Volume 32 (1876) (430 pages)

140 [February 26, 1876 (Continued from Page 1338.) i to five or slx feet In depth in the main drifts. Suro TUNNEL.—The main header continnes to he pushed forward at a very good tate of progress; material somewhat harder than last wask. More quartz streaks are coming in, with a slight incre of watsr.ers Total length of tunnel, 12,24: fset. 4 CosmoporitaN.—Main tunnel north, following the vein, shows well in its face, being all in low grade ore with occasional rich streaks. The winze helow that level 1s in good pay ore most of ths [way, and lt seems to he widening it. Brrcure.—Daily yield, 450 tons of ors, keeping the mills on the Carson riysr running up to thelr full capacity. The shutting down of the mine a waek ago and the stopping of the extraction of ors for a few days will male no difference in the yisld of the mine for the mooth, 28 the mills had a plentiful supply of ore on hand. The grading for the new 400-horse power pumping eogine is making good headway. Sinking the air shuft is going st-adily ahead without hindrance of any kind whatever. : Monniv@ Srar.—Sinking the shaft is going rapidly forward. There is no water to contend with and the rock hlasts out easy and works well. 7 Weits-Farco.—The ast drift at ths 500-ft level is now in 175 feet. It has heen running ina strata of very hard norphyry of late, hut it is getting softer, with indications of water. Mrxtoan.—The north drift on the 1465-ft lsvel is be. ing again advanced at a very fair rate of speed, the facs in qnartz and ledge matter of a very favorahle MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. General News New Mextco wants to he a State, Tur Cuhan treasury is hankrupt. ALFoNsIsT successes are just now the order of things in Spain. Cuartorre Cusuman is desd. Her estate is valned at $600,000. Tur San Francisco school depsrtment is . sadly in want of funds. Tur Danuhe has overflowed and inundated the entire enhurbs of Vienna. An attempt is to he made to introduce Granger societies in England. Rumors of the intended retirement of Secretary of the Treasury Bristow, continue, An Orricran Russian ukase forhids wemen executing the fuuctions of barristers. Tur submarine cable between Sydney and New Zesland has heen successfully laid and opeued for traffic. THE psssengers and crew of the steamship City of Galveston have arrived at Nashua after character. Goutn & Cunry.— Repairing the shaft ia nearly completed. Work on the lower levels will be resumed in a very short time. KNIOKERBOOKER.—The water is drained from the shaft, and work has been resumed on the lower levala. ELY DISTRICT. Locan Marrers.—Pioche Record, Feb.13: For the ‘week commencing Sunday, the 6th inst., there has been shipped by Wells, Fargo & Oo.’s express, bullion to the amount of $61,281, which shows tbat Pioche is increasjog the hulllon shipments and coming up in the old style. Thepnmp on the Raymond & Ely mine has continued to work to the satisfaction of evsry one, the shaft heing kept dry by about 17hours working in 24, whilst sinking is steadily continned. We may at any time expect to record developments that will be of immenge importancs to Pioche, for as goon as the Raymond & Ely make a strike it will tend to place money in the other mines of Pioche to develop their resources, Taking the mining outlook throughout we think we can congratulate ourselves on heingin a better condition financially than we hays for two years ast. ae Atps Mine.—During ths past week from 15 to 16 tons of ore have heen daily extracted, this ore being shipped to the Floral mill for reduction. The ore has worked welland given entire aatisfaction to the superintsdent. The mine shipped from the 17th to 27th of Jannary $17,294. Raymonn & Ety.—The pnmp of this mine is now working six, seven aod sometimes eight strokes por minute, hy which they manage to keep the shaft perfectly dry, running itabout 17 hours out of 24. C) progress of sinking is¢ontinued ag rapidly a3 posgible. On the eighth, ninth and teuth levels work is progressing. Ore which has heretofore pulped $75, averages from $135 to $140. The constant increase of bullion and the sarge shipments of ore show the Raymond & Ely mine is a first-class one. If lt was situated in Virginia City the stock would he rating at $100 per share instead of $22. However, it will not be long hefore a good strike wlll put it at large figures. Oregon. Tar Vrrrve.—Oregon Sentinel: Supt. M. Hyds, of the Virtue mine, at Baker City,has shipped 4862 ounces of hulllon, valued at $9,000. to San Francisco, the resnit of 12 daya’ run with 20 stamps, This Is the second shipment from this mine for the monthof January, muking a total of $17,000 for this month. The nsw working shaft has reached a depth of 100 feot, and is being sunk at the rate of 15 fect per week. Ths vein of ore In the mins averages two feet. Bsatween the first and second level north of the main tunnel, the ledges averages two feet, with a slope of 120 feet, and over 400 feat long solid ground. Here is found the richest rock ever found in Eaatern Oregon. Qonnen CREEK.— Bedrock Democrat, Feb.9: Was are informed by Mr. 8. B. McCord, who has just returned from Conner Oreck, that the futurs prospects of that camp are lookingup. Sleeper & Oo. hays addsd some new machinery to their quartz mill, and it was intended to start up this next week. Whits & Co, ars now running their water quartz mill with five stamps, and will start their steam quartz mill, with 10 stampa, Ima few days. From ail the Information Mr. McCord could ohtain and observe, the White oompany ledge was in fiue condition and prospects wall in rich rock. He Informs ns that the miners there are in good spirits and expect a prosperous coming season. Tur Mines nEAn Fort Lane.