Volume 34 (1877) (434 pages)

140 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS [March 3, 1877. Continued from page 183. Lapy Brrax.—Very good work has been done in setting the boilers and completing the brick-work. The connections are xbout finished and the pumping machinery will be started up shortly. . New York.—Good progress has been made during the week in raising the third or pump compartment of the shaft, although the rock is, very hard. AMAZON AND GLAsaow.—The north drift on the 300-ft level is still showing a fine character of quartz in the face. Fiorma.—Putting in the heavy lift pump at the 400-ft level is progressing finely. Succor.—The flow of water is light and is €asily handled by the pumps. Crown Point.—Driving the east drift from the 2000-ft station in the main incline is making good progress. The rock is hard but blasts out well. Best & BeLcwtr.—The east cross-cut on the 1700-ft level is steadily advancing, the face in ledge matter of a favorable churacter. 7 Sayacs.—The broken pump rod has been replaced and the pumps are again steadily at work draining the water from the shaft. Kossurn.—The pumps are kept going to keep down the water in the shaft, while the repairs to the hoisting machinery are in progress. Buckeye.—The usual quantity of milling ore is being extracted from the stopes in the north drift on the 350-ft Jevel. Nort Carson. — Prospecting operations are being pushed ahead as usual at the 500-ft level, with encouraging results. ARABIA DISTRICT. Soup. —Silver State, Feb. 26: Deputy Sheriff Burns sold the Montezuma mine, in Arabia district, at public auction in front of the Court.house to-day, The first bid was made by A. H, Elliott, who offered $10,000 for the property. The next was by M. S. Bonnifield, who went $5,000 better. Elliott saw this and went $5,000 harder, which brought Gen. Buckner to the front with a bid of 321,500, at which figures the property was sold by the sheriff. ELY DISTRICT. Raymonp & Euy.—Pioche Record, Feb. 17: Work is going on in this mine on the Sth, 10th and 11th levels, with fair prospects of striking ore. The water is 20 feet below the lower station, and is rising slowly. We hope before muny days to be able to chronicle the finding of ore, ag the indications that way are very favorable. Tue Avrs.—-Mr. Theo. Hale, acting Superintendent of the Alps company during A. J. Bleir’s absence, informs us that an additional force of men hag been put on the workings, and the company is now working both day and night shifts. Some very high grade ore is now being shipped to the mill. During the past week the Alps company shipped bullion valued at $4,007. The Alps mill is running regularly with some 15 different lots of custom ore on the mill dump, and enough ore engaged ahead for a constant run of G0 days. The Condor mill, recently leased by the Alps company, has been thoroughly overhauled and repxired and will commence operations tomorrow. The Alps company at both of the mills and the mine are now employing 75 men. JETT DISTRICT. Encouragine.—Reese River Reveille, Feb. 20: A from Jett district ure of a very encouraging character. ‘The miners are working with an earnestuess, feeling that they have valuable properties. At a imeetiny of the residents it was decided to name the town site Davenport. The district name remnins the same, PALMYRA DISTRICT. Reviyina.—Lyon County Times, Feb. 24: The mines of this district are again coming into favorable notice. Some capitalists are about erecting hoisting works for the efficient working of some of the many mines known to be tich in gold and carrying a good average of silyer. The old Rappahannock, relocated as the. Aurora, is spoken of most favorably, the ledge being wide and well defined, assays from which have pone as high as $4,000 to the ton. The old town site of Como has been, or is about to be, laid out, Charley Willard having left for Dayton on Tuesday, accompanied by a surveyor, for that purpose. When we have money Pleat to work undeveloped mines, Palmyra district will come to the front. TUSCARORA DISTRICT. Suur Down. —Silver State, Feb. 26: The new mill built by the Grand Prize company in Tuscarora has been shut down. The wleged cause is a derangement of the engine bed; but the real cause is supposed to be a bear movement of the owners. WARD DISTRICT. Trous.e AnricirateD.—Eureka Sentinel, Feb. 25: On the 23d ingt., 14 men working in Matt. Gleason’s mine at Ward, were driven off by an armed force of men from the Martin White company. The Gleason men subsequently armed themselves, returned to the mine and drove off the inter oeae Serious trouble is anticipated. Eugene Blair, the messenger of Wells, Fargo & Co., corroborates the above and furnishes us with the following further particulars: ‘The trouble arises over the late suit between the Martin White company and Matt. Gleason. The attacking party were from the Paymaster mine, who, heavily armed, went to Gleason’s mine—the Ward Consolidated— and the men at work there not being prepared to resist an armed force, allowed themselves to be driven off. They, however, quickly returned prepared to take possession of the mine at all hazards, and succeeded in doing so, the Paymaster crowd withdrawing at the appearance of a band of determined men, all heavily armed. The Ward Consolidated crowd still hold the ground and keep themselves in readiness for an emergency. Oregon. Goop Cuzan-Ur.—Bedrock Democrat, Feb, 14: Messrs. Borman & Co., who have been taking out rock at the Virtue mine for about three months past, made a clean-up last Suturday. About 80 tons of rock were crushed. The bullion was assayed Inst Monday and amounted to $2,054.68. Other companies are now at work at this mine and they feel decidedly encourayed over their prospects. Boveut.—The Sleeper mine, at Connor creek, in this enunty, was sold of Sheriff's sale last Thursday. It was bought by 8. G. Reed & Co., of Portland, who will immediately commence work on the same. Arizona. Misine Notes.