Volume 28 (1874) (430 pages)

MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. 201 Another Home. Industry. The Union Sox Factory. Tho interest, acd npparent anxisty, manifested by the pnblicin regard to our home mannfaoturies, may possibly convey to nutaiders tha impression that the condition of San Francisco is rather deplorable than otherwiso, in regard to this great element of prosperity. But whila we haartily jolu with those who are most clam. orous for more, wa’ are not disposed to allow establishments that hays done much toward supplying this great want to remain unuotiocd. While ws are urging capital and enterprise to embark in manufacturss, we shonld not.fail tn recognize and duly honor tha merits nf thoss who ventnredito pioneers in local manufactur. . , nnd sre now enjoying deserved anccers. ing, See & Co., Union Box Factory, is’smong . ths most noted and buccessfninf nur hnme industries. ‘It was started in 1870, on a scale of not one-qaarter its present capaolty. Its employss nnw range in number frnm seyentyfivo to oma hnndred. Ths factory is thros stories high, ninety-ons feet frout by one hnndred and thirty-saven and one-half foet in depth; ths Inmber store rooms being forty-six feet in front hy two hundred and seventy-five feet in depth, They purchase their Iumher by cargo. They receive it in pleces'varying from six to twelve inobes in thickness, and fram twelva inches to thirty inches in width, Ths wood is moatly spruce, but for butter chests, and other articles, requiring great strength, they nse ma. ple andash. : } The business nf ths establishmeut haa steadily inoreased from its origin up to the present time; and they now turn out from twenty-five hundred to thirty-fivs hundred boxes daily. This lmmense nomber is composed of boxes ranging in stzefrom those thras inches in dinmeter, to the largest packing boxes Their stuck is disposed of mostly in San Franciseo, portions of it going from. here to all arts of the Paoific coast. The San Francisco acking Co., Cutting & Co., aud Lusk & Co.,. are among their heaviest purchagers, .To move their stock they have six horses, whioh they keep bnay throughont the yerr. Those who are Interested in the question i 7 i What Shall wa do with Our Boys, a € Should visit’ this establishment, They Will . ’ here find, at different seasons, from twenty-five to thirty-five boys employed in light, healthful } out the sign . labor, Mr. Swan has not borg “No Chinamen Employed;” but he has carried out the principle; and it is really gratifying to asters, thns employed to the and of the community. hd > shim One of the most interesting features in this mianofactory is * B& iof ; The Steaming Process, vgn By which the wood is prepared for cutting. For this purpose large wooden tanks are. provided, into which the wood, out the requisite lengths, is piased, {Thewater, into whioh these blocks of wood are put, is prepared by a ohemical process, far which this compsny posesses apatent. Steam is then forced into the tanks, and after being expnsed to this boiling for abont thirty-six honre, it is ready for cutting. It is'now placed npon, the “slicing” machine while steaming hot, and ja.sliced to. any desirable thi¢kness, from one-hundredth part of an inch to nng-half, inch; ths width, iu: aomg cases, being eightoen, inches. _ The block being out during our -visit;-was only two feet in Jength; but a-machine is nearly , completed. which willjtake a block,six feet in length. These large stices are more especially intended: for:the backsrof .Jarge mirrora and pictureframes. One of these machines, with .the aid of three men, will cut in ten honrs, two hundred thousand superficial feet of Inmber. The wood is not steamed, but boiled; and the mechsnical and ohemical appliances combined in this process, have, achieved a remarkable, success,, There are no chips or sawdust, thus avoiding all waste of wood, and the garface is as smooth and clean as the outtings from a new bar of soap. The pliability and toughuess prodnced by Mr. Swan‘a process are not affected. by drying. Among tho machines in operation here, is one for outting up lumber, (theirown patent) which will turn out as much work in a profit of themselves Ay