Volume 35 (1877) (426 pages)

149 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. a g [September 1, 1877, Continued from page 183 from the mine, there can be no legitimate exeuse for delay in paying the employees for their services; and as it has been fully demonstrated that they will not work without prompt payment, we trust that the eompany will see to it that when the 10th of the month comes round, the money will be fortheoming. The prospeets of the mine are all that could be desired, and we are informed that no effort will be spared to make it yield haudsome returns to its owners, Apturas Couxty Minss.—Cor. Idaho World, Aug. 24: Under the management and supervision of Superintendents Pettitt, Lantis and Algewahr, of the Monarch and Buffalo eompanies, operating on the famous Atlanta lode, the opening up of these rich and extensive mines will eventually yield a handsome revenue to the companies. The Buffalo company have started up their mill drycrushing), their furnace being complete. Will eommence operating on next Monday. Every one feels jubilant over the prospeet of the furnace working successfully. The eompany working on the Johu Siminons ground, west of the Buffalo, is a wealthy Pennsylvania oil eompany. Capt. Bledsoe is their Superiutendent, and is down with the working shaft 50 feet, and found some ruby silver ores that are rieh, together with smelting ores that will go $200 per ton. ‘his company will sink 300 feet, erosseutting the ledge every 50 feet. Here at Rocky Bar times are assuming a lively appearanee, owing to the many heavy-laden freight teams arriving daily with goods and machinery for Atlanta. The Rollius eompany, working on the Confederate and Golden Star mines, have about 20 hands employed, and are doing well considering the many obstacles, Montana. ANOTHER ARASTRA.—Butte Jiner, Aug. 18: We learu from one of the proprietors that the new arastra of Supernant & Mereeay, on the Little Deer Lodge, xbout seven miles from town, commeneed work for the first time on Monday, the 6th inst., and has sinee been running in tip-top style. This arastra is driven by a 20-foot overshot wheel, has two beds, each 12 feet in diameter, and one pan and settler. As high as five tons of ore have been worked with it in one day, but this was of ore softer than the average. It is thouxht that four tons per day will be about its every-day work, and at that figure it will about equel a five-stamp mill. It will he employed altogether in eustom work, and is now at work on some ore from the Twin Stevens lode, while there is also some from the La Plata on hand waiting its turn. Oregon. CinnaBar.—Oregon Sentinel, Aug. 22:~A party, eomposed of Henry Klippel, f. B. Kent, John S. Miller and G. W. Holt, will start for the einnabar distriet this morning. Mr. Holt goes out to do the briek work, preparatory to setting up the retort, and everything will be in running order by next Saturday. he eompany has about 10 tons of ore out, whieh is expected will yield about five tons of quicksilver. A force of men will be steadily employed in getting out ore as soon as the retort isin working order. Utah. Beaver Distriet.—Cor. Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 24: The town of Shauntie is almost deserted, although the mines are not. Most of the Shauntites have gone to Lake Pansuiteh, the Yosemite of Southern Utah. It is estimated that there are 150 persons now sojourning at the lake, distant 60 miles southeast from Beaver, and a most enjoyable place during the heated term. The mines are looking well and improving. The Millford furnace has shut down, and no doubt will remain so until lead advanees. Frisco.—The new Godbe & Co. smelter is eompleted and is ready to start. It is plete in wll its arrang i and retivets eredit upon its builders. The machinery is of the best and latest nattern. Large piles of ealeined ore lie on the dump, awaiting reduetion. The Horn silver mine still inereases in size and riehness, Affairs at Eureka. The decision in the Eureka Con. vs. Richmond case, which we gave last week, has had the effect of causiug a revival of mining affairs in Eureka, as was expected. The two idle furnaces of the Eureka Consolidated have been put in shape for work, and more men will be employed. A large uumber of these men, who have been idle for some time, have been in the town for the past six months. The Sentmel says their nnmber has been augmented by fresh arrivals from outlying districts, and there are at tbe present time at least 1,000 idle men in the towu, awaiting the resumption of operations at the mines and furnaces, Ahout one-half of these will be added to the pay rolls within the next month, and will make an aggregate of about 1,000 miners and furnace men employed in the district. This will turn loose in the neighhorhood of $120,000 mionthly, which amount, added to the coin circulation, will infuse new life into the arteries of trade and business. Both of these large companies have been of great benetit to the camp, and it made little differeuce to whom the land belonged so long as it was worked and gave miners employment. Tbe Richmond is still a good mine, notwithstanding the loss of the