Volume 29 (1874) (428 pages)

MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. (July 4, 1874. Lumber Fiumes. in California. The Nevada Transcript has the following desoription of a uew enterprise in that vicinity: In company with J. E. Brown, one of the originators of the V-flume enterprise, we visited the headquarters of the work the other day. Work) is heing pushed ahead as rapidly as the oircumstances will permit. The mill will be located about three miles above.the old Scott’s flat sew-mill. Before work could he comménced on it, it-was necessary to eurvey and boild three miles of rozed on: the monntain side east of! Deer creek, Most of the road is cut throngh: solid bed-rock. The site of the mill is in avery wild and pioturesque spot, and was unapproach-' able with teams until the: road was completed. . Lumber for a flume half a mile long, for a: boarding-house, sbeds and chop, wae packed . in to the place on the backs of men. ‘The tim-. hers for the lower frame of the mill are out and . framed, aud that part of the frame will he raised . this week. Those of the npper frame will be’ completed next next. This mill will be 120 feet . long and 30 wide,-with a capacity of eawing . 25,000 feet of lumber-per day. It will be ‘run. by one, of ‘Collins’ oeitrifugal turbine wheele. . The hydraulic.pressuré will be 344 feet perpendicular, The watér willbe conducted to the. wheel in 8.13-inch pipe, about 700 feet long. The supply of timber in the vicinity of the mill is almost inexhanetible.): The mill is situated in_a very deep caiion, and/the ridge,.on both' sides, is thickly oovered with spruce,’ oak, pine . and sugar-pine trees, . : . : a There will be & dam above the mill ahout 70 . feet wide aud a half mile long, into which the} logs.and timber will be run down from. the hills . above by means of slidee.: All:the timbers.for miles above and. below the mill will he acceseible to it. Mr. P. D. Shaw, ‘ander whose super. vision the Bragg and Folsom mill, the mills belonging to the’ Bank of California, at Carson, . were constructed, is the architect. Mr. Collins . euperintends the pntting up of the watér power. The Inmber and ‘wood ont at the mill will be transported to this city and Grase Valley by means of a V-flnme. The survey of the same haa been completed. The grade of the flume will be one inch to the rod. It will be nine miles in length to this city, and eighteen miles to Grass Valley. The amount of Inmber nsed in its conetruction will be 682,600 feet. The length of trestle work will be 11,776 feet. The highest treetlé will be 30 feet. The deepest ent 16 feet. The whole length of cuts will be 4,459 linear feet; 4,424 cubic yards of earth and gravel, 459 cubic yards of medinm rock, and 142 \cuhic yards of hard: rock will have to be removed in its construction. The flume, when completed, will have a capacity of floating from 75,000 to 100,000 feet of lumber per day. The qnality of thé timber in the vicinity of the mill is the best in the county. The foreman of the work is Mr. L. M. Snkeforth. The amount of work already done by this company will astonish any one who has not geen it. Eactz Mrne.—The Eaple: mine, now the property of the Oakland G. &:S. M. Co., bids fair to beoome the Comstook of Humboldt county. Inthe old worke the ledge is eight feet wide, and the ore, which can be ehoveled right into-a buoket without blacting or pioking, assays eighty-fonr dollsrs in silver and ten dollare in gold to the ton. In the: new shaft recently started from the snrface and at present fifty feet deep, the ledge ie over nine, feet wide and the ore richer than any ever before found in the mine. Steve Terrill, the foreman, was in town last Sunday with specimens from the new shaft that astonished old prospectors, so tich were they in gold and silyer. We are pleased to note these signs of improvement in the Eagle, and hope they may continue, as the success of thie mine will do much towarde disproving the theories and’ opinions of the socalled experts who visit “this neighborhood ocoasionally; and report unfavorably on mines. Several of these chaps took a look at this same Eagle mine, two years ago, and pronounced it worthless; but recent developments prove that they were very much mistaken, Silver State. New ConoentRaror.—A correspondent of the Selt Lake Tribune writes as tained of a new concentrator in operation in Bingham: I have been ona vieit with Capt. P. J. Mitchel, the inventor of a new patent for the concentration of ores, for nearly two weeke, watohing the progrees of the construction of the works. It affords me great pleasure to inform you that today the machines are in operation, and are working to the fullest satisfaction of the inventor, who is an ore dresser of long experience. The process of separating the ore from the gangue or vein matter, ie perfect, and the results of this day’s trial will warrant a success. In a few daye we will be able to, give yon eome data as to the’ results obtained. The machinery is simple and comparatively inexpensive, and requiring but little power, so there can be no doubt that this invention will be of preat benefit to the mines of the varione mining camps.of Utah and elsewhere, where mines are waiting to be made profitable and valuable by concentration of ores, with a small outlay for maohinery. AnoTHER Propucinc Mixe.