given time as twenty men can do by the ordi-). Bary process of sawing. } : They have a perfeot dovetailing machine, the only one of the kind on this coast, used in making butter-chests, tool-chests, nffice-boxes, and other heavy work. Besides this there is a small machine of the. same character for smaller boxes, ‘and stilt another called the, “mitre dovetailing machine,” which :cnts a groove and tongue which can be placed: together with great, rapidity, and ,make, a neat and almost inseperable joint. The boxes. and chests upon which the above machines are: employed can be shipped in parts, thus securing a great saving in transportation, and put: together with remarkable ease and rapidity. The number and, variety of , articles made, here are so great that it will be impossible for ns to give scarcely more than a mere enumeration of them; but as we have, on several ocoasions received, from onr readers, inquiries, as, to the’supply which onr market affords in this line, we will mention some of the articles most . in demand; attending first, to the wants of ,the growers aud shippers of fruit. Al + Beginning with the lowest grade, we haye the, one-pgund fruit box, well adapted to, (‘nesting,'’/, mines.can be procured,as cheap at Fort Wran. the measure and lead upward through the tank’ which can be bonght for one dollar per, hungel.as.at Victorian Oue firm-advertises thatits. . in order'to supply air to the’ tiedsure, and’ a’ which formerly has 27,000 pounds of goods at Dease Lake.i}.i:) . hole supplies air to the tank so that the liquid dred. ,, Strawberry ;'drawers;’’ ai the visitor to sce these busy, chéerful young. 1, . tion of the war in Spain, or the opening up of: sold at ten vents, can now be made snd fnrnished at eight cents, for eight pound drawers, and six cents forfour pound drawers. There ars other boxes for carryiug grapes, cherries, eto., made in two pieces from thia ‘'sliced,’’ tongheued wood; snd beiug ‘‘scorsd” for their corver joints, they cam be paoked allmost as compactly ns sheets of paper aud forwarded iu this manner, When wanted for use, a mere novice in mechanics can put them in shape, by nsivg half a dozen tacks, as fast as a grocer can nt up his pound packayes; these can bo. enany at from thres.to fonr cents, holding from five tocight pounds, Tha peach basket, standard size, strong, light, and neat, goo fl * \ i i Au a . it tre Maps ih aT t 1 i t . . nesters, can be ip ' i cae , bought at ten cents each. The increasing wants of our “at t me” Packing Business 9 ' 2 0 . Are properly considered here.” The most. no; . ticeable among the articles in this line are thé /sqnare lard’ boxes, They, ;are coated” inside . with 4 cement which “prevents . the ‘ soaking . . . of lard hy the wodd, and’ are covered with’ a . material which rendérs “them “impervious to . moisture or air. Thetop is attsched and inleft, through whieh the melted lard is’ poured, . when a stopper,’-which:comea: with -the box, . , closes the sntrance; and it is ready forthe pur. t chaser; and if the purchaser don’t’¢dme, why, . the lard can wait. The cement applied to the . inside.of these ‘lard caddies’’ is patented «by this company, and is used.in various’ other articles made by them, which require. to-bLe im. pervioua to’ moisture,.or which might other. wise impart the taste of the wood. to» delicate . . . artioles. » . Iara srt. a ok aes . » Pickle kegs, cdrtoons: for jellies,and other . moist articles, boxes intended to take the place ! of jars for butter; corned-beef, ete., aré ‘to he. . found hern,. {For uses where extra/ strength is . . ; . reqnired, they ‘have contrived upright bars, . which are attached to thesides of thebox, formf . ing a very strong article: This compaity have . made''preat' efforts’ ‘toward’ improving and'. cheapeniug butter-chests,’ and‘ have attained both these objects, Ui euiorl aso. he © Swan & Co.thave been highly comnlimented by box manufacturers, ‘both’ from’ New York . and Chicago, who ‘havé recently‘ visited “their works, and they certainly deserve‘ locdl’ oniv mendation for! perfecting ‘ and » cheapeuing } much needed artioleb, and for’ imparting” increasing confidence in the succéss' of our home industries. ae ae e iil. a the. fal ye i afi, Quicxsrtver.