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CONTENTS. ave

Mama Ore iri GA DIGRG Fre oasis cea. cceccerscasecdecereen | 529 The Miners’ Strike inthe Coeur d’Alene..... ............ a8, . 2S

The Poorman Consolidated Mines (Limited),................... .. ...... 530

to Sas sso aha cosine Rewsanshianebisdcesecsanee Osten casas 530

Books Received .................. PRR A PR ate sca daca acta eae tats itl 531 Wages Paid to German Tromworkers ooo... cceccccesececesececseeeees! 531 Assay of Copper Materials for Silver and Gold.,...... Cal a i eas of onal

“The Mineral Industry,” Vol. IT... ELSES SS even | Gold Deposits of Colombia and Ecuador... .... T. Waln-Morgan eseee 532

Chrome Iron in Quebec, Canada.....................0006: Matthew Penhale £32 Abstracts of Official Reports. ....................e ccc eeeee es ei als alee The Origin of the Gold of Quartz Veins........................ Seiaccevasixo te

Mining and Metallurgical Industries of Russia.,............... 534

Recent Decisions Affecting the Mining Industry......... ........... 34

* The Zinc and Lead Mining Industry of Southwest Missouri and

OUUHOR EU MOUUOS go ococe cccdccevecers sdiscoecorcoanesous J.R. Holibaugh 535

Dressing Spathic Iron Ore at Allevard Bee a Ll a a BEE ON Pet Ben. 536

*The McEwen Automatic Engine.....000.... oo. 0...e.ecccecceccaececeeceee 587 Patents Relating to Mining and Metallurgy. _....................... 588

Personal, Obituary, Societies, Technical Schools, Industrial.,..... ; 539

Notes: An Arizona Discovery, 537—A Steamship of New Design,

537—Coal in Persia, 538—Utilization of Electricity in the Con- struction of Bridges, 5838—The Nicaragua Construction Company, 538—Ore Roasting with a Blast, 538—Improvement in the Manu-

facture of Aluminum, 538. * Illustrated.

MINING NEws. Veérmont........ 513; MRTALS: San Francisco. 550 Wyoming ...... 543 Gold & Silver 5f€ Denver... ... Sl)

Alabama,. ..,.. 540 Ovher Metals. 547 | Philadelphia.. 53° BTIBONB., 0.50505 540 | LATEST MINING Pittsburg..... 550 Arkansas.. NEWS......... 543 | CHEMICALS AND Baltimore..... 560 California, MINERALS, London.......- 55 Colorado... MARKETS 1 New York.... 548] Coal Stocks... 550 (Georgia piven Liverpool..... 548 Ind. and Trust.559 Idaho .... COAL: Colo ee ja? Kentucky....... New York.... 514; MINING STOCKS: Helena. oo 552 Michigan. ...... Roston........ 544 New York.... 548 Aspen... 552 pinnesota. . Sate Buffalo........ 544 Boston........ 549 Salt Lake City 552

issouri ss..22 8 Chicago..... 544 Salt Lake City 519 Duluth....... a2 Oontana........ Pittabureg,. 5| San Wrancisco. 549| Paris.......... 452 Ovada......... 5 Shanghai. .....545, London....... 549 | MINING Co’s.... 551

New Jersey... 313 | ae New ae 543 | IRON : Meetings.... CURRENT ae ES: new Mexico.... 543 New Vork.... 545 Dividends 5g Chemicals . H52 Pennsylvania... 543 Buffalo. ..... . » 5A | Assessments.. 552 Minerals ..... 5? me Dakota... 543) Chicago. .... 545) STOCK QUOTATIONS: | Rarer Metals. 552 Gonnessee seeeee 543 Philadelphia.. ° 516 | New York.... 550

tesesesecess O43! Pittaburg..... 546’ Boston......... 550! Apvr. INpex...15

The shortness of the time in which our great industries have grown up

is illustrated by the record in our news columns this week of the death of Mr. James Cochrane, who, as a young man, assisted in building and

operating the first coke-oven in western Pennsylvania—which was also,

we believe, the first in the United States. It is related that for sev-

eral years the greatest difficulties Mr. Cochrane and his partners en-

countered were not in making good coke, but in persuading people to buy their small output.

The discussions which have taken place regarding the proportion of

Mesabi ores which can be used to advantage in the furnace do not seem

to bring any definite conclusion. One furnaceman finds that he can

use 25 per cent. to advantage, while any increase over this gives him

trouble. Another can use 40 per cent., and still another used 66 per cent.

Since those who have used the higher proportions have in most cases had

an interest in the ore properties, it is difficult to determine which side is

right. Considering, however, the improvements in furnace working

which have taken place in the last few years, and also the trials made

with fine magnetites produced in the magnetic concentration process,

there seems to be no reason why 50 per cent. of Mesabi ore should not be

used, with a properly selected mixture. The liability to explosions said

occur from its use is no greater than when employing any

in a fine state, and these, under proper management, are

not likely to be serious. Since the low price at which this ore can be so'd tends to hold down the selling figure of the older range ores, it is

quite natural that all interested in the latter should decry the former.

But business—-even the Lake Superior iron ore business--is subject to the

old rule of the ‘‘survival of the fittest,’ and if the older mines are so

placed that they cannot produce cheaply enough to compete with the newer one, they will have to close while their owners look for other and better investments.

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STRIKE IN THE CUR D'ALENE,

The labor difficulty has broken out again in the Coeur d’Alenes, the

immediate result being the closing down of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan

Company's mine at Wardner, the largest in the district, and employing

usually 850 men, Since the great strike of 1893 this company has been

running under an agreement made with the representatives of the men,

and there has been no trouble beyond a little occasional discussion over

some questions of wages. Recently, however—on November 22d--a com-

mittee called on Manager Bradley and presented several requests. the

substance of which was that the Miners’ Union should be fully recognized,

all non-union men discharged, and preference given, in hiring additional

to union men now in Wardner; that is, that the management should

be controlled by the Union. The manager would not accede to these

requests, and a strike was thereupon ordered. The whole matter being

referred to the general office in San Francisco, President Harris:‘responded

by sending the following order to the manager :

THE MINERS’

men,

‘* Owing to the steady decline for months past in the price of silver and lead, giving this company a very small profit at the cost of the rapid ex haustion of its mines, the company has contemplated for some time past the closing of its works, but has hesitated taking such action, hoping for improved prices and disliking to discharge its employes at the beginning of winter. Now that there is no prospect of improved prices and the company is relieved of all responsibility by the action of the Miners’ Union making such demands that to accede thereto would be virtually surrender- ing the management of its affairs to that association, you are directed to pay off all employes and close operation.”

As usual in such cases there are charges made on hoth sides. For the

Union it is claimed that the company had brought in men, chiefly for-

eignuers, had disregarded its original agreement acd had established a

‘* black list” on which many names were carried. Manager Bradley de-

nies these charges and says that the cnly condition enforced was that a

miner should do bis work properly. He further says that many of the

miners have informed him that they wished to work, but feared the

Union ; and that the company had no assurance that if the present re-

quests were granted there would not bea fresh agitation on the question

of wages. The latest dispatches state that the Union has warned all men

away, refusing even to allow pumping and other work necessary to pre-

serve the mine.

The Miners’ Union seems to have chosen the most unfavorable time possi-

ble for a fresh agitation. As we have before remarked, the Coeur d’Alene

companies have been running their mines for some time past under ex-

ceedingly unfavorable conditions. The low prices of lead and silver and

the competition of other districts have made it impossible for the mine-

owners to continue operations without a reduction of expenses to the lowest

possible point. It has been for some time a question whether they couid

continue to pay the wages demanded; and the imposing of new conditions,

the acceptance of which would before long have a demoralizing effect on

discipline and management, is the addition which must determine the

closing, not only of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan, but of all the other

mines in the district. The adoption of such a course at the opening of

winter, when it is impossible for the miners to find employmeut else-

where, will certainly cause much suffering among the men, but it has

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been forced upon the compahies by the folly of the Union. It seems probable that the leaders felt the men slipping away from their control and thought a movement of some kind necessary to hold them ; but it is hard to see how reasonable men should be willing to follow in a course so sure

to result in disaster. »

THE POORMAW CONSOLIDATED MINES (Limited),

The attention the “‘Engineerin, and Mining Journal” has directed to this company, which, our readers remember, holds mines near Silver City,

Idaho, has apparently resulted in the reorganization of the company.

The New Jersey incorporation is to be abandoned and a new English

company, to be called ‘* Tne Poorman Gold Mines (limited),” is to be or-

ganized with a capital of £250,000, and an issue of £30,000 debentures.

The London papers are enthusiastic over the prospects of the new com-

pany, and cite Mr. Arthur Grothe, mining engineer, who recently exam-

ined the mine. as stating that it is a splendid property and will pay hand-

somely. Mr. Brotherton also stated in a recent meeting that the report

of the French engineer, Mr. Louis Pelaton, who also examined the mine

this summer, ‘* was, on the whole, very favorable.”

We have met both Mr. Grothe and Mr. Pelaton, and can say that they

are by no means so sanguine as represented in the London papers, and especially as stated by ‘‘The Mining World.” This paper, in an enthusiastic

article (which, if we mistake not, was dictated by Mr. Brotherton),advises

every one to buy thestock. The ‘‘Engineering and Mining Journal” is

never interested in the buying or selling of stocks; it confines its services

to the promotion of honesty, skill and knowledge in every department of

the mineral industry; and in pursuance of this policy made the English in-

vestors aware that notonly had they been swindled by fraudulent returns

and dividends made by the Poorman Company in 1892 and 1843, but that

the company in February last did not own the mill it claimed, and that

the mines were far from being as rich as they were represented. Now we

say the New Jersey corporation and its “little jokers” were only means

to an end which will be carried out again, as it was before, by dishonora- ble men if they are left in control of the company.

The officers of this Poorman Company saw fit to bring a libel suit

against the ‘‘ Engineering and Mining Journal” for saying what every one now knows is true, and we have been informed by the representa-

tive of the proposed English company that this suit is to be withdrawn. We would prefer to have it go on, for it would enable us to show how some of the London promoters were interested in the ‘‘boom ” based upon

the fraudulent returns above referred to, and also to give some other

interesting information concerning them.

Mr. Kemp Van Ee is so well known in this country that his power to deceive 1s comparatively little. He should also be well known in Eng- land, for the wrecks he has left behind him are there abundant. Mr.

Brotherton was perhaps the prime mover in the Poorman scandal, and

enterprises he promotes or controls are certainly good ones to keep out

of. We have gained much knowledge concerning this gentleman since

he chullenged the truth of our statements, and shall follow with some

interest his further history. For the present he has ‘‘ effaced himself”

from the prominent position he formerly held in the Poorman management, but it would not surprise us to find him pulling the strings which

make the others dance. Apparently he is now inspiring some of the

London papers which are trying to ‘* boom” the new stock. If this sup-

position be correct there are surprises still in store for the Poorman

shareholders. The Poorman shareholders seem to be but indifferently informed con-

cerning the actual value of their mine, and it may interest them to learn from this absolutely disinterested source that the Poorman vein proper is extremely low grade, the ore averaging from $12 to $16, mostly

in silver, per ton, and might be sorted up to $20 milling ore. The two

cross-lodes, which are smaller than the Poorman, and which intersect it,

carry, more or less irregularly, high grade gold ores. The Poorman Com- pany owns only a fractional claim on one of these lodes, and the balance

of them belongs to other owners. If we are well informed some of these claims may hereafter cause the Poorman trouble.

The Poorman Company in February last, when the ‘‘ Engineering and

Mining Journal” so stated, did not own either the Ralph miil or the ground on which it stood: it subsequently purchased a half interest in it, but never was the sole owner of the mill. This mill was burned down

(few persons believe by accident) after a run which proved the ore milled

to have averaged about as we have stated above. It has been stated that

some $25,000 worth of concentrates were washed away after the fire, but

this is a pure falsehood, as is also the statement that the concentrates ran some $1,700 to the ton.

The new company should investigate the source of the water for its mill, and the possibility of itsloss. Notwithstanding the low grade of the Poor- man ore it is possible that the Poorman mines might, with good and honest management, pay a profit in working and fair dividends on a moderate capitalization, say about one-fifth or one-sixth of the proposed capital. The

mines are not in a position now to give anything like 60 tons a day of good

milling ore; much deadwork will have to be done, and perhaps other prop-

erty purchased before itcan doso. Some of this property, which it may or

may not ve found desirable to acquire, has been offered to the company on a three years’ option at about $120,000. Whether this or any other

property should be purchased is a matter that should be carefully investi-

gated before any action is taken. We merely mention the fact and the fig-

ures, that the shareholders may not be again taxed for the benefit of in-

siders. It seems to us that the men who instigated and profited by the fraudu-

lent returns on which the *‘ boom ” in 1892 and 1893 was based should be

pursued in the courts and not only be made to disgorge their ill-gotten

gains, but be placed where they would be harmless. We shall follow with

much interest the actions of the new company. If serious efforts are

made to bring to justice those who instigated or perpetrated the fraud mentioned we shall conclude that the honest shareholders are actually in

contro]. If on the contrary these nefarious transactions are ignored, we

shall conclude that Brotherton and Van Efe are still in control, though

their names may not be found on the list of directors.

The ‘*‘ Engineering and Mining Journal” has performed its disinterested

task in breaking up the plans of the gang and in saving the property to

its shareholders, and we have further indicated how the shareholders may

protect themselves in the future. They can rest assured that so long as

the dishonest parties who controlled the company in 1892 and 1893 remain in power it makes little difference what may be found in the mine, but

little of it would ever find its way to the legitimate shareholder.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE IMPERIAL MINT UF JAPAN FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31st OF THE 3D MONTH OF THE 27TH YEAR OF MEIJI (MARCH 3isT, 1894). T. Hasegawa, Director. ‘Tokyo, Japan; printed by the Mseteu Kyoku. Pages 40; with diagrams.

This report gives many interesting particulars in relation to the Japan- ese Mint, accompanied by statistics of its working. The extent of its operations is seen by the statement that 34,460,088 pieces of various values were struck during the last fiscal year, while the reports of tests made show the care and correctness of the work. There are 247 officials and workmen employed, and a financial statement shows a balance of profit to the government. The gold and silver coined was largely the production of Japanese mines, which also furnished a considerable quantity of copper. The report is carefully prepared and the tables well arranged.

MINING AND ENGINEERING AND MINERS’ GUIDE. By Henry A. Gordon. New Zealand, Samuel Costell; London, Eyre & Spottiswoode. Pages 474, Illustrated.

The engineering profession always welcomes any addition to the number of publications containing in condensed form the data and memor- anda which are in constant use. More particularly does it do so when such a volume is prepared by an author who is well known as an engineer of ability. Mr. Gordon has been prominently identified with the profession for many years and is Inspecting Engineer for the Mines De- partment of New Zealand. This work first appeared in 1889, when a small book was published containing much information of vatue to both the mine manager and the beginner. The present volume is really an enlarged edition of the former one, but so much has been added, both in the way of additional data on matters before treated upon and in new subjects, that it has a far greater scope of usefulness.

Tne opening chapter deals with the precious metals and gives statistics of their production. It is to be regretted that although the book was pub lished in 1894, figures for the year 1893 are not given, though they have been available through the columns of ‘** The Engineering and Mining Journal ” and ‘** The Mineral Industry,” prior to Avril, 1894. Chapter II. gives interesting information as to the occurrence of various minerals in New Zealand, and the two following chapters are devoted to a brief review of the various theories regarding the origin and formation of metal- liferous and mineral lodes, with notes on the methods of working the latter, and a discussion of faults, throws and other disturbances met with in mining. Iu Chapter V. timbering and work in soft ground is treated upon. This is handled in an excellent manner and will readily reach the comprehension of the student. Chapter VL. relates to hydraulicking, and the following one to handling water in mines, though the latter is not treated upon as fully as the subject deserves. In dealing with explosives in Chapter VIII. the various kinds in use are described, but sufficient attention has not been given to the important matter of placing blasts so as to get the best effects. Much useful information is given, however, and the miner or student may gather much from its many useful points.

The ventilation of mines, which is followed by the report of the royal commissioners, is very fully treated in chapter IX., data and formula being given in form convenient for reference. The following chapter. on mine surveying, occupies 23 pages, but it is not treated either as much in detail, as concisely, nor as fully as the subject warrants. Its tone is too much like that of a primer book on surveying, and but little is given which would be useful to the experienced mine surveyor.

Part II. of the book is entitled “Engineering.” and opens with a chapter on flow of water, giving the usual tormula for estimating the delivery through pipes. Several following chapters deal with the construction and strength of pipes, friction of water, construction of dams. water-races and water-powers. Following these comes a chapter of steam boilers and engines, another on winding ropes, and one on mining machinery. Amalgamating machines are described and much practical! information given, among it a full specification for an American 40-stamp battery. A brief chapter follows on the concentration of ores, but it might have been made far more complete, particularly since, as the author says, this has been practiced but little in New Zealand. The infor mation which is given is, unfortunately, not very practical nor complete, being devoted more to a description of the machines themselves than to the more important subject of the actual work done by each. Follow- ing this there is a brief chapter on the cyanogen process, and after this

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a short but very pithy one on the drainage of mines. The two succeeding chapters, which close the volume, are on strength of materials and bridge strains, he latter of which is hardly in place in such a book, and more- over treated on at unnecessary length.

Taken as a whole, the book is a welcome addition to technical litera- ture, and while it has its faults, it contains very much that will be found useful to the practical man and instructive to the student. It is well indexed, neatly printed and substantially bound.

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Tables of the Trade and Navigation of the Dominion of Canada for the Fiscal Year Ended 30éh June, 1893. Ottawa, Canada; Dominion Printer. Pages, 655. Price, 45 cents.

The Ore Deposits of the United States. By James F. Kemp, New York and London; The Scientific Publishing Company. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Pages, 343; illustrated. Price, $4.

Notes on Metallurgical Analysis. Arranged for Students in the Metallur- gical Laboratory of the Ohio State University. By Nathaniel W. Lord. Columbus, Ohio; Hann & Adair. Pages, 102. Price, $1.25.

New Zealand: Papers and Reports Relating to Minerals and Mining, Comprising Statement bu the Minister of Mines ; Report on the Gold- Jields; Report on Coal Mines; Wardens’ Reports; Geological Reports on Drifts in Central Otago; Report on Deep Quartz Mining in New Zealand, Wellington, N. Z.: Government Printer, Payes 433 ; illustrated with maps and diagrams.

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Wages Paid to German Ironworkers. EDITOR KHNGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL:

Sir: I noticed in your issue of November 17th the report from our con- sular agent in the Duchy of Luxemburg, Mr. George H. Murphy, giving a table of the wages paid to German ironworkers. Now this report com- mits the same common error, as do all our American reports upon the wage question in the different European countries, It simply translates the wages paid in Luxemburg in Reichsmarks into American dollars and cents, without taking into consideration the unit of the money system existing there or giving due allowance to the purchasing power of this unit as compared to thet of our American dollar. A German Reichsmark is worth about 24 cents in our money. From personal experience I happen to know that two Reichsmarks will in Germany buy about the same amount of the necessities of life as will one American dollar here.

Taking this fact into consideration. it will be seen that the wages paid to the German ironworkers are not bad, and indeed compare very well to the wages paid similar workers here in America to-day. New York, Nov. 17, 1894. OSvAR A. F. SAABYE, C. E.

Assay of Copper Materials for Silver and Gold. EpITOR ENGINEERING AND MINI\G JOURNAL:

Sir: I have noted with great interest a published abstract of Dr. A. R. Ledoux’s paper on the above subject as read at the recent meeting of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, wherein he complains of the frequent discrepancies in assays of such materials by different assayers, and suggests that an uniform method for assays of that kind of materials be decided upon to be followed by all in its entirety. In common with all others interested, I hope he will be successful in his endeavor to have a standard method of assav formulated and agreed upon, so that there will be no excuse for any more serious discrepancies in aszays of that kind.

I notice in Dr. Ledoux’s description of the principal methods now used that sodium chloride mm one of them is employed to separate the silver alloy with metallic gold after dissolving the material in nitric acid. I desire to add a word of caution that in using the salt in excess there will be great danger of losing some gold from the formation of a little aqua regia in the liquid. At a certain copper refinery in the West, the chemist succeeds by adding sodium chloride solution carefully drop by drop until all the silver is precipitated. I myself used the all-fire method, using 2 A. T. test-lead to O.1 A. T. pig copper, and making only one scorification. No correction is made for the silver lost in the cupel, as the silver beads from the single scorification are supposed to carry slight traces of copper which about compensate for the loss of silver.

Mill doré bars, which carry mercury as well as a large proportion of copper, are probably the worst of all cases for the assayer to tackle. “Dip” samples from them do not always give closely agreeing results on checking, being of irregular composition. The safest way to take a sample in this case, though rather elaborate, is to make eight borings, three on the top surface and one on each other side; equal weights of them mav be run together in a single assav. Correction is made for the absorption of silver in the cupel by running a proof assay at the same time and under similar conditions. Where there is more gold than silver in any copper material, more lead will be required to carry away the copper, as I have found out by experience that gold retains copper more obstinately than silver does. The new chemical method proposed in which Jead acetate or nitrate is used to carry down the gold along with lead sulphate in a nitric acid solution after adding some _ sulphuric acid, and the silver in the filtrate separated by sodium chloride or bromide, seems to me to be practicable and worthy of atrial, and if satisfactory may be made astindard method for this class of materials, In any standard method proposed for the assiv of copper or other kind of bullion, in the parting for gold. two boilings with nitric acid (first with acid specific gravity 1°16 or 1°20, and secondly with acid specific gravity 1°26) should be insisted on as one of the essential details. There ave manv chemists who make only one boiling, whether the gold be large or small in quantity, and are not even chary of using too strong acid.

Cuicaco, Il., Nov. 27, 1894, GEORGE T. DOUGHERTY.

The Mioceral Industry, Vol. II., 1894. EDITOR ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL :

Sir: The MINERAL INDUSTRY is unquestionably the most complete work of its kind published.

THE CONTRACTORS’ PLANT MFG. Co. BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1894.

EDITOR ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL: Sir: The second volume of the ‘‘ Minera! Industry” is a worthy supple-

ment to the first, and the more they are used the more one appreciates the great scope and value of the work. C. A. MOLSON,

Mine Superintendent Elkhorn Mining Company. ELKHORN, Mont., Aug. 16, 1894.

EpITOR ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL : . Sir : I admired the “Annual Statistical Number” of the **Engineering

and Mining Journal,” and thought Vol. I. of the ‘‘Mineral Industry” to be an achievement. I find Vol. II. superior to its predecessor, und shall! indeed look forward with interest to the publication of the third volume. Curtis, Ariz., Aug. 13, 189t. HENRY W. EvWARDS.

Commercial Mining Company.

EDITOR ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL : Sir: Aside from its vast arnount of statistical information, the ‘*Min-

eral Industry” is well worth its price for the valuable technical articles contained. One who wishes to keep abreast of the times in such matters can hardly afford to be without it. W. F. STAUNTON,

Superintendent Congress Gold Mining Company. ConGreEss, Ariz., Aug. 13, 1894,

EDITOR ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL: Sir : Turning the leaves of your second volume [see that the typography

is good in style and execution, the index copious and the alphabetical arrangement excellent. The work is in direct competition with the annual (Mineral Resources) issued by the government, to which I have for years contributed mining data, and without prejudice I can say that, albeit your cash box it not perhaps as large and full as that of Uncle Sam, your book is in all respects far superior to his.

T. M. PaGE, Page & Krausse Manufacturing and Mining Company.

St. Lours, Mo., June 25, 1894.

The following are a few of the opinions expressed by the press: FROM ‘* THE INDIAN ENGINEER.”

We are indebted to the publishers for a copy of this comprehensive and most useful volume. It is claimed that it contains fullerand more accurate statistics of the mineral industry of the United States than have ever before been compiled, and also that it contains very full information in respect of foreign countries. We consider these claims are fully justified and that the work is a credit, not merely to those immediately concerned in its publication, but to the yreat Republic which they represent. It would be impossible to give, in the space at our disposal, any adequate idea of the vast amount of informnation which is contained in the 894 pages of the book, but when it is understood that the index embraces some 9,000 separate titles some faint idea may be formed.

So much praise has been accorded to the work by the press at large that no words of ours can add much to the gratification which the editor and proprietors must feel in finding the results of their labors so highly appreciated. Asa standard of reference, all who are connected with or interested in mineral industries will find it most valuable, and although tables of statistics are bound to occupy a large portion of such a book, we must congratulate the various writers upon the very ‘‘readable” quality of the matter which they have provided. It can be read with no less pleasure than with pront, CaLcuTta, Oct. 6, 1894.

FROM THE ‘* SOUTH AFRICAN MINING JOURNAL.”

The second volume of this useful work. which is issued a; a statistical supplement of the ‘“‘ Engineermg and Mining Journal,” of New York, has reached us, and proves to be a worthy successor to Vol. L, which was universally accepted as a most valuable contribution to mining liter- ature. The carrying out of this stupendous task has been made possible by summarizing the yearly statistics and information collected by the ‘Engineering and Mining Journal,” the present volume epitomizing the progress of the mineral industry for the year 1893. The book is a large octavo volume of 1,000 pages, with 40 additional pages of biographical matter, and 100 pages of advertisements, and is far more than a collection of drv statistics, for, though exhaustive tables are given of the mineral production of the world, particularly for the year 1898, yet more than one-half of the work is devoted to an account of the more important minerals, both metallic and non-metallic, and a great deal of technical aud useful information is given respecting their geological occurrence, their properties. method of treatment, cost of production, and value in the various markets of the world. Thus 64 pages are devoted to copper alone, giving. in addition to the statistics, some 40 pages regarding recent improvements in, the metallurgy of the metal. Under Geld three pages are given to Witwatersraud, tabulating the monthly production of gold since 1887, the production of the leading mines since 1889, and an exhaustive table, supplied by Mr. W. Y. Campbell, containing the figures for the past year for all the Transvaal gold mining companies. Under Precious Stones four pages are taken up with an account of the diamond industry of Kimberley from a report by Mr. Gardner Williams. The varied and comprehensive nature of the work is indicated by the fact that additional cnapters are given on the markets, the mining schools of America, the progress of ore dressing, and the development of views on the origin of ores, Mining men will find it valuable for its lateet and up to date information of the practical workmg of minerals, while it is equally useful to chemists for its technical accounts of reduction mevhods, and to commercial men it will be the standard work for particulars 1e- garding market costs and values. The scope of the work is so extensive ihat these annual volumes bid fair to become the encyclopzedia of the mining industry. and for this reason those interested in mining should provide themselves with copies.

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GOLD DEPOSITS OF COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR.

Specially Prepared for the Engineering and Mining Journal by T, Wa!n-Morgan Draper.

That portion of the west coast of South America, within the confines of the Republics of Colombia and Ecuador, is but little known to the world at large. From Panama south as far as Esmeraldas in Ecuador, there are numerous deposits of gold. usually in gravel, but it is impossible to definitely state their extent or sources. Vague rumors of great *‘mother” veins in the main ranges, said to have been worked by the Incas and now jealously hidden by the natives, are frequently heard. .Expeditions have been undertaken many times to find these old mines, but the errand has always been a fruitless one. The Spanish conquerors are held responsible for mysterious workings. from which great stores of gold were drawn and old grants, by Charles V., the actual title deeds of which are exhibited, as proof of the gold to be found, may be seen. That the Incas at the date of Pizarro’s conquest possessed great store

of gold is undoubtedly true, yet one must not forget that this gold was most probably the accumulation of ages. When the miserable natives had been robbed and tortured out of all their visible wealth they were enslaved by the Spaniards and made to mine for more. and it is a matter of history that the results were so meager that the conquerors believed the Indians were hiding the most valuable sources of their wealth. One property, a Charles the Fifth grant, with a musty title deed, was worked extensively, for those times, by the Spaniards, with numerous slaves. for over 100 years, and a careful examination and measurement of the work accomplished shows that half a dozen 4-in. ‘‘ giants” would do as much in one year’s time. The gravel is rich and careful hydraulicing would obtain an average of 40 cents to the cubic yard, but no such results were obtained by the Spaniards, with their tiny reservoirs, which, when filled with rain water, were turned loose to wash the gravel down a rock sluice.

There are places in that mysterious region, known as the ‘‘ Interior.” on the ezstern slope of the Andes. where much gold exists. This statement is made on the faith of the late English Minister to Eucador, who. re- siding at Quito many vears, and made careful study of the resources of the country to the east. He had never been there, but he states that a constant flow of gold comes in from that section, brought by the Indians, and so great is the amount that valuable deposits must exist. This land of gold is, however, not to be entered. No white man has ever returned alive. The savages are fierce and brave and are known to practice can- nabalism. On the west coast the country is a trackless wilderness. It has no rail-

roads, excepting 23 miles of narrow guage from Buenaventura headed for the interior, and 56 miles from Guyaguil also headed for the interior. Then there are in Colombia and Ecuador no wagon roads, and paths and trails are of infrequent occurrence. Nature has, however. provided communication from the coast inland, by water ways. The many rivers with their numerous tributaries, the inlets, arms and sounds of the sea, offer means of travel and transportation, and for the present are adequate.

The most important of the towns along the coast are, Buenaventura and Tumaco in Colombia, and Esmeraldas and Bahia in Ecuador. These villages are the distributing and receiving pomts of a vast and sparsely settled country. Here come the canoes from the inland, each bearing its little burden of coffee, cocoa, plantains, ivory nuts and fruits, and usuaily, carefully wrapped in a leaf, a little gold dust, or a nugget or two, or perhaps some ancient golden ornament, discovered by chance, all to be disposed of to the local merchants. The gold is in all kinds of shapes, and thus flows in tiny streams to the coast, where it is bottled and boxed by the merchants and shipped away in payment of goods. One collection which was sent to [taly in payment for a consignment was the accumulation of three months trade and exchange. There were nuggets, leaf, flower and fine gold, mixed with several plain nose rings and a number of golden fish hooks. The natives, both men and women, are experts with the wooden batea, and know no other way of getting the gold out of the stream. ; The general character of the coast line, is usually that of a vest delta,

and it is necessary to proceed several miles inland, before any solid ground is reached. After proceeding well up stream, for twenty odd miles or so to the larger tributaries, one reaches the beginning of the gravel deposits. It must be borne in mind that the rivers of the west coast are short in length and precipetous in fall. The reason being, that the main Andean range is quite close to the Pacific, and in it these rivers take their rise ; as do also many rivers of the east coast, which are of very great length. From one point on the Pacitic in Colombia, it is but a four days’ journey toa tributary of the Amazon, and one may launch a canoe at this point and float to the Atlantic Ocean. ‘ Navigation by canoes is the only method of reaching the mines on the

upper tributaries, and as rapids, currents and whirlpools are soon met with, this is full of difficulties. Only the wonderful skill and endurance of the nativesin working and managing their canoes renders it possible to transport goods and machinery, allt of which must be reduced in size and weight and carefully protected against wetting. Transportation by canoe is most expensive; the canoeman knows he is indispensable and charges accordingly. On some of the larger rivers a few flat-bottomed, very lizht draught steamboats are run for short distances, and this style of navigation is bound to increase if tke mines are worked.

There is nowhere a lack of water for hydraulic miniog. To fact, one might almost operate with the rainfall, if gathered and stored in reservoirs. So great is this, caused doubtless by the immediate neighborhood of the Andes and the dense forests covering the whole country, that it is source of coastant and vexatious delay in preparatory work, and ren- ‘ers the country most unhealthy: yet if it were not for it one could not well live, as the nearness to the Equator at this low altitude would make the heat unbearable if the san were to shine for any length of time. As a matterof fact, it rarely does shine more than once a week, and then only in a fitful manner fora few hours. From careful observations, reaching over a period of three months, at 6 a. m..12 m. and 6 bp. in., it was found that the average temperature was 77° F. (max., 84° F.; min.. i’ F.). The humidity was very high in the morning, lowest at noon, after which it gradually rose during the afternoon and night. The highest point observed was 97; 94 was not unusual at 6 a.m, The lowest point was 56. The observations. were

taken by means of a hygroscope and also a hygrometre. During the period of observations, the ‘little summer” period, or so-called dry season was experienced, during which it only rained during the night, and for the wholedry season of five weeks there were but three perfectly dry 24 hours. At this period the water courses are at their lowest, but they ure sO pumerous that there was no lack of water. As a matter of safety, however, natural storage by the daming of adjacent valleys would be wise and inexoensive, especially as the natives state that there occur every few years long periods of drought when no rain falls. Another reason for extensive storage of water is that the surface of the country is a yellow clay beneath a very slight covering of loam, which is not permeated by water, therefore shedding the rain immediately it falls. Few springs are found, and the rains are really the only sources of the streams. This clay, although hard to work, is excellent for ditches, and of sufficient depth everywheres. This ciay not only sheds water, but is very seldom penetrated by roots. The tremendous rainfall causes freshets which effectually clean the streams and remove all tailings dumped into them from the sluices. It is difticult to give an accurate estimate of the rainfall, as it differs very much in the gold zone, but judging from observations made in Ecuador, it is proba- ple that 220 in. per annum is not far from correct. This excessive fall of rain will be materially modified as the forests and jungle 1s cleared away, and a wise foresight will provide in the beginning for this eventuality.

The character of the country is erruptive aad volcanic, covered by an almost impenetrable forest and jungle, in which are vast quantities of valuable woods for all purposes. The great mountain Cotopaxi rises behind and denominates the country. Extending north and south are vast lines of magnificent mountains. There are numerous places along the coast, where great streams of lava have been kept back by the sea. into which the molten streams poured. One most remarkable flow, for depth and breadth, is to be observed across the bay from Panama near the veins of that older city destroyed by the buccaneers. Examples of the most tremendous volcanic action are to be found everywhere from the mountains to the sea, not alone of lava, but of vast flows of conglomerate, the consistency of which and the direction of flow clearly indicate its origin. Yet a most curious marine formation of shells in sandstone is found far from the sea lying on the conglomerate deposits. The fundamental rock, the original base or bedrock, on which all else

rests is porphyry of a very semi-crvstaiine type. Itis but rarely found cropping to the surface. In the gold placer zone the base is covered by a very hard conglomerate or pudding stone, purplish as to general color, containing pieces of rock of all kiads, shapes and colors, rarely of greater dimensions than 12 in. square. One peculiarity noted is that quartz is rarely present and is seldom found in the gravels. On this con glomerate the gravels have been deposited in layers of various depths and at different periods.

The gravels are of many kinds, colors and degrees of richness, there being apparently no rule by which one may judge as to value. In one case the lower schist is lean, and in another it is very rich. Some of the banks of gravel are easy to work, and the clay has little consistency, but the largest deposits with the highest banks and richest in gold vatues will be more difficult to wash, the bluish-purple clay having the tenacity of putty, requiring long lines of sluices and very careful work. The only other metals that occur are platina, called ‘‘ Juan Blanca,” or

‘* White John.” by the natives, ana considered by them to be of little or no value, and aslight trace of silver. All the gravels contain large quantities of arsenical pyrites in well defined crystals. Underlying the gravels proper in some instances is a body of cement gravel exceedingly hard and usually red or brown in color. Careful examination of the conglomerate and cement gravel showed no gold.

One may sum up the placer zone very briefly as follows: There are great deposits of rich gravel in banks, so situated that they may be eco- nomically operated upon, with plenty of water, high dumps, abundant timber and swift streams to carry away the tailings. The water supply. if carefully studied and provided for, is all that could be desired. As against these, the whole region is unhealthy. It is expensive to operate in, especially for transportation. The natives are of little use as laborers, especially the Serranos or natives of the interior, and either West India negroes or Chinese should be employed for any extensive work. Food supply for the whites must be brought from distant points. To meet all these difficulties in a new country requires a liberal supply of money. time and patience, three things that the officers and stockholders of mining companies rarely comprehend.

CHROME IRON IN QUEBEC, CANADA,

Specially Written for the Engineering and Mining Journal by Matthew Penhale.