—The Bank of California yesterday received four bars of bullion fromthe Ophir mine, valued at $10;200. This is the first ehipment of bullion made by the Ophir in eix or seven years. The bars are about one-third gold, and attraot considerable attention. It ie claimed that the mine will now make shipments every week.— Virginia ChroniThe Black HillRegion. Who has not heard of the Black Hills and the rich treasures of gold and other precious’ metals supposed to exist there? Year after -year expeditious have been formed or talked of to explore this region, but no reliable informa. tion has been obtained concerning it. The expeditions formed have been checked hy government interference or driven off by the Indians. Only a month ago, the Bozeman expedition retnrned disorganized and to some extent die. heartened, after a month’s continuous fighting . with the Indiaus, reporting barren results, As the Christian looks forward with hope and . ‘faith to that land of pure delight, so the miner . looks forward to the Black Hills, a region of . fabulous wealth, where the rills repose on beds of gold and the rocks are studded with the precious metal. Nuggets of pnre gold as large as walnuts have been shown and evidence pro-. duced as undispntable ae that on which the; Christian founds his hope, that they come from . this promised land. And hence it bas come to pass that with the! return of every epring-time bold men make their arrangements to explore this region, and} the government officials are kept constantly on, -the alert to prevent it, but the time has uow come when the entire army could. not, much: longer, keep the oountry from being overrun . by the invincible white man—by the hardy pioneer. 4 To-day there is forming on the banks of the . Missouri an expedition consisting of from 75) to 100 of as brave boys.as ever drew bead on a. red-skin, tobe led by the redoubtable Chris. Gilson, and sworo to visit the Black Hills and report. They come in squads from Yankton, from Moorhead, from Jamestown—from the east, the far west, and from the south, and . early in June they will meet where provision . has been made for croesing the river, and with . pack-mules loaded with flour, bacon, ammnnition, eto., take up their line of march for the’ El Dorado of the north. — Who is the brave leader of this band of hardy; pioneers? we are asked, and reply, Chris. Gilson, who will-live in hietory and song as one of the bravest: men of his time. Those, spirite who cannot help admiring the valor of ‘aniel Boone, or the plnck and persistence of Kit Carson will delight to revere the name of, Chrie. Gilson. For 28 years Chris. :has operated on the western plaine, now & guide or inpeercter, then occupying positions of higher rust. Those who wieh to go with him should apply to him at once at Bismark. There, is no fee, but parties joining will need a mule, gun, rations, ete. Ahout the 15th of June, 10 companies of the 7th Oavalry, under the command of General Custer, two sectione of artillery nnder the command of Lieutenant Chance, accompanied by Lieutonant Colonel Fred. Grant and General Forsythe of General Sheridan’s etaff, Colonel Ludlow, and several practical miners will leave Fort A. Lincoln for the same region. Their mission is a peaceful one. They go to explore the country, a corps of observation, and will not interfere with the Indians nnless attacked bythem. The expedition will not be attended by expense to the Government, ae the men and horeee will require fewer eupplies on the maroh than in camp.— Bismark Tribune. Jersey Disrrict.—This new district, which has caused such an excitement among miners, is aituated about forty miles a little sontheast from Unionville. The first, and ae yet the most important discovery of the dietrict, was the result of an accident. The ledge orops out boldly for several hnndred feet on the mountain side, and in appearance differed in no reepect from the adjoining rocks, being covered like those rocks with mosses and lichens. Sheepherdere had camped in its immediate vicinage for two or three years, and had frequently sat ou its prominent croppinge, never euepecting that they contained anything valuable or that the blow of a sledge or pick would reveal the hidden treasure beneath them. From the Austin Reveille we learn that Governor McBeth, who ie interested in the principal ledge of the district, had some eamples of the ore recently assayed with the followingresults: Specimen from the Lander mine.{$190.47 in .cilver; specimen from the Union Flag, $144.64 in silver and 66.45 per cent.in lead. Both claims are eupposed to be on the eame ledge, and are in a granite and qnartzite, formation. We understand that Gen. Conner, of the Oreana Smelting Works, has made arrangements with the owners of one or both of the mines to smelt a lot of the ore, and as Oreana is the nearest railroad point from the mines, it is probable that all the ore produced will he reduoed there.