—Oregon Sentinel, Feh. 9: From parties who have visited the receatly discovered placer mines in ths neighhorhood of old Fort Lane, we learn that these mings are payinghandsomsly, aud that a nngget of gold wsighing some $16 or $17 waa picked up one day last week. These mines were discovered in thls wiss: The water running through a rut which had heen made by wagons hringing wood from that vicinity had washed the gold free from the earth, which waa discovered by soise parties who immediately took up the gronnd in the vicinity, and who have been working the same for the past few weeks. Some idea of their richness can he formed when we stats that after washing up a piece of ground, not over elght or 10 feet in width and about 16 fset In length, $200 was the result of ths clean up. There have been some 20 acrss taken up in that vicinity, bnt whsther it will all provs a5 valuable as this, we haye nO means of knowing. Utah. Lartte Corronwoon Mrnes.—Oorrespondence Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 14: Since the beginning of the Oentennial year we have been having snow in ahundance. In ths morning it is snowing, at noon it atorma, and at night it is a regular jimicane, that the bravest heaitate t oface it, Old 8ol seldom shows his smiling face, and a alght of him would now he a suce cure for sore eyes. The beantiful has accumulated to a depth of ahout 12 feet on the level. Business is du!l, as may he expected, as it has hesn storming so much that no one ventures to leave the mines unless compelled to do so through necessity. The trails to the mines are hlocked most of the time and but little ore can be moved till the Sturm istsup. The ore haulers are having a rough deal this winter. The mings ars stlll pounding away, and piling up plenty of go.d ore, go that when the road and trails are again passahle, there will he a hig lot of itrushed down the canon in 4 hurry. Miners are beginning to start from Virginia and vicinity for the Black hills, aud several parties are making np to start early in the Spring. Five faro sbarps bave also left from the same place to give tbe gold hunters 2 chance, WHILE some men were working in the ehaft of the Washington mine, near Hornitos, about thirty feet of earth euddenly gave way, and falling upon one of the workmen, named John Williams, killed him instantly. i. suffering severe privations, Rumozs of the prospective consolidation of the Anglo-American aud Direct cahle comps. nies are again in circulation. Tuer Supreme Court hss decided that minors leading an idle and dissolute life may he committed to the Industrial sohool without trial hy jury. Marx Twat is said to be writing a five-act play, the scene of which is laid partly in San Francisco aud partly iu the Nevada silver mines. Dr. Hexmnonn has been declared inssne hy the Commissioners in Lunacy appointed hy the court in Philsdelphia, and will he placed in a proper asylum, : A ContorEp Memeprr of the Virginia House of Representatives has heen expelled for ahstracting money from the pay hook of the Ser. geaut-at-Arms, THE suspension of work in the Pennsylvania coal region throws ahont 60,000 men out of work. Over production ig the cause. Work will be resumed March 1ith. ‘Taz temperance organizations at Buffalo have secured a fund of over $10,000 to prosecute violators of the Sunday excise law. Thirteen ‘prominent saloon keepers have been arrested, ‘* Foster ’’ won the great four mile and repeat race for $30,000 on Washington’s hirthday. . The race was witnessed by 25,000 people. Time 7.38-7 53, The second horse was ‘‘ Rutherford.” ’ 'Tuz John Hopkins University in Baltimore, presided over hy Professor Gilman, late of the California University at Berkeley, was opened Fehruary 22d, in the temporary hnildings fitted up in that city. Tue Kern Valley hsnk, at Bakersfield, was rohbed of $27,000 on the night of the 18th inst. The bank manager, who was iu the 'huilding, was knocked down and stupefied with chloroform. A Times Paris dispatch says it seems to he now decided thst as soon ss the Carlist war is over ex-Queen Isabella wil! enter Spain. King Alfonso will meet her st the frontier and conduct her to the capital. i Ricwanp B. Irwin, former agent of the Pacific Mail steamship company, has heen arrested on complaint of Rufus Hatch, managing director, on the charge of having embezzled $750,000, the property of the company. Irwin gave hail iu $50,000. Tue loss of life hy the sinking of the stesmer Stratsilide, in the Euglish channel, in s collision with the steamer Franconia on the 17th iust., was frightful. Over 60 persons, it is said, went down with the vessels. Only a few of those on hoard were saved. Henry W. Loneretnow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson and 600 other professional and scientific gentlemen have petitioned Congress for the admission, duty free, of all hooks printed in other than the English, Latin and Greek languages. A Wasuineton dispatch says: In justice to Minister Schenck, the President will not accept his offer to resign nutil the investigation ofthe Emma mine scandal, ordered hy the