—Arizona Enterprise, Feb. 19: In Tiger district Riggs and Hammond have their tunnel in on the first south extension of the Tiger about 40 feet and have some very high grade ore. The general impression seems to be that the ore should be roasted or worked by the leaching process. Roach has four men at work on the Shelton mine in the Basin, and is getting out some very good ore. In Humbug district, Robert Groom and John MeDerwin are at work upon the Pearl, one of the best mines in the Black Canyon region. Poland, Gavin and Robinson are at work upon a small but very rich vein and have out over four tons of ore that will go over a thousand dollars. Ou the Tip Top, Moore & Co, have out over 120 tuns of ore. Work is being kept up steadily and the mine is improving in appearance all the while. Jack Swilling has sume very rich ore in his mine, the Swilling. Humbug district is getting to be 2 center of attraction and is proving itself tobe one of the best mining regions in the country. The great want of the district isa mill for the reduction of ores. At the old Humbug camp, Ed. J. Johnson and others have been arastraing some gold rock and have made it pay well, some of the rock working up to as high as $100 per ton. From Mohave county we learn that work is being steadily carried on upon the Silver Ghunee, and that the company will start up their furnace at Montezuma next week for its secondrun. The first run made by the furnace has satisfied the company both as to the fact that the furnace is a good one and that the mine isa bonanza. On the McCrackin 150 tons of ore per juy are beimy taken down in the mine. The mill is runuy toits full capacity and is turning out an average of $1,500 in bullion per day. Mr. McCrackin has gone to California. The latest proposition with regard to the mine is to build a railroad from the mine towards Fisher’s springs, four miles from Greenwood. There the company proposes to put up 2 40-stamp mill. In Cedar district, Bob Orr and the Kimball brothers are working upon the Arnold, and are getting out some ore that goes about $500, which they are working in arastras. Warren P. French and Hackberry Clark are working on the first north extension of the Magendie mine. They are sinking a shaft which is to go down 100 feét. They have some $300 ore, carrying some gold, and their mine bids fair to equal in richness the original location. {daho. Owynex Mings,—Idaho Avalanche, Feb. 24: Operati at the Golden Chariot are progressing very favorably. There is every indication that the vein at the 13th level will prove unusually rich. The ground is quite soft and presents a varying appearance as the work progresses. The drift is in 164 feet, and as the crogs-course is approached the pay streak improves in quality and no doubt is now entertained of the existence of a rich ore body in the immediate vicinity. The cross drift from the 9th is now in 56 feet with good ore all the way through. Considerable rich rock has been taken out during the past few days from the 5th and 6th levels, and there are several hundred tons of ore at the mine awaiting shipment to the mill. Those who are ex ing rich devel: ts in the Chariot will not be disappointed. The workmen at this mine were paid off on the 20th instant, the amount expended for this purpose being nearly $10,000. The Belle Peck is looking well as usual. The workmen continue sinking the shaft and the yield of rich ore promises to be more abundant than ever. Developments continue to be quite satisfactory also, at the Potosi. The prospects of the Empire mine are brightening. We learn that there is to be a reorganization of the old company, and that active operations will be carried on the coming season. Since it hes been ascertained beyond question that the Empire bodies a i db the old owners of the mine have woke up to the necessity of prompt action. Recent reports relative to the resumption of work in the Poorman are very favorable. Judicious work and good manag will d ate the fact that there is nota better mine on the Pacific Coast. Montana. Davis Mitt.—Butte Miner, Feb, 138: Nearly $7,000 in crude bullion was shipped from A. J. Davis's mill to-day to the Government assay office at Helena, and another shipment will be made during the week. The pans in use still ieak a little quicksilver, which has been the greatest defect in the works since starting up, but this trouhle will soon be overcome. The process now used in the reduction of ores was questioned by many before the starting of these works, buta trial of three weeks has demonstrated the fact that it is all and even more than has ever been claimed for it, as silver to over 70% has been saved, and also a large p gold hing that wag not expected. Notwithstandingassertions to the contrary, with a knowledge of the above facts we pronounce the mill a decided success, not only in the treatment of the ore but also in a financial point of view, as it is paying = handsome profit upon the cost of mining and milling, although running on second-class ore. CRUDE bullion to the amount of $2,500 was shipped today from the Centennial mill to the U. S. assay oftice at Helena. Shipments from the mill can now be looked for regularly. Five bars of silver, representing a coin value of $5,400, were shipped from the Dexter mill on Friday last. The mill is still running on ore from the La Plata mine, the average assay of which so far has’ been 188 ounces silver and $66 gold. Tis Young & Roudebush mill was in operation for five days and two nights of last week. The mill is still incomplete, which accounts for its not running continuously. During the time it was in operation it was demonstrated that five tons of ore can readily be crushed per day. Tue little arastra at the head of Yankee Doodle gulch has been successfully working since the accident some weeks ago, though the amount of ore crushed has only been about one-half its capacity, owing to the present low stage of water, But the percentage of bullion sayed has been higher than was at first believed to have been possible. Upon a lot run last week, 91% of the assay value of the silver in the ore was taken out. Utah. Stockton Mtnes.—Cor. Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 23: Our mines are looking better than they have ever looked, and much ore is being shipped to the Chicago and Watterman smelters, the latter of which has been buyiug ores outside for some time past. First in rank of our mines is the Silver King No. 2, west extension, owned by L. D. Davis and superintended by Thos. McCarthy. They havea shaft sunk 500 feet and levels east and west on the vein 100 feet, showing a continuous and immense body of ore. The track is being straightened and repaired, preparatory to furnishing the Chicago smelter with all the fluxing ore it requires. This is a valuable property. The Muscatine, Quandary and Iroquois, worked mostly by J. P. Ostrom; the Rustler and A. W. Atkins and Old Business come next, producing from 80 to 100 tons of ore monthly, which is purchased by the Chicago smelter. These mines fora long time lay dead, but through the energy of the parties named have been made profitable. The 1 Tender is being worked by Sampson & Stevenson, who are about to erect a whim, which will enable them to ship 50 to 75 tons of ore monthly. Many strangers are amongst us, who have succeeded in getting leases on reasonable terms, and appear satisfied that they have good wages. The prospects of this place are bright, and although we were sorely shaken and badly rattled by the failures of last full, we a satisfied with the lesson learned and feel cheerful and appy. New Incorporations. The tollowing companies have filed certificates of incor poration in the County Clerk's office at San Francisco. Donan G. & S. M. Co.—Feb. 26th. Location, Nevada. Capital steck, $10,000,000. Directors—C. B. Jellison, F. H. Farley, Daniel Hanlon, D. H. Percy and John Ward. @BFLora M. Co.—Feb. 26th. Location, Utah Territory. Capital stock, $2,000,000. Directors—C. F. McDermott, Peyid Porter, Thos. R. Hayes, E. P. Connor and Henry ‘oomy. Farret M. Co.—Feb. 26th. Location, Amador county. Capital stock, $10,000,000. Directors—Thos. Burke, A. Wason, Wm. O'Connell, W. F. Burke and Geo, W. Hayes. Sinven Guance M. Co.—Feb. 26tn. Location, Arizona. Capital stock, $5,000,000. Directors—E. M. Walker, Ira ie peal D. B. Gillett, Jr, B. W. Mudge and Daniel tuck. CaLtrornta WirE Works Co.—Feb. 28th. Object, the manufacture and sale of wire goods, Directurs—A. S. Hallidie, W. R. Morse, James G. Dewitt, J. P. Bering and H. T. Graves. Capital, $100,000. Buiiion SHIPMENTS.—Since our last issue shipments of bullion from prominent mines have been as follows: Northern Belle, February 20th, $10,824.96; Comanche, 20th, $3,614.25; Northern Belle, 18th, $17,026.50; California, 20th, $150, 285. 86—total to date, $669,635.85; Modoc, 20th, $5,570; Manhattan, 22d, $11,000; Con. Virginia, 20th, $24,237.29—total to date, $191,314.08; Leopard, 27th, $5,300; Manhattan, 24th, $10,200—total to date, $33,900; Modoc, 24th, $10,240—total to date for February, $41,000; Northern Belle, 25th, $15,900; California, 24th, $166,416—total so far on February account, $1,045.408. ATENTS AND 4 NVENTIONS. A Weekly List of U. S. Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. [From OrrictAL REPORTS FOR THE MINING AND SCIENTIFIC Press, DEWEY & CO., PuBuisiers axnp U. S. AND FOREIGN PATENT AGENTS. For Ween Envine Fesruary 207m, 1877. Tir-Curs ror UMBRELLAS.— Lewis Cutting, S. F. METAL WHEELBARROWS.—Calvin Nutting and Calvin Nutting, Jr., 8. F. REFLECTORS.—Emil Boesch, S. F. Crurns.—Rebecca Sara Brusie, Sonora, Cal, UMBRELLA RunxERS,—Adam Good, S. F. Siop-Hoprers.—Miles M. Harvey, S. F. Spgep anp Distance InpicaTors.—Gustavus M. Jessen, Portland, Ogn. MANUFACTURE OF TEA-KETTLES, ETC.—Azanan J. Lowell, Alvarado, Cal. Sprina Matrresses.—Alexander C, McMains, §. F. Quartz Miuts.—Allen Oliver, Forest Hill, Cal. MetHop of Conneciine LUMBER ¥OR TRANSPORTATION IN FLuxes, etc.—William H. Thurman, Borden, Cal, —tThe patents are not ready for delivery by the Patent Office until some 14 days after the date of issue. Nore.—Copies of U.S. and Foreign Patents furnished by Dewsy & Co., in the shortest time possible (by telegraph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent business for Pacific coast inventors transacted with perfect security and in the shortest possible time. Notices of Recent Patents. Among the patents recently obtained through Dewey & Co.’s SctentTiric Press American and Foreign Patent Agency, the following are worthy of mention: ; Trea-KETTLEs.—A. J. Lowell, Alvarado. This invention relates to certain improvements in teakettles, some of which improvements are also useful in the manufacture of other articles of tinware. The top of the tea-kettle is made perfectly flat, and instead of making the opening through which the kettle is filled in the center of the top, it is made at one side of the center, so that the flat top is braced on its under side to give it strength. These braces are made of tin by first forming a strip or piece of tin into a square tube and then soldering it to the under side of the top. The cover or lid ig made with a depression in the center, across which is a wire. By making the top flat it can be used for setting dishes of cooked victuals upon in order to keep them warm. Two handles are provided which can be separated and turned down, detachable shelf is arranged to be attached to one side of the kettle on a plane with its top. One edge of this shelf is supported on the edge of the top, while its gipone edge is supported by an angular brace. is platform is also useful for supporting any article which it is desired to keep warm. ‘This inventor has also devised a protection for the inside angle which is formed Farmers vs. Miners. Eprrors Press:—In a late issue of the Press appeared a letter from Mr. George Ohleyer, criticising an article published by you not long since in regard to the differences that have grown up between the farmers and the miners. In view of the opinion expressed by Judge Sexton in the ease of Atkinson vs. the Sacramento and Amador canal company, recently tried before him, it is hardly worth while to discuss the legal questions involved in this controversy, as that opinion concedes to the miners about all that they claim in the premises, and if sustained in the higher courts will effectively dispose of the entire matter. There are, however, one or two other points in Mr, Ohleyer’s letter that it may be well to notice. He states, for instance, that the injury complained of first manifested itself in a decided way in the year 1862; and in this he is right, for although great quantities of this mining debris had. before this been run off, the most of it had lodged in the beds of the ravines and rivers in the foothills, and there remained until the floods of that year brought it down and deposited it upon the alluvial bottom lands below. As early, then, as 1862, these farmers were made fully aware of the danger to which they would be besa pe this business of hydraulic mining suffered to go on unimpeded, and yet not until within the past year did they institute legal proceedings against the miners or otherwise signify