—Siluver State. Tux Mobile and Ohio company has laid in ite yard, in Mobile, 100 yards of a light rail invented by Mr. H.G. Angle, of Chicago. The rail, which weighs 2534 pounde per yard, is rolled nearly in the form of a common angleiron, and bolted on a etringer of wood, five hy six inchee, which is spiked down to the ties, from which the ordinary rails have been removed. Should itatand the severe test to which it ie eubjected in the yard, the company will lay it on ull its branch lines. The cost is stated to be about 30 per cent. lees than that of 250 pound T rail. THE circulation of trade dollars is dsily diminishing in Nevada, owing to the fact of their deing bought up by the Chinese merchants of cle, San Francisco. Forestville Chair Factory. The Petaluma Argus of June 26th gives a description of a flourishing industry at Forestville, in Sonoma county: The machinery of the mill consists of four lathes, three circular-saws, one sash-saw, one boring machine, one tennoning machine, one mortising machine, and other machinery, all of which is propelled by a twenty-horse power engine, About. fifteen men are employed in the factory, aud an equal number in the woods getting out the material. In mannfacturing each man has a separate work, and does nothing else. One man works on posts, one on rungs, another on backs, and others are employed in putting the chairs together, bottoming and finishing, The material used in the manufacture of these chaire is ae follows: For posts, mountain live oak; for backs, alder; for rungs, oak. The bottoms are made of rawhide. The hides for the bottoms are first soaked in lime water, to take off the hair, and while yet wet are cut into ‘Stripes of the proper length and woven into the bottoms, A young man in the bottoming department, John McAllieter, has become very poracien’ at thie part of the business, and can ottom 200 ohaire per day. The hottoming process is the last before. they pass into the hands of the varnieher, when they are ready for the market. In order to dispose of the chairs a number of peddling wagons are sent out in different parts of the State, and. even into Nevada. At the time of our visit to the factory there were eight wagone out peddling, and in this way, and through the furniture dealers, every year’s make is very easily disposed of. The factory makes the common sitting chair, large office-easy chair, rocking chair, and children's chairs. ‘The enterprise is ‘certainly a laudable one, and we believe a paying investment. The raw material for the manufacture of these chaire is all fonnd within the county, and we are informed by the Superintendent that they even manufactnre theirown glue and varnish, Ongcon Mines.—The Bed-rock (Baker city QO.) Democrat, has the following to say of El Dorado dietrict: The mining nowsffrom this district is of the most cheering nature. The wateris rnnning through the big ditch to the ‘amount of some five hundred to sight hundred inches, which givee the miners there more water than they have had in years past, and they . are making good nse of it by running hydraulios to good advantage. There are now some nine orten hydranlica runing, with a prospect of some three or four more being put in operation. The claime where these hydraulics arerunning have been heretofore prospecited with good resnits. With the water now enpplied to the miners, we expeot to hear of good olean-npe in El Dorado, or Shasta, mining district. We hope the anticipation of our mining friends there may be fully realized. We understand that it is the intention of Mesere. Packwood & Carter, who now have control of the ditch, to extend it eome six or eight miles, 60 a8 to tap both branchee of Burnt river, and that by so doing they will he able to procure water dufficient to run the full oapacity of the ditch, which is caloulated to be some two thoneand or twenty-five hundred inches. When this ie done this ditch will be one of the best paying properties in Oregon, and Shasta district will give an account of herself that will place her in the foremost rank of mining camps east of the Cascades. A ‘ Tyrso Drsrricr.—A correspondent of the Belmont Courier writes ae followe from Tybo District: There are now about 100 men in camp, and all seem to be at work either for themselves or for the 2G Mining Company. Thie company is working about 50 men—20 on the mines and the balance on outeide work—erecting buildings, euch as boarding honse, store honse, aesay office and snperintendent’e office. <A ditch has been cnt for carrying water pipe, one and a half milesin length. A railroad for running ore to furnace, a distance of about 200 yards, is about completed. Machinery ie on the ground for a 40-ton furnace; fire rock and brick are also on the ground; grading for furnace ie done; coal is being burned. All of which has and is being done under the guidance of Cyrus Packard, an able and efficient manager. Mr. McGee, the general manager, will attend to mattere in person the present month. Agreater force will be put on the mines, and then quantities of ore will be added to the now large dumps. Ar Gold Monntain, says the Reveille, Mr. Higgs has put a force of men at work on the Crown Point, Lottery, and others of the eeries of mines owned by hie company. RK. Ross sunk a well 26 feet in depth, at which he etruck a etream of water which flowe in at the rate of 120 gallons per hour. Gen. Page has made arrangements to seonre thie water, and will run in a cut and tunnel a length of 300 feet, and if the water should prove to be sufficient in quantity, he will move the mill to Gold Mountain and inorease its capacity to 10 etamps. Mortiine or Marsix.