Volume 35 (1877) (426 pages)

4 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS [July 7, 1877. Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in S. F. Stock Exchange. Week Week . Weck . Week Ending Ending /Ending Endlag June 14 June 2 June 28 J Alpha.: 10h 134 Name of Company. Dayton. Eureka Con. Exchequer. : Gcddes & Bertran a. Gen Thomas.:. 25e Dlge get oe lets 13) 13 i 57 nT a. Pacific. Phil Sheridan, Panther. Poorman proen ee e 5 Raymon \y. Rock Island. 1 y x Yellow Jac! 1p Sales at 8. F. Stock Exchange, FRIDAY, A. M., JuN#® 29. 530 Modoo., 70 Alpha. 114@11} 165 Mexican. GY) 37: Ge GF 50c) 15. jerra Nev: Steptoe. tab. Yellow Jackct California. Con Virginia, Chollar. 1875 Peytona. Is] land. Bryan. Lady Wasi Leopard. ri: 1910 Con Imperial.1.1 200 DeFrecs. 400 Ennpire Id. 55 Eureka Con. 245 Exchequer. 440 G Pri 14} I +8 200 Gila.. + < VALE. . scree, ve) 10 Hale & Nor. .6] 170 Sierra Nevada. [email protected] 2250 Hussey 20c. 205 Silver Hill., 2h 100 Jackson 200 Steptoe 40 95 Jnlia. a frojan 90c 40 Justice 430 Utah 980 Leopard. 70 Uni 200 Manhattan.. 285 Yellow dacket. A SALES OF LAST WEEK AND THIS COMPAREO THURSDAY, A. M., JUNE 28,)T" California. 5 500 Gould & Curry. Hale & Norcross Joe Scates. 390 Exchequer. 1635 Gontd & Curry. MINING SHAREHOLDERS’ DIRECTORY. ic} 1. i ic] al I 1 i 2) 100 ¢. 33: 50 Peytona 8 . 50 Rock Island .15¢} 7: ‘i 1310 Savage..+ By Seg Belcher. Bese 20 Sierra Nevada.4.6 90} 180 Silver Hill. 3 Company. Locanmiox. No. Aut, Leven. iver FR. . a 0 3 Aaa pee °) American Flat M Co Washoe 7 25 May 18 Nee American Flag ie ‘toche lane Yellow Jacket..11 . Bunton ae a pv eaoe ot 1 a pa 2 Caledonia iy Vashoe une 6 TM L701 .35 . Crown Point M_ Co Washoe 31 100 June 19 : 4 Con Imperial M Co Washoe 4 20 May 19 Godfrey Gravel M Co ‘al 5 June 22 Justice M Co Washve 20 150 Juue7 Knickerbocker M Co ev 18 30 May 16 Meadow Valley M Co Ely District 14 75 Juneé Mexican G & SM Co Nev 3 June Jartin White M Co Nev 1 200 May 28 New York M Co Washoe 12 15 June 14 New Coso M Co Cc: 4 50 June 20 my =ra5 OC 5 000 Li 11.36@1 Leon: 350 Modoc. «2}@2.45] 250 M 10 Manhattan --8@7}. 100 Meadow Val. FH sci Hoy 205 Mexican. Raymond & Ely. 410 Savage.. 80 Silver Hill Exchequer. Golden Chariot. & Curry. 40 Chollar . 3: Con [email protected] 20 Crown Point. 3. 30 California. 410 Con Imperi: California Board—Latest Sales. THUKSDAY, A. o., JULY 5, 50 Alpha . 25 CB sees ees Con Virginia. Cosmopolitan. Grown Point 2 ray S See soo me Nak anas se S be nse iae ae uot Gear Sere 70 4 25 12 7. .34 1200 Rock Island. 25°S. . 3h) VALE. ees 400 A@4y Sierra{Nevada, 500 j 81@s5e Steptoe Con. 20 bas Trojan... New Mininc ENTERPRIsE.—A new mining enterprise of considerable magnitude and importance, says the Calaveras Chronicle, has recently been instituted in this vicinity and is rosecuted, Mr. C. J. Garland, a gentleman largely connected with the mining interests of the county, has purchased the old Kittridge & Carpenter gravel mine in Chile gulch, and is erecting a 10-staimp battery for the purpose of crushing the dirt, The gravel isa kind of cement, goglatinsting so closely y the ordinary proThe claim was extensively worked in It is thought that with the aid of a battery the cement, which could not be washed without crusbing, can be made to pay, and Mr. Garland has engaged in the enterprise with the determination of seeing Work upon the mill has already been commenced, the erection of the machinery being under the supervision of Mr, John Rider, an experienced and skillful millThe battery is to be run by water power, the ditch passing along close to the ground and enough above it to admit of obtainThe mill will be in readiness as soon as a large force of hands can complete it, and we have every reason for believing that; Mr. Garland’s energy and enterprise will be well rewarded when active operations