their intention to interfere with the further prosecution of this industry. Now, in 1862 hydraulic mining, in so far as the investment of money is concerned, was still in its infancy, few of the present expensive works designed for its furtherance having as yet been constructed. Then the extensive ditches, reservoirs, bedrock tunnels and other costly auxiliaries to the business, now everywhere seen, had no existence, and that was the time for these parties to have appealed, to the courts for protection, or in some other way publicly protested against this continued invasion of their rights if they ever intended to do so. For fifteen years they have suffered poor, hard-working men to spend their time m acquiring and opening up this class of properties and capitalists to Invest millions upon millions in providing the improvements necessary for operating them, and yet taken no concerted action calculated to question the right of the miners to dispose of this debris in the manner they had been accustomed to do; having, in fact, by their silence and inaction virtually conceded the right of the miners to so continue this custom. The farmera knew that the miners claimed under their local regulations the privilege of running their tailings into the adjacent streams—knew that the courts recognized the validity of these regulations, and that Congress had declared by law that they should have all the force of statutory tments; and yet they failed to oppose or at by the junction of the sides and bott of tin vessels, where they are most liable to rust, and a protecting base or continuous foot for them to rest upon, the object of which is to prevent the bottoms from wearing through by friction. Tin tea-kettles are worn out soonest at the corner of the bottom, directly below the spout, owing to their being frequently tipped forward. To protect this point a patch is placed over this edge to receive the wear. These improvements enable the inventor to produce a superior teakettle or article of tinware. Siop-Hoprer.—Miles M. Harvey, S. F. This invention relates to an improved slop-hopper and stench trap for outside drains, and it consists, first, in constructing the hopper with a bell-shaped attachment to its bottom, which not only forms a part of the trap but serves also as a foot or base for the hopper to stand upon when it.is lifted off of the trap; secondly, in a impl of ting the hopper with the trap, and, thirdly, in an improved trap. This device is very simple and can be cheaply constructed. The hopper can be readily removed to be cleaned out and as readily replaced, while the trap arrangement is self-cleaning and forms a perfect water-valve, which will prevent any gases which may be generated in the drain or sewer from being discharged through the hopper into the open air. Rertecror.—Emil Boesch, 8. F. This invention relates to improvements in that class of reflectors on which silvered glass is used for a reflecting surface. The improvements relate to the manner of constructing the frame and mounting the glass sections therein. The method patented protects the silvering of the glass from damage and it does not sweat and spoil, The invention provides a strong durable glass surface reflector, which is protected from damage and which is also light and ornamental. UmpreLta Runner. — Adam Good, S. F The patent covers an improved runner for umprella handles, and the invention consists in a novel arrangement for connecting the ends of the wire braces which spread and strain the ribs of the umbrella when it is open, with the upper end of the runner, so that they can be easily attached to or detached from it when desired. This runner will be both convenient and ornamental, and by its use the owner of an umbrella can easily relaz the parts by releasing the brace wires, so that any part of the umbrella can be readily repaired. least took no effective measures to defeat them. That it is too late now to seek to reverse these laws and long-established usages by recourse to litigation will be made apparent when they come into the courts. As suitors the farmers will find that equity and fairness are against them, wherefore they had better accept the invitation so often extended to them by the miners and co-operate with the latter in securing auch legislation as will be best calculated to afford them relief. Your correspondent thinks it would be practicable to conduct the mining debris upon the tule marshes, and thus reclatm them, while diverting it from the bottom lands along the rivers, were it not that these marshes are required to receive the surplus water on the occurrence of floods, which would otherwise inundate the great inland valleys. The answer to this objection, if it really has any force whatever, is that it would require from fifty to a hundred years to fill up these swamps in the manner proposed, a period so remote that we shall probably be able to find means for obviating this dreaded evil, through the extensive storage of water in the mountains and otherwise, long before it arrives. The conducting of these tailings upon the tule swamps is entirely feasible, and there they will have to be carried unless it shall be concluded to let them go on lodging upon the alluvial bottoms and filling up the rivers as heretofore, inasmuch as any attempt to put a stop to hydraulic operations is almost sure to fail. For reclaiming large portions of yast and low-lying swamps this waste material from the mines would be of incalculable value, since without filling them up in some such manner they can never be worth much for agricultural purposes. H. D. Eureka vs. Ricumonp.—Dispatches from Eureka say that the Eureka Consolidated mining company has again commenced suit against the Richmond company by an application for injunction, Judge Cole issued a restraining order returnable March 17th. The London corporation of the Richmond sompapy. having been declared by the Court not to be the proper defendant, the counsel for plaintiff has made the Richmond company of Nevada, Thomas Wren its President, Joseph Potts, foreman, and 100 others, defendants in the action. The amount sought to be recovered is not mentioned in the complaint. The papers were served onthe 24th ult. and work was stopped in the celebrated Potts chamber of the Richmond mine. It will not interfere with the workings of the other portions of the mine, and the five furnaces will continue in operation, .