—The reason why the mottling of marble can not be imitated upon paper, wood and other substances of like character, is that marble ie a translucent material. Therefore, not only the mottling which ieupon the surface is visible to the eve, but that which is below the surface is also partially visible, producing a delicate, softly-shaded effect, which is imposeible upon opaque snbatancee. Upon some kinds of stone this mottling may be imitated almost exactly. Oil Deposits of Ventura. A letter to the San José Mercury gives the following acoount of the oil wells of Veutura county: The oil deposits of Ventura county are inexhaustible, and when developed to anything approximating their full extent will constitute one of her chief sources of wealth. Iu tke year 1865 a company was organized for their development by Tom Scott and other Eastern oapitaliete, and operations were at once commenced, bnt owing to the many difficulties which they experienced in the prosecution of their work they were not very successful. On the formation of the company they purchased Spanish grants, agerepating 250,000 acres, a portion of which were sold to raise means to defray the expenses of work. The purchases of the company included the Colonia, Ojai, Simi, Las Posas, Catiada Larga, San Franoisquito and Caligua grants. Their first work was on the Ojai, south of Sulphur mountain, where they obtained a flowing well at a depth of 600 feet, At first it produced about 25 barrels per day, bnt work being discontinued the flow became obstructed, aud it now produces only eight or ten barrele per day. Inthe cations and ravines tributary to the Santa Clara valley, and which lie in the vicinity of Solphur mountain, there are several other works, some of which are producing an excellent quality of oil. The Hayward works produce about ten barrele per day of 32 gravity oil, The Stanford produoes six barrele per day, the San Paula ten barrels, and the San Fernando, near Camulos, abont ten barrels. These productions are all from natnral flows and horizontal tunnels. At the last named works an oil refinery has been estahlished, which promises to he a euccess. The oil at these works, however, ia of, an inferior quality, being quite heavy. At present there is bnt little demand for the vil, aud’the ehipments now do not exceed 200 barrels per month. This amount is shipped by R. G. Surdam, who furnishes it to the Central Pacifio Railroad Co. for Inbricating purposes. There being no sale for the oil-all operations have been suspended, and immense qnantities of it now run from the tanke down the mountain sides, forming great pools in the gulches below. The source of all this oil ie supposed to be in Sulphur mountain, whioh derives its name from the snlphur springs in the vicinity. It ie found in a stratum of shale and in localities easy of aocese. With a reasonable expenditure the varione oil works of the oonnty conld be made to produce almost any desired quantity, which we doubt not will be done as soon as the demand will warrant. The oil oan be delivered at the wharf for one dollar per barrel. A oonsiderable amount of asphaltum is aleo found in the oil regions. With the development of the oil resources, the hnsiness of San Buenaventura will receive a new impetue. Succeserun Smzntinc.—The Truckee Republican says: The Tecoma Smelting Works here are now under the management of practical, experienced men, and we ese no reason why they should not be carried on succeesinily. The furnace wae first started up on Saturday last. Up to yeeterday moruing the bnilion product was 20,000 pounde. This was chipped to the refining works at Omaha yesterday. Only one of the two furnaces is in operation. Thie one rednces about twenty tone of ore daily, producing nearly 10,000 ponnds of crude bullion. The ore used is from the Company’e mines at Tecoma, eave a emall amount of outside ores which have been obtained for fluxing purposes. The company expeot to ship another car load of bullion (20,000 pounds) tomorrow. The single furnace consumes daily about 600 bushels of charcoal. Furnace No. 2 is in readiness, but will not be etarted up until more oreiseecured. No difficulty ie experienced in smelting the ore, the great trouble being to get enough of it to keep the furnaces busy. One of the drawbacks the Superintendent of the worke here has had to contend with, is the lack of material for making varione repaire. When a break or acoident occurs, it isimportant that the necessary means shonld be at hand to remedy the disaster as promptly as poseible. Thie difficulty will donbtless be remedied soon. ‘We understand that the company are willing to purchase orea from any one, which may contain a high percentage of lead. Inszcre anp Frowsers.— According to Dr. Muller, of Lippstadt, who has reoently published an exhauetive treatiee on the fertilization of flowers by insects, it appeara that inseots are not impelled by their instinct to frequent particular species of plants. This may oconr, but it ie only in isolated casee, of which he ia able to cite onlytwo. In general, insecte roam at random over the fielde,and light indifferently on any flowere that attraot their attention, and it ie not uncommon to find them ‘making fruitless search in flowere that contain no honey. This important fact has been generally overlooked by former observere. TrucsEen Buuiton.—One oar of bullion (20,000 pounds) was shipped from the emelting worke for Omaha yesterday and another will be dispatched to-morrow. Thie will make the fourth car load shipped within about ten daye —80,000 pounds inall. This is certainly an excellent beginning and angure good resulte for the near future.— Republican. i Grounp will be broken on July 4th for the constrnction of the Visalia railroad. It ie expected that the road will be completed by the 15th of Angust.

MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. (July 4, 1874. Lumber Fiumes. in California. The Nevada Transcript has the following desoription of a uew enterprise in that vicinity: In company with J. E. Brown, one of the originators of the V-flume enterprise, we visited the headquarters of the work the other day. Work) is heing pushed ahead as rapidly as the oircumstances will permit. The mill will be located about three miles above.the old Scott’s flat sew-mill. Before work could he comménced on it, it-was necessary to eurvey and boild three miles of rozed on: the monntain side east of! Deer creek, Most of the road is cut throngh: solid bed-rock. The site of the mill is in avery wild and pioturesque spot, and was unapproach-' able with teams until the: road was completed. . Lumber for a flume half a mile long, for a: boarding-house, sbeds and chop, wae packed . in to the place on the backs of men. ‘The tim-. hers for the lower frame of the mill are out and . framed, aud that part of the frame will he raised . this week. Those of the npper frame will be’ completed next next. This mill will be 120 feet . long and 30 wide,-with a capacity of eawing . 25,000 feet of lumber-per day. It will be ‘run. by one, of ‘Collins’ oeitrifugal turbine wheele. . The hydraulic.pressuré will be 344 feet perpendicular, The watér willbe conducted to the. wheel in 8.13-inch pipe, about 700 feet long. The supply of timber in the vicinity of the mill is almost inexhanetible.): The mill is situated in_a very deep caiion, and/the ridge,.on both' sides, is thickly oovered with spruce,’ oak, pine . and sugar-pine trees, . : . : a There will be & dam above the mill ahout 70 . feet wide aud a half mile long, into which the} logs.and timber will be run down from. the hills . above by means of slidee.: All:the timbers.for miles above and. below the mill will he acceseible to it. Mr. P. D. Shaw, ‘ander whose super. vision the Bragg and Folsom mill, the mills belonging to the’ Bank of California, at Carson, . were constructed, is the architect. Mr. Collins . euperintends the pntting up of the watér power. The Inmber and ‘wood ont at the mill will be transported to this city and Grase Valley by means of a V-flnme. The survey of the same haa been completed. The grade of the flume will be one inch to the rod. It will be nine miles in length to this city, and eighteen miles to Grass Valley. The amount of Inmber nsed in its conetruction will be 682,600 feet. The length of trestle work will be 11,776 feet. The highest treetlé will be 30 feet. The deepest ent 16 feet. The whole length of cuts will be 4,459 linear feet; 4,424 cubic yards of earth and gravel, 459 cubic yards of medinm rock, and 142 \cuhic yards of hard: rock will have to be removed in its construction. The flume, when completed, will have a capacity of floating from 75,000 to 100,000 feet of lumber per day. The qnality of thé timber in the vicinity of the mill is the best in the county. The foreman of the work is Mr. L. M. Snkeforth. The amount of work already done by this company will astonish any one who has not geen it. Eactz Mrne.—The Eaple: mine, now the property of the Oakland G. &:S. M. Co., bids fair to beoome the Comstook of Humboldt county. Inthe old worke the ledge is eight feet wide, and the ore, which can be ehoveled right into-a buoket without blacting or pioking, assays eighty-fonr dollsrs in silver and ten dollare in gold to the ton. In the: new shaft recently started from the snrface and at present fifty feet deep, the ledge ie over nine, feet wide and the ore richer than any ever before found in the mine. Steve Terrill, the foreman, was in town last Sunday with specimens from the new shaft that astonished old prospectors, so tich were they in gold and silyer. We are pleased to note these signs of improvement in the Eagle, and hope they may continue, as the success of thie mine will do much towarde disproving the theories and’ opinions of the socalled experts who visit “this neighborhood ocoasionally; and report unfavorably on mines. Several of these chaps took a look at this same Eagle mine, two years ago, and pronounced it worthless; but recent developments prove that they were very much mistaken, Silver State. New ConoentRaror.—A correspondent of the Selt Lake Tribune writes as tained of a new concentrator in operation in Bingham: I have been ona vieit with Capt. P. J. Mitchel, the inventor of a new patent for the concentration of ores, for nearly two weeke, watohing the progrees of the construction of the works. It affords me great pleasure to inform you that today the machines are in operation, and are working to the fullest satisfaction of the inventor, who is an ore dresser of long experience. The process of separating the ore from the gangue or vein matter, ie perfect, and the results of this day’s trial will warrant a success. In a few daye we will be able to, give yon eome data as to the’ results obtained. The machinery is simple and comparatively inexpensive, and requiring but little power, so there can be no doubt that this invention will be of preat benefit to the mines of the varione mining camps.of Utah and elsewhere, where mines are waiting to be made profitable and valuable by concentration of ores, with a small outlay for maohinery. AnoTHER Propucinc Mixe.