are commenced, He deserves success, and being energetically that it cannot be washed cess. former years and paid richly. it through to success. wright. ing a pressure of 260 feet, it won’t he his fault if he doesn’t win it. Tur Oregon Steamship Co, has agreed to carry on its iron steamship, now being built at Chester, Pa., by Johu Roach & Son, upon her completion, on or about the 15th day of January, 1878, steerage passengers from New York to Portland direct, via the Straits of Magellan, at the extremely low rate of $75, currency, board included, AFTERNOON SESSION. An 0c Overman M Co Pacific Con M Co Savage M Co Succor M & M Co Sierra Nevada 5 M Co Washoe Cherry Creek 2 50 Washoe Washoe 17 50 May 28 Washoe 49 Name or Company, Locarion. S#crxTARy. Best & Belcher M Co Washoe W Willis Chollar-Potosi M Co Washoe W _E Dean Modoc Con M Co Gal E F Dickins North Con Virginia M Co Washoe RC Rogers Overman M Co Washoe GD Edwards Utah § M Co Washoe GC Pratt Volcano Gold Gravel M Co Cat BA Peck Yellow Jacket M Co Washoe TG Taylor LATEST NAME OF ComPAnNy. Location. SECRETARY. Black Bear Quartz M Co Cal WL Oliver California M Co Washoe C P Gordon Consolidated Amador M Co ‘al ¥ B Latham Con Virginia M Co Washoe A W Havens Comanche M & M Co Nev W W Traylor Empire G M Co Cal Chas Collishon Enreka G M Co Cal R Wegener Hite G M Co Cal JG Riley Leopard M Co Nev RH Brown Manhattan 8 M Co Ney J Crockett Modoc M Co Cal PM McLaren Noreuern Lelle M Co Nev W Willis St Patrick M Co Cal DF Verdenal West Coiustock G & S M Co Washoe Oliver G Wood 50 June 13 OTHER COMPANIES—NOT ON Bella Union Quicksilver M Co Cal 2 10 June 28 Con Bonanza M Co Neva 10 June Comanche M Co Cal 1 50 May 24 Equator M Co Nev 1 60 June Excelsior S M Co Nev — 10 June 27 fennie A and Black Rock M Co Ney 1 20 May <ennedy S M Co Cal 14 50 June 5 Low Range S M Co Washoe 2 3 May 21 Lucky Rock M Co . Cal — May 30 Mammoth S M Co White Pine 20 50 June 4 Lariposa Land & M Co Cal 11 Juue 6 Mineatta Belle S M Co Cal 1 25 June 18 Silver Sprout M Co Cal — 5 May 23 ard Con M Co Neve) 50 June 21 Young Anierica M Co Nev 6 15 May 12 (Compiled every Thursday from Advertisements in the Mining and Scientific Press and other S. F. Journals.] ASSESSMENTS—STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS. MEETINGS TO BE HELD. DIVIDENDS—WITHIN THREE MONTHS. Deuing'st. SALE SECRETARY. PLACE or Business. July ll July31_ 6 A Sanke 231 Montgomery st July12 Ang2 WH ovatsen 302 M. ie 2 st July 31 Aug27 GR Spinney 320 California st July13 Aug20 JS Kennedy 419 California st July 13 July31 R Wegener 414 California st July 24 Augl4 J Newlands 419 California st June 21 July 12 Dean 419 California st July 25 Aug13 JM Buffington 309 California st July12 Augl JS Kennedy 419 California st June 21 July12 JH Sayre 330 Pine st July 20 Aug 13 T W Colburu 408 California st July10 July30 CL McCoy 419 California st duly 9 ug J J Scoville 309 Montgomery st July 17_ Aug& DL Thomas 419 California st July 25 Aug 23 D F Verdenal 409 California st July 25 Aug 13 GD Edwards alifornia st July 16 Aug 13 JL Fields 334 Pine st June29 July18 EB Holmes 309 Montgomery st July 2 July 23 WH Watson 302 Montgomery st July 17 <Ang6 W W Stetson 309 Montgomery st THE LISTS OF THH BOARDS. July 30 Aug25 A Halsey 312 Montgomery st July 10 July 31 W Martin 19 First st July 2 July 27 W W Traylor 309 Montgomery st Jwyll July 3 W Willis 309 Montgomery st July Aug20 W_A Kollmyer 306 Post st July 6 July 31 Clark 418 California st uly July30 <A Wissel 210 California st June 25 July 17 ¥F E Luty 507 Montgomery st July 2 July 21 CS Healy Merchants’ Ex July 12 ug D A Jennings 401 California st July5 Jnly25 Leander Leavitt 309 Moutzomery st July 21 Aug 14 JG Riley 320 California st June25 July 16 T B Wingard 328 Moutgomery st July 27.9 Aug17 C A Sankey 3614 Montgomery st Junelé July12 RH Brown 426 California st Orrice In 8, F. MEETINO. Date, 309 Montgomery st Annual July 9 309 Montgomery st Annnal July 9 511 ifornia st Annual July 10 419 California st Annual July 9 414 California st Annual July 12 309 Montgomery st Annual July 10 330 Pine st Annual July 17 Gold Hill Annpua’ July 16 Orrick In 8, F. AMOUNT. PAYABLE. 