House, is conelnded. It is now charged that among the parties who participated in the half million dollars expended in Washington, in connection with the Memphis-El Paso lohhy years ago, were several. present members of Congress and General Schenck. Aut the material for the new water works at Virginia City is now on the way. The heaviest contracts have heen let, and work on the mains will begin about May Ist, the present cold weather and frozsn ground preventing work at present. Three large gradings have heen made to accommodate the reservoire--one on the Ophir, another on Mouut Davidson, ona line with Taylor street, and the third on the hill above tbe Bullion mine, All the piping and material ordered is of the hest aud moet solid description, and purchased with a view to stand heavy pressure and the wear and tear of time. THE reduction furnace of the North Almaden paicealaer, company, which wae leseed by aptain J. H. Adams & Co. for the reduction of cinuabar from the South Almaden claim, was started laet Monday, and is now at work constantly. (PATENTS & SNVENTIONS. A Weekly List of U. S. Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. From OFFIoIAL REPOaTS FOR THE MINING anD SCIEN THI0 Press, DEWEY & OOC., PUBLISHERS aND U. 8. aND Forrran Patent AGENTS.) By Speoial Diepatch, Dated Waehington D.0., Feb: 224, 1876. For Weex Enpine Ferrvary 81u, 1876." SurercaL Bepsteap.—Oliver Alleu, Petaluma, Cal. Exxcrro-maanetic TripPpIvec ann Recorpine Meouanism.—Reobert Bragg, 8. F., Cal. Strrgees FoR Ore Roasting Fornaors.—Jas. Brodie, 8. F., Cal. 4 Veuicie Sprines.—Eli Huntsington, Sacramento, Cal. Icz Macatwe (four cases).—Samuel B. Martin, S. F., Cal. Harvester.—Jas. F, Place, 8. F., Cal. Apparatus FoR TREATING Hipes.—Charles L. Royer, 8. F., Cal. ConeeaLers For Ick Macuiwes.—David Smith, S. F., Cal. Hanrvester.—Henry D. Willard, Vacaville, Cal. Retssve, Anarm AnD Fare Recistering MecHanisms.— Isase Hyde, 8. F., Cal. ——"*The patents are not ready for dellvsry hy the Patsnt Office until some 14 days after thedate of lssne. Note.—Ooples of U. 8.and Forelgn Patenta furnished by Dewey & Oo., in ths shortest time posslhle (by tslsgraph or otherwise) at the lowsst ratsa, patent bnsiness for Pacifie coast inventors transacted with perfset seourity and In the shortest posslhle tims. Notices of Recent Patents. Amoug the patents reoently ohtaiued through Dewey & Co.’s Sorenririo Press American and Foreign Patent Agency, the following are worthy of mention: Evecrro-Maonetio Power Gungzator.—Roht, Bragg, San Francisco. The ohject of this invention is to provide an arrangement hy which sufficient power can he ohtained from the action of an electro-msgnet and its armature to perform certsin stated duties. Fer the purpoee of explanation, the arrangemeut and operation of the invention msy be descrihed with special reference to its application in fire engine houses, in which it can he used for the purposes of releasing thy horses from their stalls, ringing hells, swakening the firemen, turning up the gas, opening doors, and for varions other purposes, all of which can be accomplished by the electric current which transmits the alarm to the different engine houses, thus operating the various devices with which itis connected simultaneously. The wire of the fire alarm is connected witb an electro-magnet, so that when an alarm is telegraphed the electrie current will pass through the magnet and cause the armature to be drawn up agsinst it. An upright trip har, which is pivoted at its lower end, has a circular notch formed on one side of its npperend. A weight is arranged to slide up and down heside the trip bar, and this weight has a roller on one side, which can he caught on the notch in the trip bar when it is desired to suspend the weight and set thedevioe. The armature has s shank which passes through a slot in a metal loop, which is eecured to the edge of the har opposite the mapnet, and the end of the shank is headed on tbe inside of the loop. A spring serves to keep the armature drawn hack away from the magnet. Now it is evident that when the electric current entera the magnet the armature will he drawn up againat it, thus releasing the weight from the notch in the trip bar and allowing it to drop. This weight cau be connected directly with the device to be operated, or it may be connected with and msde to operate auother trip bar, which will drop a heavier weight, in order to aggregate the power when necessary. The system of dropping weights isthe subject of a former patent to the same inventor, Mr. Bragg also provides for registering the strokes of the armature, and asthe strokesof the armature will correspond with the number of the box from which the alarm proceeds, the register will indicate that number properly. To do this he arranges a bar to slide vertically past the armature, ‘This har is operated by clock work, which is set in motion hy the movement of the armature. To the shank of the armatnre is attached a pencil, whioh will mark across the passing rod eack time the armatuce moves against the magnet, thus registering the nnmber of the hox, eo that a mistake In connting the strokes of the alarm hell or gong oan be reotified. In Mr. Bragg’s former pateuts these tripping devices were operated by the hammer of the gong, hut it ie often desirahle to have two or even more eourcee of power, so that each one cau perform a specific duty, By the present arrangement he can employ any desired number of magnete and thus operate an equal numher of separate weight powere, each one of which performs a separate duty. A spring could heueed in place of the suspended weights, but its application would he suhstantially the same as for the weight, : Ivprovep Fracruze Benstrap.