—The New York Shipping List . . this head and appended the following: We . know not what State legislation ,can effect, but. . ‘some parties in California call for the repeal of, . the duty, which is 90 cent. of 15.9 ‘13% B cent. net; ;hut.this, we fear, would, not iremedy thé: évil ogmplained of, the difficulty ‘being in the ‘curtsiled supply from Spain, on. ‘advance in London:to a price’'which ‘will not admit of its importation thence. .In this State of affairs there would seem to be no’ remedy,’ unless the ‘supply ‘can be inoreased by a’ cessanew mines inthis country. Many reports have ‘been made'from time to time of new-discover‘ieg ‘and large supplies to be expeotéd, but 'they: would appear'to have béen made 'for'a purpose)’ for no inéréase'seems to hive been made inthe: ivisible supply. , At present London Gpolalie 8 ‘it Would cost dbbut $1.35@$1.36 gold laid down re 0, It isstated that miners’ outfits forthe Stickeen is My CORLISS’ COMBINED TANK;. A oluded in this preparation, only a hole being . ; recently published an article from the Vall under . . .cent., Or, . . account of-the war there, and the consequent . ! _ Vessel. for Measuring and Drawing — “Liquids. : Mr. Joseph H. Corliss, of Reno, Nevada, has receutls patented, through the agenoy conuected with this office, an Improvement jn oombined tanks and liquid ‘méasnres, for measurlng ond drawing liquids. It consists of a serics of stationary measnres nf different sizes, which are so counected with the containing can or vessel, that by simply moving a lever, either of the measnres cau he filled; aud, after closing the ommopnication with the opntainingcau, the ' ° xt Vnaenrivede? 1373 \ ) a “patty ND ,LIQUID MEASURE. ;. mans 7, adnan s Ts contents can be drawn off by a occk. By refering to the accompanying eut/ the-construction’ of thé appsratas willbe understood, belu toys < A is’ a containing’ vessel ‘of. any cApacityy Beneath the bottom' of ‘this ‘vessel is *% space, within which ate placed the measures; BB. Any number ‘which ‘may be desired ‘or nseded cin be used, and these miéastirés' are preferably: 9? Jo oxix arts U1 : (Self-Pumping Well-Boring, Drill. \spldered, or oth wise secured to the bottom of the contsining-vessel, around its periphery and, faucets, C, serve to discharge their contents when, desired. . Through the top,of the vessel, \A,.ajstem, D, passes down to the bottom in the iconter, and this: stem, operates the plug,, #, of ithe cock, (,; being turned from side to side. by! \@ lever or handle, J, upon the,top cf the tank, . .4, The cock, @, has sg many; passages as there . may be measures;in the manner of a one, two ‘or three way cock. -H/-is the inlet passage from ithe tank; and: If sre the: outlet passages con‘necthig with the cock; G, and the mtasures, BB. . /:-A.single tube, J/ may open-into ‘the-top of Piped ee Ena at a cl ari tegdy ’) ing, 66 that it forms an, orifide a. “. worth, county, Kansas. , will flow; but, as this tnby will always fill to the hight: of the liquid in -the ‘tank} and thus add so mnch to the measnre each time. the inyentor prefers to employ two tubes, A and \L, one of which hag its upper end opening just beneath the top of the tank inside, while the other passes np through the top as shown. These two pipes connect with a'stop cock, Jf, having passages, a, b, c, as shown, which serve to connect the measure alternately with the pipe, A or Le, This cock, M, is operated from the outside. ~~” ia oe The operation will be as follows: The lever, F, being moved so ns’ to open communication from: the tank through the passages, Hand J, to ‘the measure, the cock .w is turned, so that the air iu the mesgure may dscape into’ the ‘npper part of the tank,' wutil the measure is filled. The pipe, A, will also bs filled to the level of the, liquid, in the tank; the cock, 7, is then turned so ag to open communication with the. pipe, L, and when tho discharge-covk is opened air from the outside will supply the +pace left by thé discharge of the liqnid,’ while thé liqnid inthe pipe, A, ‘will be retained there by the closing of the passsge in that direction. 