In its issue of September 8th an interesting article on this subject, written by Prof. J. T. Donald. was presented in the ‘* Engineering and Mining Journal.” Professor Donald, in speaking of the chromic ore found near Black Lake station, calls it the Lambly mine. This was discovered and opened by the Provensal’s and a Mr. Nedau, who were the first in this region to find chrome ore. Shortly after they commenced work attention was drawn tothe place, and many who had been engaged in the asbestos mines went to this section and began prospecting. The result was that a number of openings were made, among them a large one belonging to the Coleraine Mining Company. of Montreal. Mr. Lambly purchased the first opening, though it had been almost exhausted, some 600 tons having been taken out, and afterward made another strike about 700 ft. distant. The Coleraine Company first made leases for one year free of rent or

royalty, but soon changed, requiring 50%, though returning a par! [or working expenses. Other land owners made leases on more favorable terms, from $3 to $5 per ton according to the percentage of chromiun 10 the ore. e

The or? usually is found outcropping and is mined without machinery. As a rule it occurs in bunches in a belt of serpentine about one mile wide, running east and west, and lying south of the asbestos bearing serpentine.

Other companies expect to begin prospecting work in spring, but as the

ore seldom runs over 500 tons ina pocket, prospectors are cautious about

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going to any expense on the chance of finding a small bunch which would repay neither time nor money.

At Little Lake. St. Francis, another discovery’ of chromic ore was made recently. This does not appear to be so rich as the ores above mentioned, but is in a larger body.

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ABSTRACTS OF OFFIOLAL REPORTS.

Anchor Mining Company, Utah. The report of Mr. David Keith, manager of this company. says that

work in the mine for the current year began the middle of October, 1898, after the mine had been idle for three months on account of the extraor- dinarily low price of silver. It has been the policy of the management, in order to clear the company from debt during the past year, to do no development work or prospecting except such as it was compelled to do in order to keep at the work of extracting ore. This policy has been steadily pursued with the result of clearing the company from debt, and the work performed, as development and prospecting, consists of I72 ft. of raises and chutes and 7724 ft. of drifts, all of which was necessary in order to de the work of ore extraction. There is but little otherwise to report except the stoping of 9.806 cu. yds., from which was extracted 2,670 tons of first-class ore and 31,664 tons second-class ore.

The mill has worked in a very satisfactory manner during the year, with few stoppages for repairs, and has been improved by the addition of two jigs, which was found necessary in order to improve the output. The company has sent to market 22,096,931 Ibs. of ore, consisting of 5,811.160 Ibs. first-class ore and 16,755,771 Ibs.concentrated ore. This ore contained 390,100 oz. silver, 7874 oz. gold and 8,867,100 ibs. of lead, and sold for an average price of $26.73 per ton for the first-class ore and $23.44 for the concentrates, making total proceeds during the year on »c- count of ore sales $267,900.

The cost of producing this ore is given in detail as below : First-class Ore : | Concentrated Ore:

Prospecting and dead work..... ... $2.70| Prospecting and dead work......... $2.27 ONG BURGE ion 6055 se cisaveceinnes GO. 2EOrKO GXUWACCION: 0.0. cccrcccrccses esere 4.85 One bawling. ..... ccc. ase Didi kate I I o's Gdinsia baw oareaeeeirdede 1 50 Sampling, comm. and assay........ 2.00/Timber and Jumber .......... .....- x0 Dri'ls, tools and supplies ........... .10| Drills, tools and supplies ........... 13 Timber end MME ....6csc scicsevce -45\Puel, Oil and Waste... .....cceseccece 87 SRE NN SUING 55 cia ceke ects Kedeaews OOF T-PARNS BNE COMB. .00650c0ccs cccesees 12 POG), Ol) GG WAGIG...566 -ccccccces - L.Wlirewrance and taxes........ .s-cee 20 Candles and explosives.... . ....... .8\/Interest and exchange.............. LS Interest and exchange.... .......... .70|\Candles and explosives..... ........ 53 Insurance and taxes.......... oFa DODOTAL CEPSUCOE. 600060000 ccccccvene C6 Salaries and Office............6 seeoee -13/Salaries and Off1CO.......00.s0:s0e0es uM General OXPONSC...... . 000 coves ee -92/\Concentrating...........0+6 anrceuresc 2.81

— Ore hauling to sampler............. “ae pd Renee re $17.15/Sampling, comm. and assay....... 1.24

| Total per ton............0.c0ee8 ... $16.44 The production prices given above are for the dry ore placed on the

market. The first-class ore produced carries an average of 2°5% moisture. The concentrated ore carries on an average 7% moisture, and it must be noted that one ton of dry ore is the result of extracting and concentrating on an average four tons of crude second-class ore. The results may be stated as follows : Total receipts on account of ore sales, $267,901 ; cost of producing 2,670 tons first-class ore. $36.240: 8,377 tons concentrates, 4.137.918 : total, $174,918, leaving a profit from ore sales of $93,740, to which is to be added $1,620 for miscellaneous profits, making the total net earnings $95,860, Besides paying all the current expenses of the mine the manayement has paid as follows: Bills payable, $59,330; interest, $7,544; debt due John L. Woods, $2,600; nurchase of mining claims, $15,000; making a total of $84.473, and showing a balance of $9,287, which, added to the balance from the previous year makes a total in the treasury on October 1st of $16,873.

The end of the fiscal year, October Ist, 1893, showed the compauy’s notes outstanding amounted to $59.829. besides accrued interest, an open account debt to estate of John L. Woods of $2.600. and in the treasury only $1,576. The end of this year, October Ist, 1894. shows all notes and debts paid, with interest, a purchase of $15,000 worth of mining property, fully paid for, no debts against the company and a surplus in the treasury of $16,873. The mine at this time looks as well as last year, but owing to the small

amount of development work done, no sure prediction can be made as to its future.

Niagara Mining and Smelting Company, Utah. The report of this company for the fiscal year ending September 15th

last shows that the total receipts were: From the Salt Lake office, $9.017; interest. $232; sale of bonds, $28,075; loan, $2,500; balance from previous year, $456; making a total of $40,284. The disbursements reported were: Remitted to manager, $18,900; notes paid, $6,000; interest and discount, $6,108; salaries. office expenses, etc., $7.989; total, $38,942, leaving a balance on hand at the end of the year of $1,338. The total amount of common stock outstanding is $984,000. Of the

preferred stock there are 128,452 shares outstanding, the nominal par value of which is $1,284,520. The cash preference on this stock is $407,170. The company has also outstanding $102,000 in 6% bonds, and $6,000 in notes. There are in the treasury, unissued, 773,148 shares of the capital stock. The total production for the year was 6.221 tons of ore, which contained

1,208,330 lbs. lead, 47.387 oz. silver, and 1.517 0z. gold. Operations for the year have been limited on account of the low prices of silver and lead. The main work done has been on the Franklin tunnel, nearly 900 ft. having been driven up to September 1st, making the total length completed at that date 1,731 ft. The completion of this tunnel will insure a lower cost of operating expenses in mining the ore and also in shipping, the mouth of the tunnel being much nearer the railroad and saving a considerable cost in the hauling of the product and supplies. It will also effect a saving in milling the ore by reason of the better water supply which it will furnish, Probably also, if the water flow continues to in- Crease as the tunnel advances. it will be sufficient to run the mill by water power, thus reducing the cost of power. _ The manager’s report shows that the total receipts for the year, includ - ing $18,900 received from the secretary. were $60,565 ; the disbursements or mining and all other expenses were $6,409, leaving a balance of $156 on hand. This report shows that the work done on the mines was comparatively limited. In the Utah mine but little work has been done,

chiefly on account of the law suit with the Old Jordan company, which is still unsettled. The necessary repairs were made and a drift run 477 ft. on the hanging wall of the vein. In the Magazine tunnel a little work was done by lessees, who finally gave up on account of the low prices of ore, In the Spanish mine a gooa deal of work was done by lessees in the apper levels. The crosscut tunnel was driven 30 ft., and is now believed to be close to the vein. On the Climax mine all the work was done by lessees, and was comparatively limited. On the Live Pine levels 4, 5 and 6 were extended 500 ft. and considerable ore taken out. On the Indiana, Miller and Siiver Plume claims no work was done worth noting. On the ‘© 1889” claim lessees worked through the year, taking out only shipping ore, the milling ore being laid aside. The prices offered for ore during most of the year was so low that only selected ore could be shipped. The statement of ore sales and work done shows that from the Utah group there was sold 590 tons of Jead ore, averaging 28” lead, 7°37 oz. silver and 0-114 oz. gold per ton. There were 1.281 tons of the Red Warrior gold ore milled, the average saving being 0°214 oz. gold and one ource silver to the ton. From the Spanish and Climax. sales were 1,915 tons of lead ore, averaging 18°75% lead, 8°89 oz. silver and 0°256 oz. gold per ton; also 1.525 tons of iron ore, averaging 5°77 oz. silver and 0°303 oz. gold per ton. From the Live Pine 271 tons were taken, averaging 21°58¢ lead, 36°85 oz. silver and 0°141 0z. gold per ton. The Indiana, Miller and Alameda furnished 235 tons. averaging 10°45¢ lead. 43°77 oz. silver and 0°232 0z. gold per ton. The returns from the ‘‘ 1889” to the company were half of 1,089 tons iron ore, averaging 8.01 oz. silver and 0°310 oz. gold, and half of 141 tons of iead ore, averaging 33°17% lead, 10°57 oz. silver and 0°192 oz. gold per ton; the other balf from this claim going to the joint owners. The directors say in conclusion that they are persuaded that a continua-

tion of the present policy of development will put the mine in good condi- tien, where its interests will finally be profitable in spite of the present drawbacks.

Montana Mining Company, Montana. From the report of the directors for the half year ending June 30th. it

appears that the revenue account shows a profit of £15,859, which has been applied toward the reduction of the loss of £20,035, shown in bajance sheet of December 3ist. 1893. During the six months under review the mills reduced 34,613 tons of ore, which yielded in bullion bars and concentrates (on assay coinage value) $436.446, equivalent to $12.61 per ton. The actuai realized and realizable value of the ore amounted to $357,900, the difference on the coinage value being $78,546, or 2°02¢ on the gold and 54°45% on the silver produced. The average net realizable value of the ore treated was therefore $10.34 per ton. The proportionate monev value of the precious metals contained in the ore was gold 83°07¢ ard silver 16°98¢. The gross yield for the balf year was 14,679 oz. of gold and 108.116 oz. of silver. The realizable value of this was $297,808 for the gold and $60,592 for the silver. a total of $357,900. The average return per ton was $8.59 in gold and $1.75 in silver; a total of $10.34. The work of repairing and retimbering No. 1 shaft has been completed

to the bottom, or 1,600-ft. level. The level at this depth has also been re- opened for working purposes. The actions pending against the company have not been advanced since the date of the directors’ last report.

The report of Mr. Bayliss, manager of the mine, gives the income for the half-year at $357,900. as above. and the expenditure at $284,874. made up as follows: Working exnenses, $198,173: taxes, etc.. $7,079; prospecting, $62,648; lawsuit, $4,548; retimbering No. 1 shaft, $8,144; permanent improvements, $3,787. The expenses of the lawsuit and of timbering, amounting to $12,692 in all, were charged to capital account. Comparing the foregoing statement with the similar statement for the

half-year ending December 31st, 1893, the net output for the past half- year shows an increase of $101,055, obtained at an additional cost for working charges of $11,141, and a net profit of $73,526 has been secured, as against a profit of $5,494 for the half-year ending December 31st, 1893.

There was an increased tonnage of ore treated during the half year of 2.060 tons, and a satisfactory increase on the‘average yield per ton of ore of $2.63; but it will be observed that the loss on realization was again most serious, amounting to no less than $78,546, or 18/ of the total output, due almost entirely to the heavy discount on the market value of silver. The details of montily expenditure show the average cost upon working account for mining and milling the ore practically unchanged at $5.73 per ton. The cost of retimbering No, 1 shaft, which is now completed, added 28 cents, and the cost of prospecting added $1.81 per ton of ore extracted to the ordinary working expenditure during the half year. During the half year if was found necessary to carry out extensive repairs in the 50-stamp mill, which has now been erected more than 11 years and was giving evidence of the long duty it has performed. The timber foundations and framing supporting the battery, pans and settlers, have all been renewed, and wornout mortars replaced by new ones. The cost of these repairs has been charged to revenue and is included in the monthly working expenses. During the current half year it is the intention to replace the shingle roof, which, through long exposure, is not now any protection from the weather, with a light steel roofing. This can be done at a small cost, and when completed this mill will be in thorough repair. wuts

The equity, or specific performance suit, recently instituted by the Montana Mining Company, Limited, against Charles Mayger and the St. Louis Mining and Milling Company, of Montana, to enforce the convey- ance of title to that portion of the Nine Hour lode claim known as the ‘“Compromise Ground,” has, for reasons of policy. been dismissed in the Federal Court, in which it was commenced, and re-instituted in the district court of the State. It is probable that the trial of this action will take place before the end of the year. and if the decision is favorable, as the advisers of the Montana Minmg Company expect, this company will probably be relieved from further litigation with the St. Louis Company, which for so many years has hampered it in the development of this property in the region of the pretended rights of their opponents. H The expenses in detail are given as follows: Working expenses, $5.73;

No. 1 shaft, $0.23; prospecting, $1.81; extraneous expenses, $0.20- total. $7.97 per ton. The average return being $10.34, this shows a profit of

%2.37 per ton. s peo In January, February and April 100 stamps were m use in the mill; in

March 105, in May and June 110 stamps. Recent developments are satis-

factory and indicate that a large production of ore from the Dramlum- mon, and the New and Old Castletown lodes may be expected,

THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. Dec. 8, 1894.

THE ORIGIN OF THE GOLD OF QUARTZ VEINS.

The following extract is made from alecture by Prof. J. L. Lobley which was published in *‘ Knowledge” and republished in full in the ** Scientific American Supplement:”

It seems probable that under natural conditions of heat and pressure gold will unite with silica, forming a silicate of gold slightly soluble in hot water. Thus the same conditions that favor the solution of silica itself, which, as is well known, is slightly soluble in hot water, and the deposition of it in the cavities or fissures, would likewise be favorable to the formation of a silicate of gold in siliceous auriferous rocks, and tie subsequent solution of the compound and its transportation also from the massive rock into any cavity or fissure. There wculd thus be an infilling of fissures with silica, together with an admixture of silicate of gold, not to mention other minerals. Time alone would then be required to effect the complete separation of the gold from the silica with which it was united, and leave it as free metallic gold in the diversified forms and quantities in which it is now found in quartz veins. In support of this view Bischoff, Dr. Sterry Hunt and Prof. Newberry, all high authorities, have expressed the opinion that gold has probably been introduced into veins in the form of silicate.

Since the sea is the great receptacle for all solutions. it was safe to conclude that it contained the soluble salts of gold, but the fact is not now a matter of mere deduction, but of actual knowledge. Sonstadt found from careful experiments on the sea water of Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man, that sea water contains a little under a grain of gold per ton. Estimating the whole of the gold production of the world to the present time at £8,500,000,000 sterling, and taking the weight of the sea water of the globe at 560.000,000,000,000,000 tons, as was estimated by Prof. H. Wurtz, of New York, we find that the present seas of the globe contain upward of 5,000,000 times as much gold as has ever been extracted from the rocks, and consequently we must conclude that the seas of the globe in the past have been fully able to stock its mineral deposits with all the gold they contain.

Prof. C. Wilkinson carried out a long series of experiments, from which it was evident that gold precipitated by organic matter aggregated around metallic nuclei, and that besides gold itself, the sulphides of the metal, as pyrites and galena, were especially attractive. This is in entire accordance with the well-known fact of the association of gold with the metallic sulphides, and particularly with pyrites. When in association with pyrites or other metallic minerals. whether an association of adhesion merely or as an alloy, the gold would remain so associated until induced by the occurrence of new and favoring conditions to sever itself from its metallic associates, and chemically combine with an element or a compound for which under the conditions to which it was exposed it had affinity, and which body would be supplied by silica. From these considerations it seems probable that gold was originally

dissolved in the waters of the ocean, from which it was deposited, as the result of the decomposition of soluble salts of gold by the action of organic matter, and that it was then eliminated from sedimentary rocks by segregation to other metallic matter, with which it remained associated until thermal conditions (caused by deep-seated position or not far distant igneous action) induced a chemical reaction and likewise heated suffi. ciently the subterranean water of the rocks to make it an effective sol- vent of the auriferous compound. So the gold of the massive rocks was carried with silica by percolating water into the accumulating “ vein stuff” of rock fissures, where, on cooler conditions supervening, the auriferous compound was deposited in a solid condition, and the gold itself subsequently separated by the segregation of the silica to the vein quartz and left disseminated through the vein stuff as metallic gold in the forms in which it is now found.

MINING AND METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES OF RUSSIA.

The Russian Ministry of Finance has recently issued an interesting publication relating to the goods traffic on Russian railways, one part of this work dealing exclusively with the question of the transport of minerals. The production of ores has shown during the last three years a decided increase, and the total quantity carried over the whole of the Russian railways amounted to 44.858.000 pouds (poud = 36 lbs. avoirdupois) in 1890, 46,812,000 pouds in 1891, and 61.579,000 pouds in 1892, an increase in = latter year of 32% as compared with 1891, and 37% as compared with 1890. The greater part of this increase is principally made up of iron ore, the

production of which in 1893 showed an increase of 6,658,725 pouds, and of which the working is concentrated, with the exception of certain mines situated in the Ural Mountains, in the south and sonthwest of Rus- sia. The richest bedsare found in the environs of Krivoi-Rog. on the border of the governments of Kherson and Ekaterinoslav, and these are worked by a French company. The output on these railways has been as follows: In 1877, 10,008.000 pouds; 1888, 13,995.000 pouds: 1889, 21,- 008,000 pouds; 1899, 22,998,000 pouds; and in 1891, 28,816,000 pouds. Thus the production has almost trebled in five years in the southern districts of Russia. The number of mines working, which was 15 in 1887, amounted to 25 in 1891. The principal points of dispatch and of the destination of these ores

during the triennial period 1890 to 1893 were the stations of the Ekaterin- skaia and the Donetz Railway, which form the center of the mining industry in Southera Russia. The largest quantities are sent from the stations situated near Krivoi-Rog. For example. from the Karnavajka 16,600,000 pouds were dispatched in 1890. 19,448,000 in 1891, and 20.105.000 in 1892. From Dolghinzaa station 34,000.000 were dispatched in 1890, 35.000,000 in 1891, and 45.000.000 in 1892. From Krivoi-Rog the figures were 98,000, 443,009. and 3,400,000 pouds, and similar increases have been observable at most of the other stations.

After iron ore, manganese ore comes next in importance as furnishing a large proportion of the goods traffic on Russian railways. These ores are worked in the Caucasus, in the Ural districts, and in the Government of Ekaterinoslav. Among all manganese producing countries Russia stands at the head, and it was only during the second half of the decennial pe- rio *—*880-1890—that the working of the ore was first undertaken in Ekateti.cslav. Notwithstanding this, the production in that government amounted to 90,000 pouds in 1888, 342,000 in 1889, 521,000 in 1890,

660,000 in 1891, 1,795,000 in 1892, and 4,739,933 pouds in 1898. The increased production of ores has naturally had its effect upon the production of iron and steel, which at one time, and only very recently, came from Poland and the Ural Mountains alone, but which is even supplied in considerable quantities throughout the southern districts of the Em- pire. It is the confident opinion of authorities in Russia that the iron and steel industry will become the most important in the country. The consumption of iron and steei in Russia amounts to from 55,000,000 to 58,000.000 of pouds annually. Experience has shown of late years that the mineral wealth Southern Russia yields is nothing to that of the Ural Mountains, and it enjoys greater advantages through its proximity to the Donetz coal basin.

In 1890 the production of iron and steel amounted to 8,628,300 pouds, while in 1891 and 1892 it had increased by about 307, and represented a total of 11,000.000 pouds. During the same period the works of the district in the neighborhood of Moscow were able to reduce their production from 8.000,000 to 6.000.000 pouds, those of the northern governments from 6,000,000 to 5,090,000. and the Siberian works from 265,000 to 167,000 pouds. In the neigborhood of the Vistula there was nochange to notify in the production of iron and steel, which remains at 7,600,000 pouds ; but while the increase attains the rate of about 30% in the south, it does not exceed 20% in the Ural Mountains. the actual figures for the latter being from 17.000,000 to 21,000,000 pouds.

It appears, therefore, that in three of the six districts in which the metallurgical industry is established in Russia a falling off is observable in the production; in one alone it remains stationary; and it is only in the Ural, and particularly in Southern Russia, that the industry may be said to be advancing. In 1890 the proportion to the total production in the south was in the ratio of 17%; in 1892 it was 21%. It 1s the Govern- ment of Ekaterinoslav that now occupies the first place for the quantity of steel it delivers for consumption. This quantity amounted in 1892 to 9,000,000 pouds, while the works of the Governments of Pietrkow, Orel and St. Petersburg only supplied about 3,000,000 or 4,000,000 each. As regards the coal mines. the ‘‘ Messager Officiel” recently stated that the production of the 89 collieries of the southern provinces of European Russia amounted in 1893 to 134,000,000 pouds, against 125,000,000 in 189°, The immediate consequences of this rapid development of the mining

and metallurgical industries in Russia has been the continued diminution, a diminution which has become more and more accentuated, of the importation of foreign iron and steel. Thus, for example, the Odessa Custom House showed by its returns an entry of 806.000 pouds in 1890, 565,000 pouds in 1891, and 247.000 in 1892 ; while similar results are observable in the returns of the Batoum and Woloziska. According to the statistical returns prepared by the Railway Depart-

ment of the Ministry of the Interior, the works of the southern mining districts send their principal products from the various stations of the Ekaterinoslav line, and the iron delivered for consumption by these works is distributed throughout the whole of Southern Russia and the Caucasus. One circumstance worthy of note is that unwrought iron is only sold in relatively insignificant quantities, but when worked up into rails and railway material it is sent into all parts of the Empire. In the government of Ekaterinoslay there are three important works ~ the Novorossisk, the Dnieper, and the Briansk iron-works—and these turn out nearly 50% of the total quantity of rails consumed by the whole of the Russian railways.

RECENT DECISIONS AFFECTING 1HE MINING INDUSTRY,’

Specially Reported for the Engineerirg and Mining Journal,

SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA.

The Supreme Court of Indiana holds that one employed by a coa! company to inspect cars furnished by a railway company, and to shift them to a point where they could be loaded, is a fellow servant of one employed to load them, and such companv is not liable for injuries to the latter, caused by defects in the cars which the former failed to discover and guard against. The cars are received, not as instruments of the ser- vics supplied by the master, but as incidents of its business, and from the dependence of the master upon those not in any manner connected with such business or subject to the master’s control. If the defects had been in the original construction of the cars, it could not be said that such defects were chargeable to the negligence of the company ; nor can it be said with greater reason that the ill repair was from its fault, or that a duty rested upon it to make the repairs. The extent of the company’s control over the cars was in the use of them for loading coal, and it was not responsible to the employee or any one else for their sufficiency as a means of transportation. The failure to inspect, to set the brakes, or to block the wheels when the first car was removed, was negligence in the use, and not in the supplying of instrumentalities. One line of distinction between vice-principals and co-employees is in the duty, in one instance, to supply or maintain instrumentalities of the service, and in the other to use the instrumentalities supplied. Negligence in the first, though that of a servant, is the master’s negligence, while in the second the negligence is that of a fellow servant. This distinction keeps in view the proposition that where the master himself participates in the use, and the negligence is his own, he may not be said to be a fellow servant.—Neuiz vs. Jackson Hill Coal and Coke Company, 38 N. E. Rep., 424.

APPELATE COURT OF INDIANA. Liability of Subscribers to Contract.

A contract, conditioned that when the contractor had secured 2) subscribers thereto he should drill a gas well and lay a pipe line, becomes operative on 20 persons having subscribed, and thereafter one of therm cannot revoke it without the consent of the others. One party to a contract cannot recover for a breach, except he has performed, or offered to perform his part. If the part to be performed by the complaining party is a condition precedent to the performance of the part by the other party, and he has not performed his part, he cannot recover, unless he shows either a waiver of the condition. or that his failure is due to the acts or omission of the other party. Contracts of this character, which are binding upon a party upon the condition that others also sign, become operative whenever the others have signed: and one having signed It, cannot revoke it after it becomes operative without the consent of the others bound w.th him, and as to whom the contract is binding because

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of his obligation. While such contract is one between the subscribers and the contractor, it is also, in a sense, a contract between the subscribers themselves, and cannot be withdrawn or revoked as to one without the consent of all.—Current vs. Fulton, 36 N. E. Rep.

THE ZINC AND LEAD MINING INDUSTRY OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS,"

Snecially Prepared for the Engineering and Min'ng Journal by J. R. Holibaugh.

(Coneluded from page 508.)

THE PICHER LEAD COMPANY.

This company has been closely identified with thelead mining industry of southwest Missouri, in the Joplin district, almost from its commence- ment. The foundation for the Picher Lead Company’s smelting and white lead works was started in 1870 by Messrs. Moffit and Sergeant as the Lone Elm Mining and Smelting Company. These men were the piv- neer prospectors and miners of the Joplin. district, and found large deposits of lead ore, but owing to Jack of transportation could not dispose of the material, and Mr. E. R. Moffit, having a considerable knowledge of lead metallurgy, built a hot-air furnace and a small reverberatory furnace with a capacity of 1,500 Ibs. galena in eight hours.

As the production of lead ore rapidly increased this primitive class of furnace was not equal to the demand. The process was too slow and at the same time very expensive. The company therefore changed its plans and built water-back Scotch hearths, and in 1875 had four Scotch heartts in constant operation, each treating 38,000 Ibs. in eight hours. As the rich lead slag from the various air furnaces and Scotch hearths was accumulating, the company built a slag hearth with

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a low shaft and a single tuyere,and by this plan saved a_ part of the lead contained in the slag. Up to this time no attempt had beer made to save any lead fumes or flue dust which escaped from the furnaces at first smelting. In 1876 the firm of Lewis and Bartlett, who tora number of years had been experimenting in the manufacture of white lead pigment from Jead material by a fire process, conceived the idea that it might be possible not alone to condense the lead fumes direct from lead smelting furnaces by filtration, using a textile fabric as a filtering medium, but also to utilize these fumes in manufacturing white lead pigment. Mr. K. O. Bartlett came to this district and made an arrangement with the Lone Elm company to carry on a series of experiments to dem- onstrate the idea. As far as carried out these proved satisfactory, and in 1877 Mr. Bartlett began the erection of new works to carry out his ideas. After many ups and downs success was reached. Andin 1879 the new works passed into the hands and management of the Lone Elm company.

he works were operated successfully by the new process for about one or until 1880, when they were destroyed by fire, but were at once re-

uilt, and, as far as possible, fireproof buildings were erected and ona much larger scale than the old works, as the new process had demonstrated the act that the company could pay higher prices for lead ore than they Were worth under the old process of treatment. The new works opened Up with 16 Scotch hearths, with a capacity of 144.000 lbs. of lead ore per 4y,and four furnaces were to manufacture white-lead pigment from

ine Slag, flue-dust and lead fumes from the Scotch hearths at first smelt- &- Mr. E. R. Moffit was sole owner of the works, having purchased

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Mr. J. B. Sergeant’s interest. Mr. Moffit was not satisfied with the results obtained from the Scotch hearths, as they required too much attention and labor, and did not’ produce enough of material for the whice- lead process. He therefore removed them and adopted the Moftit ore hearth (called the Jumbo by the smelters). By making this change in hearths he was en- abled to treat more than double the quantity of lead ore, and thus doubled the material for manufacturing the white lead pigment, all with the same labor as used with the Scotch hearths. From this time on the works operated successfully. In 1887 the entire plant passed into the hands of the Picher Lead Cotopany, the present owners. Mr. E. O. Bartlett, the original patentee of the process, became general manager of the entire works. Many substantial improvements were made, and close economy observed in treating the lead ore, and in the quality of the product under new patents. At the same time, the ore output of the district bas largely increased since 1889. Some quite extensive and successful experiments have been made with complex Jead and zinc ores under the Lewis Bart- lett process, but are not now continued because of the satisfactory volume of the lead ore product of the Joplin district.

The Lewis and Bartlett Process.—This process as used at the Picher Lead Company’s works at Joplin, Mo., is fully described in detail in Transac tions American Institute of Mining Engireers, VIII. (Dewey). ** En-

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gineering and Mining Journal,” July 4th, 1885. and in Hofman’s ‘* Metal-

lurgy of Lead.” As the present process does not differ materially from these descriptions, it is not necessary to repeat it in detail. The lead ore (galena) is smelted on the Moffit ore hearth, where a part of the lead smelts down to the metallic state, while a certain per cent. is retained in

a rich lead slag. which is laid aside for retreatment. Another portion of

the lead is carried up with the blast as flue-dust and lead fumes, and these

are drawn by an exhaust fan into a flue, where the flue-dust settles, and from this flue the material is conducted into a series of cooling sheet-iron pipes. After passing through, the exhaust fan forces the fumes into the filter. which consists of a quantity of flannel bags attached to sheet-iron hoppers. The gases are strained through the meshes of the flannel, while the lead fumes are retained on the inside of the bags, and gradually fall into the iron hoppers. The collected lead fumes are very bulky, and not.

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re.reatiment and the manufacture of white lead. Thev are, therefore, drawn from the sheet-iron hoppers, and emptied on the floor at the bottom of the bagroom, anod.there ignited and the carbonaceous matter and lead sulphide burned out, thus leavirg a pure lead oxide and sulphate. In the fumes thus calcined the heat generated is so great that the lead fume particles ayglomerate from oxide of lead in the fumes.

The lead slag, flue-dust, lead fumes and carbonated ore from the district are then treated in the pigment apparatus for the manufacture of leid and sublimed white lead. This apparatus consists of two water- jacket furnaces on the cupola order, and a flue in which the white pig- meat is prepared. The two furnaces are placed side by side, in order that the gases and fumes from the one shall pass over the other. Over the two furnaces is a flue of water jackets extending into a brick flue. which again communicates with a brick tower. The lead material is treated with the best grade ef Pennsylvania coke and some fluxes to form a liquid slag. A portion of the lead melts down and runs out of the furnace together with the slag and passes into the slag pot, where it separates from the slag and is then ladled into the mold forming the pigs. The slag flows over the top of the ‘slag pot through a spout intoa basin with running water. The balance of the lead is volatilized and is drawn by an exhaust fan into a flue. The lead fume is mixed with flue-dust, particles of coke and coke ashes. They are now passed through a brick flue and brick tower. These are kept intensely hot by the heat from the furnaces, and any sulphide of Jead present burns into a white lead compound. Coke particles are burned up, and the flue-dust and ashes cinter together and fall to the bottom of the flue and tower. The pigment is now drawn from the tower into a cooling sheet-iron flue, and after passing through tris is forced into filtering bags the same as the lead fumes from the Moffit hearths, and is there collected in hoppers and then emptied into bins, from which it 1s picked into barrels ready for market.

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in the pigment furnaces and with quite satisfactory results. The furnaces are the same as described; only the brick pigment furnaces, generally called slag hearths, are superseded by the more modern jecket furnaces. The lead loss in the process is almost too small to be considered, as but a small per cent. is lost in the refuse slag. It is stated by Dewey, and by Hofman in his “ Metallurgy of Lead,” that the refuse slag contains 25°37¢ lead oxide. In the early history of the works the refuse slag would contain at most 107 lead, but since the proper fluxes are used the per cent. lost in the slag is very small.

Capacity of the Works.—The comrany has kept the works up to the production of ove from this district and is now operating four Moffit ore hearths, and smelting 168,000 lbs. of galena and about 1,600 Ibs. carbonated ore daily. There is, however, still an excess of capacity both ia power and c »ndenser, and as the lead ore output increases new furnaces can easily be added. The works have produced at the rate of 5,000 tons of sublimed white lead annually, and this amount can be increased by converting the galena ore directly into pigment and producing little or n» pig lead.

Demand for Sublimed White Lead.—lt has taken some time to properly introduce this product, but the demand for sublimed white lead has lurgely increased during the past six years. Painters and paint grinders at first experienced some difficulty in manipulating it, but now it is con- ceded that the pigment makes an exceptionally fine and smooth paint. Sublimed white lead also enters largely into the manufacture of oilcloths, 11 paper staining, and in the manufacture of rubber goods. In this particular it prevents blossoming of the sulphur and gives a fine black finish to the goods.

The commercial white lead isan amorphous sub-sulphate of lead containing a small per cent. of zinc oxide. The latter is an incidental part of the pigment from a small amount of zinc ore present in the lead ore from southwest Missouri. It may be eliminated, but it is generally con- ceded by painters that it is not detrimental.

DRESSING SPaTHIC IRON OBE AT ALLEVARD,"*

M. G. Gromier, in the ‘Bulletin de la Societe de Il’ Industrie Minerale,” de- scribes as follows the method of dressing spathic iren ore, as adopted in the neighborbood of Allevard, inthe Dauphiny Alps. Numerous workings have been opened by Messrs. Schneider & Co. upon veins containing spathic iron ore in sandstones and crystallineschists, the former being of permian or triassic and the latter of pre-cambrian age. The mineral,a mangan- iferous spathic ore very much mixed with waste, including particles of the enclosing sandstones and schists and quartz, often very closely aggregated and giving an agate-like structure to the vein stuff, is brought by three self-acting inclined planes, having a total fall of 1.688 ft. in a length of about a mile, from the mines on the hillsides to the head of the dressing floor, where it is divided by an oscillating sieve into sizes above and below 30 mm. in diameter. The larger sizeu pieces are cleaned bya water jet and passed over a continuous picking belt, made of worn-out manila pit ropes. giving a surface 39 in. wide and 20 ft. long, which moves at a speed of 30 ft. per minute. The clean waste is picked off and is thrown away; the mixed pieces are transferred to spalling tables at the side, while the clean ore falls from the belt into wagons ready for the calcining kilns. About 300 tons of material are handled on the belt in the shift of 10 hours. The calcination of the coarse material is effected in tall kilns, heated by gas from producers worked with closed ashpits and water injection. The point of combustion is at about one-third of the height of the stack, the space below forming a hopper for cocling the burnt ore which gives off its heat to the air employed for combustion. Four kilns, each of the capacity of 25 tons in 24 hours, are used ; the consumption of coal is 37 of the weight of the ore treated. The loss of weight is 284, the burnt ore retaining about 2% of carbon dioxide, care being taken to prevent clinkering by the formation of silicate if the heat is raised too high.

The calcined ore discharged from the kilos is raised by a direct-acting hydraulic lift, worked by a head of 1,305 fr. of water, to a second pick-

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ing house, where it is divided by a 130 mm. sieve, and passed over balanced picking tables. The object of this second hand-picking is to remove the closely intermixed quartz, which can be readily done in the larger pieces, as the ore is rendered friable by the calcination. The smaller sized stuff is cleaned by crushing and sizing through a 9 mm. wire sieve and passing the fine powder over a series of wooden rollers, each carrying 72 horseshoe magnets which take out the magnetic dust from the ore as it falls, the deposit being continuously removed by a rotat- ing brush behind each row of magnets. The products are 120 tons of coarse and 5 tons of fine ore in 10 hours, containing 50% of iren and manganese ore, passed by shoots into wagons on a narrow gauge rail-

way, for removal to the Valence and Chambery branch of the Lyons line. The smaller stuff separated by the first picking-house contains from 20%

to 80% of waste material which can only be removed by washing, but on account of the small difference in density between spathic ore and quartz, 3°76 and 2°60, tolerably close sizing is necessary as a preliminary to J!g- ging. For this reason sieves of 2, 3,5,9 and 15 mm. have been adopted, all the Jarger material up to 30 mm. being reduced by crushing to 15 mm.,

which is about the limit of size for continuous jigging machines. The smallest size is treated in a Hartz sand jigger, and the coarser ores on double compartment continuous machines, with sieve beds of ore In particles of 9to 15 mm. The crushing is done by coarse and fine rolls 2 oe

diameter and 20 in. broad. only one roll in each pair being driven. W eo ns a consumption of about 120 galls. of water per minute about 120 tons :

material can be passed through the dressing machinery in 10 hours, wit

a loss of weight of 10 to 23%, the proportion of waste being reduced from 25% to 30% in the rough ore to 12% in the clean ore. The washed ore is re-

ceived in hutches, where the adherent water drains off, and is afte1 ee

loaded into wagons for removal to the calcining furnaces. These are .

two different patterns, one being vertical and the otber inclined. but —_

are heated by gas made from coal ina separate producer, with forced

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draught and steam injection. The vertical furnaces are arranged in groups of four in a tower 46 ft. high and 18 ft. in diameter, the fine ore fed in at the top falling in an interrupted stream down a narrow zig-zag passage between inclined walls, in a similar manner to that adopted in the Hasen-clever-Helbig furnace, where it is subjected to the flame of gas burnt with hot air together with a free supply of air for oxidation. The slope of the inclined walls varies from 45° above to 30° below, as the ore is found to run down more easily as it becomes drier and hotter. The inclined furnaces resemble those used in Styria for treating small spathic ore, and in Sardinia for calamine. They are in narrow reverberatory furnaces, with beds about 65 ft. long and 5 ft. broad. with a strong upward inclination, so that the feeding hopper is about 45 ft. above the fireplace. The output of both classes of furnace is about the same—namely. 25 tons in 24 hours, but the consumption of coal is 6% of the weight of the calcined ore, or double that required in the kilns. The inclined furnace is considered to be the best, being simpler in construction and more easily managed than the vertical form.