—The Bank of California yesterday received four bars of bullion fromthe Ophir mine, valued at $10;200. This is the first ehipment of bullion made by the Ophir in eix or seven years. The bars are about one-third gold, and attraot considerable attention. It ie claimed that the mine will now make shipments every week.— Virginia ChroniThe Black HillRegion. Who has not heard of the Black Hills and the rich treasures of gold and other precious’ metals supposed to exist there? Year after -year expeditious have been formed or talked of to explore this region, but no reliable informa. tion has been obtained concerning it. The expeditions formed have been checked hy government interference or driven off by the Indians. Only a month ago, the Bozeman expedition retnrned disorganized and to some extent die. heartened, after a month’s continuous fighting . with the Indiaus, reporting barren results, As the Christian looks forward with hope and . ‘faith to that land of pure delight, so the miner . looks forward to the Black Hills, a region of . fabulous wealth, where the rills repose on beds of gold and the rocks are studded with the precious metal. Nuggets of pnre gold as large as walnuts have been shown and evidence pro-. duced as undispntable ae that on which the; Christian founds his hope, that they come from . this promised land. And hence it bas come to pass that with the! return of every epring-time bold men make their arrangements to explore this region, and} the government officials are kept constantly on, -the alert to prevent it, but the time has uow come when the entire army could. not, much: longer, keep the oountry from being overrun . by the invincible white man—by the hardy pioneer. 4 To-day there is forming on the banks of the . Missouri an expedition consisting of from 75) to 100 of as brave boys.as ever drew bead on a. red-skin, tobe led by the redoubtable Chris. Gilson, and sworo to visit the Black Hills and report. They come in squads from Yankton, from Moorhead, from Jamestown—from the east, the far west, and from the south, and . early in June they will meet where provision . has been made for croesing the river, and with . pack-mules loaded with flour, bacon, ammnnition, eto., take up their line of march for the’ El Dorado of the north. — Who is the brave leader of this band of hardy; pioneers? we are asked, and reply, Chris. Gilson, who will-live in hietory and song as one of the bravest: men of his time. Those, spirite who cannot help admiring the valor of ‘aniel Boone, or the plnck and persistence of Kit Carson will delight to revere the name of, Chrie. Gilson. For 28 years Chris. :has operated on the western plaine, now & guide or inpeercter, then occupying positions of higher rust. Those who wieh to go with him should apply to him at once at Bismark. There, is no fee, but parties joining will need a mule, gun, rations, ete. Ahout the 15th of June, 10 companies of the 7th Oavalry, under the command of General Custer, two sectione of artillery nnder the command of Lieutenant Chance, accompanied by Lieutonant Colonel Fred. Grant and General Forsythe of General Sheridan’s etaff, Colonel Ludlow, and several practical miners will leave Fort A. Lincoln for the same region. Their mission is a peaceful one. They go to explore the country, a corps of observation, and will not interfere with the Indians nnless attacked bythem. The expedition will not be attended by expense to the Government, ae the men and horeee will require fewer eupplies on the maroh than in camp.— Bismark Tribune. Jersey Disrrict.—This new district, which has caused such an excitement among miners, is aituated about forty miles a little sontheast from Unionville. The first, and ae yet the most important discovery of the dietrict, was the result of an accident. The ledge orops out boldly for several hnndred feet on the mountain side, and in appearance differed in no reepect from the adjoining rocks, being covered like those rocks with mosses and lichens. Sheepherdere had camped in its immediate vicinage for two or three years, and had frequently sat ou its prominent croppinge, never euepecting that they contained anything valuable or that the blow of a sledge or pick would reveal the hidden treasure beneath them. From the Austin Reveille we learn that Governor McBeth, who ie interested in the principal ledge of the district, had some eamples of the ore recently assayed with the followingresults: Specimen from the Lander mine.{$190.47 in .cilver; specimen from the Union Flag, $144.64 in silver and 66.45 per cent.in lead. Both claims are eupposed to be on the eame ledge, and are in a granite and qnartzite, formation. We understand that Gen. Conner, of the Oreana Smelting Works, has made arrangements with the owners of one or both of the mines to smelt a lot of the ore, and as Oreana is the nearest railroad point from the mines, it is probable that all the ore produced will he reduoed there.—Siluver State. Tux Mobile and Ohio company has laid in ite yard, in Mobile, 100 yards of a light rail invented by Mr. H.G. Angle, of Chicago. The rail, which weighs 2534 pounde per yard, is rolled nearly in the form of a common angleiron, and bolted on a etringer of wood, five hy six inchee, which is spiked down to the ties, from which the ordinary rails have been removed. Should itatand the severe test to which it ie eubjected in the yard, the company will lay it on ull its branch lines. The cost is stated to be about 30 per cent. lees than that of 250 pound T rail. THE circulation of trade dollars is dsily diminishing in Nevada, owing to the fact of their deing bought up by the Chinese merchants of cle,