—Oliver Allen, Petaluma. This inventor provides a hedstead with all of the necesssry appliances snd conveniences for reducing and curing fractures of those hones in the human anatomy which require extension in order to keep the fractured parts in opposition while lesion is taking place, The bed is made with a solid hottom of hoards, as euch a bottom is hetter adapted to the various devices which are to he attached to the bed. <A very complete and convenieut combinstion of devices for reducing and cnring fractures is provided. The parts of which the bed is composed can he readily taken apart, so as to permit of their being stowed in a smsll compass for transportation. The hed can thus he taken to the patient without trouhle. By following the plan and employing the various devices described in tha patent, fractures can be cured without shortening of tbe limb, while the patient is kept comparatively comfertable, and all his wants supplied without disturhing his position. If the bandage should hecome irksome its position can he shifted hy securing a second handage in another place and conneoting it with the rear ‘“‘stud”’ on the bed, which is made larger than the front one, to permit of the bandage being attached to it without interfering with the front stud, When this second handage is perfectly adjusted the first one can he removed, thus changing the location of the handage without disturhing the extension of the limh. A detailed description of this bed with its various devices would be imperfect without proper engravings to make it intelligible. Improvement In Heapens.—Henry D. Wil. liams, Vacaville, Solano county. This improvement in headers for cutting grain consists in the use of a supplemental frame, carrying the elevator helt or draper, and so hinged or connected with the msin frame that the two may be depressed for low grsin without changing the level of the draper. It also consists in coupling the tongue to the main frame in a line with the axles, so that the driver has complete oontrol of the machine, without heing ohliged to lift against the pushing of the team. All farmers are sware lhat with the usual style of hesders, especially with the short frame and high wheels, there is always a great loss of grain when the straw is at sll short, as the angle of the whole machine has to be so great in order to cut close to the gronnd that the grain is constantly rolling off the cutter bar and draper. With this machine that fsultis remedied, while the inventor is still ahle to retain the advantaBee of the short frame aud bigh wheels, hecause the frame is retained in a nearly level position, whatever may he the chauge in the angle of the main frame in depressing the front end snd the cutters. By coupling the tongue in a line with the axles of the driving wheels the driver has eemplete control of the machine, without being ohliged to lift against the pushing of the team, and the tongue is maintained at all times in a horizontal position, no matter how much the frame may be elevated or depressed. Apsustinc ATTAGHMENTFoR HranErs.—James F, Place, 5. F. This improvement in headers consists of sn attachment hy which the inventor is enabled to retain the point of draft at the front of the machine and in a line with the pole, whatever change may he made in the elevation of the sickle har and cutter for high or low grain. In the construction of headers which are driven by a team of horses attached to a pole projecting hehind the header frame, this pole is usually hinged to the rear of the frame, oither permsuently or hy means of adjustable plates. In the former case, whenever the cutters are depressed hy raising the adjustiug lever, an ohtuse angle is formed hetween the pele and the header frame, thus making a sort of knee lever, against which the adjusting lever must be moved hy a very great outlay of strength. If adjusting plates are nsed, it will he manifest that they would he practically useless in grain which varies in strength in different parts of the same field. In the construction patented hy Mr. Place, he ohanges the fulcrum or point of support, ahout whicb the header frame works, from the rear to the front, and by this change the adjustment of the cutters for high or low grain is easily effected and without the outlay of much strength. Tue husiness of the Omaha smelting and refining works during 1875 was as follows: Shlpments of gold and silver.. $2,226,611 Shipments of lead.. Acapens . 11,170 tons Shipments of anti-friction metal. 422 tons Ooke consumed ..sec-ss0ee 207 cars Coal consumed. Abc: 1,089 cars There were received at the works during the yéar 1,277 cars of hase hullion, (argentiferous lead), 40 cars of ore, and fonr cars of soda. The number of men employed was 135, and the pay roll was over $4,000,000. Tuer Consolidated Virginia mining company hae moved its aseay office fromthe Savage aseay office, which it has used since the fire, to its new bnilding near its works. Srverat ahandonad gravel aud quartz claims in Calaverae county are heing reprospected with gratifyiug success, Ricu copper deposits have been discovered in Fresno county. / :