The calcined ore, when drawn from the furnace, is quenched with a jet of water, in order to slack the caustic lime and magnesia formed by the calcination of the dolomitic constituent of the vein stuff. It is then carried by a traveling band to an elevator which supplies the agglomerating machine. Finely ground hydraulic lime is added to the quenched ore, which contains about 12% of water, in the proportion of 5 parts of the former and 95 of the latter. The mixture is then molded in a double compression Couffinhal briquette machine into blocks 140 mm. square

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and 120 mm. lony, weighing 154 Ibs. each, under a pressure of about 4 tons per square inch. he briquettes, after drying for a week on a plat- form over the ashpits of the gas producer, are sufficiently coherent to bear a pressure of 200 Ibs, per square inch, and are removed by railway. Latterly the calcined ore has been sent away without treatment, the briquette works having been removed to Creusot by Messrs, Schneider & Co, The motive power required for the different operations is as follows .

1. First sizing and hand separator, 12 H.P.; 2. magnetic separator, 8 H.P.; 3. sizing and washing small ore, 45 H.P.; 4. briquette machines, 40 H.P.; 5. hoists for kilns and washed ore, 5 H.P.; total, 110 H.P.

Electric lighting is used in all the departments of the dressing floors, which, together with other necessary driving power, is furnished by Girard turbines worked by a fall of about 1,300 ft. The dressed ore 1s loaded into boxes carrying 2} tons. two of which are loaded on to a plat- form truck on the narrow gauge (3 ft. 6 in.) line about 34 miles long, which connects the works with the head of an incline. 530 yds. long and 660 ft. fall. to the trans-shipment sidings above the Cheylas station of the Paris, Lyons & Mediterranean Railway, where the ore-boxes are lifted by a locomotive crane and discharged directly into the main line wagons placed below.

An Arizona Discovery.—A large village formerly inhabited by the cliff dwellers has been discovered by two prospectors in Willow Canop, in the Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona. Several of the houses were explored and large quantities of pottery and some instruments of tillage were found. 4n one house a skeleton cf a man was discovered about four feet eight inches in height.

THE McEWEN AUTOMATIC ENGINE.

The accompanying illustration shows the McEwen automatic engine, manufactured by The J. H. McEwen Manufacturing Company, of Ridg- way, Pa. The distinctive features of the engine are that the frame is unusually heavy, and the metal is provided with a bottom which acts to stiffen it from lateral motion and to receive and form a conduit for any oil that may be thrown off froin the crosshead or crankpin. The boxes for the main journals are constructed with a vertical joint, and the babbitt liners are interchangeable, as are also all other parts. The general type of the governor is shown in the cut. It consists of an

inertia bar pivoted at one side of the center of the wheel and extending across its diameter. The eccentric is a pin fastened to the inertia bar, and in operation moves in the arc of a circle across the center of the main axle. A dash-pot is provided, in which a loosely fitted piston works, assisted by a spring in tension on the opposite arm, extends to check fluctuations of the governor, giving it steady and regular motion. The governor requires no lubrication. The valve consists of an open rectan- gular frame, which is drawn between a balance plate and the face of the cylinder containing the ports.

The office of a balance is that of a support, withho'ding the steam from the valve so that its pressure shall not be added to that of the valve and increase friction, besides affording a passage from the steam chest into the cylinder. This is accomplished by forming a port directly above and of the same size as the corresponding port in the cylinder. The steam

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flows past the end of the valve in two directions—one portion going directly downward into the cylinder, the other portion flowing upward into the balance plate and thence through ample passages into the cylinder. The effect of this is to produce an equal pressure in opposite directions over every portion of the plate; and giving a balanced valve. The balance plate is fitted on pins to prevent lateral motion and held in position by springs on the back.

Tests of this engine have been made at Cornell University by Prof. R. C. Carpenter. In one trial with a 12 x 14 automatic engine, the load shown by the electrical instruments was 238 volts 148 amperes, Corre- sponding to 47°5 H,. P., or about three-fourths the full capacity of the en- vine was suddenly thrown off. The tachometer, before throwing off the load, indicated 243'8 revolutions per minute; at the instant of throwing the load the tachometer hand gave a sudden impulse forward to about 250 revolutions apparently, then after a few revolutions came to rest at a point indicating 244 revolutions per minute. The entire change being accomplished during seven revolutions of the engine, or in a time equal to 1; seconds. ‘The total speed for the entire minute, as would be deter- mined by counting, would have been 244°1 revolutions, showing a total increase in speed of 0°3 of one revolution.

A Steamship of New Design.—A little steamer of a hundred tons is at present, according to press dis yatches, being constructed at Argenteuil. according to the invention of M. Bazin, which consists in rolling the ship over the water instead of forcing it through as at present. To this end a number of enormous copper cylinders are fixed to the vessel, the speed attained depending upon che speed of the metal cylinders, and it is com- puted that 81 knots an hour can be easily made,

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Coal m Persia.—The British Consul at Teheran has transmitted to the Foreign Office an exhaustive report, drawn up by Captain Picot, Military Attache to Her Majesty’s Legation, on the proposed establishment of a sugar industry in Persia under Belgian auspices. With regard to the fuel resources of the country, it appears that the coal utilized at Teheran comes chiefly from the cpalfields of Lahr, in the Elburz, to the north of Teheran, and again from fields lying between Teheran and Kazvin. The first is found at a distance of 80 kiloms. from Teheran, and the second between 70 and 93 kiloms., and therefore, owing to the cost of transport (mules or donkeys) it is sold at a higher price in Teheran. The Societe Belge de Gaz has just rented for a lengthy time certain mines and calcu- lates on producing coal at acost price in Teheran of 18 krans (10s. 7d.) the kharwar (640 Ibs.).

\Jtilization of Electricity in the Construction of Bridges.—A bridge on the arch principle, with a span of 540 ft., is in process of construction over the canal near Kiel, at an elevation of 145 ft. above the level of the yater. to carry the railway from Eckemforde to that town. Four cranes,

two of the locomotive and two of the pivoting type, are employed, instead of the usual hoistmg appliances, and are all worked by electricity. Ac- cording to the ** Electrotechnische Leitschrift,” loads of 10 tons are raised in 20 minutes, and smaller loads at a much quicker rate. With 850 revolutions per minute, the cranes develop 7 H. P., and the electromotive force of the current does not exceed 220 volts, with a yield of 4%. Two compound dynamos, disposed in parallel, act as generators, driven by a steam engine of 25 H. P. Both dynamos and electro-motors are of the four pole type, with two indicator coils of Siemens-Martin steel. As the consumption of the motive power in the cranes was of a very variable character, variable resistances, composed of spirals of nickeline attached 10 slabs of slate, are imterposed, as required, by an automatic appliance: The el- ctric circuit comprises three parallel wires } in. in diameter, with a total length in both directions of three-quarters of a mile. In order to work the cranes, which have a dead weight of their own of 33 tons, at a speed of 6 in. per second, the electromotor requires 40 amperes and 210 volts.

The Nicaragua Construction Company.—There was filed in the clerk’s office of the United States Circuit Court, on December 3d, a finding taken from the preliminary report of a master in chancery on a claim of the Manhattan Trust Company, as trustee, for the benefit of holders of $5,000,000 collateral trust bonds upon the Nicaragua Construction Com- pany. By an agreement between the Nicaragua Construction Company and the Nicaragua Canal Company in 1892, the canal company gave the construction company a certificate of obligation for $5,000,000, and issued first mortgage bonds. The certificate was deposited with the Manhattan Trust Company as security for the payment of the $5,000,000. These bonds were made convertible in 1897 into first mortgage bonds of the canal company. but redeemable at the option of the construction compauy at any time inthe five years, and bearing 6% redeemable in cash. The certificate is held by the Manhattan Trust Company. Collateral trust bonds bave been certified to amounting to $65,500, issued by the Man- hattan Trust Company, and are now outstanding. There has been deposited with the trustees $15,093.27, which is sufficient to pay interest on the bonds until their maturity. The report concludes:

‘it further appears. from proof, that the receiver of the Construction Company has demanded that the Canal Company should record its mortgage, and deliver the bonds to which the Construction Company is entitled, under the agreement of January 3d, 1890, but that such bonds have not been received. I report that the collateral trust bonds to the amount of $65.500 are valid claims against the company, though holders are not entitled to share in the distribution of its assets, unless it sha! appear, upon the maturity of its bonds, that the Construction Company. or its successors, shall have failed to exercise their option to convert the same into first inortgage bonds of the Canal Company.”’

Ore Roasting with a Blast.—L. Kloz, writing in the ‘‘ Chemiker Zei- tung,” says that frequently complete roasting is not required, as, for instance, with silver-bearing copper pyrites, which, in order to obtain a good

* matte, should contain from 10 to 12% of sulphur after roasting. It is often stated that ores should be dead roasted, and the required proportion of sulphur made up by adding raw ore. Practical men, however, know that this is not correct. The O'Hara furnace, which has lately been much used, has a production of from 24 to 36 tons in 24 hours. Its first cost and up- keep are, however, more than many minescan afford. Bruckner cylinders are theoretically good, yet they have only been used in a few districts, for partially roasting easily treated ores or for chlorinizing. For more perfect roasting, or where high temperatures are necessary, they are not suitable. A new roasting furnace has lately been designed by Bartlett, originally tor making zinc-white, but it is also applicable for roasting pyrites. It is rectangularin shape and has a bed of perforated cast-iron plates, through which a low pressure blast is introduced; from the upper part of the furnace a flue leads to the dust chambers. Live coal or burning wood is spread over the bed, and covered with a untform layer of a mixture of roughly broken ore and fuel, and the blast turned on. The roasting is completed in about an hour, when the roasted product, which is in the form of porous slabs, is withdrawn. After a few shovelsfull of coal have been thrown on the bed the furnace is ready for recharging. The consumption of fuel, which may be coal slack or fine coke or charcoal, 18 about 10 or 12% of the weight of ore roasted. Ore of all percentages of sulphur, from medium to high, can be roasted; it is not suitable for lead ores, however. as a considerable loss of lead takes place, although no loss of silver has been observed. A biast has also been tried wlth other forms of roasting furnaces. In applying it to the Bruckner cylinder, the refractory lining was removed, and six iron ribs attached to the inside of the outer cylinder. To these a second cylinder of perforated iron was fixed. The ribs divide the space between the two cylinders into six compartments. From each of these an iron tube leads to acentral distributing valve, so arranged that it only admits the blast to those compartments over which the ore lies as the cylinder rotates. In the ‘‘ Pearce” furnace the stirring arms and shaft are made hollow, and the former are perforated so as to admit the blast into the midst of the mass which is being roasted.

Improvement in the Manufacture of Aluminum.—A patent has been issued i1o D. A. Peniakoff, of Paris, for an improvement in the manufacture of alumina, aluminous compounds and metallic aluminum or alloys of aluminum, and obtaining chlorine, hydrochloric acid, carbonate of soda, and other by-products resulting from this manufacture. Pure alumina is obtained by melting bauxite with sodium carbonate, and pre- cipitating the cleared solution by carbonic acid. But the alkaline aluminate is obtained more economicaliy by heating bauxite with sodium sulphate, a process which yields also sulphur dioxide and oxygen, according to the equation, Al,O, + Na,SO, = 2NaAlO, + SO, + O. The effluent gases are mixed with ‘‘a proportionate quantity of hot air,” and passed over previously calcined bay salt heated to about 500° C. to form sodium sulphate, chlorine being evolved mixed with the excess of nitrogen. If steam is used hydrochloric acid is obtained instead of chlorine. The sodium aluminate is decomposed, as in the first process, by carbonic acid, to obtain alumina and recover sodium carbonate. When using sodium sulphate it is preferred to add sodium sulphide in the proportion indicated by the equation, 4Al,0, + Na,S + 3Na,8O, = 8NaAlO, + 450,, and pyrites may replace the sodium sulphate; in which case the sulphur dioxide may be burned into sulphuric acid. But if it is preferred to pass the gas over sodium chloride, some oxidizing material capable of easy regeneration, such as barium peroxide, calcium manganite or plumbite, or cupric sulphate, is added. Aluminum sulphide for application in obtaining aluminum is produced by passing carbon bisulphide over aluminum sulphate heated to ‘* nascent red,” thus: Al,(SO,), + 6CS, = Al,S, + 6CO, + 12S, and the carbon bisulphide is regenerated by passing the sulphur vapor over incandescent carbon. The process is modified by heating aluminum sulphate with a sulphide, as sodium sulphide, in vapor of sulphur, the final products being aluminum sulphide, sodium sulphide and sulphur dioxide. Another method consists in heating a mixture of alumina and calcium sulphide in sulphur vapor to obtain aluminum sulphide and sulphur dioxide, with recovery of the alkali sulphide. It is stated that the function of the cul- phide consists in transferring the sulphur in vapor to the alumina, at the same time depriving the latter of its oxygen. so that ‘tan extremely small quantity of sulpburet is sufficient to sulphurate considerable quantities of alumina or of sulphate of alumina.” Lead or iron may be used for reducing aluminum sulphide to obtain aluminum. It is stated that Icad does not form alloys with alluminum; but that when iron is used as reducing agent, the aluminum may be obtained pure or alloyed with iron. In regenerating the lead or iron sulphide, the sulphur dioxide evolved may be utilized in obtaining sulphuric acid. Sodium may replace lead or iron in reducing aluminum sulphide. It is pointed out that aluminum sulphide being much richer in metal than the chloride or fluoride, it is better suited for electrolytic reduction, and it is stated that when fused it dissolves alumina easily, and that the mixture may be electrolyzed as readily as the pure sulphide.

PATENTS RELATING TO MINING AND METALLURGY.

United States.

The following isa list of the patents relating to mining, metallurgy and kindrsd subjects issued by the United States Patent Office. A copy of the specifications of ony of these will be mailed by the Scientific Publishing Company upon receipt of 25 cents.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 277TH, 1894.

529,761. Grinding Mill. Thomas L. Sturtevant and Thomas J. Sturtevant, Quincy, Mass., Assignors to the Sturtevant Mill Company, Portland, Me. Com:- bination of hollow shaft with interior solid shaft, the two roraling in unison.

529,766. Machine for Crushing Ore, etc, Fred A. Wheeler, Chicago, Ill, Assignor by direct and mesne assignments, of twenty-three twenty-fourths tu Allen E. Wheeler, Eugene T. Specht, Frederick Weinhagen, William Hinrichs and Charles A, Rohde. Milwaukee, Wisr.. and Rome V. Wagner, Chicago, Ill. Combination of magnets with a mill of the ball type.

529,790. Machivery for ‘ utting Coal, Stone or Other Hard Substances) Thomas Heppell. Birtley and John G. Patterson and William Patterson, Tyn« mouth, England. Combination with the cutter of a sleeve and arm form ing bearing for the cutter-bar.

529,804. Pumping Mechanism for Oil Wells, etc. Harry W. Pickett, Warren, Pa. An electric motor is connected with the piston, giving motion to the pump plunger.

529,837. Screw Pump. William E. Quimby, Orange, N. J. Intermeshing righ! and left-hand screws provided with external threads of equal depth, each of which threads is of the same width at its face and at its base and has in its sides recesses which increase gradually in depth from the perimeter to a point near the base of the thread and then decrease rapidly in depth from said point to said base.

529,845. Forge. Henry W. Wendt, Buffalo, N. Y., assignor to the Buffalo Forge Company, same place. Combination with the hearth of an upright smoke funnel.

529,862, 529,863, 529,864. Process of Removing and Recovering Metal Coatings from Metallic Bases. Thomas G. Hunter, Philadelphia, Pa. he coa‘ins metal is dissolved by a suitable solution and a neutral salt is then used in the solution and the metal precipitated by introducing iron.

529,872. Separator. Orville M. Morse, Jackson, Mich. Combination of frame, screen and mechanism for giving motion to the screen.

529,874. Pulverizer. Thomas Parker, Toronto, Canada. Assignor of three-fourths to John Douglas Wright, Francis Farquharson Stuart, and Alexandcr Maxwell Colquhoun, same place. Combination of chamber, shaft and arms carrying beaters.

529,910. Apparatus for the Manufacture of Tubing. Zdenko Horovsky. Duques ne, Pa. Combination of rolls and movable tables. :

529,931 Furnace for Brick Kilns. Benjamin W. May, Chicago, Ill. Assignor of one-half to Charles Bonner, same place. ‘be furnace has a combustiou chamber separated from the grate by a bridge wall.

529,956. Metal Straightening Machine. William S. Ralyea and Robert Coyle, Iu dianapolis, Ind. Combination of frame, rolls, feed and tilting disk.

529,991. Brake for Mining Engines. Benbard Yoch, Belleville, Ill. Friction shoe, applied to the wheel or drum by a lever. E

530,019. Kox or Furnace for Electric Heating Apparatus. Charles L. Coffin, Detroit, Mich. Carbon-lined box, with a bottom of refr ictory material.

530,021. Method of Electrically Heating Metal. Charles L. Coffin, Detroit, Mich. The metal is brought in circuit with a liquid electrode containing a substance more volatile than water; the volatile constituent being 1n- flammable. ;

530,024. Armor Plave. Paul R. de F. D’Humy, Chicago, Ill. Assignor of seven tenths to Andrew 8. Work, same place. The armor consists of metal slabs or bars, placed edgewise in a suitable frame. ‘

530,025. Multiple Blasting Fuse. William J.C. Doyle, Aspen, Colo. <Assignor of _ one-half to Timothy Beckley, same place. Series of branch fuses leading from different points on the main fuse. ,

530,063. High Power Explosive. Jonas KE. Blomen, Stanhope, N. J. Assignor, by mesne assignments, to the Jovette Manufacturing Company. A high power explosive consisting of an oxidizing agent, a mixture of phenol- derivatives and other hydrocarbon derivatives, charcoal, and sulphur.

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PERSONAL.

Mr. Charles Allen has been appointed assayer for the Crowned King mine in Arizona.

Mr. Anson Highy, of Deadwood, S. Dak., has been appointed business manager of the Horseshoe Min- ing Company in place of Thos. H. White, deceased. Mr. Robert Lilly will have charge of the mining work.

Mr. W. S. Ayers, for seven years past mining engineer and superintendent of the Musconetcon [Iron Company in New Jersey. has resigned that position to take charge of one of the Pardee collieries at Hazleton, Pa.

Mr. Andrew M. Broocks, of Springfield, Ill., has been in Joplin, Mo., for some time noting the many changes that have taken placein the mining district during the past 20 years, and watching the progress of the mimes on his land.

Mr. E. H. Lawallis prominently mentioned as a candidate for the presidency of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, which has been vacant since the death of Mr. Leisenring. Mr. Lawall is well known as general manager for some time past of the Lehigh & Wilkes Barre Coal Company.

Mr. E. Hedburg, who has been superintendent of the Roaring Springs Mining Company, at Joplin, Mo., for the past two years, has resigned. He has recently become interested in a property in Lead. ville Hollow, and desired to give his mine his entire aitention. Mr. D.C. Hewen, of Joplin, has been appointed in Mr. Hedburg’s place.

Mr. E. Gilpin, Jr., inspector of mines of Nova Scotia, is preparing a display of the minerals and mine products of Nova Scotia for the Imperial In- stitute in London. Besides specimens of coal, gold ores, manganese and other minerals, it will include iron ore and fluxes, pig iron made by the New Glas- gow Company at Ferrona from local ores, and steel made by the New Glasgow Works in different forms.

Prof. L. D. Ricketts, mining engineer, of Silver- ton, Colo., spent some time in Joplin during the past week in making an examination of the lead and zinc ore deposits and found many interesting things. Professor Ricketts is making an examination and report on the lead and zine mines at Peoria, Ind. Ter., for the Peoria Land and Mining Company, which may result in more active work being carried on in this new district.

OBITUARY.

James Cochran, a member of the firm of Brown & Cochran, and probably the wealthiest man _ in Fayette County, died of dropsy at his home at Dawson, November 26th. Mr. Cochran was a pioneer in the coke business, and had been engaged in it since he was 30 years of age. In addition to being the senior member of Brown & Cochran, he was also a member of James Cochran & Sons, coke manufacturers ; he owned the Judson mines in Fayette County, and was heavily interested in the Washington Coal and Coke Company. He was the president of the First National Soak of Dawson, and the owner of several extensive stock raising farms near that town. Mr. Cochran was also president of the Dawson Bridge Company. His fortune is estimated at $2,000,000. He was a very unpretentious and unassuming man. He is survived by a wife, five sons and two daughters. Mr. Cochran made his first coke when there was little or no demand for it, and shipped a barge load to Cincinnati, where it was sold to the foundries. After his second trip he found a ready market, and rapidly extended operations.

SOCIETIES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.

Canadian Society of Civil Engineers.—At the ordinary meeting in Montreal, December 6th, a paper on lransportation on Our inland Waterways and Ca-

nals,” by A. L. Hogg. was read. Discussion on the papers on “ Building Railways Across Peat Bogs or» Swamps.” and on ‘tNotes on Retaining Walls in Montreal,” followed.

Association of Engineers of Virginia.—At the regular fall meeting of the association, held in Roanoke, November 17th, with the president, Mr. C.

° Churebill, in the chair, a paper was read by Mr.

I Yeatman on “The Best Arrangement of “Ongitudinal Braces for Timber Trestles.” Dia- rams were used to illustrate and a mathematical

a was made, showing how the braces should on y with the different heights of the structure. A Gilhe’ “ Notes on Steel,” was read by Mr, H. A. ‘ot *, Siving the different processes of manufacture, on and in earlier days, and showing the

quantiti qualities due to the presence in different phos a of carbon, manganese, silicon, sulphur,

ad eH cam ete., in its composition, Interest was

sample 0 the paper by the exhibition of numerous

ne or specimens, with accounts of their be- meee under test. Many of those present showed

at interest and the discussion was quite general.

mengineerin g Association of the South.—The an- ber Meeting was held in Nashville, Tenn., Novem-

Mr. W. H. Schuerman, Dean of the

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Faculty of Engineering of Vanderbilt Univer- sity, Nashville, Tenn., and Mr. W. K. Gibson, engineer Dayton Coal and [ron Company, Dayton, Tenn., were elected to membership. An invitation from the secretary of the Associated Engineering Societies to become a member of the same was received and referred to the board of directors. An amendment to the Constitution was read and discussed and ordered submitted to letter ballot to be canvsssed at the next meeting. It extends somewhat the qualifications for membership, The president, Mr, Chas. Hermany, of Louisville, Ky., delivered his annual address. The committee to canvass the ballot for officers reported the following elected : President, Prof. W. L., Dudley ; vice- presi- dent, W. F. Foster; secretary, W. B. Ross; treasurer, . M. Leftwich; directors from Tennessee, John Biddle, W. T. Magruder and E. C. Lewis; director from Georgia, A. V. Gude; director from Kentucky, C, O. Bradford. .

Michigan Engineering Society.—At the annual meeting of the board of directors which was held at Lansing in October the ballots for officers were canvassed and the foilowing found to be elected: President, George S. Pierson of Kalamazoo; vice- president, John J. Granville of Saginaw; secretary and treasurer, F. Hodgman of Climax; directors, J. B. Davis and C. E. Greene of Ann Arborand Dorr Skeels of Grand Rapids. The annual convention of the Society will be held in Lansing at the Hotel Downey, January 15th, 16th and 17th. The question of changing the articles of incorporation so as to bring the directors’ meeting at an earlier date will be submitted; also the question of increasing the annual dues. A number of papers are promised for this meeting, including a variety of subjects. An important legal paper on ‘‘ Rights to Land in Pos- session” by Judge F. A. Hooker, of the State Su- preme Court, will treat of points of practical interest to all land surveyors. A bistorical paper on ** Old Surveys of Detroit” will be presented by Mr. Thomas Campau. There will also be several! papers on highway roads and bridges, on field work in surveys, on sewer construction and on water works, and a number of discussions will be had on topics of general interest.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers.—The annual meeting of this Society opened in New York by a session on Monday evening, December 3d, at which some shoft addresses were delivered and the usual routine business disposed of, Auditing committees and tellers were appointed. On Tuesday morning 4% session was held in the

Society’s rooms, and the tellers announced the election of the following officers: President, E, F. C. Davis, Richmond. Va.; vice-presidents, I’. H. Ball, New York City; Jesse M. Smith, Detroit, Mich.; M. L. Holman, St. Louis, Mo.; treasurer, Wm. H. Wiley, New York City; managers, John C. Kafer, New York City; Chas, A. Bauer, Springfield. ¢'.; Arthur C. Walworth, Boston, Mass. The various standing committees then presented their reports, which were read and appropriately referred. Two papers were read after the routine business was concluded, one by W. J. Keep on the relative tests of cast iron, and one by Geo. M. Sinclair on steel forgings. These were followed by a general discus sion at some length. The attendance at the meeting was large, some 250 members being present, and much interest was shown in the proceedings, On ‘Tuesday evening a session was held at which a number of papers were read and several subjects discussed.

At the Wednesday morning session a number of papers were read, and there were some brief discussions. Wednesday afternoon was given up to ex- cursions and visits to various points of interest. There was no organized excursion, but small parties of members went out. In the evening the annual reception was held at Sherry’s. The proceedings opened by the delivery of President Coxe’s annual address. The reception was largely attended and much enjoyed, On Thursday a morning session was held for read-

ing of papers and discussions, the afternoon and evening being left open for members to make visits or join in social reunions. The meeting ended with a session on Friday morning for papers and discus sions, and for the closing routine business,

INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The Hoe & Tool Company, Harriman, Tenn., has recently doubled its capacity, and is now running vight and day.

The Hope mill of the Pottstown Iron Company, Pottstown, Pa, started up December 3d after an idleness of four weeks,

The Southern Railway Company has given an order to the Lenoir Car Works, Lenoir City, Tenn., for 250 hopper-bottom coal cars of 60,000 Ibs. capacity.

The Bickford Drill and Too! Company, of Cincin nati, has shipped one of their largest radial drills to England. I[t has on its books orders for four to go to South Africa,

The Lookout Rolling Mill, at Harriman, Tenn., will be sold on December 22d. It is probable that the creditors will buy it in and start the plant as early as practicable.

The Van Winkle Gun and Machinery Company, of Atlanta, Ga., has asked for the appointment of a furnished with this order 4,000 ft. of 30-in. iron pipe,

Jupiter Gravel Mining

receiver. Its liabilities are about $110,000 and assets stated at much more.

The Lima Locomotive & Machine Company, Lima, O., which purchased the plant of the Lima Steel Castings Company, has put it in operation. It is equipped with a 10-ton open hearth furnace.

The new Rockwood furnace of the Roane Iron Company is turning out 130 tons of iron per day. A second shaft wil be erected when the iron market improves, most of the machinery being now on the ground,

The iron works at Brilliant, O., long inactive, have been sold, it is reported. lron and steel pipe and tubing will be the principal output. J. R. Jackson, of McKeesport, Pa., is said to be chiefly interested in the new enterprise.

Stockholders of the Berger Manufacturing Com- pany, Canton, O., at a recent meeting increased the capital stock of the concern from $100,000 to $250, - 000. The company manufactures sheet metal roofing, siding and ceiling.

The Colliery Equipments Company, of St. Louis, was re:eutly incorporated under the laws of Missouri with a capital of $100,000. It will equip coal mines and is prepared to furnish under patents controlled by it facilities for handling, cleaning and loading coal.

The Spearman Iron Company will begin early in January to build a new blast furnace in Sharpsville, Pa.,where the company already operates one furnace, The plans have been prepared by Mr. Julian Ken- nedy, of Pittsburg, and the furnace will have all the latest improvements.

The furnace of the Warwick Iron Company, at Pottstown, went into blast October lst, 1892, and has since run continuously making about 110,000 tons of iron. Inthe week ending December Ist the output was 1,164 tons, which has only once been exceeded by the furnace.

The proposition made to the Chamber of Com- merce of Salt Lake City, Utah, by A. Evans. Jr., to erect a blast furnace, pipe foundry, mills and other necessary adjuncts, involving an expenditure of $150,000, upon the city guaranteeing him a bonus of 25,000, has been accepted.

A new form of tent fastener has recently been in vented by J.J. Rinn, of New York, which provides a rigid strip along the front flaps and a small catch set in the front tent pole. ‘The lock is simple and ingenious and not liable to get out of order. An arrangement is also provided for locking the flaps when desired.

Tle Berlin Iron Bridge Company, East Berlin. Conn., hasissued a complete and very interesting book containing illustrations of many of the iron roofs, buildings, bridges, etc., which it has erected. With each illustration is given a brief description of its subject. The book contains 317 pages and is neatly bound in paper.

‘The Link Belt Engineering Company, New York, has recently contracted to furnish the Dodge Coal Storage Company coal-handliug machinery to the value of $410,000. The pjJant will be erected at Clearfield Station, Philadelphia, Pa , over the Read ing Railroad tracks and will unload from cars and reload for shipment at a net cost of about two cents per ton,

The Youngstown Bridge Company has been awarded the contract for the Thirty-eighth street bridge at Denver, Colo., which consists of two truss spans 48 ft. in width with three trusses on tubular piers. This company has also recently been award ed the contract fora building for the new rolling mill of the Union Iron and Stee! Company. at Youngstown. O., and some girder work for the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company.

The Krough Manufacturing Company, of San Francisco, recently supplied pumping plants to the

and Water Company, of Valley Springs, Cal., and the Thrope mine, near Stockton, Cal., the latter having a capacity of 7,000 galls. This company has also placed a pumping plant with a cavacity of 10,000 galls. and a hoisting plant in the St. Charles Hill mine, Donnerville, Cal., and a hoisting plant on the property of the Rose Kimberly Mining Company, of Shingle Springs, Cal.

The Great Western Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, bas been placed in the hands of a receiver, on application of some of the creditors. The company was a consolidation of several smaller concerns, and manufactured electrical supplies, having its principal office in Chicago, a factorv in Duluth, and branch offices in Pittsburg and Den ver. The trouble, it issaid, has been caused by slow collections and too great expansion of credit. The liabilities are estimated at $300,000, and the assets at $700,000.

The Pelton Water Wheel Company, of New York and San Francisco, has recently shipped the following orders : Six double-nozzle wheels and shafting to be direct connected to Westinghouse generators, The wheels are 33 in. in diameter and are to develop 100 H, P. each under 30 ft. head of water. Two single-nozzle wheels to the Petropolis Electric Light and Power Company, Petropolis, Brazil. ‘These wheels are to operate under a 260 ft. head, developing 300 H. P. each. The Pelton company also

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The Fulton Lron Works, of San Francisco, is furnishing a 5-stamp mill to both the Empire Mining and Milling Company, of Copperopolis, Cal., and to a new mine in Harrisburg, Ariz. It is also putting in a 10-stamp mill for the Bay State mine at Ply- mouth, Cal.; steam compressors for the Blazing Star and Lockwood mines of West Point, Cal.: a 100-H. P. Corliss engine and steam compressor for the Whitlock minein Mariposa, Cal.; and a 30-ton concentrator and hoisting plant for the Norman Mining and Milling Company, of Casagrande, Ariz. This company has also closed contracts for four steam vessels, and is now engaged in overhauling six government steamers in the revenue service.

In the case of the Pittsburg Reduction Company against the Cowles Electric Smelting and Alumi- num Company, the United States Circuit Court for the northern district of Ohio recentiy gave a decision affirming its previous decree sustaining yatent No. 400,766, April 2d, 1889 to Charles M. fall for a process of reducing aluminum on re-

examination and denied the motion made on behalf of the defendants for a reopening of the case and for a rehearing on new evidence. This decision closes the case as far as the Circuit Court is concerned, The Cowles Company, however, has taken an appeal and the case will go to the Supreme Court, so that a final decision will probably not be reached for some time.

We are informed upon good authority that there is no foundation whatever for the report circulated in Western papers that an asphalt deal, includin the transfer of five-sixths of the stcck of a Nationa Bermudez companys, involving the sale of a refinery in New York, the steamers and the asphalt lake, with thousands of acres of land surrounding it, in Venezuela, has been consummated, and that the new company is capitalized at $1,000,000, one-sixth of the stock being held by Cincinnati asphalt men. It appears that small amounts of stock of the New York & Bermudez Company have _ recently changed hands, and the control has passed out of former owners. Nosuch move as that referred to has taken place or is contemplated.

The Baltimore [ron, Steel and Tin Plate Company, which has been closed for some time owing to a dis- agreement with the employes on the scale cf prices, has issued a notice to its former employes that it will resume work next Monday, and will receive all of them back who agree to new rates proposed. This new scale will be from 25 to 30% lower than the wages forimerly paid, Kollermen’s wages will be cut 30%, annealers and picklers and other piece workmen 25°., and $1 50 per day will be paid to laborers and helpers doing heavy work, while those whose duties are lighter will be paid $1.25. Further than this, however, the company intends to divide with the men who work by the piece all the net profits of the company over and above 20 cents per box. The company’s agents will hold a conference with acom- mittee appointed by the employes to decide upon the apportionment of this excess profit.

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GENERAL MINING NEWS.

ALABAMA.

Cherokee County.

Bauxite Shipments.--In our number for Novem ber 24th we gave the shipments of bauxite for the month of October at 1,262 long tons under the head *“ Dykes Bauxite Bank.” The statement was correct, with the single exception of the word ‘ Bank”; it should have read *“‘ Dykes District,” as there is no bauxite bank of that name. The shipments reported were from the Warwhoop mines of the Southern Bauxite Mining and Manufacturing Company, and those are at present the only mines which are in operation.

ARIZONA.

Pima County.

Montana.—The new mill will be in readiness to run early in December, when about 40 men will be employed.

Old Glory.—Work is progressing actively at this mine near Oro Blanco, and regular shipments of bullion are now being made.

Yuma County.

Picacho Mine.—Some large bodies of good ore have recently been found in this mine. The vein is wide. and carries stringers which are rich in free gold. The rest of the vein also carries free gold, but is of low grade.

- between walls of rock. and cemented.

ARKANSAS. Marion County.

(From an Occasional Correspondent.)

Lion Hill Zine Mine.—This mine is being developed rapidly. Itis situated about two miles from Buffalo City. A high-grade carbonate ore is being taken from the mine and a large quantity of ore is in sight. Morning Star Mine.—Superintendent George W.

Chase says that he has been pushing work as fast as possible, and has 500 tons of good zinc ore ready to ship at a cost of less than $2 per top. ‘Ihe company will contract for 1,000 tons of zinc ore this spring. The ore can be mined cheaply, and with railroad transportation 1,000 tons of zinc ore can be shipped per month. The company will erect a crusher in the spring and work the mine for all there is in it.

. CALIFORNIA.

The Debris Commission held a meeting in San Francisco, November 26th, to consider a number of applications. Most of these were of minor import ance, but one, that of the Gold Run Mining Com- pany, attracted considerable attention on account of the extent of the work required. Before considering this, permits for similar operations were granted as follows: The Halloway mine at Gibsonville, in Sierra county, the quantity of material to be washed away being 5,000 cu. yds., and the Agate mine, on Howard creek, in Sierra county, 3.100 cu. yds. In both these cases brush dams are to be provided for retaining the debris. Permits were also granted to E. P. Hager and Samuel Peck toerect. three brush dams 6 ft. high at the U.S. Grant mine, near Blue Tent, Nevada county; to John Black, to erect two brush dams 6 ft. high at the Spanish John mine, near Rough and Ready, Nevadacounty; tothe Good Hope Mining Company, a log and crib dam 40 ft. high and 40 ft. wide at the bottom at the Richmond Hill mine, near La Porte, Plumas county; to J. M. Read and N. FE. Beckwith, log and crib dam 15 ft. high at the Hidden Treasure mine, near Pine Grove, Amador county, and a brush and stone dam 15 ft. high at the Pine Grove mine. The application of Leonard Der- mody for permission to build dams in Martellecreek for the Martelle mines, near Salmon Falls, E) Dorado county, was not acted on, as the place bas not been inspected vet by the Commission.