140 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS [March 3, 1877. Continued from page 183. Lapy Brrax.—Very good work has been done in setting the boilers and completing the brick-work. The connections are xbout finished and the pumping machinery will be started up shortly. . New York.—Good progress has been made during the week in raising the third or pump compartment of the shaft, although the rock is, very hard. AMAZON AND GLAsaow.—The north drift on the 300-ft level is still showing a fine character of quartz in the face. Fiorma.—Putting in the heavy lift pump at the 400-ft level is progressing finely. Succor.—The flow of water is light and is €asily handled by the pumps. Crown Point.—Driving the east drift from the 2000-ft station in the main incline is making good progress. The rock is hard but blasts out well. Best & BeLcwtr.—The east cross-cut on the 1700-ft level is steadily advancing, the face in ledge matter of a favorable churacter. 7 Sayacs.—The broken pump rod has been replaced and the pumps are again steadily at work draining the water from the shaft. Kossurn.—The pumps are kept going to keep down the water in the shaft, while the repairs to the hoisting machinery are in progress. Buckeye.—The usual quantity of milling ore is being extracted from the stopes in the north drift on the 350-ft Jevel. Nort Carson. — Prospecting operations are being pushed ahead as usual at the 500-ft level, with encouraging results. ARABIA DISTRICT. Soup. —Silver State, Feb. 26: Deputy Sheriff Burns sold the Montezuma mine, in Arabia district, at public auction in front of the Court.house to-day, The first bid was made by A. H, Elliott, who offered $10,000 for the property. The next was by M. S. Bonnifield, who went $5,000 better. Elliott saw this and went $5,000 harder, which brought Gen. Buckner to the front with a bid of 321,500, at which figures the property was sold by the sheriff. ELY DISTRICT. Raymonp & Euy.—Pioche Record, Feb. 17: Work is going on in this mine on the Sth, 10th and 11th levels, with fair prospects of striking ore. The water is 20 feet below the lower station, and is rising slowly. We hope before muny days to be able to chronicle the finding of ore, ag the indications that way are very favorable. Tue Avrs.—-Mr. Theo. Hale, acting Superintendent of the Alps company during A. J. Bleir’s absence, informs us that an additional force of men hag been put on the workings, and the company is now working both day and night shifts. Some very high grade ore is now being shipped to the mill. During the past week the Alps company shipped bullion valued at $4,007. The Alps mill is running regularly with some 15 different lots of custom ore on the mill dump, and enough ore engaged ahead for a constant run of G0 days. The Condor mill, recently leased by the Alps company, has been thoroughly overhauled and repxired and will commence operations tomorrow. The Alps company at both of the mills and the mine are now employing 75 men. JETT DISTRICT. Encouragine.—Reese River Reveille, Feb. 20: A from Jett district ure of a very encouraging character. ‘The miners are working with an earnestuess, feeling that they have valuable properties. At a imeetiny of the residents it was decided to name the town site Davenport. The district name remnins the same, PALMYRA DISTRICT. Reviyina.—Lyon County Times, Feb. 24: The mines of this district are again coming into favorable notice. Some capitalists are about erecting hoisting works for the efficient working of some of the many mines known to be tich in gold and carrying a good average of silyer. The old Rappahannock, relocated as the. Aurora, is spoken of most favorably, the ledge being wide and well defined, assays from which have pone as high as $4,000 to the ton. The old town site of Como has been, or is about to be, laid out, Charley Willard having left for Dayton on Tuesday, accompanied by a surveyor, for that purpose. When we have money Pleat to work undeveloped mines, Palmyra district will come to the front. TUSCARORA DISTRICT. Suur Down. —Silver State, Feb. 26: The new mill built by the Grand Prize company in Tuscarora has been shut down. The wleged cause is a derangement of the engine bed; but the real cause is supposed to be a bear movement of the owners. WARD DISTRICT. Trous.e AnricirateD.—Eureka Sentinel, Feb. 25: On the 23d ingt., 14 men working in Matt. Gleason’s mine at Ward, were driven off by an armed force of men from the Martin White company. The Gleason men subsequently armed themselves, returned to the mine and drove off the inter oeae Serious trouble is anticipated. Eugene Blair, the messenger of Wells, Fargo & Co., corroborates the above and furnishes us with the following further particulars: ‘The trouble arises over the late suit between the Martin White company and Matt. Gleason. The attacking party were from the Paymaster mine, who, heavily armed, went to Gleason’s mine—the Ward Consolidated— and the men at work there not being prepared to resist an armed force, allowed themselves to be driven off. They, however, quickly returned prepared to take possession of the mine at all hazards, and succeeded in doing so, the Paymaster crowd withdrawing at the appearance of a band of determined men, all heavily armed. The Ward Consolidated crowd still hold the ground and keep themselves in readiness for an emergency. Oregon. Goop Cuzan-Ur.—Bedrock Democrat, Feb, 14: Messrs. Borman & Co., who have been taking out rock at the Virtue mine for about three months past, made a clean-up last Suturday. About 80 tons of rock were crushed. The bullion was assayed Inst Monday and amounted to $2,054.68. Other companies are now at work at this mine and they feel decidedly encourayed over their prospects. Boveut.—The Sleeper mine, at Connor creek, in this enunty, was sold of Sheriff's sale last Thursday. It was bought by 8. G. Reed & Co., of Portland, who will immediately commence work on the same. Arizona. Misine Notes.