in winter, the pavement’ bulges up. In the construotion of this pavement, the inventor claims to obviate this difficulty, as the asphal-' tun’ can‘go no further than the bottom of 'the’ grooves in the blooke, in ’ By this covstruction the inventor is able to form his. pavement with' any’ ordinary’ solid fonndation of ékrth or sand, and,’ from’ the size! ofthe hlocks and method of ‘uniting them; he claims that they are'prevented from turning up or bécoming irregular npon the snurfsee from the unequal settling of the bottom. ‘When it’ beébmes necessary to take up any ‘part of the pavement to put.in a sewer or gaspipe, itoan bedone’by pushing back the short rods and re-: lieving each sepsrate hlock, when it can ‘easily’ be: 'raised.'(A.peouliar instrument is'used for’ this purpose. This is done by removing ‘a, portion’ of the taspbaltum or’ gra~el down through the side groove, and inserting a chisel, by which means the rod’: may*be pushed: bdok sufficiently to relieve the block. These rods Perriu . :become depressed, but will remain solid and secure. . The channels iu the blooks are out by ‘machinery, and the holes are bored by the same agenoy. Sidewalka may be made in tho same manner, the blocks being smaller and no noils being used. The feature of the hlock is, that no solid hed has to he made, as in one block there are fonr, or a number of ordinsry blocks, turned on edge, and the lower part heing in one: piece, niakes a bed for itself. The rods jn‘n the different blocks together in snch & manner as to keep them in’ their places. Parties desirons of further information can addresa the inventor at No, 729 California street, in this city, Or tore) A A * Mine. Ventilating Machine. * . ) of Williams’ mine ventilating machine, which 4 Ps » 3 t i a ad rye! appedred it'the Press of March 14th, saysthat a single acting machixie of the”'same charactér has been in use in _the,vicinity. of West, Point,. Calaveras cqnnty, for some years.'. He says: In an upright box, ssy four feet sqnare, sn inner watertight compsrtment is made,’ abont three feet in hight, leaving a space of six inches between it and the onter box, which is filted with water to the depth of about two' feet.” A holé, say four inches square,is ¢ut in the centerof the bottom of''the innermost oompart~ An Inverted box, having one or more vslves in its top, is placed over the inner box and con‘stitutes the piston. The valves are open’ when the’piston is at rest or going np, hut shnt on ithe down: stroke, when'the air is'forced into the'mine.) . «© 2 's. Ui: (ie SO: This is the most simple form, although its construction’ admits of variety.’ The power reqnired to work this’ cheapest and'withal very powerfnl machine is nearly nominal. 1! « We mentioned in the article in question that \Mr; Williams was also the/original inventor of the single acting machine ‘and: had used it fot years in mining in England. ‘The: double acting’ arrangement} however, doubles’ the eapaloity of: themachine, ‘while the power réquired to run ‘it is very little more’! thau when single acting. The apparatns is, as’ onr ‘correspoh‘dent eays, very easily rnn, and is’ so simple in ‘construction that any carpenter can-—make it. ’ Protection to, Miyers.—The Assembty, Bill for the proteotion of ooal miners: has’ passed. theSenate. Itrequiree all miners to keep}in. ‘good order’and operation two shafts of ingress are only six inches long and may be .pushed/ and egreas;.means of veutilation sufficient to. back easily into the hole when it is necessary . give each. miner 230 feet of pure air each minto,-xeplace: the blocks. , The principal point . Pah ti by the inyention is, that by means of» xs

. nte; keeping hoisting machinery in good order’ ‘and overseers of mines to be deemed guilty of the iron rods the blocks are all, joined together! manslaughter if death occur: from :want of atin such a manner that they will not bulge or! tention to its provisione. . change of ideas and of products, thus secured. ; A correspondent, speaking of ovr illustration / The Approaching International Ex-" * , °, position of Chili, 7 Some of our local peimecmt havo given this proposed exposition a passing notice, bunt . it is evident that the importance of the matter has not been doly considered. Fairs or exhibitions, general and loéal; are among the most powerful means employed by modern civilization, for the pnrpose of bringing the people of vations countries together, ‘and of promoting their advancement by the means of the interThe republic, (Chili) which does not omit-any measure to strengthen its ties with the States of thie continent, is now preparing.ove of those . secure both honor and, profit. Cho efforts of ‘ment from whence the air is taken’to the mine. ' grand, civilizing fairs, and calls the attention Fare; % ie met OD PAVEMENT. wo Ptone o ae world, and especially Amerioa, to the act, , wr = * The coming exposition affords sn oportunity by which America’s business enterprise can those who haye looked after the interests of our foreign trade, have hitherto been too exclusively devoted to secnrinp'a few ‘ big customers,’’ for s limited uumber of ‘our products, to the neglect of nnmerous moderate buyers, by whom we could secure a more diversified trade. Probsbly no country in the, worldis.in closer sympathy with ours, by theform snd character nf its government, than the Republie of Chili. Added to this, which is a deeided advantage to start with, the people of Chili aro’ particularly well disposed toward Americans; and we speak advissdly when we declare that if, the trade representatives of all the nations of the earth . were to offer their ’respéctive products in the’ markets ‘of Ohili, the:'merits'and prices of the! articles; beiug .equal, those of the Amcricans . would meet with: a decided préference.” Yet . our government, by being too much! absorb ed! in its dealings with the ‘‘great powers,” “knd/. our’ commercial representatives, by, failiné td . ’ realize even the present importanoeof the tradé . with Chili, have derived hnt little profit from these advantages.