In the case of the Gold Run Mining Company, Robert T. Devlin, as attorney for the Anti-Debris Association, entered a general protest and said that that Association would use its best efforts to prevent the erection of debris dams in the tributaries of the Sacramento, on the grounds that such dams are always more or Jess dangerous, and also that even if the dams were permanent and sufficiently strong they would permit tailings to be carried over them in times of flood. Special objections were also made to the plan presented on the ground that the space provided for storage of debris was not sufficient, and that the strength of the dam was not secured by the plans. The Commission made no decision, but took the application under consideration, and a decision will not be rendered until the next meeting, the time for which bas not been appointed. As considerable interest has been excited by this company’'s plans, we give a more particular description below. ‘The property of the Gold Run Ditch and Mining Company consists of a series of claims extending for a mile or more on the north fork cf the American River, near Dutch Flat, in Placer County. The mine formed by the collection of claims is one of the largest ever worked by the hydraulic process, and was one of the first enjoined in the anti-debris litigation. The names of tne claims composing the property are the Indiana Hill, General Thomas, North Star, Gold Run, Golden Gate, Church, Kar ner, Palmer. Sachs, Benton, Harkness, Comet, Pine Top, Abeel, [Ilinois, Maryland Hill and Bay State No. 2. The area embraced in these claims and proposed to be worked is 94.4 acres. The estimated quantity of material proposed to be worked by the hydraulic process is 11,655,000 cu. yds. This material is chiefly gravel, lying in a deep channel

It is estimated toconsist of 9% boulders, 30% cobblestones, 50Y, gravel, J0% sand and 1% loam or pipeclay. The mine drains into Canyon Creek and is about 114 miles from the North fork of the American River.into which the creek discharges. ‘The creek has a fall of about® 1,500 ft. from the mine to the river. The source of the water supply of the mine for hydraulic purposes is the South Yuba river and Hear river, There are two small earth reservoirs. The supply admits of the use of 1,500 in. of water, 16 hours a day, for six months of the year. The pressure. of water used is 250 ft. and the size of nozzles 5 in. The estimated number of cubic yards of material to be worked hourly is 100. It is proposed to erect a rock-fill dam across the North fork of the American, about 30 miles below the point where the Canyon creek enters the river. This would be over 31 miles below the mine. The location has been chosen with a view to obtaining a good reservoir site and for convenience in dumping rock. This point is about five or six miles from Auburn and about two miles above the junction of the Middle and North forks of the American. The proposed dam is to be 100 ft. high, consisting of masses of rock dumped in, the faces being laid with large rock, to be adjusted in position by hand, without mortar or cement. Below this dam, at a distance of 240 ft. it is proposed to place a small dam of like character in order to form a cushion pool at the base of the main dam. This second dam is

merely to preserve the main dam from injury by the force of the water falling at its base, and is not designed for storage purposes. The material to be used is the trap rock forming the side of the canon, [t will be quarried out on either bank, on a level with the top of the dam, to increase the width of the spill. The dam will be 20 ft. wide at the top and 210 ft. wide at the bottom, The upper face will have a slope of 4 horizontal to 5 vertical and the lower face a slope of 514 horizontal to 5 vertical. The top dirt in the mine, as stated in the application, has all been washed off. The channel to be worked is of about 400 ft. average width at the top, and the depth ahout 125 ft. It is represented that there is practically no pipeclay or loam in the material to be worked. and that the debris resulting from the working will be heavy and difficult to be held in suspension. A large portion of the debris will never reach the reservoir, itis claimed. The capacity of the proposed reservoir, as indicated by a survey to a point three miles above the dam site, is about 12,000,000 cu. yds. ‘Ihe bed of the river is described as being entirely free from deposits of tailings of any sort at the dam site and nearly so for a distance of several miles above. The bottom is hard rock, and the grade of the reservoir is about 6 in. to 100 ft., or about 26 ft. to the mile. ’

COLORADO. The monthly report of the United States mint in

Denver shows that the total receipts cf gold there in November were $501,928, against $171,814 in No- vember, 1893. These receipts were from Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. We have before referred tu the causes of these large receipts, which are partly due to increased production of gold and partly alsoto the deposit of gold by some of the large smelters which was formerly sent east.

El Paso County—Cripple Creek. (From our Special Correspondent.)

The amount of ore treated at the mills during No- vember was as follows:

Tons. Value, LDN Din ck csikuscarewssasagasee 925 27 per ton LO a ja¥ Oa Mandan seeans 1,200 13 a DE IONE... wiisodwedaevnvonedecon 475 14 - Colorado Springs .........cc0c0- cece 550 lk = PND ioc over edavenads seecacee<ea's 80 Zz”

Total and average .....-.... -«- - 3,230 $16.77 *

‘The Denver Gold and the Brodie Cyanide miils did not fire up during the month.

Catherine.—This mine, owned by the Nugget Min- ing Company, declared its first dividend November 20th, and it is now the intention of the company to declare dividends on the first of each month, commencing with January. 1895. The shaft is now 165 ft. deep and the grade of ore is improving, ranging from 9 to 1002, whereas in the upper workings it averagea from 5to6 oz. There is considerable low grade ore on the dump. Kight cars were shipped for the month of November.

Climax No. 2.—The tunnel is now over 300 ft. and the vein gradually improves, and from present ap- pearances one would calculate there is a large deposi‘ of ore close at hand, The samples assay from 4 to 13 oz. goid,

Dolly Varden.—The Enterprise Company has been granted a temporary injunction restraining the poe from working, on the grounds stated in my ast.

Elkhorn.—This mine on Mineral Hill is being worked vigorously under lease and bond by Messrs, Hall, Chase & Morton. A shaft has been sunk 80 ft. A drift west on the vein has been prosecuted 105 ft. The size of vein is 15in., with a well defined foot- wall. From the shaft to 40 ft. the vein is one mass of iron pyrites; no sign of oxidation, but from that point to the breast of the tunnel there is no sign of mineral in the form of sulphide, simply an iron oxide, in the form of an ochreous gossan associated with a porous, milky-white and translucent quartz, carrying small value. It would look as if quartz 1s necessary for the oxidation of iron pyrites. A drift has been extended north 25 ft. on another vein, the object being to intersect an east and west vein, from which some rich float has been obtained.

Elkton.—This mine employs 75 men. The south drift at the second level is being prosecuted at the rate of 2314 ft. a week, the total distance from shaft being now 157 ft.; the north drift is 157 ft. from shaft, the progress in this level being at the rate of 301 {t.a week. The output for the month is estimated at $25,000, On the dump there is fully 5,000 tons of low grade, or $20, ore awaiting treatment. It is the intention of the company to resume sinking on or about January lst. Elkton No. 2.—This mine on the Lawrence town-

site has a two-compartment shaft sunk 61 ft. on the vein; the vein is 4 ft. wide composed largely of an altered granite, penetrated by telluride seams, car rying, so one of the lessees states,a high value. A crosscut was driven south to intersect another we known vein. Gregery.—This mine, owned by the Raven com:

pany, can boast uf four shaft-kouses within 300 ft., and the lessees on each shaft are shipping ores.

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Prince Albert.—This mine, on Beacon Hill, has started to work again with a force of four men.

Raven.—The surface here presents unusual activity, three shaft houses being built within 400 ft. of each other, and two other shafts being sunk on the same ground by lessees. The Jower tunnel, although considerably over 800 ft, has not struck the ore shoot. The phonolite dike to which reference was made November 10th, has been tberoughly tested, and mill tests give $47 perton. With depth this camp will prove that not only were the dikes—as was formerly supposed—the mere vehicles for the auriferous waters or vapors, but that the dikes themselves are highly permeated—not as the veins are, in small and irregular deposits, and the inter. penetration is most uniform and homogenous in its character. These dikes, as dikes, should receive more attention than ever in this camp, especially at the points of intersection with well known veins,

Santa Rita,—This claim situated on the southwest slope of Squaw Mountain and under lease to Messrs. Hall, Chandler and Huddleston, made a fairly nice strike this week. Not much work has been done to prove the extent of the deposit.

Union Mining Company.—This company shipped 170 tons of ore for the month of November, The four claims of the company are being worked on lease, but the rovalties are too high in the majority of the cases to reimburse the lessees. At the Orpha Mayol and 2 the pay streak is from 1 to 4 in., the ore averaging from 16 to 23 oz., whereas the balance of the vein is good milling ore. In the north drift, at the 100-ft. level, the north and south vein—true course, north 27° west—is intersected by three well defined east and west veins, which in no case “heaved” either vein an inch to the “right” or “left,” and neither did they contribute to the enrichment or impoveri<h- ment of the north and south vein.

(From an Occasional Correspondent.)

Isabella Mining Company.—This company, owner of the Buena Vista. Lee, Smuggler. Emma and other claims, is working 75 men, including lessees, in five openings covering some 4,000 fr. of the out crop of the principal vein, This vein is now demonstrated to be the same as the Victor vein, giving a known extent of over a mile, probably the longest exposed vein in thecamp. ‘The lee shaft is being sunk by contract. and will be connected with levels from the Buena Vista shaft, 8U0 ft. away, by the first of the year, when a new plant will be ereeted, The shipments for the last month were 300 tons of smelting ore averaging between 4 and 5o0z. gold. The mill ore returned 128 oz. gold bullion.

Lake County.

Golden Eagle Mining Company.--This company last week declared a dividend of 1!¢c. per share, or $7,500, for November, making the fourth consecu- tive monthly dividend. The company has sold a one fourth interest in the Gold Coin lease at Lead- ville for $25.000. The lease covers the Little Vin- nie shaft, which ison the Leadville gold belt, and is vow attracting a great deal of attention.

Lake County—Leadville. (From our Special Correspondent.)

C. M. Fraction.—These people are running an upraise to catch the ore body above their present workings. The drift run out from the Davis caught the ore Lody, and it will not Le long before tke property is on the shipping list.

Louisville.—Carl Dennison and other lessees on this property have just opened up a body of ore 314 ft. wide and assaying 20% lead and 75 oz. silver to the ton. Maid & Henriett.—As predicted last week, the

development work at the Maid has resulted in very important results. The continuation of the lower sulpbide ore chutes have been caught in the Adams ground. Thereis4ft. of ore. The find is doubly important, as it was feared that the pumps would be pulied and these workings abandoned, but now the ground will be thoroughly explored.

Nevada.—After much hard work the tunne! has broken into a good ore body. Some more developing is to be done before assaying the stuff.

Northern Mining Comoany.—These people are Operating the Capital shaft on the ground of the Commercial Mining Company. The machinery is allin place and the water is being lowered rapidly. The shaft will be sunk deeper, which work will commence next week.

_R. A. M.—The Marian lease drifts are being run In various directions and an incline is being run to get under the present ore body, which is a very big one. Shipments are 150 tons a day.

Union Leasing and Mining Company.—Very important development work is being carried forward, Che drift in the Forepaugh ground is approaching the Bangkok-Cora-Belle ground where rich ore Odies are known to exist. Asa result the stock of

the latter took quite a jumpagain this week. The shipments are 100 tons a day. Welden.—No, 2 shaft, the new one. is in contact Matter at a depth of 530 ft. Sinking has ceased and Prospect drifts are being run out. It is expected to pen up the southern continuation of the rich Pen- Tose ore body.

Mesa County. nav stern Slope Mining Company.—This company Stri en incorporated by W. W. Webb, W. C. os ckland, E.W. Cannon and? others to operate

Ses near Grand Junction. The company will ve an office in Denver,

Mineral County.

Kentucky Belle Mining Company.—This company, after doing considerable work, has struck the vein on Campbell Mountain, near Creede, for which search has been made by a number of prospectors. The shafc at last reports was 18 ft. on the vein, and four carloads have been shipped which averaged 200 oz. of silver to the ton.

Pitkin County.

Canyon Ladore Mining Company.— his company has been incorporated by T. R. Miller, Benjamin Ferris and H. R. Woodward to operate mines at Aspen. The capital stock is fixed at $2,000,000.

GEORGIA,

White County.

(From an Occasional Co1 respondent.)

Sall Mountain Asbestos Company.— This company, with mines and mill at Santee, is now sbip- ping regularly, after spending almost a year in the development of the property. Recently shipments of 100 tons were made to Chicago and New York, and a number of smaller shipments are now being made, and orders are being received in a sufficient quantity to guarantee success. Two Raymond Brothers’ cyclone pulverizers, with a capacity of 75 tons per day, are treating the mineral, and so far have given excellent results. The property of the asbestos company consists of 250 acres. It is 3,300 ft. long and about the same in width. The formation in which the asbestos rock occurs is clearly Laurentian, and hasatrend to the northeast and the southwest, with a dip of 55° to 69° to the north. The formation is very regular and clearly defined for nearly 25 miles, and is said to be similar to the formation in which asbestos, mica and apatite occurs in Quebec and Ontario. The rocks with which the Sall Mountain asbestos body occurs are granite, gneiss, mica-schist and soapstone. The asbestos body outcrops boldly near the centre of the property, the exposure showing a length of from 600 to 1,700 ft., and a width of from 400 to 500 ft., with scarcely any covering whatever. One large mass is exposed which measures 150 ft. long by 60 ft. wide. Krom this some 60 tons have been taken, showing a face of at least 12 ft. high with solid asbestos at the bottom. From this point, or across the ore body 300 ft. south. pits have been sunk in the drift or covering, and all show solid asbestos at the bottom, which makes the deposit at least 700 ft. wide. The treatment of the ore is as follows: The asbestos rock, after coming from the mine, is_ first passed through crushers and thenee to the storage bin. From there it is fed automatically tothe pulverizers, or, in other words, to the defiberizers. After passing through the defiberizers the materia! properly treated is drawn away by air, and that which is coarse is brought back to the de- fiberizer by its own gravity for further treatment. The defiberized asbestos is blown into a large room in a very fluffy condition where it is then packed and made ready for shipment. The product of the company is sold for various purposes, such as for deafening and fireproofing buildings, the manufacture of hand plasters, bas-relief and plastic dec- orations, asbestos paper, plaster board and numerous other commercial articles.

IDAHO, Owyhee County.

Poorman Consolidated Mines, Limited.—At a meeting held in London, November 20th, the chair- man stated that the object was to receive the report made by parties whe had visited the mine and to take action on the transfer of the property to an English company. Mr. Cheston then made a long statement regarding negotiations with the directors of the American company, and stated that an agreement had been made, the substance of which was that an Euglish company shall be formed, which shall take over the mine from the American company, the old shareholders receiving share for share for the capital they have subscribed, and that the necessary working capital required --from£25,000 to£30,000--should be raised byissuing debentures, The committee believed that those who found the money by taking debentures should not only have the best security that could be given them, but, also, if the mine prove a success, their debentures should be of greater value. The only way in which that can be done is to give everybody who subscribes for debentures a certain rate of interest and a right within a certain time to exchange the debentures for fully paid shares in the company for the use of the debenture money. Should the mine improve to such an extent that the shares are worth an appreciable premium, the debenture holders will, therefore, share in the advantage which the shareholders will reap. He said, further, that under the circum. stances it was not possible to adopt the usual form of reconstruction, and that the board of the new company would be compo:sd of parties in whom the stockholders had confidence, including Mr. Newell, who has been prominent on the reconstruction committee. and Mr. Brotherton, who had had considerable experience in connection with the mine. The others are: J. Bb. Bryson, Dr, Murray, J. Varley, Neil Campbell and A. N. Fletcher, all of whom are large shareholders. To these names there will probably be added one or two nominated by the French shareholders in the company. Mr. Cheston then submitted the following resolutions, which, after a brief discussion, were unavimously adopted: (1) That it is desirable that the property of the company shall be transferred to an English company, to be called the Poorman Gold

Mines, Limited, having a capital of £250.000, divided into 1,000,000 shares of 5s. each, and with power to issue debentures to the amount of £30,600, which company shall issue to each holder of shares in this company fully paid-up shares, forming part of its ordinary capital, of an ainount equal to the amount of his holding in thiscompany. (2) That the directors of the company be requested to convene a meeting of its shareholders, in accordance with the provisions of the Acts concerning corporations in the State of New Jersey, for the purpos2s of voluntarily dissolving this company, and of appointing a trustee or liquidator to carry out its dissolution or liquida- tion, and for the purpose of transferring its assets and property to the said English company, when incorporated, on condition that such English company shall issue to the trustee or liquidator so appointed, for distribution among the shareholders of this company, such a number of shares as shall be equal tothe amount of the issued capital of this company. (8) That upon the issue to such trustees or their nominees of the shares referred to in the foregoing resolutions, the assets and property of the company shall be conveyed to the English company on their paying or satisfying the outstanding liabilities of the company. (4) That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the directors of the company in America, together with a list of the shareholders present thereat, with their respective boldings, and that the directors shall act upon the copy of these resolutions as being a proxy authorizing them to vote for such resolutions on behalf of all the shareholders present at this meeting. (5) That upon receipt of a cablegram announcing the consent of the directors to the course suggested in these resolu tions the English company be immediately incorporated, and an agreement be entered into in order to carry out the terms of these resolutions.

Shoshone County.

Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining Company.—A dispatch from Wardner states that this company has decided tosout down the mines. Last week the Coeur d’Alene Miners’ Union requested Manager Bradley to discharge all the pon-union men em- yloyed by the company, of whom there were about

20. There was no controversy over the question of wages, although the company was not paying the full union schedule in all cases. Mr. Bradley re- fused to discharge the men and a strike was thereupon ordered. ‘The result was that the company decided to shut down the mines for the present. _

Morning Mining Company —It was feared that the co-operative experiment undertaken by Mr. D. LB. Huntley in this mine at Mullan would fail on account of the opposition of the local miners’ union. It now appears that the union sent a request to the mine that all those employed there not already members of the union should join i‘, and a number of the men did so. Later a committee from the union waited on Mr. Huntley, and assured him that they would make no opposition whatever tothe operation of the mine under his plan. In the settlement for October the miners employed received in the divi- sion of earnings an amount equal) to $2.68 per day which was considered a very good result for the first month’s working. A few of the men were dis- satisfied and left, but the great bulk of the force remained, and a number of new men have made application for work.

KENTUCKY.

Bell County.

A dispatch from Middlesboro says that the Bryson Mountain, Mingo Mountain, Reliance and Fork Ridge Coal and Coke companies have closed down their mines, and between 800 and 1,000 men are thrown out of employment.

MICHIGAN,

Copper.

Mr. J. W. Ashwell, an engineer, has been here for several days examining the water power afforded by the Ontonagon river, says the Ontonagon ‘*Miner.” He has made a very thorough examination and measurement of the Glenn Falls on the west branch of the river, on the Victoria mine location, and finds the power ample for all purposes required. He found about 80 ft. direct fali;and with the present low stage of water and the closed dams of the lumber companies above, there is sufiicient water to furnish 5,000 H. P. This will be ample to furnish electrical power for all the mines that can be worked for many years, but as this examination was more especially for the group of mines on the west side of the river, enough power can be secured to work all the machinery they will ever want. The power will be sufficent to work the Victoria group of mines and furnish them hoisting and stamping power, and, as the water supply is inex- haustible, the stamp mill can be located right at the mine,and the electrical power can be used to operate a short line of railroad to Rockland, three or four miles. He will report favorably on the project and recommend that works be erected on a moderate scale, so that the equipment can be duplicated when necessity demands it.

Franklin Mining Company.—The output for No- vember was 182 tons of mineral against 171 toas for November of last year. This gain was made in spite of the loss of two days for repairs on machinery.

Quincy Mining Company.—The product for No vember was 926), tons against 1,000, tons for No- vember of last year Tamarack Mining Company.—In the south drift

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copper continues to be found, and work is being continued steadily. The work of sinking No. 4 shaft alsp continues steadily, and it is expected that this shaft will reach thelode about the middle of January if the calculations made are _ correct. Should the results at No.4 be satisfactory the sinking of No. 5sbaft will be begun soon atterward. At No. 2 shaft of thiscompany, which is 3,300 ft. deep, in one day last week 757)4 tons of rock were hoisted in one shift of 10 hours, which is considered very good work.

Iron—Gogebic Range. (From our Special Correspondent.)

Norrie Group.—The total shipments for the season from this group—Norrie, East Norrie and Pabst— were 826 000 gross tons.

Penokee & Gogebic Consolidated Iron Company. The total shipments for the season from the mines

of this company, now operated under charge of W. J. Oleott, of Duluth, for the receivers, were 675,000 tons. Arrangements are being made to take several of these properties out of the hands of the receivers,

Iron—Marquette Range.

Lamont Mine.—The work of shipping from this mine was temporarily stopped last week by the service of an attachment placed by the Breitung estate to secure $700 in royalties claimed to be due. The matter was settled, however, temporarily.

Iron—Menominee Range.

Commonwealth Iron Company.—This company has closed its season shipments and has bad an output for the year of 174,000tons. It is understood that considerable work will be done at the com- papy’s mines during the winter. At the Badger shatts C and F will be sunk another level. In the upper levels of shaft G some work will also be done. A force of about 125 men will be kept at work about the mine, and it. is also proposed to increase the stock of cord wood.

Dunn Iron Mine.—Shipping from this mine has been stopped for the season, and what ore is being taken out at present is being stocked.

MINNESOTA.

Duluth,

(From our Special Correspondent.)

Total ore shipments over the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad for the season were 1,382,144 tons, theglargest business of the road by 214,000 tons. Ia all 598 cargoes were loaded, averaging 2,296 tons, the largest being 3,221 gross tons. These are also the best figures ever made, One cargo of 3,100 tons was loaded in 55 minutes. Of the total shipments for the season 954,000 tons came from the Vermilion and 428,000 tons from the Mesabi Range.

Ore shipments from the Duluth customs district. as shown by the records, have been 2,599,000 tons for the season, with about 30,00) tons to be heard from yet.

Iron—Mesabi Range.

(From our Special Correspondent. )

There is a well-defined movement, based on what the “Engineering and Mining Journal” had to say on the cost of rail haul from the Mesabi mines to the docks, to take the matter into the courts, and com- pel a lower rate, The roads are both entirely inside the State, and the Railroad and Warehouse Com- mission, it is found, has complete jurisdiction in the matter. Several of the large mining and consuming companies will joinin the movement, and the papers are expected to be filed shortly. It is hoped, so soon as a favorable decision shall be made, if at all, by the commission, to attack the legislature, and get a lessened royalty, based on a sliding scaie, and ona larger minimum output than the present law fixes, The ultimate hope of the mining men is that they may be able to secure a rebate of all royalties on ore mined and reduced in the State, and this, as well as the other matters referred to, will come prominently before the legislature the coming session,

Drills at the Sellers, Mahoning and Lake Superior properties, all on the body of ore at the town of Hibbing. have found the depth of the ore to be about 200 ft., much greater than was supposed. At the Great Western property, one of the purchases of the Rockefeller company, the bottom of the ore has been found at 232 ft.

Adams.—The railroad track to this mine is finished, and work at the mine began this week. It will be stripped for operation by the milling process, and about 300,000 tons will be milled, after which it will be operated underground. Next season’s work is to be 200,000 tons. The Rockefeller syndicate has a 51% interest in this mine, for which it paid $510,000 cash,

Fayal.—This company, which is to operate the recent $200,000 purchase of the Minnesota Iron Com- pany from the Rouchleau-Ray, will sink a large working shaft and has contracted for the largest shaft-house in the range. Three side tracks will run under the hoists. Some 50 men will be employed all winter.

Minnesota Iron Company.—The option taken by this company some time ago on section 3, 57-17, has been closed, and the price, $200,000, is said to have been paid. The property will be worked and operated next season. It has a large deposit of ore that isclaimed to be an excellent mixer for the hard ores.

Mountain Iron.—Five steam shovels are stripping at this property, and an immense amount of work is planned for the winter. The mine, together with the Rathbun, which lies adjoining, and is operated

in connection, can easily produce 1,000,000 tons in 1895. Its output for the past season was 575,425 tons. Oliver.—Stripping operations on this and the

adjoining Lone Jack have ceased, A working shaft wiil be at once suv k between the two stripped areas, 150 [t. in ore.

Roucheleau-Ray Iron Land Company.—-This company bas put down a number of drills in 17, 57-18, and is busy finding the depth of the ore. ‘The deposit is very extensive.

St. Louis County. (From our Special Correspondent.)

The reports that come from the Seine River section of what is now known as the Rainy River district are better than those from any other part of the region, ana there are several good tradesin view. One was closed this week, J. W. Foley, of Duluth, buying for $15,000 one of tne Ray properties, some 25 miles from Rainy Lake. The free gold showings there are pronounced by mining men to be really very good, and far ahead of, anything seen nearer the Rainy.

MISSOURI.

Jasper County. (From our Special Correspondent.)

JOPLIN, Dec. 3. Saturday evening closed a shor: week, as the

majority of the minersobserved Thanksgiving asa holiday. The production of lead and zinc ore was fully up to the average and prices of zinc ore ranged from $17 to $20 per ton. Lead ore advanced 25c, per thousand, the market closing strong at $16.50, though there is no advance in pig lead in St. Louis. Following are the sales of ore from the different

camps: Joplin. 1,061,410 lbs. of zine ore and 388,490 Jead, value $15,950; Webb City, 663,310 1bs. of zinc ore and 50,79) lead, value $7,616; Carterville, 1,181,470 Ibs. of z ne ore and 177,110 lead, value $14,061; Oronogo, 4,660 lbs. of zinc ore and 45,680 lead, value $1,122; Carthage, 207,000 lbs. of zine ore, value $2,180; Zincite. 30,980 lbs. of zine ore and 32,660 lead, value $710; Galena (Kan.), 1,210,050 Ibs. of zine ore and 2:,410 lead, value $12,010; district’s value, $53,649; Peoria (Ind. Ter.), 54.340 lbs. of lead ore, value $245; Newton County. 376,710 Ibs. of zine ore and 118,990 lead, value $5,665; Aurora, 1,050,610 lbs, of zine ore and 165,490 lead, value $9,910; Springfield, 42,990 lbs. of zinc ore, value $419; lead and zinc belt’s total value, $69,888,

Broocks Land.—This property is located one-half mile south of the Belville mining district, and is showing well with development. During the past week there was produced 73,160 lbs. of lead ore which sold at $16.25 per thousand, and 28 tons of zine ore which was not sold. Mr. Broocks receives 10% royalty on the ore sold from his land.

Kmpire Zinc Company.—This company, of Joplin, gave us a surprise last week by closing down all of its zinc smelters but two blocks and throwing a number of men out of employment.

Grant Ashcroft’s new lead mine, five miles east of Joplin, is improving with development, and on iast Thursday, with two men in the ground, they mined and cleaned up 20,000 Ibs. of lead ore.

Roaring Springs Land and Mining Company.— Mr. Geo. B. Steinman, one of the principle stockholders of this company in the Joplin district, has been in Joplin for sometime past looking after the interest of the company and rearranging the management.

MONTANA. Granite County.

Oro y Plata Mining Company.—At the annual meeting in Phillipsburg, November 26th, the stockholders re-elected the old officers as follows: M. KE. H. Pannon, president; Dominick Burns, vice president; W. J. Connolly, secretary; Wm. New, treasurer; Nicholas Connolly, general manager.

Jefferson County.

Elkhorn Mining Company.—The report for the month of October shows the usual amount of prospecting. The ore hoisted from the mine was 1,276 tons. The ore worked was J,210 tons. In working 14% salt was used. ‘The average assay value of the ore was 40°32 0z.; assay of tailings, 4 0z.; proportion savzd, 90°11%. The batteries were in service 27 days 21 hours; the pans 30 days. The total output was 4) 509 fine oz. silver and 30°839 fine oz gold. The value of bullion shipped was $25,525; returns from 116 tons ore shipped, $7,531; total, $33,056, Current expenses amounted to $23,013, leaving a balance of $10,043 profit forthe month. Atthe surface a series of quicksilver traps was put in the mill tail-race.


Hope Mining Company.—This company is rearranging the mill and sinking the shaft from the 200 ft. to the 300 ft. level.

Lewis & Clarke County. (From our Special Correspondent.)

American Flag.—This company is developing the property from the shaft on the Puritan belonging to the Empire properties of Sam Word & Sons. The are down 100 ft., and have struck high-grade gol ore in a drift which has been run about 60 ft. in the property, have crosscut about 25 ft. from foot to hanging wail finding the vein 20 ft. wide, with a 12- in. pay streak of high grade ore, the balance low grade running $3@$5 per ton.

Gloster Mine.—Jas. Kelly has leased 10 stamps of the old Gloster mill, and is working the old mine on a lease, He has run in on the 100-ft. level, and has

good prospects, Has arranged to put in a‘ Millner’s amalgamator.

Munster Mining Company.—McKillian & Boyer have a small vein high-grade gold ore, and are putting upaFraser & Chalmers 3stamp mill, which they expect to have running-by January.

Prize Mine, Granite Butte.—-Murray Bros. have struck a good vein of free-milling gold ore on the 240 tt. level. They have a 10-stamp mill constantly in operation with good results, :

Madison County.

Revenue Gold Mining and Milling Company.—This company has been incorporated by John P. Albro, Lewis A. Dunbarn and Samuel Newhouse, with capital stock of $1,000,000. ‘This is reorganization of the old open which has worked the Revenue mine a number of years. The mine isa gold producer located five miles southwest of Norris. It was one of the first mines in the county, and was the first in Montana to use the cyanide process.

NEVADA,

Elko County.

The following are abstracts from the latest weekly official letters:

Belle Isle.—The north drift, 250 ft. level, has been extended 7 ft.; rock inthe face not so hard. The stopes are looking and yielding as usual.

Navajo.—East crosscut on the 150 ft. level has been extended 7 ft. without change.

Humboldt County,

Shamrock Mining Company.—This company at Kennedy has reached the Mammoth ledge in its own tunnel, which is now in 3850 ft. This tunnel is v0 ft. below the old workings. The ledge, where found, carried a large proportion of sulphurets with some galena. ‘lhe indications are that it will fur nish concentrating ore which can be shipped to the smelter.

Lincoln County.

Yuba Mine.—Work has been resumed on this mine at Pioche. The shaft is now being put in good ore and as soon as that is completed some prospecting work will be done.

Storey County—Comstock Lode.

The following are extracts from the latest official letters of the superintendents:

Alpha.—The station at the 450 level bas been completed andadrift started west, which is now out from the station 17 ft.; face is in quartz and porphyry.

Best & Belcher.—On the 200 level the joint winze started in west crosscut No. 5,on our south boundary, has been sunk 12 ft.; total length, 21 ft.; passing through quartz. On the 800 level the north drift

‘ started from west crosscut No. 4, 570 ft. from main north drift, has been advanced 18 ft.; total length, 115 ft.; face in quartz and porphyry.

Bullion.—The west drift from the Ward shaft, 820 level, has been advanced 15 ft. during the week; total length, 1,215 ft.; face in porphyry and clay, with a light flow of water from it.

Chollar.—Work was resumed in the north winze, 450 level, during the week and 1s now down a total distance of 47 ft.; the bottom is in ore assaying from $30 to $50 per ton. During the week we have repaired and retimbered 36 ft. of its north drift on the 550 level. Are retimbering the main incline below the 930 level. During the week we have sent to the mill for reduction 60 tons 700 lbs, of ore, average battery assay, $31.77: average car assay, $34.49.

Consolidated California & Virginia.— On the 1,650 level we have continued to stope out ore from the new ore body from the sixth floor up to the eleventh floor, and on the eleventh floor have advanced two set of timbers to the south in ore, making three sets in all, the top being in porphyry and quartz, We have extracted during the week from these stopes 350 carloads, about 347 tons, of ore, the average assay value of which, per mine car samples, was $68.30 perton. On the 1,750 level have continued work in the south drift which leads the way for connection with the ore body on this level. The face of the drift is in hard rock, Have shipped to the Morgan mill 861 tons, 1,960 lbs., of ore, the average assay value, per railroad car samples, was $84 0S per ton. The average assay value of all the ore worked at the mill during the week (612 tons) was $1/./> per ton. 5 Crown Point.—Since last report we have shipped

to the Mexican mill for reduction 421 tons 1,1 10) lbs. of ore, the average battery sample of which was $9.99 per ton, of which $8.64 was gold. We are still overhauling the surface machinery and repairing

the shaft where necessary.

Gould & Curry.—On the 200level the west crosscut

No. 4 started from our south drift 364 ft. from main

west crosscut No. 5, has been extended 2) ft., and

work discontinued ; total length 28 ft. ; face in hard

porphyry. The joint incline winze started on ous north boundary has been sunk 12 ft., passing throug quartz; total depth, 21 ft.

Hale & Norcross.—On the 975 level advanced north drift from theend of No. 1 west crosscut 12 .t.; totes length, 30 ft.; face shows stringers of quartz ine

with the porphyry, also a streak of good ore. os 1€

1,100 level are working on the third floor abovet a level, and have a streak of low grade ore. Hoiste

during the week 6 carloads of ore, assaying per mIn- ing car samples $40.74 per ton.

Justice.—During the week they have shipped to the Washoe mill 175 tons of ore and milled 175 tons,

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Car samples ayerage per ton gold $6.98, silver $6.63; total, $1261. Battery samples average gold $6.62, silver $5.37 ; total. $12.29. Shipped to the United States Mint at Carson, November 18th, 12 Ibs. of bullion, valued at $346 net cash. The branch drift from the Justice drain tunnel was advanced 25 ft.; face is in quartz giving fair assays.

Mexican.—On the 1,465 level the drift running north from the end of west crosscut started from the top of the upraise which was carried up 45 ft. above the sill floor of this level at a point 40 ft. west from the main north drift and 100 ft. north from the south line of the mine has been extended during the week 17 ft.; total Jength 135 ft.; face in porphyry and quartz carrying some value.

Ophir.—On the 1,465 level the west crosscut, 62 ft. up, from the upraise carried up 80 ft. above the sill floor of this level, at a point 70 ft. in from the mouth of the crosscut, run east from the main north lateral drift and 124 ft. north from the main east crosscut from the shaft, was extended 10 ft.; total length 134 ft.; continuing in porphyry and quartz of low assay value. Have continued jointly with the Mexican Company the work of making repairs in the main shaft on the 1,100 level and upward.

Potosi.—The winze from the 450 level. 200 ft. south of the north line, is down to the 550 level; the last 14 ft. shows 18in, of fair grade ore. The southwest drift from the main west crosscut, 550 level, has been extended to a total length of 133 ft.; advanced 3L ft. during the week; face in low grade quartz. The northwest drift from the shaft on the surface, is now out a total distance of 168 ft.; face is in porphyry.

Savage.—On the 1,000 level in the north lateral drift from the east drift they continue to extract ore from the sill floor up to the seventh floor. From the face of the south drift started an east crosscut and advanced same 7 ft.; face in quartz of low assay value. On the 1,050 level in the south drift started from the east drift 30 ft. from the south ore stopes; they continue to stope ore of fair grade. On the 1,100 level east crosscut No. 6, started from the face of the north lateral drift, is advanced 20 ft.; face in quartz, clay and porphyry. During the week they have hoisted 161 cars of ore. Car samples average $25. Shipped to Nevada mill 135 tons and milled 140 tons, Battery samples average $17.31. Bullion yield for the week, $1,696. Shipped to United States Mint, at Carson, November, bullion of the value of $1,259 net cash.

Sierra Nevada.—During the week the intermediate tunnel on Cedar Hill bas been advanced 16 ft.; total length, 617 ft.; face in hard porphyry. The northwest drift, at a point 160 ft. west of the mouth of the Layton tunnel, is out 2456 ft.; advanced 38 ft. during the week; face in quartz and porphyry.

Union Consolidated.— East crosscut from the north lateral drift. 45 ft. north of west drift, 1,520 ft. west of shaft. 900 level, has been advanced during the week 21 ft.; total length, 229 ft.; face in clay and porphyry. The west crosscut from the Union south lateral drift from west drift, 1.520 ft. west of shaft, has been extended 27 ft. during the week; total length, 267 ft.; face in clay and porphyry with stringers of quartz.

NEW JERSEY.

Morris County. Richard [ron Mine.—A fall of rock occurred in

this mine near Port Orain last week. It happened in some new ground which was being opened in the slope about 700 ft. underground, and two miners who were working there were killed.

NEW YORK. The New York State canals all closed for the sea-

fon on November 30th, with the exception of the Erie Canal, which was kept open until December 3d, to enable boats which had started to get through. Coal shipments by canal have been light this year, and iron ore shipments through the Champlain Canal have been below the usual average,

NEW MEXICO. Grant County.