San Francisco. Forestville Chair Factory. The Petaluma Argus of June 26th gives a description of a flourishing industry at Forestville, in Sonoma county: The machinery of the mill consists of four lathes, three circular-saws, one sash-saw, one boring machine, one tennoning machine, one mortising machine, and other machinery, all of which is propelled by a twenty-horse power engine, About. fifteen men are employed in the factory, aud an equal number in the woods getting out the material. In mannfacturing each man has a separate work, and does nothing else. One man works on posts, one on rungs, another on backs, and others are employed in putting the chairs together, bottoming and finishing, The material used in the manufacture of these chaire is ae follows: For posts, mountain live oak; for backs, alder; for rungs, oak. The bottoms are made of rawhide. The hides for the bottoms are first soaked in lime water, to take off the hair, and while yet wet are cut into ‘Stripes of the proper length and woven into the bottoms, A young man in the bottoming department, John McAllieter, has become very poracien’ at thie part of the business, and can ottom 200 ohaire per day. The hottoming process is the last before. they pass into the hands of the varnieher, when they are ready for the market. In order to dispose of the chairs a number of peddling wagons are sent out in different parts of the State, and. even into Nevada. At the time of our visit to the factory there were eight wagone out peddling, and in this way, and through the furniture dealers, every year’s make is very easily disposed of. The factory makes the common sitting chair, large office-easy chair, rocking chair, and children's chairs. ‘The enterprise is ‘certainly a laudable one, and we believe a paying investment. The raw material for the manufacture of these chaire is all fonnd within the county, and we are informed by the Superintendent that they even manufactnre theirown glue and varnish, Ongcon Mines.—The Bed-rock (Baker city QO.) Democrat, has the following to say of El Dorado dietrict: The mining nowsffrom this district is of the most cheering nature. The wateris rnnning through the big ditch to the ‘amount of some five hundred to sight hundred inches, which givee the miners there more water than they have had in years past, and they . are making good nse of it by running hydraulios to good advantage. There are now some nine orten hydranlica runing, with a prospect of some three or four more being put in operation. The claime where these hydraulics arerunning have been heretofore prospecited with good resnits. With the water now enpplied to the miners, we expeot to hear of good olean-npe in El Dorado, or Shasta, mining district. We hope the anticipation of our mining friends there may be fully realized. We understand that it is the intention of Mesere. Packwood & Carter, who now have control of the ditch, to extend it eome six or eight miles, 60 a8 to tap both branchee of Burnt river, and that by so doing they will he able to procure water dufficient to run the full oapacity of the ditch, which is caloulated to be some two thoneand or twenty-five hundred inches. When this ie done this ditch will be one of the best paying properties in Oregon, and Shasta district will give an account of herself that will place her in the foremost rank of mining camps east of the Cascades. A ‘ Tyrso Drsrricr.—A correspondent of the Belmont Courier writes ae followe from Tybo District: There are now about 100 men in camp, and all seem to be at work either for themselves or for the 2G Mining Company. Thie company is working about 50 men—20 on the mines and the balance on outeide work—erecting buildings, euch as boarding honse, store honse, aesay office and snperintendent’e office. <A ditch has been cnt for carrying water pipe, one and a half milesin length. A railroad for running ore to furnace, a distance of about 200 yards, is about completed. Machinery ie on the ground for a 40-ton furnace; fire rock and brick are also on the ground; grading for furnace ie done; coal is being burned. All of which has and is being done under the guidance of Cyrus Packard, an able and efficient manager. Mr. McGee, the general manager, will attend to mattere in person the present month. Agreater force will be put on the mines, and then quantities of ore will be added to the now large dumps. Ar Gold Monntain, says the Reveille, Mr. Higgs has put a force of men at work on the Crown Point, Lottery, and others of the eeries of mines owned by hie company. RK. Ross sunk a well 26 feet in depth, at which he etruck a etream of water which flowe in at the rate of 120 gallons per hour. Gen. Page has made arrangements to seonre thie water, and will run in a cut and tunnel a length of 300 feet, and if the water should prove to be sufficient in quantity, he will move the mill to Gold Mountain and inorease its capacity to 10 etamps. Mortiine or Marsix.