Potts chamher, and “there is plenty of ore yet to be worked, so that the mine will no doubt soon be iu full blast again, The Eureka Consolidated now being free to take ore from the ground formerly in disputo, will work tbe 9th and 10th levels energetically, While prospecting during the coutinuance of the injunction they found a rich body of ore on the 10th level, and which now belongs to them. It is estimated that they will extract 1,500 tons per week, with plenty in sight. Tbe suit determined the ownership of the disputed ground, but the Eureka Consolidated conipany will, it is said, sue for $2,500,000, the value of the ore claimed to bave been taken from the Potts chamber. This suit will probably be tried hy jury. The Richmond company will appeal the case to the Supreme Conrt, but the appeal will uot stop operations at the Eureka Consolidated mine, as they will furuish bonds for any damage likely to accrue. THE Ophir miniug company to-day entered suit against Mrs. Cooper for the sum of $2,800 damages, for the unlawful appropriation to her own use of lumber aud paint belonging to the Ophir mining company. Miners’ Union and Mining Companies. We recently stated that the Miners’ Union, of Virginia City, had issued an order that no one not belonging to tbe Order should he permitted to work in the mines uuderground, after Septemher 10th. It was apprehended tbat this order would lead to trouble and disorder. The miners and superintendents, however, have held two joint meetings to discuss the proposition, and it was agreed that noue but Union men should be employed in the mines; and when a man is hurt while at work, the company will not he called upon to defray any expenses for physicians or hospital treatment. Tbe Virginia Chronicle, of Mouday, gives the following account of the meeting: At three o’clock yesterday afternoon an important meeting was held in Miners’ Union Hall, composed of the committees from the Miners’ Unions of Virginia, Gold Hill, and Silver City on tbe one hand, and of the principal Comstock mine Superintendents on the other. Among the latter were Colonel James G. Fair, of the Cousolidated Virginia and California; William Hardy, of the Ophir, F, F. Osbiston, of the Gould & Curry and Best and Belcber; Colonel M. G. Gillette, of the Savage; Philip Deidesheimer, of the Hale & Norcross; Frank Thayer, of the Julia; Isaac L. Requea, of the Chollar and Combination shaft; H. A. Shultz, of the Bullion, Exchequer and Justice; W. H. Smith, of the Belcher; Captain Matt Canavan, of the New York; W. B. Sheppard, of the Utah; Charles Bonnemont, of the South Nevada; Jasper Babcock, of the Leviatban, and some others whose naines we did not ascertain, The meeting was held in sccret, none being admitted except members of tbe Miners’ Committees and the Superintendents, and since the meeting it has been very difficult to ohtain any information. We are informed, however, that: the meeting was held at the request of the Superindents, who wished to take such steps as might he feasible to prevent any trouble arising out of the order recently puhlisbed by tbe Miners’ Unions, namely, that, after the 10th of September next, no person nota memher of the Union, would be allowed to work as a miner uuder ground, except foremen or Superintendents. There was a lengthy discussion on the matter, in which good feeling and a desire to effect a fair and amicable settlement were shown on botb sides. Finally, the desired object was accomplisbed by an agreement on the part of the Superintendents that, after the 10tb inst., tbey would discharge from the mines any miner reported to them as not being a member and refusing to become one. Itis a source of gratification to everybody that this matter has been amicably settled, and it was a wise course to take time by the forelock and bring about this meeting whereby a concert of action is secured. Otherwise, by the action of some single hotheaded Superintendent, or by imprudent conduct on the part of individual miners, a condition of ill feeling might have been brought about whicb would have resulted in no good to any one, Aaron’s Process in Mono County. Eprrors Press :—In reference to the article on ‘Mono county mines,” in your issue of the 18th instant, I wisb to state that tbe editor of the Inyo Independent formed bis conclusions somewhat too hastily from remarks of my own. Tbe failure of the Aaron process to work the ores of the Diana mine, for the past year or two, was owing to the want of knowledge of the operator, I am now working ores of $431 per ton, and the tailings. average $18 only, and might easily be made poorer. The bullion is from .960 to .990 fine, from ore carrying 30 or 40 per cent. of copper, with some lead &nd considerable antimony. The only troubles arise from the very depressed state of the compauy’s finances. caused by the fact thatsome $20,000, whicb sbould be in the treasury, is in a pile of tailings, where, thougb not irrecovérably lost, it is not immediately available in the purchase of the material and machinery required. I have not enough barrels to amalgamate the Tich ore as fast as the stamps can crusb it; quicksilver is scarce, and the separator is so poor a machine that I bave not beeu able to make it work satisfactorily. C. H. Aaron. Benton, Mono County, Aug, 22d, 1877. Buiiion SHIPMENTS.