140 [February 26, 1876 (Continued from Page 1338.) i to five or slx feet In depth in the main drifts. Suro TUNNEL.—The main header continnes to he pushed forward at a very good tate of progress; material somewhat harder than last wask. More quartz streaks are coming in, with a slight incre of watsr.ers Total length of tunnel, 12,24: fset. 4 CosmoporitaN.—Main tunnel north, following the vein, shows well in its face, being all in low grade ore with occasional rich streaks. The winze helow that level 1s in good pay ore most of ths [way, and lt seems to he widening it. Brrcure.—Daily yield, 450 tons of ors, keeping the mills on the Carson riysr running up to thelr full capacity. The shutting down of the mine a waek ago and the stopping of the extraction of ors for a few days will male no difference in the yisld of the mine for the mooth, 28 the mills had a plentiful supply of ore on hand. The grading for the new 400-horse power pumping eogine is making good headway. Sinking the air shuft is going st-adily ahead without hindrance of any kind whatever. : Monniv@ Srar.—Sinking the shaft is going rapidly forward. There is no water to contend with and the rock hlasts out easy and works well. 7 Weits-Farco.—The ast drift at ths 500-ft level is now in 175 feet. It has heen running ina strata of very hard norphyry of late, hut it is getting softer, with indications of water. Mrxtoan.—The north drift on the 1465-ft lsvel is be. ing again advanced at a very fair rate of speed, the facs in qnartz and ledge matter of a very favorahle MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. General News New Mextco wants to he a State, Tur Cuhan treasury is hankrupt. ALFoNsIsT successes are just now the order of things in Spain. Cuartorre Cusuman is desd. Her estate is valned at $600,000. Tur San Francisco school depsrtment is . sadly in want of funds. Tur Danuhe has overflowed and inundated the entire enhurbs of Vienna. An attempt is to he made to introduce Granger societies in England. Rumors of the intended retirement of Secretary of the Treasury Bristow, continue, An Orricran Russian ukase forhids wemen executing the fuuctions of barristers. Tur submarine cable between Sydney and New Zesland has heen successfully laid and opeued for traffic. THE psssengers and crew of the steamship City of Galveston have arrived at Nashua after character. Goutn & Cunry.— Repairing the shaft ia nearly completed. Work on the lower levels will be resumed in a very short time. KNIOKERBOOKER.—The water is drained from the shaft, and work has been resumed on the lower levala. ELY DISTRICT. Locan Marrers.—Pioche Record, Feb.13: For the ‘week commencing Sunday, the 6th inst., there has been shipped by Wells, Fargo & Oo.’s express, bullion to the amount of $61,281, which shows tbat Pioche is increasjog the hulllon shipments and coming up in the old style. Thepnmp on the Raymond & Ely mine has continued to work to the satisfaction of evsry one, the shaft heing kept dry by about 17hours working in 24, whilst sinking is steadily continned. We may at any time expect to record developments that will be of immenge importancs to Pioche, for as goon as the Raymond & Ely make a strike it will tend to place money in the other mines of Pioche to develop their resources, Taking the mining outlook throughout we think we can congratulate ourselves on heingin a better condition financially than we hays for two years ast. ae Atps Mine.—During ths past week from 15 to 16 tons of ore have heen daily extracted, this ore being shipped to the Floral mill for reduction. The ore has worked welland given entire aatisfaction to the superintsdent. The mine shipped from the 17th to 27th of Jannary $17,294. Raymonn & Ety.—The pnmp of this mine is now working six, seven aod sometimes eight strokes por minute, hy which they manage to keep the shaft perfectly dry, running itabout 17 hours out of 24. C) progress of sinking is¢ontinued ag rapidly a3 posgible. On the eighth, ninth and teuth levels work is progressing. Ore which has heretofore pulped $75, averages from $135 to $140. The constant increase of bullion and the sarge shipments of ore show the Raymond & Ely mine is a first-class one. If lt was situated in Virginia City the stock would he rating at $100 per share instead of $22. However, it will not be long hefore a good strike wlll put it at large figures. Oregon. Tar Vrrrve.—Oregon Sentinel: Supt. M. Hyds, of the Virtue mine, at Baker City,has shipped 4862 ounces of hulllon, valued at $9,000. to San Francisco, the resnit of 12 daya’ run with 20 stamps, This Is the second shipment from this mine for the monthof January, muking a total of $17,000 for this month. The nsw working shaft has reached a depth of 100 feot, and is being sunk at the rate of 15 fect per week. Ths vein of ore In the mins averages two feet. Bsatween the first and second level north of the main tunnel, the ledges averages two feet, with a slope of 120 feet, and over 400 feat long solid ground. Here is found the richest rock ever found in Eaatern Oregon. Qonnen CREEK.— Bedrock Democrat, Feb.9: Was are informed by Mr. 8. B. McCord, who has just returned from Conner Oreck, that the futurs prospects of that camp are lookingup. Sleeper & Oo. hays addsd some new machinery to their quartz mill, and it was intended to start up this next week. Whits & Co, ars now running their water quartz mill with five stamps, and will start their steam quartz mill, with 10 stampa, Ima few days. From ail the Information Mr. McCord could ohtain and observe, the White oompany ledge was in fiue condition and prospects wall in rich rock. He Informs ns that the miners there are in good spirits and expect a prosperous coming season. Tur Mines nEAn Fort Lane.