7 By constructing, the apparatus in this man‘ner the.inventor ig able,to measure exactly and . deliver expeditionsly, any liquid contained in th¢oan. There is no necessity of ‘any loose measures standing about dusty and dirty, the whole arrangenient being very simple, ecouomical and cleanly. The appirdtus is epecially adapted for measuring coal oil, but can be used for’ measuring, liquids of ‘any ki-d.’Piut,, . quart, gallon, or any other'sized measure, may, be plated in the bottom of the tank when’it 18° ". construieted, according to the use'to which it, is . to he put. In grocery stores aud.Such places’ ‘stisll measures would be’ desirable, whioh could he filled twicd of oftenet to suit ciroumstxnces. (fhé machine is a practical nnd very convenient one.” Parties desiring ‘further ‘information, concerning it, oan addregs the inventor “as’ oar # wut fay oma re a Self-Pumping, Well-Boring Drill. end. i. } ‘ SG et ie a. a i ge y. . With the improved drill represented in’ the, . annexed illustrations, the inventors:claim that not only faster and better work can ba -acoom-, plished, hut that ‘the “apparatus tan be mots’ conveniently manipulated, aud will penetrate further into the gronnd. before its removal for cleaning is‘ required, than’ the “borers: in’ com~' mon use. It is also. stated that a hole, with this device, may be snnk hy hand a, distance of ‘200 feet, and with a lever to:any desired denth; while the operator is enabled, during the prog. ress of the boring, t¢ know “exavtly, the ind : and depth of atrata througk.which ,the,; tool is passings Mh eon Sibvink sail jaujen 0 . . (Phe drill is made tubular and soniewhat flarfie Uttle ‘Tatger’ than its body. Its lower edge is serrated, so ,Ja3 to cut a ring groove into the strata, the core of the bore passisg up through the cavity in the drill, The uppér end of the latter is, rsbbeted, and, by.means of a screw thread cut, theréon,, . 's attached. to a perforated tube,'A, Figs. 1 and 2. “The object of the holes’ in the tube is to, allow the water to escape, atid thus lessen the weight of the drill ‘as it'is moyed_up.and down., To the upper end of the drill is hinged a valve, , B, represented in section, Fig.2, which opens upwards into. tube,A, go, a8, "when the todl: fs, raised, to carry the contents. of the pipe up. fwith it, Sections of . tdblng—part of ‘one, of. -. which is shown at G@, Fig.1--hre screwed to ‘the part B, and increase in number ‘with the depth of bore.) or oy et ty + When the, sectional pipes are,too heavy for i\manipolating, rope, may, be attached hy /mesus of a swivel to the dnd of ‘sectional pipe, and the boring may be continued to indefinite depth, ‘In prospéoting for coal oil or ininerel , deposits, as has been, stated, above, the oppe-rator can ascertain the exact nature .of, strata 2 which he 1s boring through, simply by means . . of the, pump ‘attached’ to the ‘drill, The drill >. outs a.solid core, and when it is taken, out, so ‘as to clean the pump, the core’ which the arly . te rg Hag Cully, haythe Lomoyed, BoC gare esa mae at pleasure. prospecting is carried on and water is needed,. the drill would be a useful instrument. Another advantage claimed is that, shonld the, portions of the deyice beoome detached, a screw rod may be readily inserted and. the. sepsrated parts drawn out. <, 5 age . _ This device was patented by Messrs, Timothy’ . , Inthe Pacitic States and Territories, where '. Phillips and Joseph Goetz, Territorial tights and further particulars may be ohtained by ad-, diessing theinventors at Leavenworth, Leaven-, i silat! Ye reel et Ber: Rincer—Referring\ito ian article recently published im this journal concerning “T,jooomotive Bell Ringers,’ ‘a. cetrespondent writes'us that on: the Detroit. anil Milwautkes : railroad, in Michigan, nearly, if not.all, their) engines are supplied with a séparate bell situated in front of the boilers, on the platform immediately over the pilot.: ‘The bell 18 so.'drranged; that'every. revolaotion: of ithe truck’ wheels produces a blow. (It can be thrown: ont: offadjistment'when desized.! <1 pfii uO ' ibe + = ae 2) “+e Tu openiug-of the new mihing ‘districts in San’ Bernardino county" will:'néeessitate , the! shiprifent of large quantities of ore through Los Aapelevjoo Ts ae paoli VS cu VE ps eare de

MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. 201 Another Home. Industry. The Union Sox Factory. Tho interest, acd npparent anxisty, manifested by the pnblicin regard to our home mannfaoturies, may possibly convey to nutaiders tha impression that the condition of San Francisco is rather deplorable than otherwiso, in regard to this great element of prosperity. But whila we haartily jolu with those who are most clam. orous for more, wa’ are not disposed to allow establishments that hays done much toward supplying this great want to remain unuotiocd. While ws are urging capital and enterprise to embark in manufacturss, we shonld not.fail tn recognize and duly honor tha merits nf thoss who ventnredito pioneers in local manufactur. . , nnd sre now enjoying deserved anccers. ing, See & Co., Union Box Factory, is’smong . ths most noted and buccessfninf nur hnme industries. ‘It was started in 1870, on a scale of not one-qaarter its present capaolty. Its employss nnw range in number frnm seyentyfivo to oma hnndred. Ths factory is thros stories high, ninety-ons feet frout by one hnndred and thirty-saven and one-half foet in depth; ths Inmber store rooms being forty-six feet in front hy two hundred and seventy-five feet in depth, They purchase their Iumher by cargo. They receive it in pleces'varying from six to twelve inobes in thickness, and fram twelva inches to thirty inches in width, Ths wood is moatly spruce, but for butter chests, and other articles, requiring great strength, they nse ma. ple andash. : } The business nf ths establishmeut haa steadily inoreased from its origin up to the present time; and they now turn out from twenty-five hundred to thirty-fivs hundred boxes daily. This lmmense nomber is composed of boxes ranging in stzefrom those thras inches in dinmeter, to the largest packing boxes Their stuck is disposed of mostly in San Franciseo, portions of it going from. here to all arts of the Paoific coast. The San Francisco acking Co., Cutting & Co., aud Lusk & Co.,. are among their heaviest purchagers, .To move their stock they have six horses, whioh they keep bnay throughont the yerr. Those who are Interested in the question i 7 i What Shall wa do with Our Boys, a € Should visit’ this establishment, They Will . ’ here find, at different seasons, from twenty-five to thirty-five boys employed in light, healthful } out the sign . labor, Mr. Swan has not borg “No Chinamen Employed;” but he has carried out the principle; and it is really gratifying to asters, thns employed to the and of the community. hd > shim One of the most interesting features in this mianofactory is * B& iof ; The Steaming Process, vgn By which the wood is prepared for cutting. For this purpose large wooden tanks are. provided, into which the wood, out the requisite lengths, is piased, {Thewater, into whioh these blocks of wood are put, is prepared by a ohemical process, far which this compsny posesses apatent. Steam is then forced into the tanks, and after being expnsed to this boiling for abont thirty-six honre, it is ready for cutting. It is'now placed npon, the “slicing” machine while steaming hot, and ja.sliced to. any desirable thi¢kness, from one-hundredth part of an inch to nng-half, inch; ths width, iu: aomg cases, being eightoen, inches. _ The block being out during our -visit;-was only two feet in Jength; but a-machine is nearly , completed. which willjtake a block,six feet in length. These large stices are more especially intended: for:the backsrof .Jarge mirrora and pictureframes. One of these machines, with .the aid of three men, will cut in ten honrs, two hundred thousand superficial feet of Inmber. The wood is not steamed, but boiled; and the mechsnical and ohemical appliances combined in this process, have, achieved a remarkable, success,, There are no chips or sawdust, thus avoiding all waste of wood, and the garface is as smooth and clean as the outtings from a new bar of soap. The pliability and toughuess prodnced by Mr. Swan‘a process are not affected. by drying. Among tho machines in operation here, is one for outting up lumber, (theirown patent) which will turn out as much work in a profit of themselves Ay given time as