Laura.—In this mine the shaft is now down 140 ft., with two drifts run on the ledge. The ore has its principal value in silver, but carries some gold.

Summit Claim.—This claim at Carlisle was recently discovered by Mr. James Tong and M. Palmer. It is about 114 miles northwest of the Carlisle mine, and so far as prospected shows very rich ore carrying gold and some silver. Five claims have been located on the ledge, and the owners are now putting up buildings and making preparations to put a considerable force of men at work.

‘From an Occasional Correspondent.)

American Zinc-Lead Smelter Company.—This company has secured leases on part of the old Santa Rita copper mines, also the Spring, Copper King and Ivanhoe mines, and has purchased some other claims. The company has also purchased the 1,500 tons of ore now on the dumps of the Santa Rita property. A 40)-ton smelter is being built at [van- — where the ores from these mines will be re- cuced, and the product shipped to the company’s anyon plant, ‘T'bis plant will also handle ore from Z ce mine, near Lordsburg, and _ sufficient con- ‘ cts have been completed to run all winter. It is Gye intention of the company to supply both the 0 - and Hanover plants with copper ores, and ae the various fluxes which abound in the

rict. Mr. S. K. Bretherton, formerly superin-

tendent of the American smelter, of Leadville, has charge of the work at Hanover, and Dr. F. L. Bart- lett is general manager. Work has been carried on in this district by this company since July.

Lincoln County. North Homestake.—The capacity of the cyanide

plant at White Oaks is being increased by the addition of three large tanks to those already in use. A singular fact about this mine is that while the shaft has now reached a depth of 1,050 ft., ic carries no water. Old Abe Mining Company.—This company is now

preparing to sink the shaft deeper. It is at present 600 ft. betow the surface.

Socorro County.

Maud S.—In this mine, at Mogollen, the workings are now down to a depth of 280 ft. Ata depth of 180 ft. a good body of base ore, carrying copper, was struck 100 ft. east of the main shaft. It looks permanent. Having vassed through the free-milling ore the managers and owners did not get disheartened, but sank on down tbrough 50 ft. of barren ta!c, whea a body of pophyry was met which contained base cre, They drifted 20 ft. east and then sank another 70 ft. and again drifted far enough to find that the ledge was intact. Now the main body of the free-milling ore is found to exist still in the eastern workings. The deeper the development is carried the more vertical the vein is found to be. To the west of the shaft the body of free-milliag ore is much larger than it is to the east. When a depth of 300 ft. is reached another level will be started and carried westward. It is expected that the base ore will! be found in larger quantities down below than the free-milling was above.

PENNSYLVANIA.

Anthracite Coal.

At a recent meeting of the Anthracite District of United Mine Workers of America, held at Mahanoy City, resolutions were adopted referring to the recent decision of Judge Dallasin the Reading employees’ case. They also called for co-operation in securing a change in the present monthly percentage system of fixing wages for mining anthracite coal, and also for additional agitation for the aboli- tion of the company store system.

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western.—This company last week putits collieries in Scranton and vicinity on half time until further orders, It issaid that this action will be followed also by the Dela- ware & Hudson Company. Murray Colliery.—The operators of this colliery

and the Murray Breaker at Green Ridge have made arrangements to ship their output over the Dela- ware, Lackawanna & Western road. The comnany formerly shipped over the New York, Susquehanna & Western, but has been idle for two months on account of a misunderstanding with that road.

Philadelphia & Reading Coal and [ron Company. —-The collieries drawn to return prices of coal to determine the rate of wages to be paid (Merriam, Scbuylkill, Ellangowan, Elmwood and Eagle Hill), make returns, the average of which is $2.22, and the rate of wages to be paid for last two weeks of Novem- ber and the first two weeks of December, 1894, is 9% below the $2.50 basis,

Bituminous Coal.

Country Coal Bank.—On the evening of Novem- ber 30th a fall of roof and coal in this working near Greensburg caught five miners. When the rescu- ing party reached them, after some heavy work, one of them was found to be dead and two others so badly hurt that they cannot live. The remaining two were badly bruised but will recover.

Northampton County.

American Bangor Slate Company.—At the annual meeting recently the following board of directors was elected: Krank Reeder, H. J. Reeder, Chas. Strond Colbert, Conrad Miller, J. E. Long, Cotton Amy and Chas, S. Ford,

SOUTH DAKOTA.

Lawrence County.

Deadwood & Delaware Smelter.—A new enterprise bas been started in connection with these works, says the “Black Hills Times.” They have been successfully operated under the management of Dr. F. R. Carpenter since their erection as a pyrite smelter, producing the bullion in the shape of iron matte. To this product copper matte will now be added, and in a short time silver and lead bullion will be its third product. On November 19th the first shipment of copper matte was made from the Anaconda smelter to the local plant for use in the treatment of dry or silicious ores, as well as those of other character containing gold or silver. The matte from Anaconda is a valuable one, containing about $6 gold. 60 oz. silver and 60% copper to the ton. Mr. Theo, Knutzen, of the smelter, has been in Montana and will visit various mining camps before he returns, where he will purchase and contract for regular shipments of desirable ores to be treated here. In the near future Deadwood will be a central point for the reduction of all grades and characters of ores, where all the known economical! processes will be in operation. At the present time we have working successfully the following methods: Pyrite smelting, chlorination and two cyanide processes, With a bromination plant, which is almost an assured fact, the circle will be complete.

Golden Reward Mining Company.—ihe new cyanide plant was started up last week, and one of

the vats is now full of ore. The rest of the plant will not be started until the first charge is worked through. The company has 4,000 tons of ore on the dump at the Stewart mine for treatment in this plant.

Tamarack Gold and Silver Mining Company.—At a meeting held in the oftice in Deadwood last week the directors voted to levy an assessment of 21g mills per share on the outstanding stock.

TENNESSEE.

Hickman County.

Duck River Phosphate Company.—This company has been busy getting in material and machinery preparatory to setting up a crusher for the purpose of breaking up the phosphate before shipping. The crusher will be completed in about three weeks, and, when run at its full capacity. will grind 300 tons of ore perday. This company has cleaned out Duck River from Centerville to the mines. a distance of nine miles, and will have the phosphate transported it flatboats, of which four have been built and are run daily. These boats do the work done heretofore by about 100 wagons.

Roane County.

The iron ore mines near Kingston are being operated steadily, though until the remainder of the furnaces above Chattanooga go into blast they will not come up to their full output.

UTAH. On account of the lack of gold received the re-

ported bank ore and bullion receipts for the week ending December Ist show a $15,000 decrease, as compared with the previous week, says the Salt Lake “Herald.” All of the big silver-lead producers made their usual shipments to the smelters, but the gold properties were not heard from. They are now making the monthly clean-ups, however, and some bars will be received this week. The total value of ore and bullion received and reported was $152,008. but in addition the Ontario put out 50 bars, 22,925 fine oz. silver, and the Daly 19 bars, 22,448 0z., and a number of the secret shippers swelled the production,

Juab County.

Ajax Mining Compary.—The directors of this company have made a thorough inspection of the company’s property at Mammoth, and have decided to commence work on the Phoenix shaft. This is now 300 ft. deep, and it will be sunk to the 500-ft. level, and @ cross-cut run from that point to the place where the ore has been exposed in the Champlain shaft. New ore-houses are to be put up and other improvements made.

VERMONT. The slate manufacturers of Granville, Poultney,

West Pawlet and the surrounding slate district of Vermont held meetings last week at Granville, N. Y., to consider the advisability of again starting the Vermont sea green trust. The organization went out of existence last January, on account of the refusal of Williams & Edwards to sign the contracts then prepared. It is understood that they attempted to reorganize it on the basis proposed by Williams & Edwards last year. The present indications are that the company will reorganize. Articles of agreement were prepared and agreed to by all the dealers, comprising about two-thirds of the manufacturers, and it is understood that those not present are ready to sign the agreement.

WYOMING. Laramie County.


Fairview Mining and Reduction Company.—Lhis company, of Cheyenne, has been working quitea force of men on the Colorado mine in Silver Crown mining district. They are now down 80 ft., and are crosscutting a short distance to the vein. The ore is a copper pyrites carrying some gold and silver.

LATE NEWS,

A dispatch from Paris announces the death on December 7th of Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, at the age of 89 years. Theevent was not unexpected, as he had been failing rapidly for some time.

BY TELEGRAPH. Crippie Creek, Colorado, December 7th (from our

Special Correspondent).—The tonnage of shipping

ore sent from this camp during November was

$,598,113 lbs. by both lines.

A Boston dispatch states that on December 6th the United States Circuit Court, Cincinnati, decided in favor of the Franklin Mining Company in its suit to enforce a claim against the Pewabic Mining Company. The amount of the claim and interest is somewhat over $40,000 and will add the amount recovered to the assets of the Franklin company, as it was charged off to profit and loss some time ago,

The coal operators of Peoria County, IIl.. have organized the Home Coal Association with James Millard as president, The association will act as selling agent for all the mines joining in it which so far include all the principal mines in the county, the object being to save expenses, prevent undue local competition and put the miners in a position to compete better for the locai trade with the coal from other districts.

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COAL TRADE REVIEW. New York, Friday Evening, Lec. 7.

Statement of shipments of anthracite coal (approxi- mated) for “week ending December Ist, 1894, compared with the corresponding period last year :

Dec. 1, 1891. Dec. 2, 1893. Regions: Tons. Tons. Difference.

Wyoming region...... 522,330 485,594 Inc. 36,736 Lehigh rewion.......... 149,211 118,954 Inc, 30,257 Schuylkill region.. .... 369,591 290,749 Inc. 78,842

| ee oocce 1,061,138 895,297 Inc. 145,835

Totals for year to date. 38,268,671 39,860,003 Dec.1,591,332

PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS COAL, in tons of 2,240 Ibs., for week ending December Ist and year from January Ist:

: a—— °1891.-—_~ 1893. Shipped Kast and North: Week, Year. Year.

Phila. & Erie R. R.... <3 «Sue 70,801 73,714 Cumberland, Md..... { 2,613,792 3,867,765 Dareiay, PB...ccccoccess pbenen t 16,841 42,372 ED, MODs nepsdonvosncs 7,236 338,619 529,949 PC Tn ons insn pwns soe 76,493 2,476,499 3,534,122 Allecheny, Pa...... behenssoes ee 1,142.756 1,150,533 Besok Crock, Pa......csccces $69,977 2,113,144 2,536,093 Pocahontas Flat Top........ t 3,096,220 3.062.193 eee hh Af ee {103,692 2,489,597 3,012,423

DER chbnis be beneadces 400% 297 ,792 14,372,269 17,405,165

+ Returns not received. t To November 30th.

———1894.—_—~ 1893 Shipped West: Week. Year. Year.

Pittsburg, Pa....... cebmaipee: ae 1,352,747 1,124,380 Westmoreland, Pa.......... 36,952 1,494,618 3,761,079 Monongahela, Pa........... 12.642 615,158 646,580

Totale..........2..cseceeeee 87,466 3,462,523 3,472,039

ae 385,358 17,831,792 20,877,604

Production of coke on line of Pennsylvania Railroad for the week ending December Ist, 1894, and year from January Ist. in tons of 2,000 Ibs.: Week, 108,447 tons: year, 3,248,507; to corresponding date in 1893, 3,616,355 tons.

Anthracite.

In the matter of actual trade conditions we do not find any improvement to report in the anthracite coal market. Dealers hereabout are still as well supplied as at any time for many weeks past, and even if they had the inclination to do so, which they have not, the mild weather has precluded them from placing any new order. The market from now on will be strictly a weather market, governed by the thermometer, and will become active or depressed according as the mercury falls or rises. It would be well for the sales-agents of the anthracite producers to bear this fact in mind. Perhaps a review of the trade this week should be

distinctly optimistic in tone, owing to the growth of the ‘“ better feeling” which all sellers report. A meeting of the sales-agents was held in this city on Monday last, December 3d, at the office of the Penn- sylvania Coal Company. As we announced last week, this meeting simply confirmed the decisions reached last week by the agents, in reference tothe outpnt for Dezember, which is fixed at one-half of last June’s tonnage, or 2,500,000 tons, and prices, which are from now on to be $3.60 for stove, $3.45 for egg and chestnut, and $3.35 for broken—all net, on board. It was also decided that this ‘ gentle men’s agreement” was to be observed to the letter. In other words, it was frankly admitted that each interest would remove from his own shoulder the chip which it had been carrying for some time, and an era of peace and prosperity,comparatively speaking, is to reign. 1t is now acknowledged that to call the actions of the past in the matter of “cutting” and overproduction merely stupid is to give them ap undue dignity.

[t has been stated in the public prints, with the usual lack of foundation, that the independent operators along the line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad had officially withrawn their request upon the coal department of that corporation, the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, that line prices and tidewater prices be equalized. Nosuch action has been taken ofli- cially, nor is it necessary. The fact that tidewater aw have been advanced and that the Lehigh

alley, in common with the other companies, ear nestly promises to maintain them, settles the matter. The operators aid not clamor that line prices should be reduced. They wanted tide prices to go up.

In the same way it has been said that Coxe Bros. & Co. had *“* backed down” in their determination to give their customers the benefit of the ruling tidewater prices. There has been no such a thing. The sad death of Mr. Ely, who decided upon that step, prevents the aggressive carrying out of his pet policy, which was that the trade would be the better off without the present ‘ pool”’—a half-hearted sort of combination. Mr. Walter, who has been elected president of Coxe Bros. & Co., is a conservative man and before acting upon the matter will study it in its various aspects. In the mean time the company will not be unduly aggressive, but will be governed by che action of its competitors in the matter.

Prices have been advanced, and although a whole week since the meeting has elapsed we have not heard of any flagrant case of “cutting.” The sales- agents unanimously declare that they will maintain prices at any hazard. The output is to be restricted, so that January will find consumers short of coal and forced to replenish their stocks. It will then be the long expected opportunity to get “decent” prices for coal. It is true that the new business done so far has been chiefly at the circular rates. One of the most promineut of ali the companies has to our positive knowledge sold 50 tons ut stove coal at $3.60

on board. Another very large producer proudly boasted of having sold a cargo of 125 tons this week at the same price. One or two other instances of sales of this magnitude and at the same figures are reported tous. At the same time the sales-agents of acompany-—let it be distinctly understood that it was not an individual producer—said to a representative of the “‘ Engineering and Mining Journal”: ** What is the actual selling price of coal? It is difficult to say. Of course, people are not buying at the advance yet. They don’t have to. Delivery on some of the orders which they placed at low figures vill extend into the first week of January. I should say that stove coal could be bought to-day at from $325 to $3.35 on board, provided the order is small and can be delivered within the next fortnight. I don’t mean old stock coal, either. Supposing a good customer of ours comes in and wants coal to last him through December. Henaturally objectsto the advance, and while be may realize that his January coal will have to be paid at the circular rates, he will demand, and probably obtain,the desired concession of coal to carry him through this month. But we will not sell ahead at other than the circular prices. This, [ think, applies to all, or to nearly all, the com panies,” Such is the situation in a nutshell, frankly ex

pressed by an authority in whose opinion we con- cur. At the same time we must confess to having met with less inclination on the part of sellers to *‘shade” prices than tor many months. Some middle ‘men have sold coal this week below the new prices, but it has been due to obligations contracted before the meeting of the sales-agents, and carried out against the sellers’ liking, We know this to be true in at least one case. The market, as we stated in the beginning, will

be distinctly a “‘weather market.” We find that the people who will receive coal next month which was purchased last month are few. Therefore, the advent of cold weather will bring about a decrease in the stocks held by dealers and consumers. Coal will necessarily have to be bought and bought at an advance, if the sales-agents show as firma front then as they do now. But if the weather continues mild, it is impossible to say what will happen. -

In the mean time we must report that a “ better feeling” prevails inthe market. Nobody is ** cutting.” Nobody, we may add, has had an opportunity todoso. ‘The trade, taking it all in all, seems to be ina fair way toimprove. It is beginning to be recognized that the demand should have something tv do with the supply, and that prices are governed by the relations between the two.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Mr. Alfred Walter has been elected president of Coxe Bros. & Co. (Incorporated), the Cross Creek Coal Company,and the Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuylkill Railroad Company. The regretted death of Mr. E. B. Ely bas hastened Mr, Walter's election.

We regret to announce the death of Mr. Henry R. Edmonds in his 59th year, which took place on De- cember 3d in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the father of Mr. John Edmonds, the sales-agent in this city of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Com- pany, to whom we extend our sympathy in his sor- row.

Bituminous.

There is very little of importance doing in the soft coal market. Producers are working on old con tracts, and very few new orders for prompt shipment are being received. Consumers are slow in ordering coal, and seek to defer shipments as long as possible. There is a scarcity of orders at the pres - ent time in the hands of shippers, but owing to the delay in the arrival at tide of the coal shipped from the mines this condition does not give as much cause for complaint as it would were the transportation more expeditious. Nearly all producers have partially caught up in theirtonnvage for the year, which, all things considered, is not so far behind last year’s as might be thought. The long strike iast summer is responsible for a decrease in the output. In some of the regions there has again been some agitation for an increase in wages. So far it has come to naught, and may be taken as indicative really of a desire to prevent a reduction. Notwithstanding the duliness of the trade we do

not brag of any keen competition among sellers. This is the time when producers are making up their accounts to see how the balance for the year stands. They do not find any incentive to offer further inducements to buyers. Wealers are slow in taking what few cargoes they order and scem to prefer to have short stocks rather than long. In the East, the miils are pretty well stocked up for winter.

Prices are unchanged at $1.80@$2.25 f. o. b., Nor- folk and Newport News; $1.90(@ $2.25 f. o. b., Balti- more; $1.80@$2.25 f. o. b., Philadelphia: $2.40@ $2.75 f. 0. b., New York harbor shipping ports, and $2.75@$3 alongside, New York. The trausportation of coal from the mines to tide

is irregular; at times it is good and again it is quite the reverse. The coal of one company is apt to arrive at the shipping port in a bunch, giving that company all the coal it wants for its shippers, while the other companies are short. There are no blockades, though there is still uncertainty as to time of arrival of the coal at the ports. The car supply is good to those shippers who

handle their coal promptly on arrival. The main Jine roads are still keeping a sharp watch on the coal at shipping ports and in transit on their lines,

The all-rail trade is quiet; the main line railroads having again allowed the forwarding of coal on orders to points on ‘ foreign” roads, this branch of the trade has seemed active by comparison with two months ago. Most of the orders to points on these foreign roads have now been shipped, and the all rail trade is resuming its usual state of quietude, Prices remain practically as they were at the beginning of the season last spring; they are generally made on an ‘‘at mine” basis, the buyer paying the through freight.

Vessels are in slightly better supply than last week. The demand for them shows a falling off, Rates are easier, though not much, if any, lower, We quote the following Ocean freight rates fron Philadelphia: To Boston, Salem and Wareham, $1.05; Providence, New Bedford, New Haven, Al- lyn’s Point, Bridgeport and other Sound ports, 5c, alongside; Portland and Portsmouth, $1.10; Lynn, $1.10@€1.30; Newburyport, $1.25@$1.30.

Buftialo. Dec. 6.

(From our Special Correspor dent.)

The near close of navigation has caused a lessened consumption of bituminous coal for vessel use, Manufacturers are taking only for immediate re quirements. Prices are nominally unchanged, but are in buyers’ favor as the supply is larger than the demand.

Anthracite coal quiet at unchanged quotations which continue nominal, as the schedule prices are not adhered to, notwithstanding the reported advance. The principal demand is for local trade and nearby towns and villages; orders from distant points not at all numerous. The cold weather, however, may have a tendency to improve business.

La'’e Superior ports are closed by ice. Freights after December Ist for coal to Lake

Michigan ports advanced 10c. per net ton, but busi ness is about over; only two charters were made ‘Tuesday, and those subject to a holding clause An appropriation of $81,223 has been asked of

Congress for Buffalo harbor and breakwater improvements. The sum of $500,000 is recommended to be appropriated by Congress to continue the work of improving the chancels, etc., of the lakes the coming season.

There are some complaints of a short supply of cars—but nothing has occurred to hinder the movement of coal in this locality. ‘he shipments of coal westward from Buffalo by

lake from November 25th to December Ist, both days inclusive, aggregated 107,200 net tons, distributed as follows: 69,850 tons to Chicago, 12,900 tons to Mil waukee, 1,500 tons to Duluth, 1,350 tons to Toledo, 6,900 tons to Superior, 3,400 tons to Gladstone, 2,400 tons to Manitowoc, 1,200 tons to Alpena, 700 tons to Pt. Huron, and 7,000 tons to ports not named, Freights advanced to Lake Michigan and Superior port,; at the end of the week, therates were: 6U@ Zac. to Chicago, 55@75c. to Milwaukee, 25c. to Toledo, 60c. to Manitowoc, 40c. to Alpena and 35c. to Duluth, Gladstone, Pt.Huron and Superior. No further charters will be made unless with special clauses relative to unloading cargoes at port of destination.

Boston, Dec, 6.


The coal business from this out will depend to some extent on the weather. This week, like !ast has been noticeable by the unseasonable and mild weather. We had quite a snowfall last Saturday, which has been melting tast since. The trade here do not expect any volume to trade until we havea ood cold snap of a week or more. The retail trade are not disposed to make purchases until compelled to. : The companies’ prices are as follows, net, New

York: Stove, $3.60; egg and chestnut, $3.45; broken, $3.35. The individual operators are cutting these prices full 15 cents per ton. The situation in soft coal is by no means interest-

ing. There is considerable coal coming to this port, but itis on old contracts. Consumers are placing very few new orders. Prices of bituminous coal on cars here are as follows: Cumberland, $3.60@$3.60; Pocahontas and New River, $3.45@$3.59; Clearfield, $3.35. 7

Freight rates are slightly lower in a few instances than last reported, but are commencing to strength- enagain. They are as follows: From New York, 50c. for companies’ barges, from 70 to 74c. for outside barges and vessels; from Philadelphia, $1.05; from Baltimore, $1.05; from Newport News and Norfolk, $1. ,

Chicago. Dec. 5. (From our Special Correspondent.)

It cannot be said that the past week has created any enthusiasm among the dealers of coal in this territory, for though the week has brought us seven days further into the winter there are no increase¢ sales of either anthracite or bituminous coal. Age” there is nothing in sight to indicate that an = improvement is likely; those who are buying at the present time are sending in their orders f: r just & sufficient quantity of coal to cover immediate wants,

and as they apparently see nothing ahead their gt chases are likely to continue limitec. There = without doubt considerable coal laying 0D ihe tracks in this city, but it is not expected that =

accumulation will have any apparent effect on a market. The sales of bituminous coal have not it

creased with the week, and those who consume large

quantities remain adverse to doing anything, c buy enough for every-day wants. ‘ction

ealers here do not consider that the restrict

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on December output of hard coal as made by the Eastern agents will have any influence toward higher prices in this market, should present trade conditions continue. The raising of circular prices 95¢ per ton is noted, but coal will continue to be sold regardless of circulac prices,as such have had mighty little weight for some time, and are likely to be re- garded so for mont hs yet. Coke isin plentifu! supply, and the demand re-

mains good. Circular rates onanthracite coal are: Grate, $5.25;

egg, stove and chestnut $5.50. For bituminous prices are. f. 0. b. Chicago: Youghiogheny, $3.15; Ray- mond, $3.50; Shawnee, $2.50; Blossburg. $3 90; New Kentucky, $2.73; Hocking, $2.90; Brazil Block, $2.40; Birdseye Cannel, $5.25. Connellsville foundry coke is selling for $3.90 ;

Connellsville coke crushed, $4.15; Pocahontas, $3.85; New River, $3.85@$4,

Pittsburg. Dec. 6,

(From our Special Correspondent. )

Coal.—The situation bas changed wonderfully since our last report. We had on Monday and Tuesday a fair stageof water in the Ohio River, and a big fleet of boats with coal is now en route to the larger markets; all the barges have left. The water was not quite sufficient for coal boats, although a number of them took the risk and de- parted ; this is good news for the miners, who will be certain to work all winter unless they takea notion to strike. The total run of coal on this stage of water amounts to 10,555,000 bushels. The largest portion is destined forthe South. ‘There are fully 10,000,000 bushels more loaded in coal boats that will leave as soon as there is sufficient water. ‘The miners are all busy in the various pools. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad has contracted

for the construction of a branch line, 25 miles in length, with the North Branch Coalfield. A letter from one of the miners at Smithton,

Tuesday, says the trouble at the Waverley mine is atanend. ‘The railroad coal operators held their regular meeting; everything was satisfactory. Arbitrators now have the mining question of the

Pittsburg district in charge. The railroad coal operators held their special meeting in Pittsburg, December 4th, and during the course of their pro. ceedings adopted resolutions stating that it was impossible to maintain the Columbus scale, and asking for arbitration as provided in the agreement. The arbitrators for the operators are M. L. Robbins, of the Robbins Coal Company, and M, H. ‘Taylor, of the W. L. Scott Coal Company. It is not yet known who the miners will put on the board, but one of the parties is sure to be Patrick Mce- Bryde, of the national organization. Connellsville Coke.—Trade since our last has

been very active. Coke operators have no right to find fault with the demand, although prices continue low. Last week the shipments exceeded 8,000 car-loads and the prospects are good for a heavy output this week. The indications now are that there will be a combination formed by the operators, by the first of the year that wili put prices up about 25 cents per ton and place the coke regions under the most favorable circumstances experienced for a long time. Several of the big operators attended the funeral of James Cochran. An informal meeting was held by those present, and it is known that terms of an agreement were reached that will bring the operators to a plan by which the price of coke and the wages of the men will be advanced. The region now has 14,207 ovens in blast out of 17,000; the men are getting about all the work they want. The week’s shipments were as follows: To Pitts burg, 2.5893 cars: to points east, 1,526 cars; to points west, 3,973 cars; total, 8,052; increase, 491 cars. Prices are nominal.

Shanghai, China. Oct. 26.

(Special Report of Wheelock & Co.)

_ Coal.—There have been no further developments in Japan coal since last writing and business is ina very unsettled state. Owing to the very bigh rate of freight demanded coal cannot be laid down here for anything but an expensive price, and though cargoes have been coming forward, for the most part they consist of the commonest and dirtiest description, There is one lot offering for sale which '8 Infinitely superior to the general run of coal here now, and for this holders are rightly demanding ~ Sum of 7°50 taels per ton. Prices in Cardiff have declined, as was to be expected, owing to large quantities due to arrive in the near future and little pw ne than 11 taels can now be submitted for further Siipments. Quotations are, for cargo lots, 12°50 tacls per ton for Cardiff; 12 taels per ton for Wollen” anthracite; 11°60 taels per ton for Sydney 8 tael ngong; 11 taels per ton for Newcastle, and 7@

4els per ton for Japan for such as is offered.

werosene Oil.—In Devoe’s to arrive nothing eee transpired, and all the business trans-

jo cc oe the past fortnight has been contined sasiate tan spot cargo at prices ranging from 1°29 12th 1309 c22e!s per case. At auction on October 590 Case ) cases damaged Devoe’s were disposed of, n | or at 1°135 taels, and the balance at 1°06 taels. ave boon We have not heard ofjany business. There

sidered fat no arrivals, and deliveries may be con- 1,111,159 airly large. Stocks in godowns amount to

i coon ~ American, and the equivalent of 218,-

aels n S Russian. Quotations are: Devoe’s, 132 per case; Batoum, 1°25 taels per case; Batoum » 1°16 taels per two tins,

IRON MARKET REVIEW. New York, Friday Eveuing, Dec. 7, 1894.

Pig Iron Production aud Furnaces in Blast.

: “Week endi iz From | From

Fuel used. | Dec. 8, 1893 , Dec. 7, 1894, |Jan..'93. Jan.,'st. _ | #F’ces.| Tons. | F’ces., Tons.| Tons. | ‘Tons. Anthracite. | 35 16,440 37 18,990) 1.328 778 04.897 Coke... ....| 59 | 60,507) 126 |141,402! 5:135.412) 4,826,316 Chareoal.::} 25 | 5,170 23 | 4,746, "379,704! “204.460

Totals ...| 82,117| 186 |165,138! 6,843,394] 5,8%5,673 119

Our special reports from the various iron centers show that the condition of the market this week has changed but little from that noted in our last issue. In Chicago the same satisfactory condition in the pig iron trade is noted, sales continuing strong, while there is an attempt to raise the price of northern 1 and 2 foundry 50c. and of No. 3 25e. Buffalo reports increased inquiry and sales, some of the latter at a slight advance cn future deliveries. In Pittsburg, while no large sales are noted, many small ones have been made. Prices are easy, and it is thought that this month will be a hard one on both producer and consumer. In Philadelphia no features of interest are noted, but the larger com panies say that the critical perioc in the trade will be reached before long. In New York the market is quiet, though a number of good-sized sales have been made at low prices. The best conditions seem to prevail in the West,

while the poorest are in the Mast. Only a few weeks ago the reverse was the case. The Chicago market was quiet to the verge of stagnation, while in the Kast a fair business was being done. Considered in all of its features, the present condition of the iron trade is far from being unsatisfactory. ‘The improve. ment within the past two months has been marked, and the cessation of any further betterment just now cannot be taken as a weakness, but rather as the usual mid-winter period when manufacturers hold stocks at the lowest point to clean up for the annual balance sheet.

NOTES OF THE WEEK. An illustration of the low price at which struct -

ural iron work is being done is shown in a large building now being erected in New York city. The price for the material and work of erection is at the rate of 2'2c. per lb., or $49.28 per ton. Other contracts have been placed for 2°35c. to 2°5c., but the one above given is the lowest yet recorded.

Some curiosity is felt as to whether the Ohio Lron and Steel Company will prepare toenter the rail market. While the purpose of the concern is to supply billets to Ohio consumers, there is such a margin between $15 billets and $22 rails that it may wish to share in the profit. It is rumored, our Pitts- burg correspondent says, that the company has been “fixed,” and there is little doubt but that the rail- makers will make some kind of a proposition look ing to preventing competition from such a source,

The American Pig Iron Storage Warrant Com- pany report as follows:

Tons. Stock in yard October 31st, 1894............. .seecee. 190,700 Put in yard for 30 days ending November 30th, 1804. 1,300

Mas isa cp wwe das. chacesnentcncnecuns ie cemaaaaiee 102 000 Withdrawn 30 days ending November 33th, I894.... 1,000

Net stock in yard November 30th, 1894........... 101,000

The Reading Iron Company is displaying its confidence in the market by putting in blast one of its furnaces which has been idle for the past three years. This is the second furnace it has blown in within a month, This goes to show that, as we have frequently said, the Jow price of materials has made iron-making as profitable at the present low selling price as it was some years ago when quoted at 40% more. If the iron trade would recognize this fact there would not be so much bewailing of low prices and hoping for a return of “old times.”

Pig Iron.—During the week business has been brightened by a number of sales, some quite large, but at very low prices. Rumors of fine shading are current everywhere, especially on some Southern brands. Quotations are: .Northern brands, No. 1 X, $12.25@$12.75; No. 2 X, $1I@$12, gray forge, $10/(@$11; Southern irons, No. 1 foun, dry, $11.50@$12; No. 2 foundry; [email protected]. No. 1 soft, $10.50@$11; No. 2 soft, $10.25@$10.75_ Spiegeleisen and Ferromanganese.—The market

is quiet at $20.50@$21 for 24 spiegeleisen, and $49 $50 for 307, ferromanganese.

Billets and Rods.—There is little doing in this market though efforts are being made to handle Western material. Quotations are $17.50@$18 for billets and $24.50@ $25 for wire rods.

Rails and Rail Fastenings.—Little business has been done in the rail trade, though a number of orders are pending for 1895, Quotations are: Stand- ard rails at tidewater, $22.75. In rai! fastenings prices remain: Fish and angle plates, 1°20@1°40c. at mill; spikes, 1°40@1°60c.; bolts and square nuts, 2@ 2°25¢.; hexagonal nuts, 2° L0@2"30c. delivered.

Structural Iron and Steel.— While there has been little business during the week’ there is a promise for extensive business during the ensuing year. Nominal quotations remain: Angles, 1:20@1°35c.; beams up to l5in., 1:30@1‘50ec.: channels, 1°40@1°50c. on dock; tees, 1'50@1°60c, on dock.

Old Material.—There has been little done in this market, and no changein prices are noted. Nominal quotations remain: Old steel rails, $9.50@ $10; old iron tees, $10@$11 per ton; New York railroad scrap, $11.50@$12 per ton,delivered at mill, and yard scrap at $10; wrought turnings, delivered at mill, $8@ $8.50; No. Ll wruught scrap at $9.50@$10.5) from yard, and machinery cast scrap $J@ $10; old wrought tubes and pipe, $6.50@$7; old car wheel, $9.50@$10.50, New York; cast borings, $6@ $6.50, delivered at mill. Merchant Steel.—The business in chis line bas

been very light. Quotations are: Tool steel, 5 65@ 6 25e. tire steel, 1°3U@1°40c.; toe calk, 1°65@1°7ie.; Bes- semer machinery, 1°25@1°40c.; open-hearth machinery, 1°85 @2c.; open-hearth carriage spring, 1 70@ 1'90c.; crucible spring, 3°40@3"65c.; axles, scrap, 1°30 @1°d50c.; steel, 1°25@1*ddc.; bars, common, 1°15@1°30c.; refined, 1°25@1'8Uc.; steel hoops, 1°45@1 ‘6c. delivered; hooks and pins, 1°40@1°50c.; plates, flange, 1:50@1'Gic.; firebox, 2@2°25c.; marine, 2°45(@2°70¢.; sheared, 1*80c.; shell, 1°40@1'50c.; tank, 1°20@1°40c.; universal mill, 1°25@1°4Uc. delivered.

Bulialo. Dee 5.

Special Report of Rogers, Brown & Co.

During the week quite a marked increase in inquiry and actual sales has taken place. Furnaces having iron to sell and favorably located have received orders as fast as they could take them. Those furnaces which are short of iron have been able to place contracts at an advance, although the general run of consumers still talk of there being nothing but weakness visible. At this writing indications point strongly to general improvement. We quote for cash f.o.b. cars at Buffalo, viz.: No. 1 foundry strong coke iron, Lake Superior ore, $1173; No. 2 foundry strong coke iron, Lake Superior ore, $11.25; Ohio strong softener No. 1, $12.25; Ohio strong softener No. 2, $11.25; Jackson County silvery No. I, $15.75@$16 75; Lake Superior charcoal, $13.75; South; ern soft No. 1, $11.25; Southern soft No. 2, $11 Hanging Rock charcoal, $18.50.

Chicago. Dec. 5.


The Chicago iron market may be considered ina very good condition for this time of the year, and there are some aspects decidedly favorable toward certain Jines and which have given dealers a con siderable hope that former days are returning. The most important item of the week is the advance in prices of northern iron; Nos, 1 and 2 having advanced 50c. per ton and No. 8, 25c. Thisis brought about from the fact that sales have been of such proportions during the past few weeks that the furnace companies have decided to stand by increased prices. Billets and plates have had (a very good week’s business.

Pig tron.—The furnaces in this vicinity report that November sales have aggregated more than for any month in the past year and ahalf. The week’s sales have footed up a tonnage even in advance of last, and as last week was one of the best

of the year, this week makes a decidedly good showing. ‘There are reported two sales of 2,000 tons each, and several of 1,000 and 500, also a great many smaller lots which, in the aggregate, would have made a very respectable showing themselves. The week has furnished the long-expected advance in Northern iron prices, and by mutual agreement the sales agents here have advanced rates from 25c. to 50c. per ton. Deliveries are now being made very rapidly, mach more so than contracts call for, and, as some 1,500 tons have been report ed sold at advanced prices, it really looks as though the higher rates would be well maintained. Southern iron has had a me- diumly good week, though al! sales were for small quantities. Im prices the Southern furnaces are quite firm, and it is expected that the advance in Northern material will aid sales materially. Prices are per gross ton f. o. b. Chicago: Lake Superior charcoal, $13.50@$14.50; Lake Superior coke No. 1, $10.50@$11.00; No. 2, $10.25@ $10.50; No. 3, $9.75 $10.06; Milwaukee Scotch No. 1, $11; No. 2, $10.75; Jackson County _ silveries, $14.50 (a$l5; Southern coke, foundry, No. 1, $li@ $11.25; No. 2, $10,.25@ $16.50; No. 3, $1007 $10.25; South ern coke, soft, No. 1, $10.25@$10.50; No. 2, $10@ $10.25; Southern car-wheel iron, $17.50@$18; South ern silveries No. 1, $11.50@$12; No, 2, $11.50@$12; Tennessee charcoal No. 2, $14@$14.50. Bessemer, $10.50@$11; Ohio strong softeners, $13@$13.50.