—Since our last issue shipments of hullion from prominent mines have heen as follows: Grand Prize, Aug, 23d, $11,500; Northern Belle, 21st, $6,405.67; Endowment, 24th, $2,699.18; Gen. Thomas, 21st, $460; Tybo Con., 21st, $3,827.41; Northern Belle, 23d, $8,301.05; California, 25th, $205,415.96; total to date, $768,969.80; Con. Vir ginia, 25th, $234,191.77; total to date, $696,761.71; Tybo Con., 23d, $8,381, total to date, $33,235; Martin White, 22d, $8,470.04; Standard, 26th, $29,917.58; Arizona, 26th, $2,393; Endowment, 29th, $3,020; Grand Prize, 27th, $18,000; Leopard, 27th, $6,800; Tybo Con, 25th, $4,230.80; Northern Belle, 26th, $10,590; Con. Virginia, 29th, $157,912.84; California, 29th, $156,953.44; total, $314,866.33. The total for tbe month is: Con, Virginia, $854,674; California, $925,923, Mining Decisions. The Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, iu the case of the Golden Fleece G, and S. M. Co. vs. the Cable Consolidated G. and S. M. Co., the decision on which is puhlisbed in the Enterprise, held that a proper construction of the Act of Congress confines the location to a portion of the ledge covered by the surface houndaries, so that if the ledge should be found to cross tbe surface, the locator will be limited to the number of feet actually within the location; that is, if, in a claim 600 feet wide and 1,500 feet long, the ledge should cross the claim at right angles, the claimant will take only 600 feet, instead of 1,500 feet. This view of the law necessitates the locator desiring to acquire a right to 1,500 feet, to ascertain, before making a location, the exact direction of the ledge, and. to have his surface boundaries include the ledge for the whole number of feet; otherwise the amount of ground not included will be lost to him. Judge Cole, of the Sixth District Court of Nevada, has made a ruling of considerable importance, which we find in the Eureka Sentinel, as follows: In the case of the Emmet Counsolidated mining company against Delay et al., in the District Court, this morning, the attorney for plaintiff appeared and moved to transfer the case to the United States Circuit Court under the statute. The Court immediately, of its own motion, instructed the clerk to enter an order dissolving the injunction against defendants. The Court said that hereafter no party would be allowed to make a stepping-stone of the District Court to obtain a provisional remedy and then transfer the case to tbe United States Courts, and tbherehy continue the operation of the remedy, perbaps to the prejudice of the other party. The order of the Court took the attorney greatly by surprise. The Court, bowever, stated that at the time of the transfer of the Eureka Consolidated against the Richmond, be had made up bis mind and announced bis intention to pursue such course in the future, and declined to recousider the order in the present case. Edge Tools. Among the many meritorious collections of home manufactured articles in tbe pavilion, none deserve a more careful inspecticn, more decided expression of praise, than that of edge tools, by W. F. Palmer. The making and tempering of edge tools for our mechanics is one of the most necessary, and at the same time most difficult manufactures we have. A good sbaped tool, well tempered, is half tbe battle in a hard day’s work, and California mechanics are noted for tbe generosity witb which they will part with money where the object to be attained is an improved article used in their everyday labor. We have read a great deal about the temper of the hlades of swords, battle-axes and lances of ‘‘ye olden time,” bow they used to cut dowh tbrough iron headpiece, corset and mail armor, how they would bend double without breaking, but sucb steel, or such iron, or such tempering bas never come within our immediate observation. Mr, Palmer comes as near to it as is necessary for practical use, as most of our carvers and hewers now take good care not to hack and slash at iron pots and plates of boiler iron with anything keener than a cold chisel. His tools are all finished and tempered with his own hand, as he is not yet possessed of the capital to runa large business, and this is the best guarantee of their excellence, Nearly all our ship carpenters, caulkers and other mechanics along the wharves now get their tools made by him, and he never loses a customer who has once given hima trlal. His collection on exhihition embraces broad-axes, chisels, drawingknives, adzes, chopping axes and hatchets, and all such tools generally, and are polished up like mirrors. Give him a call, country mechanics, and thus extend bis area of usefulness, His workshop is on Berry street, hetween Fourth and Fifth. Tue Fish Commissioners have caused the arrest of eight violators of the law which forhids the taking of salmou from our rivers at this season ofthe year. Detectives have heen sent to investigate tbe Sacramento river canneries, as complaints bave been made that the conductors take out the young fish along with the mature. The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers are now abundantly stocked with salnion, and if the laws are properly observed the supply will never fail, The shad have done as well as the salmon, and in a few years the bay and streams will be amply stocked with fish of this kind. The Commissioners successfully transported froin the East ahout 106,000 youg shad this season and placed them in the Sacramento river. Dnring the season about 1,000 shad, weighing from three to five pounds each, have been accidentally taken out in the nets of fisherinen. Tue London Financier says: According to private advices from Lyons, several failures have occurred in the silk trade, including one for $1,000,000, » Pa TENTS AND S. NVENTIONS. A Weekly List of U. S. Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. {From Orriciau REPORTS FOR THE MINING AND SCIENTIFIC’ Press, DEWEY & CO., PupuisHers anp U. S. AND ForzIGN PATENT AGENTS. By Special Dispatch, Dated Washington, D. C., August 7th, 18'7'7. For WEEK Enpine August 147H, 1877. TicKET ENvELoPES.—James H. Culver, 8. F. ToILET Minrors.—James G, Divall, Souora, Cal, Cur-OrF SLIDE FoR CuBE SuGAR Macuines.—Luder"Hopken, 8. F. Drart Tips FoR VeuicLes.—Arthur Marshall, 8. F. WHIFFLETREES.—Albert Hayes, Petaluma, Cal. Rotary WaTER MeTers.—John Simonsand George Wallace, 5. F. MACHINERY FOR CUTTING AND Presstna SUGAR INTO Cosxs.—William Jasper, S. F. TRADEMARK. SHoks. Maynard & Jones, S. F. Notices of Recent Patents, Among tbe patents recently obtained through Dewey & Co.’s Screntiric Press American and Foreign Patent Agency, the following are worthy of mention: Cur-orr SLIDE ror Cupr Sucar MAcHINES—Luder Hopken, 8. F. The object of this in vention is to provide an improved cut-off slide to be used in macbines-for making cnbe sngar; and it consists in tbe employment of an inclined or wedge-shaped slide, gradually thickening from front to hack, and having similar shaped sides. The plate, or slide, cuts off from the sugar in the hopper, or receiver, the amount necessary to fill tbe molds without pushing out 2 quantity or packing it solidly, This device may be employed upon any machine in which a cut-off slide may be needed, and tbe inclines will serve as a compressing device to compact the sugar into the molds witbout other stamps, ToiLET Mrrror.—Jas. G. Divoll, Sonora, Tuolumne county. This isa novel method o combining one or more adjustable mirrors with a stationary mirror for toilet purposes. A strong rod projects from above a stationary mirror to a distance in front of it. To the outer end of the rod is a cup or otber device to support the adjustable mirrors, Each mirror is suspended from one eud of a curved rod, the opposite end of which is supported by the cup, so as to be swung ina circle. This arrangement of the mirrors is especially adapted for toilet purposes, as, by shifting the adjustable mirrors, a person standing in front of the fixed mirror can see every part of the head. Ticker Enve.ore.—Jas. H. Culver, 8. F. This invention relates to a ticket or card envelope, which is so constructed that one entire side forms a flap or leaf, while the opposite side forms an open-faced ticket or card holder, so tbat the flap or leaf can be opened to expose the face of a ticket or card to be inspe@ted or exhibited without removing it from the envelope or disturbing its position. The arrangement adopted forms a cheap and simple ticket envelope which will be very convenient, as the holder of tbe ticket need never remove it from the envelope. He can exhibit it to a doorkeeper by simply raising a flap or leaf so as to expose the face of the card, thus preserving the ticket in a clean or neat condition, Inpians IN THE Buack Hizis.—A dispatch from Deadwood, dated the 25th, says: The party of twenty persons who left here about. two weeks ago for Little Missouri river returned. to-day. They report that on last Tuesday afternoon they discovered Indians close to them. They selected high ground and dug rifle pits. They had been digging about twenty minutes when nearly 500 Indians appeared on a bluff opposite, about 400 yards off, and commenced firing at them. The figbt lasted nearly four hours. Thomas H, Carr, quartz recorder of Deadwood mining district, was sbot tbrough the head and killed. After dark the Indians withdrew and tbe miners escaped, heing ohliged to walk 150 miles to reach this city. A Miyinc PHENoMENoN.—James McCann informs us, says the Reese River Reveille, tbat the sulphuret ore in the Patriot mine, at a depth of 450 feet, has given away to chloride. This is something very unusual in ledges in this section, for chloride to come in at so greata depth, and is the first instance of the kind of which we have any knowledge. The ledges of this district, and those immediately adjacent, carry chloride ore at and near the surface, which gives out and is replaced hy sulphurets at the depth where water is encountered. The chloride from tbe Patriot is brown in color and looks to he rich. J. E. P, Weexs, for over 20 years news editor of the Sacramento Union, died at Sacramento on Tuesday. Tue California team went East on Thursday morning to compete in the rifle-shooting match at Creedmoor.