—Arizona Enterprise, Feb. 19: In Tiger district Riggs and Hammond have their tunnel in on the first south extension of the Tiger about 40 feet and have some very high grade ore. The general impression seems to be that the ore should be roasted or worked by the leaching process. Roach has four men at work on the Shelton mine in the Basin, and is getting out some very good ore. In Humbug district, Robert Groom and John MeDerwin are at work upon the Pearl, one of the best mines in the Black Canyon region. Poland, Gavin and Robinson are at work upon a small but very rich vein and have out over four tons of ore that will go over a thousand dollars. Ou the Tip Top, Moore & Co, have out over 120 tuns of ore. Work is being kept up steadily and the mine is improving in appearance all the while. Jack Swilling has sume very rich ore in his mine, the Swilling. Humbug district is getting to be 2 center of attraction and is proving itself tobe one of the best mining regions in the country. The great want of the district isa mill for the reduction of ores. At the old Humbug camp, Ed. J. Johnson and others have been arastraing some gold rock and have made it pay well, some of the rock working up to as high as $100 per ton. From Mohave county we learn that work is being steadily carried on upon the Silver Ghunee, and that the company will start up their furnace at Montezuma next week for its secondrun. The first run made by the furnace has satisfied the company both as to the fact that the furnace is a good one and that the mine isa bonanza. On the McCrackin 150 tons of ore per juy are beimy taken down in the mine. The mill is runuy toits full capacity and is turning out an average of $1,500 in bullion per day. Mr. McCrackin has gone to California. The latest proposition with regard to the mine is to build a railroad from the mine towards Fisher’s springs, four miles from Greenwood. There the company proposes to put up 2 40-stamp mill. In Cedar district, Bob Orr and the Kimball brothers are working upon the Arnold, and are getting out some ore that goes about $500, which they are working in arastras. Warren P. French and Hackberry Clark are working on the first north extension of the Magendie mine. They are sinking a shaft which is to go down 100 feét. They have some $300 ore, carrying some gold, and their mine bids fair to equal in richness the original location. {daho. Owynex Mings,—Idaho Avalanche, Feb. 24: Operati at the Golden Chariot are progressing very favorably. There is every indication that the vein at the 13th level will prove unusually rich. The ground is quite soft and presents a varying appearance as the work progresses. The drift is in 164 feet, and as the crogs-course is approached the pay streak improves in quality and no doubt is now entertained of the existence of a rich ore body in the immediate vicinity. The cross drift from the 9th is now in 56 feet with good ore all the way through. Considerable rich rock has been taken out during the past few days from the 5th and 6th levels, and there are several hundred tons of ore at the mine awaiting shipment to the mill. Those who are ex ing rich devel: ts in the Chariot will not be disappointed. The workmen at this mine were paid off on the 20th instant, the amount expended for this purpose being nearly $10,000. The Belle Peck is looking well as usual. The workmen continue sinking the shaft and the yield of rich ore promises to be more abundant than ever. Developments continue to be quite satisfactory also, at the Potosi. The prospects of the Empire mine are brightening. We learn that there is to be a reorganization of the old company, and that active operations will be carried on the coming season. Since it hes been ascertained beyond question that the Empire bodies a i db the old owners of the mine have woke up to the necessity of prompt action. Recent reports relative to the resumption of work in the Poorman are very favorable. Judicious work and good manag will d ate the fact that there is nota better mine on the Pacific Coast. Montana. Davis Mitt.—Butte Miner, Feb, 138: Nearly $7,000 in crude bullion was shipped from A. J. Davis's mill to-day to the Government assay office at Helena, and another shipment will be made during the week. The pans in use still ieak a little quicksilver, which has been the greatest defect in the works since starting up, but this trouhle will soon be overcome. The process now used in the reduction of ores was questioned by many before the starting of these works, buta trial of three weeks has demonstrated the fact that it is all and even more than has ever been claimed for it, as silver to over 70% has been saved, and also a large p gold hing that wag not expected. Notwithstandingassertions to the contrary, with a knowledge of the above facts we pronounce the mill a decided success, not only in the treatment of the ore but also in a financial point of view, as it is paying = handsome profit upon the cost of mining and milling, although running on second-class ore. CRUDE bullion to the amount of $2,500 was shipped today from the Centennial mill to the U. S. assay oftice at Helena. Shipments from the mill can now be looked for regularly. Five bars of silver, representing a coin value of $5,400, were shipped from the Dexter mill on Friday last. The mill is still running on ore from the La Plata mine, the average assay of which so far has’ been 188 ounces silver and $66 gold. Tis Young & Roudebush mill was in operation for five days and two nights of last week. The mill is still incomplete, which accounts for its not running continuously. During the time it was in operation it was demonstrated that five tons of ore can readily be crushed per day. Tue little arastra at the head of Yankee Doodle gulch has been successfully working since the accident some weeks ago, though the amount of ore crushed has only been about one-half its capacity, owing to the present low stage of water, But the percentage of bullion sayed has been higher than was at first believed to have been possible. Upon a lot run last week, 91% of the assay value of the silver in the ore was taken out. Utah. Stockton Mtnes.—Cor. Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 23: Our mines are looking better than they have ever looked, and much ore is being shipped to the Chicago and Watterman smelters, the latter of which has been buyiug ores outside for some time past. First in rank of our mines is the Silver King No. 2, west extension, owned by L. D. Davis and superintended by Thos. McCarthy. They havea shaft sunk 500 feet and levels east and west on the vein 100 feet, showing a continuous and immense body of ore. The track is being straightened and repaired, preparatory to furnishing the Chicago smelter with all the fluxing ore it requires. This is a valuable property. The Muscatine, Quandary and Iroquois, worked mostly by J. P. Ostrom; the Rustler and A. W. Atkins and Old Business come next, producing from 80 to 100 tons of ore monthly, which is purchased by the Chicago smelter. These mines fora long time lay dead, but through the energy of the parties named have been made profitable. The 1 Tender is being worked by Sampson & Stevenson, who are about to erect a whim, which will enable them to ship 50 to 75 tons