Structural Material.—Bridge material has had some call during the week. but outside of thabd little business is being transacted; Quotaticns are f.o. b. Chicago: Angles, 1°45@1‘50c.; tees, 1:65¢.; universal plates, 150@1*55c.; beams and channels, 130@1-60c.

Plates.—Business in plates has been fairly good, outside trade being brisk enough to make a good week’s average. Prices are: Flange steel, 165@1°75e.; fire-box steel, 3°50@4'50c.; tank steel, 1°40@50c.; boiler tubes, 70 to 75 discount.

Merchant Steel.—-There is a fair amount of business going; some of the larger implement houses are now buying freely. Prospects are good for Jan- uary business. Prices are, carload lots: Smooth- finished machinery, 1°75@19c.; tire steel, L70@ 1'80c.; Bessemer bars, 1°40@1L5)c.; toe calks, 2°l0@ 2-20c.; crucible spring, 3°4U/@3'65c.; tool steel, 544@ hic, and upward: specials, 10°50@ 1150e.

Galvanized Sheet iron.—Demand is light rom both store and mill, inquiry is not promising, mill quotations remain 75, 10 and 5/ olf.

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Black Sheet Iron.—The business of the week has not been as satisfactory as some of its predecessors, and it looks as though the remaining weeks of the vear would not bring any improvement with them. No. 27 brings 2°40c, f. 0. b. Chicago.

Bar Iron.—There is not much trade being done in bar iron just at present, though inquiry and other indications point to a better business in January. . Consumers are evidently waiting for the new year before placing contracts, It is possible that a decided effort may soon be made among the mills to advance prices January lst, but as there are some mills that take business at apparently any price there may be difficulty in forcing up prices under such conditions. Prevailing quotations on common iron are 1°05(@1°10c,

Billets.—A fair week’s business has been transacted iu billets. Inquiry for 1895 delivery is large, and a large tonnage is assvred as far as July of that year. Prices remain at $17.

Steel Rails.—There is nothing new to report in steel rails. The mills here wil] doubtless close duwn on the 15th. Quotations are $25@$27.

Old Rails and Wheels.—No sales are reported in either old rails or wheels. Old wheels are very weak, quotations being made as low as $9. Old iron rails remain $10 75@$11. Scrap.—A few sales are reported of scrap iron

and steel, but. outside of that business is dull. Quotations are: Forge. $8.50@$9; east iron borings, $3.50; wrought iron turnings, $4@$4.50; axle turnings, $6.50; mixed steel, $5.50; tires, $12.50@$13; iron axles, $l<.

Philadel: hia, Dec. 7.

(from our Specia! Correspondent,)

Pig Iron.—The crude iron market does not present a single feature of interest, and yet representatives of large companies declare that the pig iron situation is likely to reach a critical stage very soon. This is a strange opinion to the average buyer. Production can be very largely expanded. There is a liberal supply of good iron. Business is not likely to strain producing capacity; hence, so buyers argue, prices must continue in their favor indefinitely. Ic is certain there is very little doing now. Some brokers make big predictions for next year. If railroads, car and bridge works, implement works and foundries all resume fulltime, there would then be grounds for the opinions entertained in some quarters as to better prices. Standard forge iron is in abundant supply, and selling prices run from $10.25 to $10.50. No. 2 soft iron sells at $10.75; Standard No. 2, $11.50; No. 1, $12.50. Bessemer is quoted at $12.50. Very few consumers are in need of iron of aby kind.

Steel Billets.—Erroneous statements are made regarding steel billets in some quarters. Buyers here pretend to feel perfectly confident that they will have all the billets they want after January Ist at $15. Parties representing makers emphatically deny this, and intimate that $15.50 will be bottom price at makers’ mills inside of 30 days. The strong point with makers is that some of them have four to six weeks business ahead. The strong point with buyers is that they can afford to wait awnile, of course running the risk of an advance. Should consumers from other markets decide to place orders for winter delivery, The lowest price paid here is $17.50.

Merchant fron.—If Eastern makers could keep out Western iron business would be fair, but when steel bars can be sold at less than t cent'at maker’s mill we have no chance to hold up agiinst such rates, Several Eastern mills will be out of work by Christmas.

Nails.—The nailmakers report a moderate demand and stocks large.

Skelp.—Competitive figures have been received this week from Western makers by two or three pro-pective buyers. Brokers say there is a good deal of business liable to be placed next month. Grooved, 1°20. >

Sheet.—Very sharp competition has again depressed prices on large lots. Manufacturers are trying toinfluence buyers to place orders before they are ready.

Merchant Steel.—Business has fallen off lately and manufacturers feel uncertain about winter work.

Plates.—Through quoting extremely low prices, one or two concerns have succeeded in holding some big orders that were in danger of drifting away, There i a promise of good business for next month. Only trifling orders are coming in now. Roiler makers are increasing in work. Tank steel and heavy plates can be had at 1°25,

Structural Material. —Agents report a quiet market all around. They say the talked-of new work, if placed. will keep all structural mills busy this winter. Railway managers also have considerable work on paper that brokers expect to see in specifications in the latter part of January.

Steel Rails.—So far as known, buyers do not think the $22 rate can stand when real competition begins Nolarge orders are reported, though the P. R. R. order is looked for soon.

Old Rails.—The supply of old rails is much in ex- c-ss of the requirements. No offers are made by millowners, and holders of rails say present prices are the lowest that can be named. F

Pittsburg. Dec. 6.

(From our Special] Correspondent.)

Raw Iron and Steel.—The market for both raw and manufactured products shows scarcely any change. Without anything large in individual transactions the aggregate of sales is quite considerable, and prices, while easy, are not lower, although it is telt that the present month will bea trying oue generally. The steel rail manufacturers make the announcement that for 1895 the price will be $22, and there isa rumor that the new Youngs- town mill has been ‘arranged with” so as to avoid the demoralization in prices which would certainly result with a new competitor in the field. Nothing authoritative is known, how ever, but one or two things are certain, viz.: that the new mill must be arranged with or a lower figure than $22 quoted for 1895 rails. The new mill was built to make billets for the Youngstown Gis- trict—at the saine time it was built to make money; the question is, How long will the new mill make billets that sell at $15.25@$15.50, with steel rails selling at $22 per ton? There is another rail mill that will require “‘ fixing.” General Manager Keeler, of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, which has large steel works at Pueblo, denies that his company has joined the steel rail pool; he said he did not know whether the price of rails was likely to be further reduced or not.

Pig tron.—There is stiil a difference of opinion between buyers and sellers as regards values, hence there is a disposition to hold off, or at least pur chase sparingly. The report is current that most of the Pittsburgh furnaces are well sold up; there seems to be no disposition to make long-time contracts until after the opening of the new year. It is usual at this season, even in periods of great activity, to find the buying movement decline to the point of purchases to meet immediate necessities in order to close the year with as few stocks of material on hand as possible. The character of the demand during practically the entire year has been of this hand-to-mouth kind.

COKE SMELTED LAKE AND, 200 Billets, Jan., at NATIVE ORE. MOREE kG ch ad oe sean 15.50

Tons, Cash. | 20) Billets, Dec., at 5,000 aprepemean, a | i icnsx o> vices MED

OT aS: 10.35 | sae i 2,000 Bessemer, Dec., | ease , ek ss

Ton k 10.40 |2,000 Wide gr’ved.1 15 4m. 2,000 Bessemer, ‘Dec., | 600 Wide gr’ved.1'12% 4m,

Jan.. ......... 10.35} 450 Nar’w gr’v’d.1'12% 4 m, 1.500 Bessemer, Dec... 10.50 | 490 Sheared...... 274% 4m, 1,500 Bessemer, lec... 10.35 SKELP STEEL. 1,000 Bessemer, Dec., 420 Wide gr’ved.1:00 4m.

Jan ..-- 10.50) 9x9 st . - 380 Sheared ..... 1°10 ° 1,000 Grey Forge, Dee. 9.6) | 309 Nar. ur'ved: 1-00 41m 600 Bessemer, Valley i :

furnace...... O75 FERRO MANGANESK.

400 Gray Forge...... 9.65 1M) 80%, imported. . 49.75 300 Bessemer.... 10.99 | WO s80%, delivered.... 50.60

300 Gray Forge,..... 9.59 ceT ; 250 Gray Forge an 9.6) . aE BARS, A

200 No 1 Foundry .. 1150| 380 delivered... .....21.70

200 No.2 Foundry. 10.5% SPELTER, 100 Bessemer Fo'd’y 1075 100 Prime Western. .3.28 100 No, 2 Foundry .. 1065 50 Prime Western, .3.2746 100 No. 1 Foundry.. 11.40 450 Prime Western. .3.27%

CHAKCOAL. BLOUMS, BILLETS, BAR 5 ‘ on xn | ENDS, 300 ¢ old Blast pares ss 23.50! 600 Bloom and Bar 100 No, 2 Foundry WE vc Senevinsinns 11.00 100 Cold Blast. ...... 23 50 harcoal K xtra., : 50 No. 2 Foundry... 59 Cold Blast.......

STEEL WIRE RODS.

450 5 gauge, at mill.. 21,65

| MUCK BAR, r a . | 409 Neutral, delivered 18 75 BLOOMS, BILLETS AND : ’ : P SLaBs. | 100 Neutral, delivered 18.75

3,000 Billets, Dee , Jan.. OLD RAILS. ss

atmill. ... .. $15.85 4100 Iron rails ... ... 12.75 2,000 Billets. Dec., Jan., | 350 Steel rails......... 10.50

See 15 75| 100 fron rails........ 10.70 1,200 Bi'lets, Deec., at SCRAP MATERIAL.

ocd an se <eves SRO 350 Cast scrap, xros:. 9.00 1,000 illets, Wee, at | $3 0Cast borings, net. 6.00

RY MiG onc, oboe 15.60 200 Broken wheels, 00 Billets, Dec., at | i, eee

| ree 16.00 | 150 Cast borings, net. 6 25 500 Billets, prompt. at | 150 Wrought turnings

eeelhishtokubes send 15.75 ' OE casnctaxevanss 7.50

METAL MARKET.

New York, Friday Evening, Dec. 7, 1894,

Gold and Silver.

Prices of silver per Ounce Troy.

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Owing to salesin the East to the banks of silver with exchange drawn on London, silver has declined to the lowest point reached in sometime. Witha slight turn in the exchange market to-day, the price is firmer, with a broader inquiry; slightly higher prices are probable. The United States Assay Office at New York re-

ea the totai receipts of silver at 107,000 oz. forthe week,

ee,

Gold and Silver Exports and Imports,

At all United States Ports, October, 1894, and Tey Months, 1894 and 1893.

| Gold. | Silver. | Total ex- | — —— —! . - cess, Exp

| Exports. | Ir:ports. |Exports.|Imports.| or Imp,

Oct..| $1,080,889) $1,675,371) $4,407,848 | $1,501,054 K $2,312,319 1594..| 91,602,714) 18,598,371 | 39,773,554 | 11,298,107 F.. 101,479,499 1893..| 76,789,532) 67,544,569) 36,877,387) 16,424,323 E. 29,698,097

The statement includes all United States ports, the figures being furnished by the Bureau of Sta- tistics of the Treasury Department.

Goldand Sil‘ er Exporisand Imports, New York,

For the week ending December Ist, 1891, and for Years from January Ist, 1894, 1893 and 1892.

| Gold. | Siiver. Total Ex- |- — —_—— cess, Exp, or |E> ports. {Imports.|Exports.| Imports Imp.

We'k | $23,000) $980,673) $112.535 $556,352 1891... | $5,558,165) 16,297,834) 30,066,487 98,551,573 1893 70,424,114) 62,714,491) 30,001,035 { 34,591,103 1892...) 61,634,853, 8,292,588) 20,654,756 2.947.303 KE. 71,149/718

The gold exported went tothe West Indies; the silver to London. The gold imported came from England, and the silver from the West Indies. During the five days ending December 6th the

. imports and exports of gold and silver from the port of New York were:as follows: Imports, gold, $30,098; silver, $71,611. Exports, gold, $8,400; silver, $513,030. Of the gold exported $4,900 was in English coin and went to South America, The remaining $500 was in American coin and went to the West Indies. Of the silver exported, $26,930 was in Mexican coin and went to South America, The remainder was in American coin and bullion, all of which went to London.

FINANCIAL NOTES OF THE WEEK.

The notable event of the week has been the publication of the President’s message and the report of the Secretary of the Treasury containing recommendations as to the reform of the currency. The message leaves the details of the suggested measures to be givenin the report. The President refers at some length tothe causes which made the recent bond issue necessary, and the importance of placing the Treasury in a position where such operations will be no longer needed. He then continuesas follows: As long as no provision is made for the final redemption or the putting aside of the currency obligation now used to repeatedly and constantly draw from the Government its gold, and as long as no better authority for bond issues is allowed tian at present exists, such authority will be utilized whenever and as often as it becomes necessary to maintain a sufficient gold reserve, and in abundant time to save the credit of cur country, and make good the financial declarations of our Government, Questions relating to our banks and currency are

closely connected with the subject just referred to, and they also present some unsatisfactory features. Prominent among them are the lack of elasticity in our currency circulation and its frequent concentra: tion in financial centers when it is most needed in other parts of the country. ‘The absolnte divorce: ment of the Government from the business of banking is the ideal relationship of the Government to the circulation of the currency of the country. This condition cannot be immediately reached ; but as 4 step in that direction, and as a means of securing 4 more elastic currency. and obviating other objections tothe present arrangement of bank circula-

tion, the Secretary of the Treasury present. in his report a scheme modifying present banking laws and providing for the issue of circulating notes by

State banks free from taxation, under certain liml-

tations. The Secretary explains his plan so plainly and its advantages are developed by him with

such remarkable clearness, that any effort on my part to present argument in its support wou f

be superfluous. I shall, therefore, content mysel

with an unqualified indorsement of the secretary’ proposed changes in the Jaw, and a brief and imper fect statement of their prominent features. sit proposed to repeal all laws providing for the depos!t of United States bonds as security for circulates:

to permit National banks to issue circulating no not exceeding in amount 75% of their paid-up tbe unimpaired capital, provided they deposit W Se ro Government, as a guarantee fund, in | nited ° ate:

legal tender notes, including treasury — ede: a sum equal in amount to 307 of the notes t = all

sire to issue, this deposit to be maintained a ‘s

times; but whenever any bank retires any ead its circulation a proportional part of Its ane fund shall be returned to it; to permit the + nan tary of the Treasury to prepare and keep on, nis ready for issue in case an increase iD circulatio “ desired blank National bank notes for eh, bank having circulation, and to repea limi provisions ot the present law imposing ance

tations and restrictions on banks desiring to suc or increase their circulation—thus Pp aren nas a increase or reduction within the tent «oe mi.

sapital to be quickly made as eme! pert 3 it is pro- addition to the guarantee fund required, ) dae, posed to provide a safety fund for ~ iled banks redemption of the circulating notes of Bi. upon the by imposing a small ennual tax, s4y 0 othe fund average circulition of each bank untl ding.

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into this safety fund and its notes are to be redeemed in the first instance from such safety fund thus ausmented—any impairment of such fund caused thereby to be made good from the immediate available cash assets of said bank, and if these should be insufficient such impairment to be made good by pro-rata assessment among the other banks, their contributions constituting a first lien upon the assets of the failed bank in favorof the contributing banks. As a further security it is contemplated that the existing provision fixing the indi vidual liability of stockholders is to be retained and the bank's indebtedness on account of its circulating notes is to be made a first lien on all its assets. For the purpose of meeting the expense of printing notes, official supervision, cancellation and other like charges, there shall be imposed a tax of, say, 05% per annum upon the average amount of notes in circulation, It is further provided that there shall be no National bank notes issued ofa less denomination than $10; that each National bank, except in case of a failed bank, shall redeem or re- tire its notes in the first instance at its own cftice or at agencies to be designated by it, and that no fixed reserve need be maintained on account of deposits. Another very importan* feature of this plan isthe exemption of State banks from taxation by the United States in cases where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury and Controller of the Currency, by banks claiming such exemption, that they have not had outstanding their circulating notes exceeding 75% of their paid-up and unimpaired capital; that their stockholders are individually liable for the redemption of their circulating notes to the full extent of their ownership of stock; that the liability of said banks upon their circulating notes constitutes under their State law a first lien upon their assets; that such banks have kept and maintained a guarantee fund in United States legal-tender notes, including Treasury notes of 180, eaual to 30% of their outstanding circulating notes, and thatsuch banks have promptly redeemed their circulating notes when presented at their principal or branch offices. [t is quite likely that this scheme may be usefully amended in some of its details ;but I am satisfied it furnishes a basis for a very great improvement in our present banking and currency system.

The report of the Secretary of the Treasury gives in full the plan of which the ¢€xtract from the Presi- dent’s message above gives the general outline. The limits of our, space forbid its publication in full here, but we hope shortly to be able to comment upon its features as fully as their importance requires. The Secretary embodies in his recommendations many of the points of the so-called Balt!more plan, which was approved by the Bankers’ Association at its recent meeting, though he has made some modifica- tions, The main point is that the reform he advo- cates is the beginning of the transfer of the issue of aper money from the T'reasury to the banks, ‘This eginning does not involve any immediate radical

change, but only the first steps in the direction of the ultimate withdrawals of the government notes,

Comment on the message and the reports is, of course, much varied in its tone. It is, unfortunately, affected in many quarters by political considerations, and the party organs, as usual, find fault with any suggestions coming from an official source without reference to their real merits. The currency question, above all others, needs to be considered with freedom from all bias of this kind; but it is probably useless to hope for such an ideal condition. So far as yet ascertained, the weight of opinion among bankers and financiers is in favor of the general lan of reform, with some criticism of its details, he strongest objections generally made are to the

propeoed inclusion of State banks among those authorized to issue currency.

It 18 understood that the Committee on Banking and Currency is already at work on a measure to be submitted to the House of Representatives. Just w * form this will take is somewhat uncertain ; probably it will be somewhat of a tentative char- wilt not expected that any measure sub- ia, pass without changes. A currency of th Sion still seems the most probable outcome

1€ present session.

=~ aeons of the Comptroller of the Currency com es = in July last the total number of deposi- mae : 1€ national banks was 1,929,340, and the

. eke amount of deposits was $1,647,017,129. ing all — has tupplemented these figures by add- private at he could collect from State banks, chat th wus and savings banks, and he estimates tutlene co amount of deposits in banking insti - eponiter . I classes is $4,620,431,000, the number of

or 4.77 8 being 8,143,665, More than half of these, hold 81.747’ on depositors in savings banks, which

: ee ee, or considerably over one-third of national b 1ount given. Of the depositors in the $2,000 — about 94% had balances of less than

E ee bills pange, has gone up again in the scarcity of tances, ~y t {0 meet demands for foreign remit- Yet, though Shipments of gold have been made as

g i rate is above the export limit. The Movement eee te part to the light grain export hewed selling of apart, #180, it is believed, to a re- latter contin’ of American securities, Should the

nue it is not improbable that there may

be exports of gold for several weeks to come; probably until after the January interest payments are provided for. At the present writing one shipment of $1,250,000 has been arranged for to-morrow’s (Saturday’s) steamer. The gold is taken from the Treasury, and will go to France,

The statement of the New York banks for the week ending December lst shows decreases of $13,806,- 800 in surplus reserve, $19,531,900 in specie and $12,- 535.600 in deposits; increases of $4,456,700 in loans, $2,591,200 in legal tenders and $9.600 in circulation. The total reserve was $197,179,700, being $52,220,800, in excess of the legal requirements. Most of the changes shown were due to the operations connected with the government bond subscription.

he statement of the United States Treasury on Thursday, December 6th, shows balances in excess of outstanding certificates as below, comparison being made with the corresponding day of last week:

Nov. 28. vec. 6. Changes. I iss cate eeosees $68,152 S11 $110,560,123 1. $42,407,312 WE skis caee! eons 6,623,246 6,589,794 D. 33.472 Legal tenders ...... 6,458,332 14,024,560 1. 7,566,228 Treasury notes,etc. 203,752,955 26,987,703 I. 234,748

RON a sake de “sania $107,987,364 $158,162,180 I. $50,174,816

The changes shown in the statement are, of course, due to the payments on account of the bond subscription, which have now been completed.

The gold reserve is now more than ten millions above the $100,000,000 limit. The amount paid in for the bonds, however, has not been a net. gain to the reserve, as there have already been some withdrawals of gold in exchange for legal tenders. The amount thus far is not very large, but will probably be somewhat increased during the next week or two, as the banks are called upon for gold, their stocks having been heavily drawn upon.

The ainount of money of all kinds and of bullion in the Treasury on December Ist was as follows, compared with the statement for the previous month :

Nov. 1, 1894. Dec. 1, 1894. NN i ctickeencdcusds eceeee $81,416 461 $18 045,402 Standard silver dollars....... 365,332,738 364,726,543 Subsidiary silver............... 15,424,113 14,724,392 "TPOGSULT NOLES. .000<cccansece 28,425,172 26,404,164 JR AG See 66,206,311 69,770,527 National bank notes........... 4,970, 188 4 169,283

WB s x6 oxccdes Por reer rts $561.774.983 $597,810,311 Gold bullion........... ieemne 44,197,435 46,305,066 Silver bullion.... ... reo 125,261,863 125,351,424

ING ova ee edskcatan aie 731,234,281 $769,196,900

The net increa-e during the month was $38,262,619, of which $36,628,941 was in gold coin.

The Treasury estimate of the amount of money in circulation—not including the amounts held in the ‘Treasury—on December Ist is as follows, compari- sons being made with the similar statements for November Ist of this year and December Ist, 1893:

Dec., 1893. Nov., 1894. Dec... 1894, Gold coin.......... $505,058, 011 $A00. 181,380 $465,789, 187 Silver dollars. .. 58.424,922 56,143,670 57,449,865 Subsidiary silver. 65,541,642 60,242,999 61,606,967 Gold certificates.. 78,163,079 61,252,069 58,925,899 Silver certificates 328,421,997 331,143,391 332,317,084 Treasury notes... 150,770 406 122,715,396 124,574,906 U.S. notes........ 321,268,672 280,474,705 286,910,489 Currency certif... 33,205,000 54,045,000 57,135.00 Nat. bank notes.. 196,139,558 202,594,902 22,517,054

OURS Sc ccadenn $1,726,991,287 $1,672,093,422 $1,647.226,451

The decrease in gold coin in circulation during November is, of course. due to the gold paid into the ‘Treasury on account of the bond issue. The point has been raised that the Treasury will

be obliged by law to resume the issue of gold certificates, now that the reserve is above the $100,000,000 limit. No action has been taken upon the question as yet.

The following statement from the Bureau of the Mint shows the coinage executed at the mints of the United States during the month of November, 1894:

Denominations: Pieces. Value, EROGGIO OROUOD 650 si cccvcccusecns 102,000 2 040,000

Total gold....<6.. Weveeui aa esas 102,000 $2,010,000

Standard dollars........ scscsecece 400,000 100,000 ME IN aG-s0 se aeksaswaeaaeees 366,000 183,000 Quarter dollars . ............... 1,604,400 401,000 rer ee 890,000 #9,000

Total silver........ i: eteares 3,260,000 $1,073,000

NI 505. pacceuernannces 1,260,000 63,000 CRB QUIS 0.0. 06:660 0468 cake cacusaeve Gee 31,900

DOULA MANOR 6x5 cise dei iene 4,450,000 $94,900

EG OORBA sic disc Shee Hee nee 7,812,000 $3,207,900

A larger proportion of silver was coinedin Novem- ber than for several months previously.

The Bank of England on Thursday. December 6th, reported its total gold holdings at £34,196,263; an increase of £8,518,331 over the corresponding date jast year. The Bank shows a net Joss of £760,000 gold during the week, over half of the amount going to Paris, The reserve wag 63°61/ of iiabilities, against 65°34% last week and 52°50% a year ago. The amount of goid going abroad is large enough to at- tract attention in London, but it is believed there that it will be partly counterbalanced by shipments from this side.

The Bank of France on Thursday, December 6th, reported its total specie holdings at 2.005,.478,000 fr. gold and 1,240,130,000 fr. silver; an increase of 294,- 576,166 fr. gold and a decrease of 80,857,322 fr. silver, as compared with the corresponding date last year. Changes during the week were an increase of 2U,- 575,000 fr. gold and a decrease of 600,000 fr. silver, The Bank of France is paying a little less for

American gold coin than it once paid. Formerly toat institution took American gold coin as 900 fine, and paid the uniform price of 3,093.30 fr. per kilo forit. In April last the bank decided in future to figure American gold coin as 899°40 fine, still paying the same price. Now the bank estimates Ameri- can coin as 899 fine, but still pays the old price per kilo for it. This has an effect in determining the specie point for francs in New York. The export point at present is 5°14%¢ less 1-16. At this price for francs there isa profit of about $1,000 per million dollars of gold shipped to Paris.

Specie holdings of other European banks on Thursday, December 6th, are reported by cable to the ‘* Journal of Commerce ” as below :

Gold. Silver. Total. Imp. Bank of Germany. dae was $268,570,000 Austro-Hungar?’n Bank.$76,208,000 $70,873,000 147,081,000 Netherlands Bank....... 20,400,000 = 34,147,000 54,547,000 Belgian National Bank. ........ aan 25,040,000 Bank of Spain.......... . 40,021,009 52,669,000 92,690,000

The Imperial Bank of Germany and the Belgian National Bank do notreport gold and silver separately. No report of so late date is received from the Imperial Bank of Russia.

The India Office in London gives notice that the India 4% rupee loans amounted, when the recent conversion commenced, to about 95,000,000 rupees. About 91,500,000 rupees have been converted into 314% paper, leaving less than 3,500,000 rupees outstanding. This sum may be reduced, as conversion

ag the notice of October 8th last is still permis sible,

Domestic and Foreign Coins,

The following are the latest market quotations for the leading foreign coins:

Bid. Asked, ee, eee $0.50 $0.51 Peruvian soles and Chilean pesos..... 48 51 VICCOFIA. SOVOFOIENG, ooccccccces secccecs 4.865 4.88

3.86 3.88 4.75 4.78 4.80 4.84

Other Wetals.

Copper.—The firmness which we predicted during the last four weeks, and the better prices which we prognosticated have at last set in. At no time could we more truthfully say that this was as a matter of course, as with hardly any stock outside ‘of the usual] holdings, the decidedly better demand in this country,and a continued fair consumption inKurope, together with the reluctance on the part of all producers tosell at the unduly depressed prices which made production unremunerative toall but a few specially favored concerns no other result could be looked for. No doubt values would have improved a great deal sooner had it not been that prices were kept down artificially in Europe as well as here in consequence of some manipulations of the markets. If business has moved within a very small compass it is owing to the fact that there was no fine copper available at what has so far been considered the market value. We have before reported that the large lake companies are hoiding firmly for 10c.; that the producers of electrolytic copper are nearly all so'd out for four or six weeks ahead, and that consumers could not yet see their way to pay 10c. for lake ccpper, at least not for wire bars, for which the demand principally exists. For casting copper values are also materially higher, but in the absence of larger transactions we have to quote nominally, Jake copper at 9°4@10c.; electrolytic copper, 9}4¢@%, and casting copper, 94{@9'40. The exports continue to be very light, and are not likely to increase during the present month. For the month of November the exports were only 4,200 tons.

In London a large business has been doing from day to day in all grades of copper, and the specula- tive market shows an advance for the week of nearly 15s. the closing prices for G. M. B’s being £40 7s. 6d.@10s. for spot and £4015s.@17s. 6d. for three months prompt. For refined and manufactured we quote: English tough, £42 10s.@4£42 l5s.; best selected, £43@4£43 10s,; strong sheets, £41 10s.@ £52; India sheets, £47@£47 10s.; yellow metal, 4,4d. The offers of Lake copper on the other side seem to have disapeared, and sellers of American copper are said to have withdrawn,

Copper Exports.—The exports of copper from the port of New York for the week ending December 6th, as reported Ly the New York Metal Ex change, were as follows:

LAVEPPOOl—AUTARIG. 26. coc cccccccoscccecccs Pigs 97 tons CAV IO LM TOUSRING occ cc cccciicccencesecece Plates 2 “ Rotterdam—Obdam...........ccceccccecess .Plates 45 “ Hordeaux—[email protected] cece ccce ccccce Pigs 50 “

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Exports of copper from Baltimore for the week ending December 6th are reported by our special correspondent as follows: Antwerp—Otranto.............. 76.644 lbs.

ey fe 11,700 ** 30,200 ** 9 1,349 **

340,019 ** 214,534 ** 229,200) ** 156,979 “*

Exports of copper from Mexico for the ten months ending October 30th were, in metric tons:

125 cakes 85 bars

Sie oN i ee 1,805 ingots Hamburg—UCanada..... ........... 498 cakes Havre—Monarch...... ..7.........14,602 plates

= = *". eknbensebete . ..-- 1,339 bars 2 = ‘pespntanseaenves 15,334 ingots i it 537 cakes

1893, 1294.

To France......... 1,030 6,299 To Great Britain 910 1,278

TORE 26 Sincébavenhee ikboawes 3,229 4,940 7,577

over 1893,

and 133°4% over L892. Imports and Exports of Metals.—imports of

metals into this port for the week ending November 29th are reported by the New York Metal Exchange as follows: 209 tons Straits tin from Holland; 50 tons Straits tin, 150 tons Australian tin, 44 casks antimony from London. ;

Exports of metals (other than copper) from this port for the week ending Noveinber 22d are reported by the New York Meta! Exchange as follows: 35 tons tin scrap to Antwerp; 19 tons iron pipe, 4 tons old brass to Liverpool; 3 tons lead dross to Bristol; 13 tons wire nails to Glasgow. Arrivals at the port of Baltimore during the week

ending November 30th were: 2,657 tons iron ore from Cuba; 929 tons iron pyrites from Spain.

Arrivals at the port of Philadeiphia for the week ending November 30th were: 3,100 tons iron ore from Cuba; 3,000 tons manganese ore from Asiatic Russia; 3 tons Banca tin from Holland; 5,000 boxes tin plates from Liverpool.

Tin again showed a decline during the first few days of the week, but afterward prices bardened somewhat, as the pressure to sellin London was somewhat lJess,and consumers’ orders have been coming in at a very satisfactory rate, a great many no doubt being desirous of laying in heavier stocks at the lower prices. At one time this week prices touched 1314, but all offerings at these prices found ready buyers, and we close rather firm at 13 70@ 13°75 for spot and delivery up to June next at buyers’ option. The East bas been rather a free seller, urged by

the low prices for silver. and it is reported that shipments for the next three months will be very heavy. The statistical position of the article is cer tainly rather unfavorable.

In London values declined to £6i 5s. about the middle of the week, but afterward became much firmer, and the closing quotations are £62 5s, for spot, and £62 10s, for three months prompt.

Lead.—We have to report a very fat and irregu- jar market. Spot lead continues scarce, and carload lots have been selling at from 3°15@3'17!s but for shipment from the West not more than 3% has been obtainable, but buyers being well covered, will not now bid more than 3:10.

Abroad, consumption is reported to be rather slack, and Spanish lead has declined in London to £9 8s. 9d.@11s. 3d. and English lead is 2s. 6d.@ 3s, 9d. more.

St. Louis Lead Market.—The John Wah! Commis- mission Company telegraphs us as follows: ‘* Lead weak and gradually drooping. Latest sales are on a basis of 2°87!sc. for both Missouri and desilver- ized.”

Spelter islower. Sales have this week been made at 3°27!¢ in store New York, but for shipment from the west nothing is obtainable below 3°35. Pro- ducers appear to be more willing to meet the mar ket, but the demand is rather slack. The foreign market has again declined in conse-

quence of the failure of producers to come to an ugreement regarding the production, and good ordinaries are quoted in London at £14 2s, 6a. and specials at £14 5s.

Antimony continues weak; Cookson’s is selling at 8igc.; L. X. at 8c,.; Haliete’s at 73¢@7ce; U.S. French Star at 9c.

Quicksilver.—The market has declined and we quote this week : New York, $36; London, £6 83. 6d. (@ £6 15s.

Aluminum.—Current quotations are unchanged as follows, No. 1 being over 98% pure metal, and No. 2 over 94% pure: No. 1 in rolling ingots, 63c. per lb. for small lots at factory; 60c. in 100 Ib. lots; 58c. in ton lots. No. lin ingots for remelting, 60c. for small lots, 55c. for 100 ib. lots, and 53c. in ton lots. No.2in ingots for remelting, 5ic., 53c. and 50c. per lb., according to size of order. Sheets, 80c. @$4.40 per |b., according to size and thickness. Wire, $1@$2.50 per lb., according to gauge. Cast- ings, 90c. per Ib. up, according to number, weight, patterns, etc. ‘lubes, from 20c. to $3.15 per foot, according to thickness and diameter. Abroad quotations for 99% pure metal in Paris are

6°50@7 fr. per kilo. for ingots; 8 fr. and upward for sheets; 11 fr. for wire over 0°5 mm, and 19 fr. for tuves. The Neuhanusern Company quotes No. 1 (guaranteed 98% pure, and in fact 99°75) at Sfr. per kilo. for ingots in small lots; for large locs a considerable discount is allowed. This price is at the works in Switzerland.

#Bismuth.—Recent sales in New York are lack- ing and quotations are nominal at $2@$2.40 per lb,, according to quantity.

Magnesium.—No quotations are to be found fer this metal in New York. where sales are usuaily made for special purposus only, and are very small. Prices in Germany are, for lots of over 10 kilos.: Ingots, $6.75 per kilo.; bars, $6.50; powder, $9, ribbon and wire, $9.50. For orders of less than 10 kilos., 25 cents per kilo. must be added for ingots or bars, aud 5) cents for ribbon, wire or powder. These prices are delivered at works; the Aluminum und Magnesium Fabrik, Hemelingen, Germany, is the only maker of the metal in commercial! quantities.

Nicke!.—Sales reported are all on private terms. Quotations are nominal at 39@45c, London quotations are 16@17'4d. per |b., with a lower tendency. In Paris pure metal is quoted at 4°75@5 fr, per kilo., equal to about 41!¢@43}/c. per |b. Copper nickel alloy, 50% nickel, 2°74@3 fr. per kilo.

Phosphorus.—Quotations continue steady at 50 @a2\e, per lb., f.0.b. New York or Philadelphia.

Piatinum.—Abroad the prices are firm, with no recent change.

For chemical ware, hammered metal, Messrs. Eimer & Amend, New York, quote crucibles and dishes 41c, per gram for orders of over 250 grams; 43c. for orders of 100 grams or over, and 45c. for small lots. Wire and foil are 40c., 41c. and 42c. per gram. respectively, for orders of the quantities named. Current retail prices for crucibles are S0c. per gram.

“odium.—In England and Germany makers quote 85c-@$1 per lb., according to quantity. Sales in this market are too smal! furnish quotations.

CHEMICALS AND MINERALS.

NEw York, Friday Evening, Dec. 7. Heavy Chemicals.—There is no change worthy

of mention in the condition of the heavy chemical market as outlined in our iast week’s review of the trade. Most of the orders for 1895 delivery have beev placed, and whatever business is doing now is chiefly of a jobbing nature for prompt or spot delivery. Caustic soda continues unchanged in price, and a fairly good jobbing demand is reported, with no surplus stocks on hand. Carbonated soda ash is quiet owing to the firmer prices, ‘The same applies to alkali. Bleaching powder continues:in fair demand We quote: Caustic soda, 60%, 2'10@2°25c. for spot; futures Zc. and upward; 70 to 74%, 2°05@2°30c. Carbonated soda ash, 48%, isv5c.@$1, according to quantity and delivery; small parcels range higher. Alkali, 48%, is 97's@le., with special makes at 1@ 1'05c. Bicarb is 2@2)yc. for spot. Bleaching powder is 1°[email protected]. for English ; L5U@1°65 for German and Belgian. Sal soda, 70@7ic. for domestic.