149 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. a g [September 1, 1877, Continued from page 183 from the mine, there can be no legitimate exeuse for delay in paying the employees for their services; and as it has been fully demonstrated that they will not work without prompt payment, we trust that the eompany will see to it that when the 10th of the month comes round, the money will be fortheoming. The prospeets of the mine are all that could be desired, and we are informed that no effort will be spared to make it yield haudsome returns to its owners, Apturas Couxty Minss.—Cor. Idaho World, Aug. 24: Under the management and supervision of Superintendents Pettitt, Lantis and Algewahr, of the Monarch and Buffalo eompanies, operating on the famous Atlanta lode, the opening up of these rich and extensive mines will eventually yield a handsome revenue to the companies. The Buffalo company have started up their mill drycrushing), their furnace being complete. Will eommence operating on next Monday. Every one feels jubilant over the prospeet of the furnace working successfully. The eompany working on the Johu Siminons ground, west of the Buffalo, is a wealthy Pennsylvania oil eompany. Capt. Bledsoe is their Superiutendent, and is down with the working shaft 50 feet, and found some ruby silver ores that are rieh, together with smelting ores that will go $200 per ton. ‘his company will sink 300 feet, erosseutting the ledge every 50 feet. Here at Rocky Bar times are assuming a lively appearanee, owing to the many heavy-laden freight teams arriving daily with goods and machinery for Atlanta. The Rollius eompany, working on the Confederate and Golden Star mines, have about 20 hands employed, and are doing well considering the many obstacles, Montana. ANOTHER ARASTRA.—Butte Jiner, Aug. 18: We learu from one of the proprietors that the new arastra of Supernant & Mereeay, on the Little Deer Lodge, xbout seven miles from town, commeneed work for the first time on Monday, the 6th inst., and has sinee been running in tip-top style. This arastra is driven by a 20-foot overshot wheel, has two beds, each 12 feet in diameter, and one pan and settler. As high as five tons of ore have been worked with it in one day, but this was of ore softer than the average. It is thouxht that four tons per day will be about its every-day work, and at that figure it will about equel a five-stamp mill. It will he employed altogether in eustom work, and is now at work on some ore from the Twin Stevens lode, while there is also some from the La Plata on hand waiting its turn. Oregon. CinnaBar.—Oregon Sentinel, Aug. 22:~A party, eomposed of Henry Klippel, f. B. Kent, John S. Miller and G. W. Holt, will start for the einnabar distriet this morning. Mr. Holt goes out to do the briek work, preparatory to setting up the retort, and everything will be in running order by next Saturday. he eompany has about 10 tons of ore out, whieh is expected will yield about five tons of quicksilver. A force of men will be steadily employed in getting out ore as soon as the retort isin working order. Utah. Beaver Distriet.—Cor. Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 24: The town of Shauntie is almost deserted, although the mines are not. Most of the Shauntites have gone to Lake Pansuiteh, the Yosemite of Southern Utah. It is estimated that there are 150 persons now sojourning at the lake, distant 60 miles southeast from Beaver, and a most enjoyable place during the heated term. The mines are looking well and improving. The Millford furnace has shut down, and no doubt will remain so until lead advanees. Frisco.—The new Godbe & Co. smelter is eompleted and is ready to start. It is plete in wll its arrang i and retivets eredit upon its builders. The machinery is of the best and latest nattern. Large piles of ealeined ore lie on the dump, awaiting reduetion. The Horn silver mine still inereases in size and riehness, Affairs at Eureka. The decision in the Eureka Con. vs. Richmond case, which we gave last week, has had the effect of causiug a revival of mining affairs in Eureka, as was expected. The two idle furnaces of the Eureka Consolidated have been put in shape for work, and more men will be employed. A large uumber of these men, who have been idle for some time, have been in the town for the past six months. The Sentmel says their nnmber has been augmented by fresh arrivals from outlying districts, and there are at tbe present time at least 1,000 idle men in the towu, awaiting the resumption of operations at the mines and furnaces, Ahout one-half of these will be added to the pay rolls within the next month, and will make an aggregate of about 1,000 miners and furnace men employed in the district. This will turn loose in the neighhorhood of $120,000 mionthly, which amount, added to the coin circulation, will infuse new life into the arteries of trade and business. Both of these large companies have been of great benetit to the camp, and it made little differeuce to whom the land belonged so long as it was worked and gave miners employment. Tbe Richmond is still a good mine, notwithstanding the loss of the Potts