316 California st 40 Oct Jl Nevada Block 2 00 June 15 426 California st 2 July 2 Nevada Block 200 June 14 Nevada Block 20 Oct 2 1 00 June 16 414 Califoruia st 2 00 ay 320 California st 20 Mar 17 426 California st 50 Dec 11 419 California st 10 Feb 10 Cor Cal & Mout’y at 50 Jau5 309 Montgomery at. 1 00 June 15 409 California st 30 Mar 15 534 California st 50 Feh 24 The Mining Share Market. Transactions in mining shares have heen very limited this week, as the San Francisco Board adjourned over from Saturday until Thursday morning, so tbat there were no sales on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. What business there has been done has been without special interest, aud fluctuations slight. enough for three Boards, News from mines continues favorable, and the situation on the Comstock is thus summarized by the News: Especially in California do we hear of many new and rich strikes in various localities. Considerable attention is being paid to gravel mines at present and areas of new ground are being opened in several of the interior counties. Clean-nps are the order of the day aniong these mines just now. We give, in another column, a sbort history of the famous Eureka, Grass Valley, miue, which has permanently closed down. This mine was well known in this city where it made a reputation as a bullion producer, and was considered as a representative California mine. Owing to the occurrence of the Fourth of July and its attendant celebration, we are without our usual summary of news from the Comstock, it having failed te come to hand. Tur Commandant at Mare Island has received telegraph orders to have work begun on the Benicia and Iriquois, and that for the present $12,000 for the Construction Department and $6,000 for steam engineering would be the allowauces for July, but further instructions were mailed. The VallejoChronicle understands tbat no mechanics will be taken on in the shipcarpenters’ gang that have not served their time as ship-carpenters. PersonaLt.—Wm. J. Lawrie (or his alias). Description—American, probably of Irish parentage; age, 25 or 26; hight, about five feet six inches; weight, about 130 pounds; complexion dark; hair hlack and small dark mustache. His agency for this paper expired last December. Was In Marin and corer counties last February. Information of his whereabouts wanted hy Dewey & Co., San Francisco. Durine the last seven years 395 American locomotives have been exported, their total value being about $5,000,000. The field for this movement is rapidly widening, and the reputation of American engines is, it would seem, steadily increasing. sessions on Monday, after a suspension of nearly two montbs, in their new rooms, Bennett's building, Leidesdorff street. The Nevada) Board has resumed operations again after a} cessation of two months. In the present state . of the market there seems hardly business) the Tus Nevada Stock Exchange resumed their . General News Items. Ricuarp Waeyer.is coming to America. GeneRALS Sherman, Pope and Bacon bave one to the Ycllowstoue to inspect the fronticr orts. A Newszoyxs’ Union is likely to be formed in this city, on the model of those in New York aud St. Louis. A TERRIBLY destructive storm raged throughout the Northern States last week, doing great damage in every direction. Tue steamship Anchovia, from New York, on Saturday took out 52,070 packages of butter, which is the largest shipment ever made to Great Britain from this country in oue vessel. Tux Loudon thenwum says: It is uuderstood that