—The reason why the mottling of marble can not be imitated upon paper, wood and other substances of like character, is that marble ie a translucent material. Therefore, not only the mottling which ieupon the surface is visible to the eve, but that which is below the surface is also partially visible, producing a delicate, softly-shaded effect, which is imposeible upon opaque snbatancee. Upon some kinds of stone this mottling may be imitated almost exactly. Oil Deposits of Ventura. A letter to the San José Mercury gives the following acoount of the oil wells of Veutura county: The oil deposits of Ventura county are inexhaustible, and when developed to anything approximating their full extent will constitute one of her chief sources of wealth. Iu tke year 1865 a company was organized for their development by Tom Scott and other Eastern oapitaliete, and operations were at once commenced, bnt owing to the many difficulties which they experienced in the prosecution of their work they were not very successful. On the formation of the company they purchased Spanish grants, agerepating 250,000 acres, a portion of which were sold to raise means to defray the expenses of work. The purchases of the company included the Colonia, Ojai, Simi, Las Posas, Catiada Larga, San Franoisquito and Caligua grants. Their first work was on the Ojai, south of Sulphur mountain, where they obtained a flowing well at a depth of 600 feet, At first it produced about 25 barrels per day, bnt work being discontinued the flow became obstructed, aud it now produces only eight or ten barrele per day. Inthe cations and ravines tributary to the Santa Clara valley, and which lie in the vicinity of Solphur mountain, there are several other works, some of which are producing an excellent quality of oil. The Hayward works produce about ten barrele per day of 32 gravity oil, The Stanford produoes six barrele per day, the San Paula ten barrels, and the San Fernando, near Camulos, abont ten barrels. These productions are all from natnral flows and horizontal tunnels. At the last named works an oil refinery has been estahlished, which promises to he a euccess. The oil at these works, however, ia of, an inferior quality, being quite heavy. At present there is bnt little demand for the vil, aud’the ehipments now do not exceed 200 barrels per month. This amount is shipped by R. G. Surdam, who furnishes it to the Central Pacifio Railroad Co. for Inbricating purposes. There being no sale for the oil-all operations have been suspended, and immense qnantities of it now run from the tanke down the mountain sides, forming great pools in the gulches below. The source of all this oil ie supposed to be in Sulphur mountain, whioh derives its name from the snlphur springs in the vicinity. It ie found in a stratum of shale and in localities easy of aocese. With a reasonable expenditure the varione oil works of the oonnty conld be made to produce almost any desired quantity, which we doubt not will be done as soon as the demand will warrant. The oil oan be delivered at the wharf for one dollar per barrel. A oonsiderable amount of asphaltum is aleo found in the oil regions. With the development of the oil resources, the hnsiness of San Buenaventura will receive a new impetue. Succeserun Smzntinc.—The Truckee Republican says: The Tecoma Smelting Works here are now under the management of practical, experienced men, and we ese no reason why they should not be carried on succeesinily. The furnace wae first started up on Saturday last. Up to yeeterday moruing the bnilion product was 20,000 pounde. This was chipped to the refining works at Omaha yesterday. Only one of the two furnaces is in operation. Thie one rednces about twenty tone of ore daily, producing nearly 10,000 ponnds of crude bullion. The ore used is from the Company’e mines at Tecoma, eave a emall amount of outside ores which have been obtained for fluxing purposes. The company expeot to ship another car load of bullion (20,000 pounds) tomorrow. The single furnace consumes daily about 600 bushels of charcoal. Furnace No. 2 is in readiness, but will not be etarted up until more oreiseecured. No difficulty ie experienced in smelting the ore, the great trouble being to get enough of it to keep the furnaces busy. One of the drawbacks the Superintendent of the worke here has had to contend with, is the lack of material for making varione repaire. When a break or acoident occurs, it isimportant that the necessary means shonld be at hand to remedy the disaster as promptly as poseible. Thie difficulty will donbtless be remedied soon. ‘We understand that the company are willing to purchase orea from any one, which may contain a high percentage of lead. Inszcre anp Frowsers.— According to Dr. Muller, of Lippstadt, who has reoently published an exhauetive treatiee on the fertilization of flowers by insects, it appeara that inseots are not impelled by their instinct to frequent particular species of plants. This may oconr, but it ie only in isolated casee, of which he ia able to cite onlytwo. In general, insecte roam at random over the fielde,and light indifferently on any flowere that attraot their attention, and it ie not uncommon to find them ‘making fruitless search in flowere that contain no honey. This important fact has been generally overlooked by former observere. TrucsEen Buuiton.—One oar of bullion (20,000 pounds) was shipped from the emelting worke for Omaha yesterday and another will be dispatched to-morrow. Thie will make the fourth car load shipped within about ten daye —80,000 pounds inall. This is certainly an excellent beginning and angure good resulte for the near future.— Republican. i Grounp will be broken on July 4th for the constrnction of the Visalia railroad. It ie expected that the road will be completed by the 15th of Angust.