chamher, and “there is plenty of ore yet to be worked, so that the mine will no doubt soon be iu full blast again, The Eureka Consolidated now being free to take ore from the ground formerly in disputo, will work tbe 9th and 10th levels energetically, While prospecting during the coutinuance of the injunction they found a rich body of ore on the 10th level, and which now belongs to them. It is estimated that they will extract 1,500 tons per week, with plenty in sight. Tbe suit determined the ownership of the disputed ground, but the Eureka Consolidated conipany will, it is said, sue for $2,500,000, the value of the ore claimed to bave been taken from the Potts chamber. This suit will probably be tried hy jury. The Richmond company will appeal the case to the Supreme Conrt, but the appeal will uot stop operations at the Eureka Consolidated mine, as they will furuish bonds for any damage likely to accrue. THE Ophir miniug company to-day entered suit against Mrs. Cooper for the sum of $2,800 damages, for the unlawful appropriation to her own use of lumber aud paint belonging to the Ophir mining company. Miners’ Union and Mining Companies. We recently stated that the Miners’ Union, of Virginia City, had issued an order that no one not belonging to tbe Order should he permitted to work in the mines uuderground, after Septemher 10th. It was apprehended tbat this order would lead to trouble and disorder. The miners and superintendents, however, have held two joint meetings to discuss the proposition, and it was agreed that noue but Union men should be employed in the mines; and when a man is hurt while at work, the company will not he called upon to defray any expenses for physicians or hospital treatment. Tbe Virginia Chronicle, of Mouday, gives the following account of the meeting: At three o’clock yesterday afternoon an important meeting was held in Miners’ Union Hall, composed of the committees from the Miners’ Unions of Virginia, Gold Hill, and Silver City on tbe one hand, and of the principal Comstock mine Superintendents on the other. Among the latter were Colonel James G. Fair, of the Cousolidated Virginia and California; William Hardy, of the Ophir, F, F. Osbiston, of the Gould & Curry and Best and Belcber; Colonel M. G. Gillette, of the Savage; Philip Deidesheimer, of the Hale & Norcross; Frank Thayer, of the Julia; Isaac L. Requea, of the Chollar and Combination shaft; H. A. Shultz, of the Bullion, Exchequer and Justice; W. H. Smith, of the Belcher; Captain Matt Canavan, of the New York; W. B. Sheppard, of the Utah; Charles Bonnemont, of the South Nevada; Jasper Babcock, of the Leviatban, and some others whose naines we did not ascertain, The meeting was held in sccret, none being admitted except members of tbe Miners’ Committees and the Superintendents, and since the meeting it has been very difficult to ohtain any information. We are informed, however, that: the meeting was held at the request of the Superindents, who wished to take such steps as might he feasible to prevent any trouble arising out of the order recently puhlisbed by tbe Miners’ Unions, namely, that, after the 10th of September next, no person nota memher of the Union, would be allowed to work as a miner uuder ground, except foremen or Superintendents. There was a lengthy discussion on the matter, in which good feeling and a desire to effect a fair and amicable settlement were shown on botb sides. Finally, the desired object was accomplisbed by an agreement on the part of the Superintendents that, after the 10tb inst., tbey would discharge from the mines any miner reported to them as not being a member and refusing to become one. Itis a source of gratification to everybody that this matter has been amicably settled, and it was a wise course to take time by the forelock and bring about this meeting whereby a concert of action is secured. Otherwise, by the action of some single hotheaded Superintendent, or by imprudent conduct on the part of individual miners, a condition of ill feeling might have been brought about whicb would have resulted in no good to any one, Aaron’s Process in Mono County. Eprrors Press :—In reference to the article on ‘Mono county mines,” in your issue of the 18th instant, I wisb to state that tbe editor of the Inyo Independent formed bis conclusions somewhat too hastily from remarks of my own. Tbe failure of the Aaron process to work the ores of the Diana mine, for the past year or two, was owing to the want of knowledge of the operator, I am now working ores of $431 per ton, and the tailings. average $18 only, and might easily be made poorer. The bullion is from .960 to .990 fine, from ore carrying 30 or 40 per cent. of copper, with some lead &nd considerable antimony. The only troubles arise from the very depressed state of the compauy’s finances. caused by the fact thatsome $20,000, whicb sbould be in the treasury, is in a pile of tailings, where, thougb not irrecovérably lost, it is not immediately available in the purchase of the material and machinery required. I have not enough barrels to amalgamate the Tich ore as fast as the stamps can crusb it; quicksilver is scarce, and the separator is so poor a machine that I bave not beeu able to make it work satisfactorily. C. H. Aaron. Benton, Mono County, Aug, 22d, 1877. Buiiion SHIPMENTS.—Since our last issue shipments of hullion from prominent mines have heen as follows: Grand Prize, Aug, 23d,