—Oregon Sentinel, Feh. 9: From parties who have visited the receatly discovered placer mines in ths neighhorhood of old Fort Lane, we learn that these mings are payinghandsomsly, aud that a nngget of gold wsighing some $16 or $17 waa picked up one day last week. These mines were discovered in thls wiss: The water running through a rut which had heen made by wagons hringing wood from that vicinity had washed the gold free from the earth, which waa discovered by soise parties who immediately took up the gronnd in the vicinity, and who have been working the same for the past few weeks. Some idea of their richness can he formed when we stats that after washing up a piece of ground, not over elght or 10 feet in width and about 16 fset In length, $200 was the result of ths clean up. There have been some 20 acrss taken up in that vicinity, bnt whsther it will all provs a5 valuable as this, we haye nO means of knowing. Utah. Lartte Corronwoon Mrnes.—Oorrespondence Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 14: Since the beginning of the Oentennial year we have been having snow in ahundance. In ths morning it is snowing, at noon it atorma, and at night it is a regular jimicane, that the bravest heaitate t oface it, Old 8ol seldom shows his smiling face, and a alght of him would now he a suce cure for sore eyes. The beantiful has accumulated to a depth of ahout 12 feet on the level. Business is du!l, as may he expected, as it has hesn storming so much that no one ventures to leave the mines unless compelled to do so through necessity. The trails to the mines are hlocked most of the time and but little ore can be moved till the Sturm istsup. The ore haulers are having a rough deal this winter. The mings ars stlll pounding away, and piling up plenty of go.d ore, go that when the road and trails are again passahle, there will he a hig lot of itrushed down the canon in 4 hurry. Miners are beginning to start from Virginia and vicinity for the Black hills, aud several parties are making np to start early in the Spring. Five faro sbarps bave also left from the same place to give tbe gold hunters 2 chance, WHILE some men were working in the ehaft of the Washington mine, near Hornitos, about thirty feet of earth euddenly gave way, and falling upon one of the workmen, named John Williams, killed him instantly. i. suffering severe privations, Rumozs of the prospective consolidation of the Anglo-American aud Direct cahle comps. nies are again in circulation. Tuer Supreme Court hss decided that minors leading an idle and dissolute life may he committed to the Industrial sohool without trial hy jury. Marx Twat is said to be writing a five-act play, the scene of which is laid partly in San Francisco aud partly iu the Nevada silver mines. Dr. Hexmnonn has been declared inssne hy the Commissioners in Lunacy appointed hy the court in Philsdelphia, and will he placed in a proper asylum, : A ContorEp Memeprr of the Virginia House of Representatives has heen expelled for ahstracting money from the pay hook of the Ser. geaut-at-Arms, THE suspension of work in the Pennsylvania coal region throws ahont 60,000 men out of work. Over production ig the cause. Work will be resumed March 1ith. ‘Taz temperance organizations at Buffalo have secured a fund of over $10,000 to prosecute violators of the Sunday excise law. Thirteen ‘prominent saloon keepers have been arrested, ‘* Foster ’’ won the great four mile and repeat race for $30,000 on Washington’s hirthday. . The race was witnessed by 25,000 people. Time 7.38-7 53, The second horse was ‘‘ Rutherford.” ’ 'Tuz John Hopkins University in Baltimore, presided over hy Professor Gilman, late of the California University at Berkeley, was opened Fehruary 22d, in the temporary hnildings fitted up in that city. Tue Kern Valley hsnk, at Bakersfield, was rohbed of $27,000 on the night of the 18th inst. The bank manager, who was iu the 'huilding, was knocked down and stupefied with chloroform. A Times Paris dispatch says it seems to he now decided thst as soon ss the Carlist war is over ex-Queen Isabella wil! enter Spain. King Alfonso will meet her st the frontier and conduct her to the capital. i Ricwanp B. Irwin, former agent of the Pacific Mail steamship company, has heen arrested on complaint of Rufus Hatch, managing director, on the charge of having embezzled $750,000, the property of the company. Irwin gave hail iu $50,000. Tue loss of life hy the sinking of the stesmer Stratsilide, in the Euglish channel, in s collision with the steamer Franconia on the 17th iust., was frightful. Over 60 persons, it is said, went down with the vessels. Only a few of those on hoard were saved. Henry W. Loneretnow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson and 600 other professional and scientific gentlemen have petitioned Congress for the admission, duty free, of all hooks printed in other than the English, Latin and Greek languages. A Wasuineton dispatch says: In justice to Minister Schenck, the President will not accept his offer to resign nutil the investigation ofthe Emma mine scandal, ordered hy the House, is conelnded. It is now charged that among the parties who participated in the half million dollars expended in Washington, in connection with the Memphis-El Paso lohhy