the Copyright Commission bas adopted a series of resolutions as the basis of its report, which w Il recommend very considerable changes in the law of copyright. CorvaceE reports from all the mints in the United States, except Carson City, state that the aggregate coinage for the fiscal year is $71,000,000, showing an increase over the last fiscal year of $14,000,000. A New Frovrr-Dryine Facrory. — The Chico Enterprise of a recent date bas information that General Bidwell has got pretty well under way a large and commodious huilding, to be designated the Rancho Chico Fruit-Drying Factory. The building is two-story and hasement 48x64, and is to contain two furnaces of the largest size, with an engine to drive the blower. By this apparatus the heat can he regulated as wellas the current, and when in full operation can turn out a car-load of peaches, apples or pears per day. The ‘engine and machinery are on the way from New York, and iu about three weeks the whole thing is expected to be in operatiou, when we will be ahle to speak more definitely of the project. The enterprise of General Bidwell in this respect is highly commendable, and we hope that tbe enterprise will not he confined to the drying alone, but that canning hoth fruit and vegetables will form a department in the factory. The streets of London, if placed in one linc, would form an avenue of 7,000 miles in length. In the daily cleansing of tbe streets ahout 14, 000 men find employment, and 6,000 horses and 2,400 carts. The engineer-iu-chief has a salary of £2,000. The work goes on day and night but the actual swecping does not commence until 8 P, M. We give in our Mining Summary all the current news from the different mining districts on the coast. Quartz mining in California is looking up to some extent in many places. The gravel mines are closing down for the season and cleaning up, and can do little now except to prepare for the rains in the fall.

4 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS [July 7, 1877. Table of Highest and Lowest Sales in S. F. Stock Exchange. Week Week . Weck . Week Ending Ending /Ending Endlag June 14 June 2 June 28 J Alpha..: 10h 134 Name of Company. Dayton. Eureka Con. Exchequer.. : Gcddes & Bertran a. Gen Thomas..:.. 25e Dlge get oe lets 13) 13 i 57 nT a. Pacific.. Phil Sheridan, Panther.. Poorman proen ee e 5 Raymon \y. Rock Island. 1 y x Yellow Jac! 1p Sales at 8. F. Stock Exchange, FRIDAY, A. M., JuN#® 29. 530 Modoo., 70 Alpha. 114@11} 165 Mexican. GY) 37: Ge GF 50c) 15. jerra Nev: Steptoe. tab.. Yellow Jackct California. Con Virginia, Chollar. 1875 Peytona. Is] land. Bryan. Lady Wasi Leopard. ri: 1910 Con Imperial..1.1 200 DeFrecs.. 400 Ennpire Id. 55 Eureka Con. 245 Exchequer. 440 G Pri 14} I +8 200 Gila.... + < VALE. . scree, ve) 10 Hale & Nor. ..6] 170 Sierra Nevada. [email protected] 2250 Hussey 20c. 205 Silver Hill., 2h 100 Jackson 200 Steptoe 40 95 Jnlia. a frojan 90c 40 Justice 430 Utah 980 Leopard. 70 Uni 200 Manhattan... 285 Yellow dacket. A SALES OF LAST WEEK AND THIS COMPAREO THURSDAY, A. M., JUNE 28,)T" California. 5 500 Gould & Curry. Hale & Norcross Joe Scates. 390 Exchequer. 1635 Gontd & Curry. MINING SHAREHOLDERS’ DIRECTORY. ic} 1. i ic] al I 1 i 2) 100 ¢. 33: 50 Peytona 8 . 50 Rock Island .15¢} 7: ‘i 1310 Savage....+ By Seg Belcher.. Bese 20 Sierra Nevada.4.6 90} 180 Silver Hill. 3 Company. Locanmiox. No. Aut, Leven. iver FR. . a 0 3 Aaa pee °) American Flat M Co Washoe 7 25 May 18 Nee American Flag ie ‘toche lane Yellow Jacket....11 . Bunton ae a pv eaoe ot 1 a pa 2 Caledonia iy Vashoe une 6 TM L701 .35 . Crown Point M_ Co Washoe 31 100 June 19 : 4 Con Imperial M Co Washoe 4 20 May 19 Godfrey Gravel M Co ‘al 5 June 22 Justice M Co Washve 20 150 Juue7 Knickerbocker M Co ev 18 30 May 16 Meadow Valley M Co Ely District 14 75 Juneé Mexican G & SM Co Nev 3 June Jartin White M Co Nev 1 200 May 28 New York M Co Washoe 12 15 June 14 New Coso M Co Cc: 4 50 June 20 my =ra5 OC 5 000 Li 11.36@1 Leon: 350 Modoc. «2}@2.45] 250 M 10 Manhattan --8@7}. 