The United Alkali Company has closed down some of its Leblanc factories temporarily, owing to the accumulation of stocks and to a desire tocommence the new year with asmaller stock. The factories will probably resume about January Lith next,

Acids.—The market continues dull and without features of interest. A fair jobbing business is doing in sulphuric, but most of the other acids are in but small demand. We quote per 100 Ibs. in New York and vicinity, in lots of 50 carboys or more: Acids, acetic, $1.40@$1.65 (in barrels). Muriatic, 18°, 80@90c.; 20°, 90C.@$1.15; nitric. 36°, $3.25@H4 : 40°, $4@, $4.50; 42°, $4.50@$5.25. Mixed acids according to mixture: oxalic, $7@$7.50. Sulphuric, 60°, 60@ 70c.; 66°, 70@s5c. Blue vitriol is quoted at $3.25 $3.5u. Brimstone.—This market is very quiet. Quota-

tions for best unmixed seconds are $17 for spot and arrivals, and $16.50 for shipments. Best thirds are $1@$1.25.

Fertilizing Chemicals.—The market for fertiliz ing chemicals remains in the same dull condition which we have been reporting for the past few weeks. The demand is next to nothing, and only a small sale takes place now and then. Prices are practically unchanged and continue weak for the ammoniates. Our quotations this week areas follows: Sulphate of ammonia, gas liquor, $3 3713; bone, $3 25. Dried blood, high grade, $2.20; low grade, $2.10. Azotine, $2.20. Concentrated phosphate (35 available phosphoric acid), 7dc. per unit. Acid phosphate, 13% to 15%, av. P.O;, 5iec. per unit at seller’s works in bulk. Dissolved bone black, 17% to 18%, POs, 90e. per unit. Acidulated fish scrap, $14@$15, and dried scrap with few or no sales, nominally $21 f. 0. b. fish factory. Tankage, high grade, [email protected]; low grade, $21. Bone tankage, $22; ground bone, $20. Bone meal, $23@$24.

In lots of 50 tons on contracts we quote: Double manure salts, 48-53% (basis of 487%): New York and Boston, $1.12; Philadelphia, $1.141g; Charleston, Savannah, Wilmington, N.C., and New Orleans, $1.17. High grade manure salts, 90-95% and 96-99% basis 90%), respectively: New York and Boston, $2.07@$2.11; Philadelphia. $2.0914@$2.131¢. Charles- ton, Savannah, Wilmington, N. C., and New Orleans, $2.12@$2.16. Phosphate Rock.— Quotations at Charleston, S. C.,

are: $4 for standard land, kilndried rock ; ground rock, in buyer’s bags $5.50@$5.60, in seller’s bags $1 higher. Muriate of Potash.--Arrivals aggregate 110 tons

this week. Quotations are fairly steady and unchanged, and for lots of 50 tons are as follows: 80-85%, and mini-mum 95% (basis 80%), respectively : New York and Boston, $1.78@$1.91; Philadelphia, $1.80!¢@$1.83!¢; Charleston, Savannah, Wilmington, N.C., and New Orleans, $1.8314@ $1.86,

Kainit.—Prices for kainit (minimum 28%) in cargo lots for 1894 delivery are nominally unchanged and are as follows for invoice and actual weights respec. tively: New York, Boston and Philadelphia, $9@ $9.25 ; Charleston, Savannah, Wilmington, N., (,, and New Orleans.$9.75@$10. For sylvinit, 27-35%, prices are as follows, per cent. per gross ton, invoice weight: New York, Boston and Philadel- phia, 374¢c. ; Charleston, Savannad, Wilminzton, N, C., and New Orleans, 4lce. Actual weight, Ic. more percent. There is a little better demand, but not enough to warrant an increase.

Nitrate of Soda.—This market continues fairly active. Quotations this week are: Ex-vessel in port, $2.12)¢ ; near-by arrivals, $2.05@$2.10, according to position; shipments next year, $1.87/@ $1.90.

Messrs. Mortimer & Wisner, the well known brokers of this city. send us the following interesting statistics, issued under date of December Ist:

1893. 182, 1894.

Bags. Bags. sags. Imported into A. ports from West Co-stS. A.,| ‘ from Jan. 1, 1894, to date! 591,060 659,636 609,631

Iiupt. from Jan. Linto Av; lantic ports from EKurope'...... 16,712 3,175

| 594,080 676,398 621,806 Stock in store and afloat; -——-—— -——| _—_ —-—

Dec. 1, 1la94, New York. 56,064 T0029 16,013 NR. icccse poeeses CAD Aidwwasese. | saeenaan Philadelphia....... Wists auiau odes eolliinmas <5" dea eaaee Baltimore........... 4,000 1,509 590

Yo arrive, actually sailed’ 268,000 227,000

Vis. supply to Mar. 15,1895] 329.364 299,129

Stock on hand,Jan, 1,1894, | 44,938 15,451

Deliveries past month. . ‘| 66,700 16.857 alicia Lesa

Deliveries Jan. Ist to} BRD snbee sedscns asseel 577,634 619.723 649,878

Total yearly deliveries..|...... . 754,56 685, 158

2°10c, Prices current, Dec. 1, 1894! 180c. 2°Loe.

Included in the deliveries of 1893 are 9,560 bags shipped to European ports.

Liverpool, Nov. 24.

(Special Keport of Joseph P. Brunner & Co)

Instead of any improvement, the chemical trade appears to be going from bad to worse, and itis re ported that owing to the accumulation of stocks ot caustic soda and bieaching powder, a considerable portion of the chemical worksin this country areto shut down for an indefinite period, in order to get rid of stocks. Soda Ash.—Quiet for Leblane makes, and quota-

tions nominal at about the following range : Caustic ash, 48%, £3 15s.@£4 per ton: 57 and 5s, £4 10s.@ £4 15s. per ton. Carb. ash, 48%, £3 5s.@4£3 15s, per ton; 587%, £3 15s.@£4 per ton, net cash. Ammonia ash, 587, is the only article on the list

that is really active. and being in small compass, an advance is not unlikely. Spot prices range from £3 10s. to£3 12s. 6d. per ton net cash for tierces, and 5s. less for bags, Seda crystals dull at £2 7s. 6d.@#2 10s, per ton

less 4%, Caustic soda flat and orders scarce. (Quotations

vary according to export market. the nominal spot range being about as follows: 60'/, £6 15s.@47 5s. per ton; 70%, £7 15s.@£8 5s, per ton; 74/, £8 lis.@ £9 5s. ver ton; 76%, £9 15s.@£10 ds. per ton. net cash. For parcels under 10 tons, 5s. per ton extra is charged.

Bleaching powder in limited request. while quotations nominally range from £7 ds. to £7 15s. per ton net cash per hardwood packages, according t) market. Chlorate of potash cffered on spot at 5!¢d., but

nothirg doing in this article. Bicarb. soda steady at £6 15s. per ton, less 2}4/, for

1 cwt. kegs, with usual allowances for larger pack ages. Sulpbate of ammonia has declined further, and

may now be quoted at £12 5s.@£12 1s, per ton, less 2144, for good gray 24-25% in double bags f. 0. b.

here, as to quality. Nitrate of soda held for £9 2s, 6d. @ £9 5s, per ton,

less 2) for double bags f. 0. b. here. Carv. Ammonia.—Lump, 34d. _ per b.; powdered,

4d. per Ib., less 214%.

MINING STOCKS.

sacs York. For complete quotations of shares listed in New YOrk,

eles aan Ponnsione, Aspen. Colo.: ‘ ‘olorado ——.

Colo.; Duluth, Minn,; Helena, Mont.; saltimore, I hile

delphia, Pittsburg, London and Paris, sce pages 550 an

552.]

New York, Friday Evening. Dec.

The excitement attending the manipulation .

some of the industrial stocks has diverted the of

tention of the public from the mining stock en ket. Transactions in mining securities have D€

few and unimportant in size. The Comstocks show a decline

They were in but littie Romane, and I terest developed during the week. California & Virginia shows sales of 410 as $3.60@ $3.90. There was a solitary sale of u 4 “tee

of Gould & Curry at 45c. Hale & Norcross oo close

from $1.20 to $1,with sales of 400 shares; at

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y5c. was bid for the stock. Yellow Jacket declined from 57¢. to 50c., and rallied to 54c.; the total sales for the week amounted to 400 shares only. Of Best & Belcher 300 shares changed hands at 60@7ic. Other sales were as follows: $2,000 Comstock ‘un- nel bond at 10%; 100 shares of Savage at 40c.; 130 shares of Chollar at 57c.; 100 shares of Mexican at 70c.

Of the California stocks Plymouth Consolidated appeared to be in some demand and 700 shares were sold at 30e. Brunswick Consolidated, which had not been traded in for some months past, this week was dealt in to the extent of 1,600 shares at 4@6c. Phoenix of Arizona was stationary at l4c., with

sales of 1,000 shares for the week. None of the Colorado or Utah stocks was traded

in during the week.

Boston.


The market for copper stocks since our last report until to-day continued to rule dull and without special feature. There is considerable bullish talk on the reports of efforts to restrict the production of the metal, and this has imparted a degree of strength to copper shares and led to considerable covering of shorts, especially in Boston & Montana, which took quite an upward turn to day, advancing from $303¢ to $3134, with sales of over 2,000 shares before the noon nour. Butte & Boston sympathized with the advance, and sold up from $.0!4 to #1114 on sales of 750 shares. In regard to Boston & Mon- tana there is a prevailing opinion that the stock at present prices is much below its value and that it will sell in the forties before July next. The Lake Superior stocks have not participated

in the advance to any extent, as yet, although there is a strong undertone to the market, and but few stocks offered. Calumet & Hecla sold at $286 for a single share, the only sale for the week, and there is none offered under $289, ‘Tamarack is also in demand and advanced on very small sales from $150 to $155. ‘The reports received from the No. 3 shaft are very encouraging and a large production is looked for from this source. Franklin sold up to $1314 to-day, an advance of $1 per share. An old claim against the Pewabic Mining Company has veen decided in favor of the Franklin, which will add over $40,000 to its assets, equal to about $1 per share. Osceola continues heavy and declined, under pressure to sell the stock, to $2014, a loss of $2 from last week. Quincy lost $2. witn sales at $93 early in the week, but recovered in part, selling at $94. The scrip advanced to-day to $3514, a gain of $1. Atiantic sold to-day at $11.,@$114%, an advance of $1 over last sales, Kearsarge sold at $7, and Cen- tennial at 75c. Tamarack, Jr., is strong at $10!¢ with moderate sales, Wolverine was better this week and recovered to $3, a gain of $14. Napa Quicksilver sold at $544, an advance of $!s

over the last sales reported. 3 P.M —At the afternoon call Boston & Montana

declined to $3134; Butte & Boston to $10%%. Calu met & Hecla sold at $290 and Tamarack at $161, an advance of $4 for the former and $6 for the latter. Quincy scrip sold off $14,%to $35,

Dec. 6.

Sali Lake City, Utah. Dec. 1.

(Special Report of James A. Pollock.)

The stock market this week was strong, active and upward. The increasing volume of business is indicative of a better feeling in all lines of trade, and especially by that part of the public seeking mining investments. The main interest was centered in Ontario, which

advanced rapidly under a strong local and foreign demand, The reason for the advance ts attributed to arepors that the company will resume dividends about the first of the coming year, and also to the reduction of expenses owing to the completion of the great tunnel, ‘The tunnel will reduce expenses, but the financial condition of the company precludes the possibility of dividends just yet. The shares closed at $9 bid and $12 asked. Daly, always a companion to Ontario, was traded in to a limited degree, but did not command the interest displayed in the latter. Anchor was quiet and had no bids or offers to Speak of, _ Ballion-Beck failed to score a transaction. Bogan 18 creating much interest andthe managers of the company are vigorously prosecuting work with the conviction that the Bogan ground contains the con- rinuation of the Silver King vein. Shares sold at $1. Centennial Eureka is in demand, but the shares are too high for the average investor. A small biock was offered at $43.50. Dalton is reported to ave encountered a vein of $65 ore; the price

how is 2c, bid and 4c, asked. Mercur was much sought for at $3 bid. Silver King recorded a sale of 250 shares at $13, and closed at $12.50 bid and $14 asked. For Mammoth $1 was bid, but this price brought out no stock. A block of Horn Silver sold at $3.20. he first shipment of ore since the mill was burned last summer was received this week, Daly West was offered at $6, but the best id was $5. Cane Springs is sending in another

gold brick, the value of which is at present un- nhown. The Treasury stock is being offered at

$1.50 per share. San Francisco.

(From our Specia! Correspondent.) a returns of the San I’rancisco Stock Exchange

Ow that there has been an appreciable increase in € volume of business in mining stocks. In Novem-

rthe number of shares so!d was 276,680; this can- hot fairly be compared with November of last year,

which was an exceptional month. ‘lhe number of shares so!d in each month of the current year to date is given below, in comparison with the sales for 1893:

1893. 1894. SAMURET GHENGB ois 6 8 hic csvcccccsnes 265,760 240,410 February 204,215 124,750 March 240,730 264,850 IN Dogue c vaca Cas «tet taweneegeanes . 264.210 163,805 EM rcc\s KECEREN SCAR SERS: oslesbaneeis 134.634 784,205 Sie diicine cs nckasie adbeast gdeconankes 371,615 329,255 PEE onic's ass doves Waeeansesobepees .- « A76210 178,300 RUBORG: .. ccaccovcresed Russ snsadaksiors 127,600 284,915 PONE cs. ok. c cae ceswevesiccncsasewesee 94,985 250,105 I cod codunc eh aeeeeirsaiaaeccs 256,055 474.4209 DI olin Son dk ocadussancssueces 711,885 276,680

a oo a oxbo veces cveneccnses wacens 3,146,930 3,722,085

The sales for November, 1893, were the largest reported in any month for over two years, but they were largely exceeded in May of this year. For the 11 months there has been a total increase of nearly 257%, in the number of shares sold.

BY TELEGRAPH.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 7th.-—-The mining stock market has declined steadily during the week with very few exceptions. Priceshave ruled weaker. To- day’s opening prices are as follows: Best & Belcher, 63c.; Bodie, 50c.; Bulwer, 5c.; Chollar, 53c.; Consoli- dated California & Virginia, $3.50; Eureka Consoli- dated, 30c.; Gould & Curry, 42c.; Hale & Norcross, 96c.; Mexican, 60c.; Mono, 6c.; Ophir, $1.75: Savage, 34c.; Sierra Nevada, 62c.; Union Consolidated, 33c.; Yellow Jacket, 47c.

Londou.


The mining stock market has not been so_ brisk and excited for many months, indeed for twoor three years, as it has been during the past week. The presumable reason is the arrival of Mr. Rhodes in this country. Whatever the reason, the excitement in and out of the Exchange is intense; and all the other branches of the Exchange, such as foreign government securities, American rails, etc., are quite deserted. Among American stocks De Lamar has received most attention, and the bidding has caused the price to move up to 26s. Elkhorns and Harqua Halas have also been dealt in without much fluctuation. The craze for West Australians has certainly be-

come exhausted to a large extent, but for all that the most stupendously impudent prospectus of tue whole series has come out this week. This is the Londonderry Gold Mine at Coolgardie, for which the vendor, Colonel North, of South American nitrate fame, has the presumption to ask £430,0U0 in cash and £220,000in shares, leaving £59,000 as working capital. The mine is not developed, and simply consists of a rich pocket. This is such an egregious sample of London promotion that it deserves notice. The reconstruction of the Poorman Consolidated

Mines is shortly to be effected. Readers of this paper know that the mill was burnt down on July 4th, and that grave doubts, to say the least, existed as to the exact{value of the mine. Inthe absence in America of the leading spirits here, a committee of the chief shareholders was formed, and they dispatched Mr. A. Grothe to examine the mine and issue an independent report. ‘This report is now at hand, and the shareholders are satisfied that the property is worth working. The unanimous decision is that an English company shall be formed to take over the property from the New Jersey corporation and that the management shall be vested in new hands. The proposition now brought forward is that an English company shall be formed, with a capital of £250,000 in 5s. shares, of which 852,150 shares shall be issued as fully paid, share for share, to the shareholders of the Poorman Consoli- dated, in order to provide for paying the outstanding debts of the company, and to provide for building a new mill 10% debentures for £30,000 shall be issued. These debentures are to be re- payable in five years at 110, or to be exchangeable for fully paid shares of the nominal value of £100 within two years after the date of issue. Mr. Grothe spent a long time examining the property, and has drawn up a lengthy report. He states that, according to the results of his examination, the average contents of the ore are $20, of which 80% is gold and 207 silver, and that a mill similar to that burnt down would recover ebout $15.20. The cost of mining and milling he puts at $6. leaving a profit of $9.20 per ton crushed. With a 30-stamp mill, such as he recommends, they will be able to treat 60 tons of ore per day. The ore in

sight, he says, will provide employment for the mill for about 10 years, and there is nothing to lead him to suppose that the veins will not continue farther. The probability is that Mr. Grothe will be requested to undertake the direction of operations at the mine and to nominate a new mining captain.

Nov. 26.

Nov. 24.

Paris.


There is stillan increase to report in the volume of speculation, but it is going largely into the South African gold stocks and has more effect on the Lon- don market than ours. There has, however, been some excitement in the copper stocks. Logically they ought to fall, but some speculators who tried to follow out this conclusion found that Rio Tinto was held up by the clique which is manipulating it, and the other copper stocks were supported in sympathy, and so their operation for a fall was not snc- cessful.

In other stocks there has been much movement.

De Beers has gone up, for no special reason. Nickel has improved on reports of new processes for the making of nickel-steel. Maltidano and Vielle-Mon- tagne have held their own, the latter rising a little at the close of the week. These two zine companies are now working together and hope to control

a - The returns of imports and exports of F

the ten months to October 31st ow as pa oe as . IMPORTS: : 1892 ; 1894 NW eiandddncanddveaeedan “r. 831,270,000 Fr, 350% Raw materials........... 1,8337740°00) aoe eee Manufactures............ 454 Yiu, vu 166,813,000

I i tacked 2,121,930,000 3,436,150,0n0 paeauee ’ 3,436, 150,000

(RRP eccrine 569,401,000 Raw materials........ .. 657,259,000 Manufactures............ 1,382,866,000 Postal parcels............ 56,736,000 57, 160,00.)

I cctiaksnseics 2,666,272,000 2 620,051.00 Excess of imports........ 455,708,000 "ia As I wrote last week, the October r ave

somewhat improved the showing maaan ee manufactures. It is necessary to remember al- “_— — are “ee this year. wo

. Clement Juglar has a notable icle ji ‘*T’Economiste Francaise” on the sotuaeedasiane a old in the banks--taking as examples the Bank of ‘rance, the Bank of England, the Imperial Bank of Germany, and the Associated Banks of New York —showivg how such accumulations and large reserves have for many years marked the periods of depression, low prices and recovery from panic and have gradually disappeared as prosperity returned He shows incidentally how your panic though in- tensified by currency conditions, was only part of a —— depression affecting the whole commercial world, Returns have been issued of the wor

National Savings Bank in 1853. The Nein ings Bank, which was created in 1882, is the equivalent of the English Post Office banks, as distin- guished from the “ordinary” or trustee savings banks, the business being also transacted throu a the post offices. You have, I believe, no equivalent institution, The ordinary and municipal savin s banks are about 550 in number, with raore than ] 000 branches, They stili hold the greater part, about 807,, of the total savings banks deposits, but the National is increasing in favor, as ‘it offers greater security, the State being directly responsible, but the interest paid is only 2%" while the trustee banks allow 3% or 344%. The ‘panic among depositors in the first quarter of 1893, which had only entirely disappeared at the end of the second caused the withdrawals for the whole year to ex. ceed the deposits by 21,000,000 fr. It is however. expected that the present year wil! show a surplus of deposits of 50,000,000 fr.. The total credit accounts of depositors in the National Savings Bank at the end of 1893 amounted to 610,000,000 fr., while the total! of the trustee banks was 3,143,000, 000 fr., not withstanding a decrease of 8,000,000 fr. on the year The assets of the Nationa! Savings Bank at the end of 1898 consisted of 206,000,000 fr. invested in French old 3% rentes; 301,000,000 fr. in redeemable 3% rentes

ee fr.in treasury bills, and 44,000,000 fr. de- osited on current acccunt at 2 Caisse ¢ . 3 et Consignations, the Caisse des Depots

The poliiical prospects do not improve. Re lati between France and Germany ore Taieeeee, and our neighbors across the Rhine are evident] going to have trouble over the new project of law to curb socialism and revolutionary doctrines, so that the Emperor and his new chancellor may find war expedient to divert attention from domestic trouble Russia is still on uncertain quantity, but it looks as if the new Czar would not long remain under the English family influeaces which have been trvin: to rule him, AZOTE

DIVIDENDS.

Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company (Arizona) paid dividend of 25 cents per share in November, the amount required being $50,000, and — a total of $1,760,000 paid in dividends to date.

K'. KE. Belden Mica Mining Company, 28th regular monthly dividend, payable at the office,” No. 18 Broad street, Boston, December 17th, to stockholders of record on December 15th.

Rico-Aspen Consolidated Mining Company, divi- deod of 244 cents per share ($25,000), for the month of November, payable December 10th. ‘Transfer orgy are closed from December 5th to December th,

MEETINGS.

Champion Mining Company. special meeting, at the office; Room 114, Crocker Building, San Fran cisco, | December 14th, at 10 a. m.. to vote on the question of ratifying the action of the directors in settling the litigation heretofore pending with the Consolidated Wyoming Gold Mining Company and purchasing the property of tie last-named company.

Gould & Curry Mining Company, annual meeting. at the office, No. 309 Montgomery street, San Fran cisco, December 17th, at 1 p.m. Transfer books close December I4th.

Head Center & Tranquillity Mining Company. an nual meeting, at the offize, No. 310 Pine street, San Francisco, December 11th, at 1:30 p. m.

Namek OF COMPANY.

Belcher, Nev. Belie Isie, Nev. .....++.- Bodie Cors., Cal Bulwer, Cal Chrysolite, Colo Comstock T. bo

“ acrip.

Cons. Cal. & Va., oad Crown Point, Nev Deadwood, Dak.. Eureka Cons., Ne Father de Smet, Da Gould & Curry, Nev..... Hale & Norcross, Nev... Homestake, Dak Horn-Silver, Utah.. Kentuck, Nev I eadvilie Cons., ° SRD GE opnccnecene ‘j Monuy, Cal N. weile me. Nev... Ontario, Utah..... ee Ophir, Nev..... Piymouth, Cal eee quicksilver. peat Cal

Savage, Nev.. Sierra Nevada, Nev... Sliver King, Ariz Standard Nons., Victor, Colo. Yellow Jucket, Nev..

*Ex-Dividend. —

NaME OF COMPANY.

Atlantic, Mich Breece, Colo .. .. ... Bost, a Mont.. Mont.. Calumet & Hecla, Mich.. Catalpa, Colo Cuour u Aleue, Id. Franklin, Micn Honorine, Utah. : orn Silver, Utah.. .... Kearsarge, Mich... excene ccecclpcsccieos oclocce Lake Superior, Irom.....|.. .|.....J.00 «|e..+- Minnescta [ron, Minn..|... Napa, Cal..... ° Ontario, Utah Osceola, Mich Quincy, Mich..

~ 6c ript. Silver King, Aris. Tamarack, Mich. Tecumseh, Mich..

+ ealtin at New Vore -torw x niisteo securities. ¢Assesement paid.

NAME OF COMPANY.

Am. Flag ....e00.- Alpha, Nev... Alfa, Nev....0... Barceiuus, Nev Belmont, Cal....... Best & ne. Nev. Brunswick, C Castle Creek... Chollar, Nev... Comstock T., Nev.. Con. imperial, Nev.. El Cristo, Rep. of Co. Exchequer, Nev. Independence, Nev. Julia, NEV ....0 .... Justice, Nev .... King & ‘Pembr, Ont.. Lacrosse, Colv.. Mexican, Nev..... Nevada Queen, Nev N. Standard, Cal.... N. Commonw’th,Nev Overman, Nev...... ae & Miller,

poco MOT. ccsce cece a ion, Nev ..... seg. icher, Nev.. Union a Nev.. Utah. Nev..... bee Pree ree eerr rer errr ry eee

__$ Assessment unpaic

NON-DIVIDEND-PAYING MINES. Dec. 1. {1

Ds rnenen anaree oe 1a, 4,310.

THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

a. 4 <. i. He) be

NEW YORK miINING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ee MINES.

Dec. 4..| Dec. 5.

BOSTON MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS.

aera 00). .222}3020 9) 25}31- 88) 30.75

Dividend shares sold, 5,103.

NAME OF COMPANY.

Allouez, pieh.. oases eee Arnold, Mich. . Astec, Mich... eoccee Brunswick, Cal...... Butte & Boston, Mont Catalpa, Colo. . Centennial, Mich.... Copper Falls, Mich.. a Hanover, M Humboldt, Mich...

Non-dividend shares sold, 4,17.

Tamarack, Jr., Mic Washington itch... Wolverine, Mich...

Total shares sold, 9,120.

. an IV INP HA,

Dxrc 8, 1894,

Dec, 6

3,130.

2 83

Total, 4,440.

COAL AND COAL RAILROAD STOCKS.

NAME OF

,CoMPANY,

Am. Coal. Balt. & Ohio..

do. pref Butt., R. & P.| do. pref. ; Ches. & Ohio. do. ist pref.

Co}. C. & I.... oe = baie os

Hunt.& Br.T.. do, pref....

Lake Eriex W do, pref.....

LehighC.&N.. Lehigh Val... Lehigh&W.B.| 50).. Maryl’d C.prf. Morris & hy’ x. New Ct. Coal. N. J. Central.. N. Y., L. & W. N.Y.,L.E.&2W

do. pref. N.Y.,Susq.& W| 1

do. pref..... N. & West..

do. pref.. Penn. Coal.... Penn. R. R.... Phil. & Read. Tenn. C. & I.

do. pref.... Wheel. & L.E do. pref...

| Par value.)

Total shares sold, 68,992.

Name OF COMPANY.

| INDUSTRIAL AND TRUST STOCKS. |

9 &

| Par sane

|

a. | 1 H. | L. ae

Adams Exp. Am. Cot Oil.

do. pref... Am, Expr .. Am. Sug Rf.

do. pref... ¥dis.E.1.Co. Edis Gen, El Nat.Lead Co do. pref ...

Nat.Lins.Oil. U.8.Cord.Co.

0:8. Ru i do. pref..

Wells, Fa Ex West. Union *Westingh’se

Brake Co. *Wes.ingh’se

Air Brake..

re 113i4| “ine

* Pittsburg quotations. Total shares sold, 967,085, eet ETSESSNSSUSSSEESUENEESSEnNonEE sees aoa eee lll SX

San Francisco, Cal.

NAME OF | 5 CoMPANY. | 3

a7! Su

alpha..... nas. Baoe Alta ven ° 18 Belcher. .. 74 Belle Isle..

. & Beleh|....|. .74 Bodie......|....| 36 Bulwer ...|....} .U6 Chollar....|....| .5 Com’w’lth; .. Con.C.&V.).... § Con, Pac..|....|... Crown Pt.|....

Mono.,..:..|, Mt. —_ : aoe o.,

N-Billeale S N. Co’w’th].... Ophir... eos Potoal.....|.... Savage....|.... sierra Nev Oni'n Con), oom

Dec.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Nov. Dec. , Dec, 4

Dec

Baltimore, Md.

Par val.

Atl. Coal, W -Va. $10 Bit.&N.C.,N.C. B'lt.M. ks” N.C. Big Vein C.,Md. Conr. Hill, N.C. Con.G. &C.,N, Cc, Cons. Coal, Md. Ga. C.Coal, Md, Gt. Rep’b.,Colo. How.C.&C.,Md, Lake Chr., Md. Newb.0,C’l,Md. N. State (Balt.),

Dares esse see Ore Knob, Md. Silv.Val., N. Cc. Ver.M. Co..Md.

Latest actual selling price.

$0.02 1:00 ‘04

30.00 106,00

“02 1:15 05

05 02 25

Bid. iano. $0.80

$30.00 32. 107.00 112.00

Pittsburg, Pa.

Name and Location of Par Company. val. Gas STOCKS:

Allegheny... .$100 Chartiers Val. 100 Ohio Valley... -

Bo Peo. 5 oe 25 50 50

Wheeling .... 50

People’s Nat..

Pennsylvania. Phila. Co.....

Coa. STOCKs: N.Y.&C1LG.C. 50 MINING STOCKs:

10 Oi Co. Stocks:

Lustre........

Washington..

Actual selling price,

$1814

1436 1914 20%

Bid.

33

14 9

1954 20%

10

Dec. 6

Philadelphia, Pa.

Par val.

Blooming. C.& C.Co. .$50 Sumbria lron Co Connellsville Gas Co.. Central C. & C. Co .. a

Locust Mt. C. & I. Co. 50 North Liberties Gas.. 25 Penn. Nat. Gas..... Penn. Salt Co.......... 50 Penn. Steel Co.... . Penn. Gas Coal Co Westmoreland Coal.. 4 Wyoming Valley Co *Actual selling price.

Denver, Colo,

100 100

100

Dec. 6

Par value. High. Sales.

AMIE 20% 2000 -0134 2,000 Anmaconda..... «.... 28 100 Argentum.... .... 1.60 300 Lp aa 5,200 Bob Lee....... 0034 1,000 Boston-Id..... ‘ 50 Calumet...... wn 01% 5,000 Gold & Globe. 06 0,000 Granite...... ‘ 0u% 10,000 Isabella....... 164 100 Justice........ . 023 400 Mollie Gibson .... 2.25 200 DRGs UND ccccs cece 108 1,000 Pharma....... ‘ U5%K 2,590 Portiland...... : 1,190 Smugzgler..... 2.15 700 SIMs 66%. 0020 vese yaa 200

| err rme au

Total shares 801d .... ......cccccsee 36,4190

London, England.


| Spr ing. GCol | .

va ine. ; s. d.

Al’skaMex.,Ai. 0 0 Al’ka- Tr’dwell, Alaska....... 5 0

Alma,&T.,Mex 6 Am. Belle, Col, 1 0 De Lamar, Id.. 1 0 E. K’tenay Ex.,

ee An's eke Kikhorn, Mont 1 0 Emma, Utah . 0 G. Feather, Cal 1 0 Golden G., Cal. 1 0 G Leaf, Mont.

1 EM. cose 100 Hlarqua Hi. Aril 0 0 Holc’bVal.,Cal 5 0 JayH’k & Lone

Pine, Mont.. 1 0 La Yesca, Mex 1 0 N. Guston, Col 1 0 N. Mont.,Mont 1 0

, | Pin. Alt., Mex. 1 0 | Pi. Alt.,Mex.,P 1 0 Pl. Eureka, Cal Poorman ©., Id 0 Rich. C,.. Nev. 5 0 Sier. But., Cal 2 0

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Dro. 8, 1804. THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. 551

DIVIDEND-PAYING MINES.

Assessments. Dividends.

Date and Total |Date & amount) paid. oflast.

NON-DIVIDEND-PAYINQ MINES.

Name ané Location of ‘ Shares. Assesaments.

Company. Name and Location of Capital

Company. Stock. Date and am’ of last.

a a a ‘ 687.500| Jan..| 1892) .05 |/—| Alliance, 8.4 Utah.| $100,000 1) Adams, 8. L. C....... |Colo.. bee) July.) ise| ve || 2 RUE ss canal : i “ia | AP 2000 , of | 9|Alloues, c...... ......|Mich. 2,000,000 :

; Aleeen Treaewen - Sat 75,0M!| NOV..| 1891 ee | : 7. Con., @. B.cceee ; : eore . * 1] 4 oe vee ssesecccses: 10

rican, @...+.....+|COlo.. -05 || 5|American Flag, 8.... e ; Ameen bole 8.4.0] Colo. aceseeheee:looees 892 12 ¢|Anchor, 8. L. Gavicese' "a 7|Americ’n& Nettie,@.8|\Colo..|.....--..... : 7 ose 00°00 ‘oo || 7|Barcelona, a.......... ne a 8] Atlantic, 0............| Mich. 40,000 2 = || g|Belmont, @.........../Cal. Dasa ects , Col 892) .01 || 9|Belmont,s...... .. 50,000 735 1) Arey OO is '5.i2|Colo-. 10 || 6] Best & Belcher, s. a. Aer ligeel - ‘3s spen x op Be Enve le» : | ’ . ed 03! I|AUFOFB, I... .+sceeee00+ ne lee = | HH Black Oak, ¢ --{Cal...| 8,000,000) 300,000) 100) ® e :

is] Bald Butt ; “05, || {g|Brunswick, docccc-.::|Cal.-.| 2000000) 400,000) 3|°°°°°": eet 14|Bates Hunter ‘ || 14 : 15|Belle Isle, 8... +25 | | 15| Butte & Boston, o. 8. 200, eet oe, 16| Belcher, 8. @ : es 1.00 || jg|Butte Queen, @...... 6

e, Idal Idaho -10 || j7|Cataveras, @..... ....|Cal.. 500,000 000 he 17|Bellevue, Idaho, 8. L. 01 18| Beat keri : “19 || 18 Calaveras Con., g...

2|Bodte Co “23 || po\California'Con: i. @::|Cal..] 3 $0,000) 10).....the [on mao 21|Boston & Mont, @.. ray || g1{Ghatlenge Con..g.s.:]Nev..| Saat) SOO) Oi eas -50_ | | 9g|Colchis, 8. @..........

%| Bulwer, @.....-. 05:6 94|Color ‘ 192 HOC “Sax, | 95|Comstoc

” . |

40,850,000) 500 | 28lGon. 870,000] Oct... 3 || zi — imperial

Soe .. .|Mich.. ’ Con. P. Hi emai @ ..|Cali 2 2 Greece ont, SL. silCurventste. 8 -03 ot Crowell. Bose coe ‘

‘3 §3|Dablonega,a ewe . catur, 8s ‘s

$5|Confidence, 8.L. 2,4 1.00 * Denver City 8... . 36|tCons.Cal. & Va., 8.0 |Nev...| 21 2 37|\Contention,8. ..... 2 || 88 2,000 05 | |

2.000.00¢ 125 10,000,000 12

8 1,500,000 ‘0

Crescent, 8. L. @...... 15,000,00¢ ‘oo || 42|EZmpire, s..... 43\Crown Point, G. 8.... 10,000.00¢ ‘3 44) Daly, 8. L : 8,000,000 t 45|4Deadwood-Terra, G. 5,000,000 os || 45 #\DeLamar,@ 8... . 2,000,000 ‘me || 48 47) Derbec B, Grav., G... 10,000,000 “on || 42 48) Dexter, . 8 ....+ +0. 1,000,000 35 || 48 49/Rikhorn, &..... 60. 1,900.00 || 49|Gold 1G MOIMEIIEN, ssaivesicesoee 51,0,000 Ol || 59|Gold Rock, @.........|Cal...| 1,000,000} 500,000) 2)......: 51|/Enterprise,8. ...... 2,500,000 -25 || 51\Golden FeatherCu..g| Ca! 2|Kureka Con.,s. L.. @ 1,000,000 .28 || S9|Goodyear @. 8.1... 58|Rvening Star, 8. L....|CO "500,000 ¢ 53|Grand Duke, s........ 54|Father de Smet, @.../D = mene Doe oveees

enga’ vores 57 Golden Reward 8

S

sip SSRoEREMERES EEE

80,000 eee | 100,000) 2..........

Nev... 40,000) Mont. WEE | Wisacdacsecdlni's. sshaces

WE © Bi esaceiccadh, snacksaes Frisco, 8.L. 40,000] 25)...... .

66| Helena & Victor..... 50.000 eneaddakalasanes 67|\THolmes, 8......... 105,000 57,750| July |1892 68|Homestake, @........ re 110,000) 100 000) Jan..

) || 69) Justice, g. 8. c...... 500,000; 1 1246) | 79 Lacrosse, @....... ssid 100,000] 10 ,

. 71|Little Josephine, s.. SONNE 7 Wicdcccercestsndéachiane 2 ois, 8........ -20 || 79|/Lone Star Cons., @.. 000} 73|Iron Mountain, 8 || 73] Madeleine, a. 8, L.... ,000} 1 i4\Iron-Bilver, 8. L. -20 | | 74|Mammoth Gold, a... et OF 5 be nese 75|Jackson, G. 8 +10 || 75|Mayflower Gravel,a. 100,000} 10 76|Kearsarge, c. 2.00 || 76|Mexican,@.s......... 00,000} 100 77| Kennedy........ . 7i| Michigan, § 8 sesso Ps) 78| Kentuck, 8. @... 78|Mike & Starr, 8.0... 5 79\Leadville 79| Milwaukee, 8... ... 1 80 90| Modoc Chief, 1. 5. g. 5 81 81|Monitor, G............ 1

82 ee 6.8. Riaaes 5 ‘ ceeves . utua . & Sm.... 1 ee

& eT ee Utah oe euee acaaed d 03 Neath. _ Di siscctetshacnues . eleee . ateh* ebddien It. cchaahedehasoees

86 86| Nevada Queen, s. 100 1886| “1:00 87| New Gold Hill... 5

ee ceed eceees ool cccee 88| New Pittsburg, s. aneend g9|North Standard, a... 90)| Occidental Con., g.s

Me Micssisebsvnsaed 91|Oneida Chief, a...... #2|Wontana, Lt., 6. 8.... 92 Criental & Miller, 8..

ate bina me 98 nal Keystone, 8. *|Morning Star, 8. L... 94| Osceola, ee aasies % Morning Star Drift,a|Cal 95|Overman, @.8........