years ago, were several. present members of Congress and General Schenck. Aut the material for the new water works at Virginia City is now on the way. The heaviest contracts have heen let, and work on the mains will begin about May Ist, the present cold weather and frozsn ground preventing work at present. Three large gradings have heen made to accommodate the reservoire--one on the Ophir, another on Mouut Davidson, ona line with Taylor street, and the third on the hill above tbe Bullion mine, All the piping and material ordered is of the hest aud moet solid description, and purchased with a view to stand heavy pressure and the wear and tear of time. THE reduction furnace of the North Almaden paicealaer, company, which wae leseed by aptain J. H. Adams & Co. for the reduction of cinuabar from the South Almaden claim, was started laet Monday, and is now at work constantly. (PATENTS & SNVENTIONS. A Weekly List of U. S. Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. From OFFIoIAL REPOaTS FOR THE MINING anD SCIEN THI0 Press, DEWEY & OOC., PUBLISHERS aND U. 8. aND Forrran Patent AGENTS.) By Speoial Diepatch, Dated Waehington D.0., Feb: 224, 1876. For Weex Enpine Ferrvary 81u, 1876." SurercaL Bepsteap.—Oliver Alleu, Petaluma, Cal. Exxcrro-maanetic TripPpIvec ann Recorpine Meouanism.—Reobert Bragg, 8. F., Cal. Strrgees FoR Ore Roasting Fornaors.—Jas. Brodie, 8. F., Cal. 4 Veuicie Sprines.—Eli Huntsington, Sacramento, Cal. Icz Macatwe (four cases).—Samuel B. Martin, S. F., Cal. Harvester.—Jas. F, Place, 8. F., Cal. Apparatus FoR TREATING Hipes.—Charles L. Royer, 8. F., Cal. ConeeaLers For Ick Macuiwes.—David Smith, S. F., Cal. Hanrvester.—Henry D. Willard, Vacaville, Cal. Retssve, Anarm AnD Fare Recistering MecHanisms.— Isase Hyde, 8. F., Cal. ——"*The patents are not ready for dellvsry hy the Patsnt Office until some 14 days after thedate of lssne. Note.—Ooples of U. 8.and Forelgn Patenta furnished by Dewey & Oo., in ths shortest time posslhle (by tslsgraph or otherwise) at the lowsst ratsa, patent bnsiness for Pacifie coast inventors transacted with perfset seourity and In the shortest posslhle tims. Notices of Recent Patents. Amoug the patents reoently ohtaiued through Dewey & Co.’s Sorenririo Press American and Foreign Patent Agency, the following are worthy of mention: Evecrro-Maonetio Power Gungzator.—Roht, Bragg, San Francisco. The ohject of this invention is to provide an arrangement hy which sufficient power can he ohtained from the action of an electro-msgnet and its armature to perform certsin stated duties. Fer the purpoee of explanation, the arrangemeut and operation of the invention msy be descrihed with special reference to its application in fire engine houses, in which it can he used for the purposes of releasing thy horses from their stalls, ringing hells, swakening the firemen, turning up the gas, opening doors, and for varions other purposes, all of which can be accomplished by the electric current which transmits the alarm to the different engine houses, thus operating the various devices with which itis connected simultaneously. The wire of the fire alarm is connected witb an electro-magnet, so that when an alarm is telegraphed the electrie current will pass through the magnet and cause the armature to be drawn up agsinst it. An upright trip har, which is pivoted at its lower end, has a circular notch formed on one side of its npperend. A weight is arranged to slide up and down heside the trip bar, and this weight has a roller on one side, which can he caught on the notch in the trip bar when it is desired to suspend the weight and set thedevioe. The armature has s shank which passes through a slot in a metal loop, which is eecured to the edge of the har opposite the mapnet, and the end of the shank is headed on tbe inside of the loop. A spring serves to keep the armature drawn hack away from the magnet. Now it is evident that when the electric current entera the magnet the armature will he drawn up againat it, thus releasing the weight from the notch in the trip bar and allowing it to drop. This weight cau be connected directly with the device to be operated, or it may be connected with and msde to operate auother trip bar, which will drop a heavier weight, in order to aggregate the power when necessary. The system of dropping weights isthe subject of a former patent to the same inventor, Mr. Bragg also provides for registering the strokes of the armature, and asthe strokesof the armature will correspond with the number of the box from which the alarm proceeds, the register will indicate that number properly. To do this he arranges a bar to slide vertically past the armature, ‘This har is operated by clock work, which is set in motion hy the movement of the armature. To the shank of the armatnre is attached a pencil, whioh will mark across the passing rod eack time the armatuce moves against the magnet, thus registering the nnmber of the hox, eo that a mistake In connting the strokes of the alarm hell or gong oan be reotified. In Mr. Bragg’s former pateuts these tripping devices were operated by the hammer of the gong, hut it ie often desirahle to have two or even more eourcee of power, so that each one cau perform a specific duty, By the present arrangement he can employ any desired number of magnete and thus operate an equal numher of separate weight powere, each one of which performs a separate duty. A spring could heueed in place of the suspended weights, but its application would he suhstantially the same as for the weight, : Ivprovep Fracruze Benstrap.