100 Meadow Val. FH sci Hoy 205 Mexican. Raymond & Ely. 410 Savage... 80 Silver Hill Exchequer.. Golden Chariot. & Curry. 40 Chollar .. 3: Con [email protected] 20 Crown Point. 3. 30 California. 410 Con Imperi: California Board—Latest Sales. THUKSDAY, A. o., JULY 5, 50 Alpha . 25 CB sees ees Con Virginia. Cosmopolitan. Grown Point 2 ray S See soo me Nak anas se S be nse iae ae uot Gear Sere 70 4 25 12 7. .34 1200 Rock Island.. 25°S. . 3h) VALE.. ees 400 A@4y Sierra{Nevada, 500 j 81@s5e Steptoe Con. 20 bas Trojan..... New Mininc ENTERPRIsE.—A new mining enterprise of considerable magnitude and importance, says the Calaveras Chronicle, has recently been instituted in this vicinity and is rosecuted, Mr. C. J. Garland, a gentleman largely connected with the mining interests of the county, has purchased the old Kittridge & Carpenter gravel mine in Chile gulch, and is erecting a 10-staimp battery for the purpose of crushing the dirt, The gravel isa kind of cement, goglatinsting so closely y the ordinary proThe claim was extensively worked in It is thought that with the aid of a battery the cement, which could not be washed without crusbing, can be made to pay, and Mr. Garland has engaged in the enterprise with the determination of seeing Work upon the mill has already been commenced, the erection of the machinery being under the supervision of Mr, John Rider, an experienced and skillful millThe battery is to be run by water power, the ditch passing along close to the ground and enough above it to admit of obtainThe mill will be in readiness as soon as a large force of hands can complete it, and we have every reason for believing that; Mr. Garland’s energy and enterprise will be well rewarded when active operations are commenced, He deserves success, and being energetically that it cannot be washed cess. former years and paid richly. it through to success. wright. ing a pressure of 260 feet, it won’t he his fault if he doesn’t win it. Tur Oregon Steamship Co, has agreed to carry on its iron steamship, now being built at Chester, Pa., by Johu Roach & Son, upon her completion, on or about the 15th day of January, 1878, steerage passengers from New York to Portland direct, via the Straits of Magellan, at the extremely low rate of $75, currency, board included, AFTERNOON SESSION. An 0c Overman M Co Pacific Con M Co Savage M Co Succor M & M Co Sierra Nevada 5 M Co Washoe Cherry Creek 2 50 Washoe Washoe 17 50 May 28 Washoe 49 Name or Company, Locarion. S#crxTARy. Best & Belcher M Co Washoe W Willis Chollar-Potosi M Co Washoe W _E Dean Modoc Con M Co Gal E F Dickins North Con Virginia M Co Washoe RC Rogers Overman M Co Washoe GD Edwards Utah § M Co Washoe GC Pratt Volcano Gold Gravel M Co Cat BA Peck Yellow Jacket M Co Washoe TG Taylor LATEST NAME OF ComPAnNy. Location. SECRETARY. Black Bear Quartz M Co Cal WL Oliver California M Co Washoe C P Gordon

Consolidated Amador M Co ‘al ¥ B Latham Con Virginia M Co Washoe A W Havens Comanche M & M Co Nev W W Traylor Empire G M Co Cal Chas Collishon Enreka G M Co Cal R Wegener Hite G M Co Cal JG Riley Leopard M Co Nev RH Brown Manhattan 8 M Co Ney J Crockett Modoc M Co Cal PM McLaren Noreuern Lelle M Co Nev W Willis St Patrick M Co Cal DF Verdenal West Coiustock G & S M Co Washoe Oliver G Wood 50 June 13 OTHER COMPANIES—NOT ON Bella Union Quicksilver M Co Cal 2 10 June 28 Con Bonanza M Co Neva 10 June Comanche M Co Cal 1 50 May 24 Equator M Co Nev 1 60 June Excelsior S M Co Nev — 10 June 27 fennie A and Black Rock M Co Ney 1 20 May <ennedy S M Co Cal 14 50 June 5 Low Range S M Co Washoe 2 3 May 21 Lucky Rock M Co . Cal — May 30 Mammoth S M Co White Pine 20 50 June 4 