$11,500; Northern Belle, 21st, $6,405.67; Endowment, 24th, $2,699.18; Gen. Thomas, 21st, $460; Tybo Con., 21st, $3,827.41; Northern Belle, 23d, $8,301.05; California, 25th, $205,415.96; total to date, $768,969.80; Con. Vir ginia, 25th, $234,191.77; total to date, $696,761.71; Tybo Con., 23d, $8,381, total to date, $33,235; Martin White, 22d, $8,470.04; Standard, 26th, $29,917.58; Arizona, 26th, $2,393; Endowment, 29th, $3,020; Grand Prize, 27th, $18,000; Leopard, 27th, $6,800; Tybo Con, 25th, $4,230.80; Northern Belle, 26th, $10,590; Con. Virginia, 29th, $157,912.84; California, 29th, $156,953.44; total, $314,866.33. The total for tbe month is: Con, Virginia, $854,674; California, $925,923, Mining Decisions. The Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, iu the case of the Golden Fleece G, and S. M. Co. vs. the Cable Consolidated G. and S. M. Co., the decision on which is puhlisbed in the Enterprise, held that a proper construction of the Act of Congress confines the location to a portion of the ledge covered by the surface houndaries, so that if the ledge should be found to cross tbe surface, the locator will be limited to the number of feet actually within the location; that is, if, in a claim 600 feet wide and 1,500 feet long, the ledge should cross the claim at right angles, the claimant will take only 600 feet, instead of 1,500 feet. This view of the law necessitates the locator desiring to acquire a right to 1,500 feet, to ascertain, before making a location, the exact direction of the ledge, and. to have his surface boundaries include the ledge for the whole number of feet; otherwise the amount of ground not included will be lost to him. Judge Cole, of the Sixth District Court of Nevada, has made a ruling of considerable importance, which we find in the Eureka Sentinel, as follows: In the case of the Emmet Counsolidated mining company against Delay et al., in the District Court, this morning, the attorney for plaintiff appeared and moved to transfer the case to the United States Circuit Court under the statute. The Court immediately, of its own motion, instructed the clerk to enter an order dissolving the injunction against defendants. The Court said that hereafter no party would be allowed to make a stepping-stone of the District Court to obtain a provisional remedy and then transfer the case to tbe United States Courts, and tbherehy continue the operation of the remedy, perbaps to the prejudice of the other party. The order of the Court took the attorney greatly by surprise. The Court, bowever, stated that at the time of the transfer of the Eureka Consolidated against the Richmond, be had made up bis mind and announced bis intention to pursue such course in the future, and declined to recousider the order in the present case. Edge Tools. Among the many meritorious collections of home manufactured articles in tbe pavilion, none deserve a more careful inspecticn, more decided expression of praise, than that of edge tools, by W. F. Palmer. The making and tempering of edge tools for our mechanics is one of the most necessary, and at the same time most difficult manufactures we have. A good sbaped tool, well tempered, is half tbe battle in a hard day’s work, and California mechanics are noted for tbe generosity witb which they will part with money where the object to be attained is an improved article used in their everyday labor. We have read a great deal about the temper of the hlades of swords, battle-axes and lances of ‘‘ye olden time,” bow they used to cut dowh tbrough iron headpiece, corset and mail armor, how they would bend double without breaking, but sucb steel, or such iron, or such tempering bas never come within our immediate observation. Mr, Palmer comes as near to it as is necessary for practical use, as most of our carvers and hewers now take good care not to hack and slash at iron pots and plates of boiler iron with anything keener than a cold chisel. His tools are all finished and tempered with his own hand, as he is not yet possessed of the capital to runa large business, and this is the best guarantee of their excellence, Nearly all our ship carpenters, caulkers and other mechanics along the wharves now get their tools made by him, and he never loses a customer who has once given hima trlal. His collection on exhihition embraces broad-axes, chisels, drawingknives, adzes, chopping axes and hatchets, and all such tools generally, and are polished up like mirrors. Give him a call, country mechanics, and thus extend bis area of usefulness, His workshop is on Berry street, hetween Fourth and Fifth. Tue Fish Commissioners have caused the arrest of eight violators of the law which forhids the taking of salmou from our rivers at this season ofthe year. Detectives have heen sent to investigate tbe Sacramento river canneries, as complaints bave been made that the conductors take out the young fish along with the