—Oliver Allen, Petaluma. This inventor provides a hedstead with all of the necesssry appliances snd conveniences for reducing and curing fractures of those hones in the human anatomy which require extension in order to keep the fractured parts in opposition while lesion is taking place, The bed is made with a solid hottom of hoards, as euch a bottom is hetter adapted to the various devices which are to he attached to the bed. <A very complete and convenieut combinstion of devices for reducing and cnring fractures is provided. The parts of which the bed is composed can he readily taken apart, so as to permit of their being stowed in a smsll compass for transportation. The hed can thus he taken to the patient without trouhle. By following the plan and employing the various devices described in tha patent, fractures can be cured without shortening of tbe limb, while the patient is kept comparatively comfertable, and all his wants supplied without disturhing his position. If the bandage should hecome irksome its position can he shifted hy securing a second handage in another place and conneoting it with the rear ‘“‘stud”’ on the bed, which is made larger than the front one, to permit of the bandage being attached to it without interfering with the front stud, When this second handage is perfectly adjusted the first one can he removed, thus changing the location of the handage without disturhing the extension of the limh. A detailed description of this bed with its various devices would be imperfect without proper engravings to make it intelligible. Improvement In Heapens.—Henry D. Wil. liams, Vacaville, Solano county. This improvement in headers for cutting grain consists in the use of a supplemental frame, carrying the elevator helt or draper, and so hinged or connected with the msin frame that the two may be depressed for low grsin without changing the level of the draper. It also consists in coupling the tongue to the main frame in a line with the axles, so that the driver has complete oontrol of the machine, without heing ohliged to lift against the pushing of the team. All farmers are sware lhat with the usual style of hesders, especially with the short frame and high wheels, there is always a great loss of grain when the straw is at sll short, as the angle of the whole machine has to be so great in order to cut close to the gronnd that the grain is constantly rolling off the cutter bar and draper. With this machine that fsultis remedied, while the inventor is still ahle to retain the advantaBee of the short frame aud bigh wheels, hecause the frame is retained in a nearly level position, whatever may he the chauge in the angle of the main frame in depressing the front end snd the cutters. By coupling the tongue in a line with the axles of the driving wheels the driver has eemplete control of the machine, without being ohliged to lift against the pushing of the team, and the tongue is maintained at all times in a horizontal position, no matter how much the frame may be elevated or depressed. Apsustinc ATTAGHMENTFoR HranErs.—James F, Place, 5. F. This improvement in headers consists of sn attachment hy which the inventor is enabled to retain the point of draft at the front of the machine and in a line with the pole, whatever change may he made in the elevation of the sickle har and cutter for high or low grain. In the construction of headers which are driven by a team of horses attached to a pole projecting hehind the header frame, this pole is usually hinged to the rear of the frame, oither permsuently or hy means of adjustable plates. In the former case, whenever the cutters are depressed hy raising the adjustiug lever, an ohtuse angle is formed hetween the pele and the header frame, thus making a sort of knee lever, against which the adjusting lever must be moved hy a very great outlay of strength. If adjusting plates are nsed, it will he manifest that they would he practically useless in grain which varies in strength in different parts of the same field. In the construction patented hy Mr. Place, he ohanges the fulcrum or point of support, ahout whicb the header frame works, from the rear to the front, and by this change the adjustment of the cutters for high or low grain is easily effected and without the outlay of much strength. Tue husiness of the Omaha smelting and refining works during 1875 was as follows: Shlpments of gold and silver... $2,226,611 Shipments of lead.... Acapens . 11,170 tons Shipments of anti-friction metal. 422 tons Ooke consumed ....sec-ss0ee 207 cars Coal consumed. Abc: 1,089 cars There were received at the works during the yéar 1,277 cars of hase hullion, (argentiferous lead), 40 cars of ore, and fonr cars of soda. The number of men employed was 135, and the pay roll was over $4,000,000. Tuer Consolidated Virginia mining company hae moved its aseay office fromthe Savage aseay office, which it has used since the fire, to its new bnilding near its works. Srverat ahandonad gravel aud quartz claims in Calaverae county are heing reprospected with gratifyiug success, Ricu copper deposits have been discovered in Fresno county. / :