of ore monthly. Many strangers are amongst us, who have succeeded in getting leases on reasonable terms, and appear satisfied that they have good wages. The prospects of this place are bright, and although we were sorely shaken and badly rattled by the failures of last full, we a satisfied with the lesson learned and feel cheerful and appy. New Incorporations. The tollowing companies have filed certificates of incor poration in the County Clerk's office at San Francisco. Donan G. & S. M. Co.—Feb. 26th. Location, Nevada. Capital steck, $10,000,000. Directors—C. B. Jellison, F. H. Farley, Daniel Hanlon, D. H. Percy and John Ward. @BFLora M. Co.—Feb. 26th. Location, Utah Territory. Capital stock, $2,000,000. Directors—C. F. McDermott, Peyid Porter, Thos. R. Hayes, E. P. Connor and Henry ‘oomy. Farret M. Co.—Feb. 26th. Location, Amador county. Capital stock, $10,000,000. Directors—Thos. Burke, A. Wason, Wm. O'Connell, W. F. Burke and Geo, W. Hayes. Sinven Guance M. Co.—Feb. 26tn. Location, Arizona. Capital stock, $5,000,000. Directors—E. M. Walker, Ira ie peal D. B. Gillett, Jr, B. W. Mudge and Daniel tuck. CaLtrornta WirE Works Co.—Feb. 28th. Object, the manufacture and sale of wire goods, Directurs—A. S. Hallidie, W. R. Morse, James G. Dewitt, J. P. Bering and H. T. Graves. Capital, $100,000. Buiiion SHIPMENTS.—Since our last issue shipments of bullion from prominent mines have been as follows: Northern Belle, February 20th, $10,824.96; Comanche, 20th, $3,614.25; Northern Belle, 18th, $17,026.50; California, 20th, $150, 285. 86—total to date, $669,635.85; Modoc, 20th, $5,570; Manhattan, 22d, $11,000; Con. Virginia, 20th, $24,237.29—total to date, $191,314.08; Leopard, 27th, $5,300; Manhattan, 24th, $10,200—total to date, $33,900; Modoc, 24th, $10,240—total to date for February, $41,000; Northern Belle, 25th, $15,900; California, 24th, $166,416—total so far on February account, $1,045.408. ATENTS AND 4 NVENTIONS. A Weekly List of U. S. Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. [From OrrictAL REPORTS FOR THE MINING AND SCIENTIFIC Press, DEWEY & CO., PuBuisiers axnp U. S. AND FOREIGN PATENT AGENTS. For Ween Envine Fesruary 207m, 1877. Tir-Curs ror UMBRELLAS.— Lewis Cutting, S. F. METAL WHEELBARROWS.—Calvin Nutting and Calvin Nutting, Jr., 8. F. REFLECTORS.—Emil Boesch, S. F. Crurns.—Rebecca Sara Brusie, Sonora, Cal, UMBRELLA RunxERS,—Adam Good, S. F. Siop-Hoprers.—Miles M. Harvey, S. F. Spgep anp Distance InpicaTors.—Gustavus M. Jessen, Portland, Ogn. MANUFACTURE OF TEA-KETTLES, ETC.—Azanan J. Lowell, Alvarado, Cal. Sprina Matrresses.—Alexander C, McMains, §. F. Quartz Miuts.—Allen Oliver, Forest Hill, Cal. MetHop of Conneciine LUMBER ¥OR TRANSPORTATION IN FLuxes, etc.—William H. Thurman, Borden, Cal, —tThe patents are not ready for delivery by the Patent Office until some 14 days after the date of issue. Nore.—Copies of U.S. and Foreign Patents furnished by Dewsy & Co., in the shortest time possible (by telegraph or otherwise) at the lowest rates. All patent business for Pacific coast inventors transacted with perfect security and in the shortest possible time. Notices of Recent Patents. Among the patents recently obtained through Dewey & Co.’s SctentTiric Press American and Foreign Patent Agency, the following are worthy of mention: ; Trea-KETTLEs.—A. J. Lowell, Alvarado. This invention relates to certain improvements in teakettles, some of which improvements are also useful in the manufacture of other articles of tinware. The top of the tea-kettle is made perfectly flat, and instead of making the opening through which the kettle is filled in the center of the top, it is made at one side of the center, so that the flat top is braced on its under side to give it strength. These braces are made of tin by first forming a strip or piece of tin into a square tube and then soldering it to the under side of the top. The cover or lid ig made with a depression in the center, across which is a wire. By making the top flat it can be used for setting dishes of cooked victuals upon in order to keep them warm. Two handles are provided which can be separated and turned down, detachable shelf is arranged to be attached to one side of the kettle on a plane with its top. One edge of this shelf is supported on the edge of the top, while its gipone edge is supported by an angular brace. is platform is also useful for supporting any article which it is desired to keep warm. ‘This inventor has also devised a protection for the inside angle which is formed Farmers vs. Miners. Eprrors Press:—In a late issue of the Press appeared a letter from Mr. George Ohleyer, criticising an article published by you not long since in regard to the differences that have grown up between the farmers and the miners. In view of the opinion expressed by Judge Sexton in the ease of Atkinson vs. the Sacramento and Amador canal company, recently tried before him, it is hardly worth while to discuss the legal questions involved in this controversy, as that opinion concedes to the miners about all that they claim in the premises, and if sustained in the higher courts will effectively dispose of the entire matter. There are, however, one or two other points in Mr, Ohleyer’s letter that it may be well to notice. He states, for instance, that the injury complained of first manifested itself in a decided way in the year 1862; and in this he is right, for although great quantities of this mining debris had. before this been run off, the most of it had lodged in the beds of the ravines and rivers in the foothills, and there remained until the floods of that year brought it down and deposited it upon the alluvial bottom lands below. As early, then, as 1862, these farmers were made fully aware of the danger to which they would be besa pe this business of hydraulic mining suffered to go on unimpeded, and yet not until within the past year did they institute legal proceedings against the miners or otherwise signify their intention to