twenty men can do by the ordi-). Bary process of sawing. } : They have a perfeot dovetailing machine, the only one of the kind on this coast, used in making butter-chests, tool-chests, nffice-boxes, and other heavy work. Besides this there is a small machine of the. same character for smaller boxes, ‘and stilt another called the, “mitre dovetailing machine,” which :cnts a groove and tongue which can be placed: together with great, rapidity, and ,make, a neat and almost inseperable joint. The boxes. and chests upon which the above machines are: employed can be shipped in parts, thus securing a great saving in transportation, and put: together with remarkable ease and rapidity. The number and, variety of , articles made, here are so great that it will be impossible for ns to give scarcely more than a mere enumeration of them; but as we have, on several ocoasions received, from onr readers, inquiries, as, to the’supply which onr market affords in this line, we will mention some of the articles most . in demand; attending first, to the wants of ,the growers aud shippers of fruit. Al + Beginning with the lowest grade, we haye the, one-pgund fruit box, well adapted to, (‘nesting,'’/, mines.can be procured,as cheap at Fort Wran. the measure and lead upward through the tank’ which can be bonght for one dollar per, hungel.as.at Victorian Oue firm-advertises thatits. . in order'to supply air to the’ tiedsure, and’ a’ which formerly has 27,000 pounds of goods at Dease Lake.i}.i:) . hole supplies air to the tank so that the liquid dred. ,, Strawberry ;'drawers;’’ ai the visitor to sce these busy, chéerful young. 1, . tion of the war in Spain, or the opening up of: sold at ten vents, can now be made snd fnrnished at eight cents, for eight pound drawers, and six cents forfour pound drawers. There ars other boxes for carryiug grapes, cherries, eto., made in two pieces from thia ‘'sliced,’’ tongheued wood; snd beiug ‘‘scorsd” for their corver joints, they cam be paoked allmost as compactly ns sheets of paper aud forwarded iu this manner, When wanted for use, a mere novice in mechanics can put them in shape, by nsivg half a dozen tacks, as fast as a grocer can nt up his pound packayes; these can bo. enany at from thres.to fonr cents, holding from five tocight pounds, Tha peach basket, standard size, strong, light, and neat, goo fl * \ i i Au a . it tre Maps ih aT t 1 i t . . nesters, can be ip ' i cae , bought at ten cents each. The increasing wants of our “at t me” Packing Business 9 ' 2 0 . Are properly considered here.” The most. no; . ticeable among the articles in this line are thé /sqnare lard’ boxes, They, ;are coated” inside . with 4 cement which “prevents . the ‘ soaking . . . of lard hy the wodd, and’ are covered with’ a . material which rendérs “them “impervious to . moisture or air. Thetop is attsched and inleft, through whieh the melted lard is’ poured, . when a stopper,’-which:comea: with -the box, . , closes the sntrance; and it is ready forthe pur. t chaser; and if the purchaser don’t’¢dme, why, . the lard can wait. The cement applied to the . inside.of these ‘lard caddies’’ is patented «by this company, and is used.in various’ other articles made by them, which require. to-bLe im. pervioua to’ moisture,.or which might other. wise impart the taste of the wood. to» delicate . . . artioles. » . Iara srt. a ok aes . » Pickle kegs, cdrtoons: for jellies,and other . moist articles, boxes intended to take the place ! of jars for butter; corned-beef, ete., aré ‘to he. . found hern,. {For uses where extra/ strength is . . ; . reqnired, they ‘have contrived upright bars, . which are attached to thesides of thebox, formf . ing a very strong article: This compaity have . made''preat' efforts’ ‘toward’ improving and'. cheapeniug butter-chests,’ and‘ have attained both these objects, Ui euiorl aso. he © Swan & Co.thave been highly comnlimented by box manufacturers, ‘both’ from’ New York . and Chicago, who ‘havé recently‘ visited “their works, and they certainly deserve‘ locdl’ oniv mendation for! perfecting ‘ and » cheapeuing } much needed artioleb, and for’ imparting” increasing confidence in the succéss' of our home industries. ae ae e iil. a the. fal ye i afi, Quicxsrtver.—The New York Shipping List . . this head and appended the following: We . know not what State legislation ,can effect, but. . ‘some parties in California call for the repeal of, .