™! le _ t, Californians especially are too mnch inclined . to slight all ecommerce whieh is not in’ direct communication with the port of San’ Frencisco; but; if {they wil! take, for instance, Chili’s ita: port of Atherican wines, which is'alrerdy ‘cousiderable, and is steadily increasing, they will . be able to ‘realize that the wine-producers of California may receive substantial benefits from itsitrade'with Chili, even though’/the wine be sent thither from.{astern ports. We aré‘as: sured: that there is here an opening market for California wines whioh we should ‘hé, careful about slighting.naints . 4 93 very Ott neighbors to go beyond their absolufe wsnts in making their’ purchases. specially is this a mistake when applied to Chili. Her imports of articles of luxury, compared with those of necessity, are remarkably large. Jewelry, costly furniture, gold and silver-ware, wines and tobacco,'are among the articles which the people buy largely, and pay for liberally. The American exports to Chili of the iuore substantial articles of trade, during the figcal year ending June 30, 1873, range as follows: agricultoral implements, “$75,713; barley, $12,178; cosl, $5,100; railrosd cars, $31,106; cotton, raw and manufactored, $249,053; iron, and manufactures of, $401,763; refined illuminating oils, $126,939; lubricating oils, $6,970; -lar.1, $48,608; sewing machines, $43,321; spirits of turpentine, $10,295; sugat and moldsges, $290,575; tohacco and manufactures of, $36,000; ‘wood, and manufactures of, $212,262; household furnitnre, $150,638. The exports of Chili ‘are also worthy our commerial consideration. Her production of copper alone is eqnsl to twothirds of all the rest of the world.This is the second International Exposition of Chili, the first oceniring in 1869, It is by ‘thé ‘decree, ‘and under’ the protection of the ‘government, The approaching exposition is ‘. to be opened at’ Santiago, September 16, 1875. The rnles that have governed International Expositions: throughout the world have heen adopted, and have heeu published in “a neat pamphlet, which contains a full programme, list of officers, and explanstions of the objects and . general mandgement of the exposition. Those of our readers who are more particu‘larly interested in this matter will receive the . requisite information hy calling on Francisco ‘Casanueva,'’ Consul-General of Chili, ‘at his office,’ 506 Battery street, Room 27, San Francisco. ‘This officer deserves the. highest commendation, both from the’ government which he represents, and from ‘ourown citlzens, for the z2al which he’has manifested in “this matter, as-well as for the thorough end meareraale ‘mantier in which he has fulfilled the ‘dnties of ‘his office during the’ two years of his official residence here, ‘And'we can insure the prospective’ exhibitors of American products atthe coming exposition, that tuey will meet with s pleasant reception, and receive, the hearty cooperation of this efficient and gentlemanly officisl. Pam : ae ec} ,) Copper. sr 6 4 5 ons a —_—, , Ka 7 ; James Lewis & Sans’ monthly report on ores and metals in Liverpool, states that the valne of copper declined during the month of FebTuary to the extent of £4,10s. per ton, and this jn the face of moderate charters, considerable exports‘and no material increase in the stocks of Chili, ‘nioney being cheap, and_ plentiful. ‘Thé principal cause assigned for this depreciation was the forced sale nf,several large parcels of bars, held by some of the sufferers from the late London failures; hnt it jwonld appear more likely that copper is affected by the usual depressiou: that pervades trade there generally, and the fallin. value of slmost all articles of produoe, and.of metals mnre guee The sales of bars amount-to ahout’ 3,500 tons, at £83 down to £76.10s., according tq brand. The msrket clased 10s, to 20s. per ton hetter than the lowest point, The sales ni furnace material in February composed 554 tons of ore at Swan‘séa on the fourth, at 15s. 6d.; 200 tons regulus to arrive at Swansea, at 16s,, on the eleventh; ‘480 tons regnlus in Liverpool at 15s. 9d. on the seventeenth; 300 tons regulus at. Liverpool and ‘800 tons in Swansea at 15s. Gd., on the nine‘teenth. The average nf the Swansea fickcting ‘of the tenth, was.Jds. 934d,.for 17% per ceut. ‘produce. The Cape ore realizing los. 744d. per unib. alr a i ? _, atest quotations: 1, Liverpool were:—ore, 14s, $a. to ;15s.3 regulns, 1ds; tn 15s. 3d. per unit; bars, good ordinary brand, £77 to’ £77 103. special brands, £80 to £81 per ton. Ohili ‘exports to the first of February amonnted to 4,444 tons, loading on the first nf Jannary, and 1,689 tons, chartered to’ the first of Febrnary. Stocks of. west coast prodnee are‘estimated, by essrs. Lewis & Son,.at 20,370 tons fine, against 20,068 tons nn ‘the first nf February. di There 18 evidently 4:popular mistake in tegard to the ability of onr South American A chromic iron mine near Cloverdale is , tarning ont 20 tons of ore per day.