interfere with the further prosecution of this industry. Now, in 1862 hydraulic mining, in so far as the investment of money is concerned, was still in its infancy, few of the present expensive works designed for its furtherance having as yet been constructed. Then the extensive ditches, reservoirs, bedrock tunnels and other costly auxiliaries to the business, now everywhere seen, had no existence, and that was the time for these parties to have appealed, to the courts for protection, or in some other way publicly protested against this continued invasion of their rights if they ever intended to do so. For fifteen years they have suffered poor, hard-working men to spend their time m acquiring and opening up this class of properties and capitalists to Invest millions upon millions in providing the improvements necessary for operating them, and yet taken no concerted action calculated to question the right of the miners to dispose of this debris in the manner they had been accustomed to do; having, in fact, by their silence and inaction virtually conceded the right of the miners to so continue this custom. The farmera knew that the miners claimed under their local regulations the privilege of running their tailings into the adjacent streams—knew that the courts recognized the validity of these regulations, and that Congress had declared by law that they should have all the force of statutory tments; and yet they failed to oppose or at by the junction of the sides and bott of tin vessels, where they are most liable to rust, and a protecting base or continuous foot for them to rest upon, the object of which is to prevent the bottoms from wearing through by friction. Tin tea-kettles are worn out soonest at the corner of the bottom, directly below the spout, owing to their being frequently tipped forward. To protect this point a patch is placed over this edge to receive the wear. These improvements enable the inventor to produce a superior teakettle or article of tinware. Siop-Hoprer.—Miles M. Harvey, S. F. This invention relates to an improved slop-hopper and stench trap for outside drains, and it consists, first, in constructing the hopper with a bell-shaped attachment to its bottom, which not only forms a part of the trap but serves also as a foot or base for the hopper to stand upon when it.is lifted off of the trap; secondly, in a impl of ting the hopper with the trap, and, thirdly, in an improved trap. This device is very simple and can be cheaply constructed. The hopper can be readily removed to be cleaned out and as readily replaced, while the trap arrangement is self-cleaning and forms a perfect water-valve, which will prevent any gases which may be generated in the drain or sewer from being discharged through the hopper into the open air. Rertecror.—Emil Boesch, 8. F. This invention relates to improvements in that class of reflectors on which silvered glass is used for a reflecting surface. The improvements relate to the manner of constructing the frame and mounting the glass sections therein. The method patented protects the silvering of the glass from damage and it does not sweat and spoil, The invention provides a strong durable glass surface reflector, which is protected from damage and which is also light and ornamental. UmpreLta Runner. — Adam Good, S. F The patent covers an improved runner for umprella handles, and the invention consists in a novel arrangement for connecting the ends of the wire braces which spread and strain the ribs of the umbrella when it is open, with the upper end of the runner, so that they can be easily attached to or detached from it when desired. This runner will be both convenient and ornamental, and by its use the owner of an umbrella can easily relaz the parts by releasing the brace wires, so that any part of the umbrella can be readily repaired. least took no effective measures to defeat them. That it is too late now to seek to reverse these laws and long-established usages by recourse to litigation will be made apparent when they come into the courts. As suitors the farmers will find that equity and fairness are against them, wherefore they had better accept the invitation so often extended to them by the miners and co-operate with the latter in securing auch legislation as will be best calculated to afford them relief. Your correspondent thinks it would be practicable to conduct the mining debris upon the tule marshes, and thus reclatm them, while diverting it from the bottom lands along the rivers, were it not that these marshes are required to receive the surplus water on the occurrence of floods, which would otherwise inundate the great inland valleys. The answer to this objection, if it really has any force whatever, is that it would require from fifty to a hundred years to fill up these swamps in the manner proposed, a period so remote that we shall probably be able to find means for obviating this dreaded evil, through the extensive storage of water in the mountains and otherwise, long before it arrives. The conducting of these tailings upon the tule swamps is entirely feasible, and there they will have to be carried unless it shall be concluded to let them go on lodging upon the alluvial bottoms and filling up the rivers as heretofore, inasmuch as any attempt to put a stop to hydraulic operations is almost sure to fail. For reclaiming large portions of yast and low-lying swamps this waste material from the mines would be of incalculable value, since without filling them up in some such manner they can never be worth much for agricultural purposes. H. D. Eureka vs. Ricumonp.—Dispatches from Eureka say that the Eureka Consolidated mining company has again commenced suit against the Richmond company by an application for injunction, Judge Cole issued a restraining order returnable March 17th. The London corporation of the Richmond sompapy. having been declared by the Court not to be the proper defendant, the counsel for plaintiff has made the Richmond company of Nevada, Thomas Wren its President, Joseph Potts, foreman, and 100 others, defendants in the action. The amount sought to be recovered is not mentioned in the complaint. The papers were served onthe 24th ult. and work was stopped in the celebrated Potts chamber of the Richmond mine. It will not interfere with the workings of the other portions of the mine, and the five furnaces will continue in operation, .