the duty, which is 90 cent. of 15.9 ‘13% B cent. net; ;hut.this, we fear, would, not iremedy thé: évil ogmplained of, the difficulty ‘being in the ‘curtsiled supply from Spain, on. ‘advance in London:to a price’'which ‘will not admit of its importation thence. .In this State of affairs there would seem to be no’ remedy,’ unless the ‘supply ‘can be inoreased by a’ cessanew mines inthis country. Many reports have ‘been made'from time to time of new-discover‘ieg ‘and large supplies to be expeotéd, but 'they: would appear'to have béen made 'for'a purpose)’ for no inéréase'seems to hive been made inthe: ivisible supply. , At present London Gpolalie 8 ‘it Would cost dbbut $1.35@$1.36 gold laid down re 0, It isstated that miners’ outfits forthe Stickeen is My CORLISS’ COMBINED TANK;. A oluded in this preparation, only a hole being . ; recently published an article from the Vall under . . .cent., Or, . . account of-the war there, and the consequent . ! _ Vessel. for Measuring and Drawing — “Liquids. : Mr. Joseph H. Corliss, of Reno, Nevada, has receutls patented, through the agenoy conuected with this office, an Improvement jn oombined tanks and liquid ‘méasnres, for measurlng ond drawing liquids. It consists of a serics of stationary measnres nf different sizes, which are so counected with the containing can or vessel, that by simply moving a lever, either of the measnres cau he filled; aud, after closing the ommopnication with the opntainingcau, the ' ° xt Vnaenrivede? 1373 \ ) a “patty ND ,LIQUID MEASURE. ;. mans 7, adnan s Ts contents can be drawn off by a occk. By refering to the accompanying eut/ the-construction’ of thé appsratas willbe understood, belu toys < A is’ a containing’ vessel ‘of. any cApacityy Beneath the bottom' of ‘this ‘vessel is *% space, within which ate placed the measures; BB. Any number ‘which ‘may be desired ‘or nseded cin be used, and these miéastirés' are preferably: 9? Jo oxix arts U1 : (Self-Pumping Well-Boring, Drill. \spldered, or oth wise secured to the bottom of the contsining-vessel, around its periphery and, faucets, C, serve to discharge their contents when, desired. . Through the top,of the vessel, \A,.ajstem, D, passes down to the bottom in the iconter, and this: stem, operates the plug,, #, of ithe cock, (,; being turned from side to side. by! \@ lever or handle, J, upon the,top cf the tank, . .4, The cock, @, has sg many; passages as there . may be measures;in the manner of a one, two ‘or three way cock. -H/-is the inlet passage from ithe tank; and: If sre the: outlet passages con‘necthig with the cock; G, and the mtasures, BB. . /:-A.single tube, J/ may open-into ‘the-top of Piped ee Ena at a cl ari tegdy ’) ing, 66 that it forms an, orifide a. “. worth, county, Kansas. , will flow; but, as this tnby will always fill to the hight: of the liquid in -the ‘tank} and thus add so mnch to the measnre each time. the inyentor prefers to employ two tubes, A and \L, one of which hag its upper end opening just beneath the top of the tank inside, while the other passes np through the top as shown. These two pipes connect with a'stop cock, Jf, having passages, a, b, c, as shown, which serve to connect the measure alternately with the pipe, A or Le, This cock, M, is operated from the outside. ~~” ia oe The operation will be as follows: The lever, F, being moved so ns’ to open communication from: the tank through the passages, Hand J, to ‘the measure, the cock .w is turned, so that the air iu the mesgure may dscape into’ the ‘npper part of the tank,' wutil the measure is filled. The pipe, A, will also bs filled to the level of the, liquid, in the tank; the cock, 7, is then turned so ag to open communication with the. pipe, L, and when tho discharge-covk is opened air from the outside will supply the +pace left by thé discharge of the liqnid,’ while thé liqnid inthe pipe, A, ‘will be retained there by the closing of the passsge in that direction. 