mature. The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers are now abundantly stocked with salnion, and if the laws are properly observed the supply will never fail, The shad have done as well as the salmon, and in a few years the bay and streams will be amply stocked with fish of this kind. The Commissioners successfully transported froin the East ahout 106,000 youg shad this season and placed them in the Sacramento river. Dnring the season about 1,000 shad, weighing from three to five pounds each, have been accidentally taken out in the nets of fisherinen. Tue London Financier says: According to private advices from Lyons, several failures have occurred in the silk trade, including one for $1,000,000, » Pa TENTS AND S. NVENTIONS. A Weekly List of U. S. Patents Issued to Pacific Coast Inventors. {From Orriciau REPORTS FOR THE MINING AND SCIENTIFIC’ Press, DEWEY & CO., PupuisHers anp U. S. AND ForzIGN PATENT AGENTS. By Special Dispatch, Dated Washington, D. C., August 7th, 18'7'7. For WEEK Enpine August 147H, 1877. TicKET ENvELoPES.—James H. Culver, 8. F. ToILET Minrors.—James G, Divall, Souora, Cal, Cur-OrF SLIDE FoR CuBE SuGAR Macuines.—Luder"Hopken, 8. F. Drart Tips FoR VeuicLes.—Arthur Marshall, 8. F. WHIFFLETREES.—Albert Hayes, Petaluma, Cal. Rotary WaTER MeTers.—John Simonsand George Wallace, 5. F. MACHINERY FOR CUTTING AND Presstna SUGAR INTO Cosxs.—William Jasper, S. F. TRADEMARK. SHoks. Maynard & Jones, S. F. Notices of Recent Patents, Among tbe patents recently obtained through Dewey & Co.’s Screntiric Press American and Foreign Patent Agency, the following are worthy of mention: Cur-orr SLIDE ror Cupr Sucar MAcHINES—Luder Hopken, 8. F. The object of this in vention is to provide an improved cut-off slide to be used in macbines-for making cnbe sngar; and it consists in tbe employment of an inclined or wedge-shaped slide, gradually thickening from front to hack, and having similar shaped sides. The plate, or slide, cuts off from the sugar in the hopper, or receiver, the amount necessary to fill tbe molds without pushing out 2 quantity or packing it solidly, This device may be employed upon any machine in which a cut-off slide may be needed, and tbe inclines will serve as a compressing device to compact the sugar into the molds witbout other stamps, ToiLET Mrrror.—Jas. G. Divoll, Sonora, Tuolumne county. This isa novel method o combining one or more adjustable mirrors with a stationary mirror for toilet purposes. A strong rod projects from above a stationary mirror to a distance in front of it. To the outer end of the rod is a cup or otber device to support the adjustable mirrors, Each mirror is suspended from one eud of a curved rod, the opposite end of which is supported by the cup, so as to be swung ina circle. This arrangement of the mirrors is especially adapted for toilet purposes, as, by shifting the adjustable mirrors, a person standing in front of the fixed mirror can see every part of the head. Ticker Enve.ore.—Jas. H. Culver, 8. F. This invention relates to a ticket or card envelope, which is so constructed that one entire side forms a flap or leaf, while the opposite side forms an open-faced ticket or card holder, so tbat the flap or leaf can be opened to expose the face of a ticket or card to be inspe@ted or exhibited without removing it from the envelope or disturbing its position. The arrangement adopted forms a cheap and simple ticket envelope which will be very convenient, as the holder of tbe ticket need never remove it from the envelope. He can exhibit it to a doorkeeper by simply raising a flap or leaf so as to expose the face of the card, thus preserving the ticket in a clean or neat condition, Inpians IN THE Buack Hizis.—A dispatch from Deadwood, dated the 25th, says: The party of twenty persons who left here about. two weeks ago for Little Missouri river returned. to-day. They report that on last Tuesday afternoon they discovered Indians close to them. They selected high ground and dug rifle pits. They had been digging about twenty minutes when nearly 500 Indians appeared on a bluff opposite, about 400 yards off, and commenced firing at them. The figbt lasted nearly four hours. Thomas H, Carr, quartz recorder of Deadwood mining district, was sbot tbrough the head and killed. After dark the Indians withdrew and tbe miners escaped, heing ohliged to walk 150 miles to reach this city. A Miyinc PHENoMENoN.—James McCann informs us, says the Reese River Reveille, tbat the sulphuret ore in the Patriot mine, at a depth of 450 feet, has given away to chloride. This is something very unusual in ledges in this section, for chloride to come in at so greata depth, and is the first instance of the kind of which we have any knowledge. The ledges of this district, and those immediately adjacent, carry chloride ore at and near the surface, which gives out and is replaced hy sulphurets at the depth where water is encountered. The chloride from tbe Patriot is brown in color and looks to he rich. J. E. P, Weexs, for over 20 years news editor of the Sacramento Union, died at Sacramento on Tuesday. Tue California team went East on Thursday morning to compete in the rifle-shooting match at Creedmoor.