Lariposa Land & M Co Cal 11 Juue 6 Mineatta Belle S M Co Cal 1 25 June 18 Silver Sprout M Co Cal — 5 May 23 ard Con M Co Neve) 50 June 21 Young Anierica M Co Nev 6 15 May 12 (Compiled every Thursday from Advertisements in the Mining and Scientific Press and other S. F. Journals.] ASSESSMENTS—STOCKS ON THE LISTS OF THE BOARDS. MEETINGS TO BE HELD. DIVIDENDS—WITHIN THREE MONTHS. Deuing'st. SALE SECRETARY. PLACE or Business. July ll July31_ 6 A Sanke 231 Montgomery st July12 Ang2 WH ovatsen 302 M. ie 2 st July 31 Aug27 GR Spinney 320 California st July13 Aug20 JS Kennedy 419 California st July 13 July31 R Wegener 414 California st July 24 Augl4 J Newlands 419 California st June 21 July 12 Dean 419 California st July 25 Aug13 JM Buffington 309 California st July12 Augl JS Kennedy 419 California st June 21 July12 JH Sayre 330 Pine st July 20 Aug 13 T W Colburu 408 California st July10 July30 CL McCoy 419 California st duly 9 ug J J Scoville 309 Montgomery st July 17_ Aug& DL Thomas 419 California st July 25 Aug 23 D F Verdenal 409 California st July 25 Aug 13 GD Edwards alifornia st July 16 Aug 13 JL Fields 334 Pine st June29 July18 EB Holmes 309 Montgomery st July 2 July 23 WH Watson 302 Montgomery st July 17 <Ang6 W W Stetson 309 Montgomery st THE LISTS OF THH BOARDS. July 30 Aug25 A Halsey 312 Montgomery st July 10 July 31 W Martin 19 First st July 2 July 27 W W Traylor 309 Montgomery st Jwyll July 3 W Willis 309 Montgomery st July Aug20 W_A Kollmyer 306 Post st July 6 July 31 Clark 418 California st uly July30 <A Wissel 210 California st June 25 July 17 ¥F E Luty 507 Montgomery st July 2 July 21 CS Healy Merchants’ Ex July 12 ug D A Jennings 401 California st July5 Jnly25 Leander Leavitt 309 Moutzomery st July 21 Aug 14 JG Riley 320 California st June25 July 16 T B Wingard 328 Moutgomery st July 27.9 Aug17 C A Sankey 3614 Montgomery st Junelé July12 RH Brown 426 California st Orrice In 8, F. MEETINO. Date, 309 Montgomery st Annual July 9 309 Montgomery st Annnal July 9 511 ifornia st Annual July 10 419 California st Annual July 9 414 California st Annual July 12 309 Montgomery st Annual July 10 330 Pine st Annual July 17 Gold Hill Annpua’ July 16 Orrick In 8, F. AMOUNT. PAYABLE. 316 California st 40 Oct Jl Nevada Block 2 00 June 15 426 California st 2 July 2 Nevada Block 200 June 14 Nevada Block 20 Oct 2 1 00 June 16 414 Califoruia st 2 00 ay 320 California st 20 Mar 17 426 California st 50 Dec 11 419 California st 10 Feb 10 Cor Cal & Mout’y at 50 Jau5 309 Montgomery at. 1 00 June 15 409 California st 30 Mar 15 534 California st 50 Feh 24 The Mining Share Market. Transactions in mining shares have heen very limited this week, as the San Francisco Board adjourned over from Saturday until Thursday morning, so tbat there were no sales on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. What business there has been done has been without special interest, aud fluctuations slight. enough for three Boards, News from mines continues favorable, and the situation on the Comstock is thus summarized by the News: Especially in California do we hear of many new and rich strikes in various localities. Considerable attention is being paid to gravel mines at present and areas of new ground are being opened in several of the interior counties. Clean-nps are the order of the day aniong these mines just now. We give, in another column, a sbort history of the famous Eureka, Grass Valley, miue, which has permanently closed down. This mine was well known in this city where it made a reputation as a bullion producer, and was considered as a representative California mine. Owing to the occurrence of the Fourth of July and its attendant celebration, we are without our usual summary of news from the Comstock, it having failed te come to hand. Tur Commandant at Mare Island has received telegraph orders to have work begun on the Benicia and Iriquois, and that for the present $12,000 for the Construction Department and $6,000 for steam engineering would be the allowauces for July, but further instructions were mailed. The VallejoChronicle understands tbat no mechanics will be taken on in the shipcarpenters’ gang that have not served their time as ship-carpenters. PersonaLt.