7 By constructing, the apparatus in this man‘ner the.inventor ig able,to measure exactly and . deliver expeditionsly, any liquid contained in th¢oan. There is no necessity of ‘any loose measures standing about dusty and dirty, the whole arrangenient being very simple, ecouomical and cleanly. The appirdtus is epecially adapted for measuring coal oil, but can be used for’ measuring, liquids of ‘any ki-d.’Piut,, . quart, gallon, or any other'sized measure, may, be plated in the bottom of the tank when’it 18° ". construieted, according to the use'to which it, is . to he put. In grocery stores aud.Such places’ ‘stisll measures would be’ desirable, whioh could he filled twicd of oftenet to suit ciroumstxnces. (fhé machine is a practical nnd very convenient one.” Parties desiring ‘further ‘information, concerning it, oan addregs the inventor “as’ oar # wut fay oma re a Self-Pumping, Well-Boring Drill. end. i. } ‘ SG et ie a. a i ge y. . With the improved drill represented in’ the, . annexed illustrations, the inventors:claim that not only faster and better work can ba -acoom-, plished, hut that ‘the “apparatus tan be mots’ conveniently manipulated, aud will penetrate further into the gronnd. before its removal for cleaning is‘ required, than’ the “borers: in’ com~' mon use. It is also. stated that a hole, with this device, may be snnk hy hand a, distance of ‘200 feet, and with a lever to:any desired denth; while the operator is enabled, during the prog. ress of the boring, t¢ know “exavtly, the ind : and depth of atrata througk.which ,the,; tool is passings Mh eon Sibvink sail jaujen 0 . . (Phe drill is made tubular and soniewhat flarfie Uttle ‘Tatger’ than its body. Its lower edge is serrated, so ,Ja3 to cut a ring groove into the strata, the core of the bore passisg up through the cavity in the drill, The uppér end of the latter is, rsbbeted, and, by.means of a screw thread cut, theréon,, . 's attached. to a perforated tube,'A, Figs. 1 and 2. “The object of the holes’ in the tube is to, allow the water to escape, atid thus lessen the weight of the drill ‘as it'is moyed_up.and down., To the upper end of the drill is hinged a valve, , B, represented in section, Fig.2, which opens upwards into. tube,A, go, a8, "when the todl: fs, raised, to carry the contents. of the pipe up. fwith it, Sections of . tdblng—part of ‘one, of. -. which is shown at G@, Fig.1--hre screwed to ‘the part B, and increase in number ‘with the depth of bore.) or oy et ty + When the, sectional pipes are,too heavy for i\manipolating, rope, may, be attached hy /mesus of a swivel to the dnd of ‘sectional pipe, and the boring may be continued to indefinite depth, ‘In prospéoting for coal oil or ininerel , deposits, as has been, stated, above, the oppe-rator can ascertain the exact nature .of, strata 2 which he 1s boring through, simply by means . . of the, pump ‘attached’ to the ‘drill, The drill >. outs a.solid core, and when it is taken, out, so ‘as to clean the pump, the core’ which the arly . te rg Hag Cully, haythe Lomoyed, BoC gare esa mae at pleasure. prospecting is carried on and water is needed,. the drill would be a useful instrument. Another advantage claimed is that, shonld the, portions of the deyice beoome detached, a screw rod may be readily inserted and. the. sepsrated parts drawn out. <, 5 age . _ This device was patented by Messrs, Timothy’ . , Inthe Pacitic States and Territories, where '. Phillips and Joseph Goetz, Territorial tights and further particulars may be ohtained by ad-, diessing theinventors at Leavenworth, Leaven-, i silat! Ye reel et Ber: Rincer—Referring\ito ian article recently published im this journal concerning “T,jooomotive Bell Ringers,’ ‘a. cetrespondent writes'us that on: the Detroit. anil Milwautkes : railroad, in Michigan, nearly, if not.all, their) engines are supplied with a séparate bell situated in front of the boilers, on the platform immediately over the pilot.: ‘The bell 18 so.'drranged; that'every. revolaotion: of ithe truck’ wheels produces a blow. (It can be thrown: ont: offadjistment'when desized.! <1 pfii uO ' ibe + = ae 2) “+e Tu openiug-of the new mihing ‘districts in San’ Bernardino county" will:'néeessitate , the! shiprifent of large quantities of ore through Los Aapelevjoo Ts ae paoli VS cu VE ps eare de