—Wm. J. Lawrie (or his alias). Description—American, probably of Irish parentage; age, 25 or 26; hight, about five feet six inches; weight, about 130 pounds; complexion dark; hair hlack and small dark mustache. His agency for this paper expired last December. Was In Marin and corer counties last February. Information of his whereabouts wanted hy Dewey & Co., San Francisco. Durine the last seven years 395 American locomotives have been exported, their total value being about $5,000,000. The field for this movement is rapidly widening, and the reputation of American engines is, it would seem, steadily increasing. sessions on Monday, after a suspension of nearly two montbs, in their new rooms, Bennett's building, Leidesdorff street. The Nevada) Board has resumed operations again after a} cessation of two months. In the present state . of the market there seems hardly business) the Tus Nevada Stock Exchange resumed their . General News Items. Ricuarp Waeyer.is coming to America. GeneRALS Sherman, Pope and Bacon bave one to the Ycllowstoue to inspect the fronticr orts. A Newszoyxs’ Union is likely to be formed in this city, on the model of those in New York aud St. Louis. A TERRIBLY destructive storm raged throughout the Northern States last week, doing great damage in every direction. Tue steamship Anchovia, from New York, on Saturday took out 52,070 packages of butter, which is the largest shipment ever made to Great Britain from this country in oue vessel. Tux Loudon thenwum says: It is uuderstood that the Copyright Commission bas adopted a series of resolutions as the basis of its report, which w Il recommend very considerable changes in the law of copyright. CorvaceE reports from all the mints in the United States, except Carson City, state that the aggregate coinage for the fiscal year is $71,000,000, showing an increase over the last fiscal year of $14,000,000. A New Frovrr-Dryine Facrory. — The Chico Enterprise of a recent date bas information that General Bidwell has got pretty well under way a large and commodious huilding, to be designated the Rancho Chico Fruit-Drying Factory. The building is two-story and hasement 48x64, and is to contain two furnaces of the largest size, with an engine to drive the blower. By this apparatus the heat can he regulated as wellas the current, and when in full operation can turn out a car-load of peaches, apples or pears per day. The ‘engine and machinery are on the way from New York, and iu about three weeks the whole thing is expected to be in operatiou, when we will be ahle to speak more definitely of the project. The enterprise of General Bidwell in this respect is highly commendable, and we hope that tbe enterprise will not he confined to the drying alone, but that canning hoth fruit and vegetables will form a department in the factory. The streets of London, if placed in one linc, would form an avenue of 7,000 miles in length. In the daily cleansing of tbe streets ahout 14, 000 men find employment, and 6,000 horses and 2,400 carts. The engineer-iu-chief has a salary of £2,000. The work goes on day and night but the actual swecping does not commence until 8 P, M. We give in our Mining Summary all the current news from the different mining districts on the coast. Quartz mining in California is looking up to some extent in many places. The gravel mines are closing down for the season and cleaning up, and can do little now except to prepare for the rains in the fall.