96|Pay Rock, 8...... 97| Peer, 8 ‘

106} P’ peccacoeshaccescelesastoserss Puritan, 8.4.... ° o .

. — 100 Wee A 108 Quincy, 'c serereeee/COlO| § 800,000 Ol... sal “obi be cecceccoce . nbow, @..... ooeelue 00% 110) Pacific Coast. B.... a caper walteon oS Rappahannock @.8.|¥4.---| 250,000) 250,000; 1) © 4|,..... ania hoonees

Cal...) %Ses'oon| — aes] 100) 966,000) June} 1893) .25) 4,460,000) June | 1869) 8.00 | /127|St. Louis & St. Elmo.|Colo..| —_.000.000) 200,000) 10}..........)...-. ef. ev: i 129/Stemwinder, l.8.....|Idaho| 500,000) = 500,000} 1)..........}....0- Colo.. 1500, Sunday Lake,t.......|Mich..| 280,000 50,000] 25|/°. °° ot King, 8........|AFiz..| 10,000,000 i Sullivan Con. — is ver Mg.of L.V.,8.1.|N. M.. 500, 132|Sylvanite, s.. 10 ° ee ecccleccese isis Bones Con.,8,|Colo..| 5,000,000) 250,000) ao) * fu... | ieee 193| Taylor-Plumas, @....|Cal... 5 8,575) Mar.. | 1892 185 tandard,@.s...... .|Cal.. 194| Telegraph, g.8........|Cal... 5 8,575| Mar. |1892| .01 ee Besssseeee[COlO..| — 690,000) = 60,000) “10)...... a hanes 89,000 |Sept.|1893} .10 ||135|/Telegraph, a. s....... 1 70,000 | Feb.. |1892) .10

arac 3,870,000 June} 1894| 4.00 ||19¢)Teresa, G.6.......... 5 b.. a eae 37,500 197| Tioga Con.,@......... at)

000 138) Tornado Con., 6. 8...|N 1 a 199| Tuscarora, 8.......... N 20:

1894 140 ag Con.,@. 8 ee i“ eves peealbecese Dec.. 7 4 ev.

M3lYenkee Giri;é 7°": |Gelo: 00/000 onl a. 6000 Bay: {a0 1°50 143| Valley, g 125 9S seeeeee ese 1S. ou a 9 Buverere . = Yellow Jacket, a... Aus. 1871) 1.50 | |144|Washington, c 5 vse Hianeonssebsnaneline tedakaadmaerataiee Med ee vecs| aesfeeseee,| /148|West Argentine, s...| Colo. 000} 5 = Cee eeveee'e soveees ..-,| |146) West Granite Mt, 5 he toverecccccvele aces 2 vee | [147| Whale, 8........- ) 500,000) 10 oes Diane Seaia bay sa iseee[ocee| cos !| (148|Wood River, gi...) 200,000) 19 BGOSSen000 eevehece sects. coscenesasbeweedcéneuiienclese osecestenctse sleovess ceeeeleces ceeees 12149) YUMB, C. Be @.seseeee+) AFIS 3

G., Gold, &., Silver, L., Lead. C., Copper. B.,Borax. *Non-assessable. ? The Deadwood x asly paid $275,000 in eleven dividené to ver, L., Lead. C., . B., Borax. *Non-assessable. 1 The Deadwood previously $275,000 in eleven dividends and the Terra $75,006. | Previous te Consolidation in Atigagt, 184 the Ce had paid $31,590,000 in dividends, and the Covs. V $42,390,000, | Previous to the consolidation of the Copper Queen against ‘$436,000 in ansoucmsen Queen had paid in dividends, { Previou: io company's acquiring Northern elie, wat wine paid w, in

2 ~ 55 THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., MINING STOCK « QUOTATIONS.°

, Mente Dust—¥ bbl) —. 81. 25@$1.50

Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dxo. 8, 1894.

| FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. ee ae Dec. 1 Paris, France. Nov. 26

~— 5 Nov. 26. Nov. 27. | Nov. 23. Nov, 29.4 | Nov. 30. Dec. 1 (Special Report by James A. Pollock. ’ Par val. Fr’cs. :or | : fe a Actual Acieries de Firminy....... 500 1,685.00 NAME OF | > |. ’ Sales

CoMPaNxy | . | selling a de France........ 500 630.00 SiR eS, 1 Ge. To. 1 ow. TB. H. | L. Par val. Bid. Asked. price. de la Marine 500 = 842.50

mL | ae hia = ong aise Tag azo | 38% Pasi B50 i | Bolgo,,, 22 5h Ktiomme... 1,000 1,125.00 Al wees | G1 | 0154) 013g! .0194) .0146) a SOE ss- aspen A 0 (Nm) “OO} Alliance.... 75 2.00 $l. DDcctetcibeas sapctabaas asnsae f

Anacons,|% | ‘ao’ 4 sl Biel 28 Be ae ‘pul 20) 25°5| e) Sasa | Anchor’: 99 RIS «= 4 BS 400 | Callad.... .....ceccccscceee 125° 14.10 Argent’m,j| ...|1.88 |: 824g!1.37%|1 35 (145 (1.39 1.65 11.00 1155 jt | LT Anex. ...... Rr oe. 0.19 .... | Cape Copper............... 50 40.00 Bob Lee |.. .| Use oar Oe | ng oe BE Ans 06 foseoe po — =. 5] Over) ue Bogan..... ae | jue ae SL ee eee 77.00 ¢, ent tl ail one | Se UNA ee. 9 pee ws one m 01%) "000 Bull.-B and De Beers enna 125 465.10 pplec C) 1] oH © ot NY) .0194) .02 D196) ...0+-| 00 ai nay) 02 N94) 2v. : L a q c on 500 425 01 Fanns BR...) 1 eu 4 ORI!) 5 OE) EEL -npcsnlosees 6% O56). 64g) .0554) #0 Champ n. 10 8.25 10 9.50 om OWA... é 425 00 Franklin. 1 Om 0136) 01 | 0:36] 01 |......)ooeee O1bg{ 008 | -01K! 009 | 'OO] Cane Spr’gs .. Seas 1°50 1.50 Dy namite Centrale. ae Se ee ee 5415.00 Goloen Age| 1 | .0134) O94! 0144) .WUK) .0144| 0.916)... .. U1) .O1 OY.) 00 oe 4,6 | Cent.K’reka 50 391% 43% 42% WOBOORIOD. 55065. éec0es 735 00 ee ob oe M484). O4TG) VU ABR) .0 6 --|- oes 15 | Ode) 05 io, | Cleve. Con.. 1 0.50 0.60 |MUuanohaes.........00.500. cecese 200.00 teres «| i one i eae’ ee one tere Oe” 1 ivan | Comstock .. 25 0.10 == 0.25 0.20 | Jerez*Lanteira...... viii. Lies 7.00 ene). 3 te 2 (3% ere 1a vate om i4 |*-orae et... " 10 | Crescent.... 25 0°02 0.04 0.03 DAP Agcace: sexes 3.00 Pharme ...| 1 | 06 | 056) .058,) 054g) 0554) 0544). 055%) 44] .05%4| 20544) 8200] Dalton ..... 5 0,02 0.04 0.03% | Laurium, Greece.......... 50d 570.0 Portiand...| 1 | #4) .37 | 4%) 35 | 40 | 35 B64) 40 | 87 | 3,90 | Daly. ...... 20 6.50 850 750 | Lexington, Mont. o teeeee 28.0) Specimen...) 1 | .0: VISZ) 038 | 024) 13 Be Aesasnel coos 5 | .U2be| .01384| .03be 111,350 Daly West. 20 5 6.00 5.50 “ MENS cs Ashi 075

Summit....) 1 | .13 | .1194] 123g) 1234) «18 1244) ..... 124\ MW | .1254 “ltd 4,500 1 blto Sg ee Es 25 25 Maltidano (new shares). .. 500 750 00 Work .. 1 1 M34) BG BMG! ABO BM OBE! e een el 02M 02 aL 2%! 1284) 1800 Wea Hill 100 ... 125.00 .... | Nickel,¢New Caled na... ...... 65,00

* Official quotati ns- f Colorad® Mining Stock asse, +Holiday. ‘Total sbares sol", 404,802. Horn Silyer 25 2.75 3.25 3.90 bie Mie SUN .,....>. 20 377.50

Reet : VittlePittsb 5 me 0.25 ane Robinson (Transvaal.).... 125 152./0 ASPEN, COLO., N MINING STOCK ‘QUOTATIONS. Nov. 29, 184. | Lucky Bill. 10 a8 CC eer SUC AUCROMITIO ss <seesencce -saeeies 18,25 Z cpaliinialpnaaneaeiaclpaiie panes Mammoth... 25 1 190, «0580: [PRPC BIBER oi oh esssc 5s seeenss 118.75 NAME OF COMPANY. | Location. | Par value. eee octal Bid. | Asked, Mecars bts 3s 2 3 a on Vieille- Montagne, Belg’m. 80 445.50

et ¥. oak ae meet we a fercur..... 25 3. 3.35 3.25 SSE! TS.

Argentum EE. 53 s06rs 5008 Aspen, Coo.) $2.00 | $1.39 | $1.39 $'.4 6 we 1 intic, 5 cigs oe ae non : vse eciat - tiaras

Aspen Coatact : P| ORD see soe. ee t | ie al oe Le Best "Friend... veebromessoe as 1 1.0 % Pinky ehee North, Spy. eee 2.50 ee OMPANY. (No. ds. — ls : Bi-n etailic -.. 6 aseesend aver sone ; ed - Z coese ee peotonrgepens (Ontario .... 100 9.00 12.00 100) Sis zo Pe |

8 PROP... ceccsees voo-+ 0) | ; . 2 33 < ‘ | eae] eee | Caverhilt Cons.... .....-.200-0+- | “1 roo | a |) wow A a | ‘ _— Alpha Cons.,| SRT So3 tine o5s 22> 0000» . pe 5.00 |sevcveeee vovee (eee? see [ene par. i ose 0.25 25 BW cs conte\s 13\Dec. 2/Dec. 2i| .10 Gold Valier Piacer . ..... ; Routt Co., ee 20 ppt o” ddbeewens oe’ : cone : a Hest *B.. Nev | 57\Dec. 18\Jan. &| 95

=... « | so | 298 2:38 |" 2.85 All the above companies are mented week ae Pec. 1/Dec 9 me Colony MIN oi ita Sree Taylor River, * 1° 4s is a in Utah. Chains Gone’ | 1, Pec. 1)Dec. 17).0.2%

ee sesecereceseese ASPEN, . US | coeeces-Jooee 4 J ° Sheep Mt. aE Se oe ee Crystal, ‘ 1.00 123 \pe Welles Duluth, Winn. Dec. 3. Nev..... 17,\Dee. 4)\Dec. 27) .05

ee earn oe 10 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.25 Latest Kc uitable, s. St. ‘toe & I cori lpr senesne ite 1.00) AS U7 ® actual ype ¢\Dec. 22' Jan. 15| 00144 West t Aspen Mtn 1.00 reeeres geese sel 10 oe sell’g bik cecal GrayKagle,Cal | 38 Sm _—— 1h} 05 a val, price. - Ask’d. | Grizzlies, U'ak AUER. Ti vos ccs | ofl

MONTANA MiNi NG STOCKS.— QUOTATIONS. Adams Iron Co.. 16 a $2.00 $2.50 Hale * on”

(Spec fal Report by Samuel K. Davis.) HELENA, Nov. 28, 1894. Biwalnk M.1Co. 100 17.00 17.00 18.00 Ne 106 Dec. 291 Jan. 23| 25

mi ese thandler Ir Co. 4 .... -..-. 27 OU] Ju tic Ne §7|Dec. 6)Dec. 27| .05 Stocks Location Par! id. | Asked. [shrs.| Pfice) Date.| Co.’soffice, | Clev. Cliffs I Co. 100 25.00 32.00 eo oc , eae

; 7 5 val. : jsold. : : Gr’t No. M. Co 100 1.75 200 NOs on tesa 10|Dee. 20, Jan. 10) .05 se ag ar aera tae gern re jute Mont | Gr’t West.M.Co. 100 .... 1.00 ~—-1.o0 | King Sol

es. . Co... — on ~ $2.50 sont coe Rute’ Mont. Jackson Iron Co. 25 .... ie 6.01 7. a 3|\Dec. 12|Dec. 28) .0! Bald Butte ...../L.& Cl’keCo., Mont. 1 8.75 4.00 200 $4.00/Oct. 15! Helena L. a C.ir.M. 100 840 8.25 8.60) N. Basil Con., Benton Group..|Neihert 5 . 1236) SP Nitengst . asrstaphe W.Sph. 8S. Mont. .(Maraq’te) 25 .... 17.00 20.00} Cal.......... 97\Nov. 19\Dee. 10} .05 bi-vetalic....../Granite Co ie 25 2.%5 3.00 | - cone |S, a he hay L.&E.Co. lu 5.00 ie 4.00 | Occid’! Cons.,

Combination... (i. 3 Helena, Mont. | Mes. Chief LCo. 100 1.:5 1.00 1'50| _Nev.......... is,Dec. 4|Dec. 27] (05 a edge H.) |Rergus Co. * al’ soos | 8 . Mes. Mt. Ir. Co.. 100 14.25 14.50 16 0,| Overmar, Ney.| 72/Dec. 19\Jan. 9] .10 <lizabeth. Granite Co. 10 As | 20 | of St. Louis, Mo. Met. L. & LC 25 &0 Sil Hill. N ‘ 1) 16 }

Granite Mt...... a | 25) | LB aaa | oo ee ets an si ne Nev. 34|Dec. 23\Jan. 16] .05 ope..... - - | Wheceesceee | 7 | sees. D 0. coee a. ol. Sta zht My. | ,

Hope.. B.Jeffera°nCo “ = f....].....- 000% seselee ooo kaheieg ;|Helena, Mont. Mountain Ir. Co, 100 41.00 40.00 415.99 so., Cal. ; 3) Nov, 19|/Dec. 10) 10 Hel’a @ Frisco. Sie at ae dk. rag = i 7 i. 00) Nov, : é fe oho Mining Co. = 4.00 4.00 5.60 | Summit, Cal 13| Dec. 26\Jan.1 | .08

Ontario. paige bi DeerLodgeCo. a 1 100 | 1,10 | elvece salenecepes Helena, Mont Pitte. & wae 2. ae : £5.00 er: z co aoe pemreenpee: Seaiesret

PEs Le Meanie B..4 9 B46 onan. levosnchooes oe Butte « J|sec'ty L.& K.Co. 10 15.00 15.00 18! Nev... 5'|Dec. 27\Jan. 16] .20

“CURRENT PRICES. CHANEY LO cone ns one $1. 50882. 2. Metalic | Paint—Brown # ton. aeas Weere genteel at 8 erarcece nglis iciessesenays <iba00e' -85@),

These quotations are for wholesale lots Chine. Cla shia # ton: -$is@$18.00 Mi bea—In sheets according to atze. Saher, No. 1, ¥ D. 60.80 Hy a on gy otherwise eo oe ee tteeeeees secn ane a sss ases agen a American, Yet divas AN

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Commercial, in oun e vand ere.. — .02 | Chrome Vellow—¥ b.......... “"10@'28 Ordipary Mpck............00.+00- - 02% feathered or fiossed, 24 Carbonic, liquefied, # b...... [email protected]| Chrome fron Ore—¥ an San Ne HOD vcncisvsdsiesececayes Muriate, sirgle.........ces0css.+ = hg td Chromic, chem pure, #f ........ rol: 00 TD Sonen.-« sonsesesbew eevee 810,00 Naphtha—Black....... cussnioweee Double or strong, 64° B..... .L0@. bo

for batteries............ SS lb. ...: [email protected] | Nitre Cake—¥% ton....,............ $10.00] Oxymur, or nitro.......... "19 Hycrobromic, dilute, U. 8. P....25@: ‘ Sumo, 3 Ps seeeeeees ° uae Ochre— Rochelle, ¥ — 0134 @90194 Vermilion—Imp. Engiish,¥ m. su

Hydrocyanic, U U.S. P .... [email protected] | Cobalt—Oxide, # b.. ...... : $1.60@31 Washed NatOx?'rd,Lum mp, 0% (2.06% | Am, quicksilver, bulk.......... 37 @.59 Hydrofiuoric........-.s0.++++s sion ;304.30 | Copper—Sulpb. xing ee L tae Washed Nat Oxf’ rd.Pows orn. OTe Am. quicksilver, bags..... 58 @ «OU

Alcohol—0s, ¥ gail.........-84-3008 itriol (blue), ord 03}[email protected]% | Golden, #... .... [email protected]/ Chinese.......... eiaaitnien. 4+ 85 @Sl .W Absolute......... soesanneneorene extra. seeeseecvese C46 as, Sica ..eoee $12@820| ‘Trieste........ eee "90 @ .¥O Ammoniated...... .csscceceeeess2+-¥2.80 Nitrate, B D.....+.-+seseseeeeeeees 40} Olls, Minerai— RUeMMRM ll4@ 119

Aium—Lump, ¥ cwt.......... .15G$1.85 | Copperas—Commoa, #100 Ibs" [email protected] | Cylinder, light filtered, ¥ gal... [email protected]| zine White—Am., Dry, ¥b . 0446 .U6 Ground, 8 owt...... ..-..000- 2 Best, @ 100 Ibs........ 1,.35@$1.50 Dark filtered, # gal.... [email protected]! Antwerp, Red Seal, # ib....... [email protected] Powdered, @ B...... «+ ....0+++ -0444@ Liverpool, # ton, in casks....£2@£2 10s. Extra cold test, ¥@ gal. [email protected]) Paris, Ked Seal, # b........ 0754.08 Lump # ton, laverpocl. ‘a5 | Corundum-—Powderea, ¥b.. -044@. Dark steam refined, gal., Muriate solution. . 06

aluminum Chi de—Pure, # b.$1. = | NS eee 3 [email protected]? Sulphate crystals in bblis.. # b. Ba. O84 Amalgamating colution, © b....... .60 Oryoltte—Pow.. ®f., bbl. lots... [email protected] Phosphorus—® b.......-...... [email protected] Sulphate, @ cwt sose $1.90@82: 50 Cpnvere. Potassium—85 to Wx, Bm .50 Precip., red. REN es chasienes pases es [email protected] THE RARER METALS.

4mmonia—Sal., bbl. lots. No. 0, 87%, @D....... ee 40 > ES OP “iaigeeacetenroare:: soa.90 The prices given below are the prices in D. codkansrebassshbsbabocessecked 074%[email protected] No. 1, 52 to &! Bb ubKe kpebss ceswenth 36) Platinic Chloride—Dry, Boz. $7| Germany, and are per gramme except ( arbonate, 8 bb., English and ms ge. 2, 3; Mining ‘cyanide ssa see wearin @ 2 Plumongo—Veyion, ¥ ee ‘ha.09 where otherwise stated:

’ ) MOGTEONI, B82 x c0cccceg:000e- ‘

aaertane, weiee, to pele Oa No, 20 vo dos, Wi, 22 | #otaantuma—Cyanida, # ib. CB. 52] Aracute (metallic per kilo... 9048 aqua Ammonia-(in oby sis ve. Emery—Grain, ¥ b. (8 Rae ne 05 67%, ¥ bb... a0 aaa... 715 } se smeeecevesrecscccesccesceses Gina 06 | cee Eembscoagraceoncokotsvers a ne. Ba. 3s Biamuth (metallic), per kiio....... 6.25

antimon y—Oxymur, # b.... aoe tae Feldspar—Ground, ¥ ton. .$6. 00@810. 00| Chiorate, English, #ib.. *8@ 1 a Cadmium (metallic), ‘“ — ...... 2.75 th A rn es 2,00@$3.00' Ghiorate. sdaeed. English, # 2. 4! Calcium (per electrol.)............++ 5.25

esatte nen” powdered, #ib....... it Fluorspar—Powdrd,No.1,¥ ton.$20a$30 - 18%@.19 | Centum mene he cadieatins ppenekeese : 7

rer van eewee “85, aes French Chalk" oe oo Carbonate, ¥Ib.. by casks, 85.0146.05, | onromius Baalaceereersssone i VOlOw.......-cccece-ssececcereees 08@, uller’s —Lump. ¥ ton, 816@ DD iivennk ss ssesesersseeee $2. 58c§2.80 adie | 7 White s at Plymouth, # ton... ae 6 Giauber’s ae bbis., 8 b...01.01} Nitrate, refined, # lb............ [email protected] | Cobalt a ee

“ 8 ton, ¢. i. f. ‘pool. fu Sante Gold—Chioride, pure, crystals, ¥ oz. & = 00 Tae TS: e b.. <— A8G.11% Bere ‘(oxydats’. prasseee ‘- a

‘fas: Fen iaiee.00 ee Sern e. Heel tank Pee, Oats Hie: Cina coats. | a sibmas WEFH,)...0-+--00000-00002- ‘7100.00 asphaitum— ee. R MDD, on nonesnsgsebncssoss< SRI Pumi teas Germanium (fus.)......6. 000-6 a. Prime Cuban, @ D......;..0....-- [email protected] Chioride and sodium, # oz sage 2% aw ae ee Giueinum pp Nedessseces sosssees 700 a Sy go de og poe Oxide, # oz. 15 B.,0.V.,8 oz, “ 27.25 Powdered, pure, | Serre [email protected] COPYVBE)..cccccces covcvecs 10.75

Cailfornian, tian and Syrian, © 054.0736 | G Gypeum—Caicined, j # bbi... a. “i581. 50 Byrites—N a eresean, D. a. J . tudtam.... senses psresanbennoensneee é. : ornian, at mine, . ton$12.00@$26.00 | ED. 6. o60b 4%. >5-<dp0bsnne.> ‘ cake a) 6:00 at San Francisco,¥ ton.$15.00@§29.00 Lodine—Resublimed, # oz...... .30@ 33 Kump, # Bence geres mer sore Or Rama_oanse Pal ye

Sarium-—Carbonate, pure, > »-- ... .45 Kridium—Oxide # b................. $90 riginal cks. @ ib.....2...... [email protected]%4 Lithium MMMMIED, -scecevererzotosa 4 5°00 ene. oe —e # b 5a: - Iron—Nitrate, v ¥b ... seben ae 2oO1@, one ing stone, ¥ ee [email protected] iy 6.95

rate, crystal, ¥b.......... mer > a sai. mmoniac—lump,in bbis.,¥ .80% | yranganese (fusum)......... 1... 25 COE ED es ett tomertae oan ot... guagy | Sate Liverpool ground. Wsuck.,. 18 | Motyoaestum (ul). i

pure, abosseaeel sii wee i Beowe ) + ee Ong | Domestic, fine, a ns "[email protected] ST EEeL..,.-.... ...seccees 4.25

Nitrate 8B. II 506i6@07 | White, ‘Aupertonn, tn oll, Bib. 06sea. 07% Common, fine, Seeecrest ota i. Ommab — ose e ccc ce ee coer senor 3

Sulph., Am.prime whi white, ¥ ton$i7.50@%19 | White, English, # B., in oil.. .08i¢@.08% | . Tark’s Island. @ bush......°°. 28.78 | Palimaium (wipe)..s-- seeeecesees+ grap

Bulph., “ ff ep fcate ton. ton. saenine Gesoninion of, white.... —_ Saltpeter—Crude, # b......... [email protected] | Potassium (netai), per kilo......-- 11.8

Garb ump, fob. Lipgal; # fon. --@8! Nitrate. cosine M018 weageand i el $608 | teh dium... eee oe 1.3 Ne-L0eske uncom, =" i100 adme Acetate—Aii. Brown, Oba | , Bigoe and slab accor Beevveee 90.34 | ttubigiunne cease! OB > aS te — ‘95 @ 86 Litha se AP oy tt asl. @.01 Phosphate, # B.... ......- [email protected] | Selous tum ER on cc valenwaavaseves oe or mate Te icncenopcctan See @ English flake 8b. B.. . it Stannate, Bd.... ..cccssccesccee « . (precipitates).......+++++ + be oo - 1 Magnesite—Crude, ¥ ton of 1, O15 Tuugstate, ¥ tb.. [email protected] | stromtivma (per electrol.).......-+++ 3-3 acon pete are 14.75 | . Hyposulphite, ¥ cwi..In casksSl. 70a. $1.80 (ex amalgam) : .-

he oe as Calcined, # ton af 2,240’ ibe 100 | Seromeiume. trate. OB... . 000.06 | wmmtadam...........--00-------- a eee £2,940 1b8. 0... 847,50 | SMAPhur—Koll, # b.......... [email protected] | welsuriuan (fusum)........0. «50 Borax—Refined. ¥ b., in car [email protected] Brick, # ton of 2,240 ibs.... - $47, Flour ® B. [email protected] ia (precipitates)......+.+- 2%

Conwentested ip esciote “1 Mga “Oride, ground, Be. 71, daica.06y4 | S¥!Vintt, 31435, 8.0.0.,per Unt ag | Maltiam,,.....--.-002 oe eects 09%, . 2 o—(Corre . Witamlum,,.... 6... reece wl

mirage Bice ccs. 5G Be meee ster Cornette 0 Tale—Ground French, ¥ [email protected]% | Teugnvem (pares... -—--—++ fp Cadmium "into $2.00 Powdered @ American No. 1, 8 hb......-.. [email protected] eae woccccevanss eaveeeee ae Cadmium Lodide—¥ lb.......... 65 American NO. !2.,...csceccseees ab seeeeeerer eee

Dro. 8, 1894.

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Judge L. J. Storey has been appointed to the Texas Railroad Commissionership made vacant by the resignation of Judge McLean.

Mr. W. B. Courtright has been appointed traveling freight agent of the Wisconsin Central with headquarters at New York City.

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Unless payment within 20 days be made by the Little Rock & Memphis Railroad Company on the mortgage of $3,186,000 held by the Central Trust Company, of New York, the road willbe disposed of at public vendue to the highest bidder. This is, in effect. the order handed down in United States Court in Little Ror-k, on November 29th. The road was bonded in 1887 in the sum of $3,186.- 000, and the bonds are held by the Central Trust Company. Default in the payment of interest dates from March, 1893. At present the property 13 in the hands of the receiver, and will continue so until the Court shall designate a Master in Chan- cery to sell the same in satisfaction of the first mortgage bonds. It is understood that both the Louisville & Nashville Southern Railway Com- pany will be active bidders at the sale.

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CLASSIFIED LIST OF ADVERTISERS. Air Compressors and Rock Drills Bostelmann, Louis - Ingersoll Sergzea nt Bullock, M. C.,Mfg. Co. Rock Drill oe Burleigh R»ek DrillCo ; McKiernan, 8 & Co Clayton Air Compres- | Norwalk Iron Gworks

sor Works. Co Fraser & Chalmers, | Rind Drill Co, Hasenzahl, See Diamond Drilis.) Amalgamators Bucyrus Steam Shovel ; Fraser & Chalmers, & Dredze C9 | Gates{ron Works.

Anti- Friction Wetals Hiertz T & Son. | nes Lead Co.

Archirects nud Builders terlin Iron Bridwe Co. | Pittsburg Bridge Co. Holton Ir. & Steel Co. | Pollock, Wm. B. & Co. Pencoyd Bridge &Con- | Scaife, Wm. B. & Son. struct. Co.

Assayers’ gad Chemists’ Supplie« Ainsworth, Penn Sm. & Ref.Wks, Baker & ‘Adamece. P nna. Salt Mfg, Co. Baker & Co. Queen & Co. Rerge, J. & A. Richards & Co

Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Co.

Solvay Process Co, Taylor, John, & Co, Troemner, Henry.

Bullock * Crensha» Denver Fire “lay Co. Kimer & Amend, Henry Heil Crem “eo. Miners’ Assay Office. Overbrook Chem, Co Attorney, Corporation McIndce, Jones & Rhett. Pattison, Edsall & Hobson. Wilson & Salmon.

Babbitt’s Wetal Eoping,Carpenter&Co.| National Lead Co, Band heels Poole, R., & Son Co,

Bankers and Brokers Amer. Vevel.& Mg.Co. | McConnell, A. .. Bandell, E. McDonnell, A. Bieber & Sohne: New Me aie oO ML. jax? 4c. Cohen, H., & Co. @nith, C. Grant, E. R. Welles & ees. Handy & Harman, Belting Joffery Mf. So Carp’ bere Geo.®,,& Co | Mineralized Rub. Co. Chic.Rawhide Mfg. Co.| New York Belting & Groetzinger & Sons, Packing Co., Ltd. Hendrie & Boithoff | Shultz Belting Co. Mfg. Co.

Blasting Batteries Macbeth. James, & Co. Nassau Electrical Co.

Blasting fag and Fus Lau, J. H.. | Metallic Cap Mfg. Co, Mrcoeth, James, & Co Blowe Garden “City Sand Co,

Boilers Fraser & “halmers. Pollock, Wm, B.,& Co.| Smith-Vaile Co Scaife, Wm. B. &Sona, | Tudor Boiler Mfg. Co,

‘See Machinery.) Brass Castings Epping, Carpenter & Co.

Brass Rolling Wachinery Poole, R., & Son Co,

Brattice Cloth Mineralized Rubber Co.

Brick Rothlnery a, Co

Bridge Berlin Bridge Co. Pittsburg Bridge Co. Buckets Scaife, Wm. R. & Sons.

Cable Railways Fraser & Chalmers.

Carbons Bishop, Victor, & Co Bostelmann, Louis F. Jement Atlas Cement Co.

Chain and Link Belting Chemicals Baker & Adamson, Bullock & Crenshaw. Eimer & Amend Henry Heil Chem. Co. Chlorine Liquid Pickhardt, wm, & Kuttroff, Clatches, friction Conn” R., & Son Co,

Berwind-White Mg. Co. Coal

Castner & Curran lidationCoal Co.

xe Bros. & Co. fisddock, Shonk & Co. | Joal Cutters Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Co. Jeffrey Mtg. Co.

Stilwell-Blerce &

E. M., Scaite,W. B & Sons, Youngsto’ n Bridge Co,

(Bee Machinery.)

| Poole, R., & Son Co,

| Lexow, Theodore.

(See Belting.) Overbrook Chem. Co. Penn. Salt Mfg. Co. Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Co,

Solvay Process Co,

Maryland Coal Oo. Newell Coal Co. Potts, F. A., & Uo. Stickney, Conyngham & Co.

Ward & Olyphant.

(See Machinery), Coul Tippies.

oungstown Bridge Co, Coke Ovens ‘Shemetd Car Co, neentrators, Crushers, Pulveriz- antes Separators, Etc. ’ _ Beckett nae 3 ]

- ion ow y & Machine Co,

Boston Ore Machinery Co, Colorado iron Works Fraser & Chalmers.

| Frishee- Lucop Mill Co, ¥rue Vanner Concentrator. -- ewe a Works,

rie & Roltn Joplin Mach, = on

‘om, 8. K, Krupp, F. Midland Foundr Raymond mg i Schellenbach, -, & Sons. Wedman | Poundis & Mach. Co, esame iS Swenson Mtg. Co. ‘See M schinery) oem t, Fibre Fibre Conduit Co. actors and Miners’ supplies Bucyrus Steam Snov eland vD Fraser & © halmers, re Pollock, Wm. B., & Co.

spect pane? 22 e Abbott Wheetigrs and American Metal Co.

& Machine Works. np. Pulvy, Co,

(See Machinery.) Producers

Detrots Cr0’¢ Mr. %0,, James & Shakspeare, Atlantic Mining Go Ke ‘ arsarge Mg. Co, Balbach 8. & Ref, Co, | Lewisohn Bros. Orford Copper Vo. Osceoia Con. Mg. Co Penn. Salt Co. Pheloa, Doda & Co. Quebr’daR.R.L.&C.Co. Tamarack Mg. Co

Boston ® Mont. M.c ° 5 Butte & Boston M. Go, 7a ian Copper Gu gentral Mining % Copper Queen Mg.Co. Copper Rolling Wace Jt Mg. Co,

eae 7 & Sono, Lachinery sate rou. ferlin tro: Corundum 98? | Scaife, W B. & Sons. Tanite Go,

Crucible 8, Gravbite, Etc. Over Pire Clay Co, Sted xon, Jos. Crucible. Co. man’s Foundry feat City Sand Co & Machine Works.

Cupola i Quartz. Garden City Sand Co, Garden ity Sand Co.

Diamonds Bishop, Victor, & Co

Diamond Drills Bishop, Victor, & Co. Bostelman, L. F. Stearns Bros. Bullock Mfg. Co.. M.C. | Sullivan Machin’y Co.

(See Air Compressors and Kock urilis., Drawing Materials

| Queen & Co. Brandis’ Sons. Dredges Bucyrus eo Shovel & Dredge Co. Souther & C Vulean ey Works.

Dredging Machines Poole, R., & Son Co.

Dump’ Cars Donaldson, 4. M., & Co. Hendrie & Bolthoff | Truax Mfg. Co. Mfg. Co. Wright &Adams Co.

Educational Inatitutions Columbian University. Correspondence School of Mines. Harvard University. Mass. Inst. of Technology. Michigan Mining School. Pennsylvania Military College,

Electrical Batteries Macbeth, James, & Co. Nassau Electrical Co,

Electrical Machinery and Supplies General Electric Co. | %kon'ite Co., Ltd. Jeffrey Mfe. Co, Repauno Chem Co. Nassau Electrical Co. | Stiles, Geo.

Bostelmann, L. F. Lexow, Theodore.

Hizenzahl, W. Lexow, Theodore.

Hunt Co., C. W. Fraser & : haimers.

Elevators, Conveyors and Hoisting Machines

Brown Hoist & Conv. | Jeffrey Mfg. Co. Mach. Co. Joplin Macaine Wks

California Wire Wks. Cooper, Hewitt & Co. Fraser & Chalmers, Tramway Co, Hunt, UC. W., Co. Vulcan [ron Works. (See Wire Rope Tramway and Machinery.) Elevator, Grain, Machinery

Poole, R., & Son Co. Emery Wheels New Vork Belting & Packing (o.,, Uta.

Tanit eVo.

Engineers, Chemists, Metallurgists

Scafe,Wm. B., & Sons Union Wire Rope

Adama, W. H. Loring, Frank C, Raker & Co. Lowell, 8. J Benjamin, J. E. Luckraft & Country- Blandy John gf. man. Blauvalt, eee Ma: Farlane, Jas, Boggs, W. R., Maltman, Albert. Ross, Roaesee M. Mariner & Hos«ins. Roas, M. P Martinez, Dion, Bradley, Fred. W. Braschi, Victor M. Rrodie, Vatcer m, Rrown, R. G. Browne, Ross E. Burlingame, E. a.

Maynara, George W, MeDermott &DaMeard, Merwin & Richardson Milner & Brown. Minger, W. C. Mixer & DuBois.

Butters, Charles. Moore, Gideon KE. Campbell. J’nston 2.0 | Newberry. W. EB,

Nicholls, W. J. Carpenter, Franklin R Case, Wm. H. Cazin, Franz. Chandler, W. H. Channing, J. Parke. Clement, My oy Collins, J. H. & Sons.

Nicholsun, rrank. O’Brien, Frank Olcott, Eben £. Page, Wim. Byrd. Pearse, A. L. Peters, severe dD.

Courtis, Win, M. Phillips, W. B. Crawford, J. 5. Poole, Robt., & Son Co, De la Bouglise, Geo. Porter, J. A. Dewey, Frederic P. Pratt, N. rs L’borat’y.

Pushie, J. Randolph, Se C.F. Raymond, Rossiter w. Raymond, R. oe Rickard, T. Ricketts & eaten. Robinson, G. H. Rolker, Chas. M nothwell, Jonn &. Rothwell, Richard P. Schwarz, wn K. Seamon, W. H, Shapieigh, w Svarpless & Winchell. Shields & Middleton. Skewes. Kdward, Stiles, Geo. Stoiber, n.G. Taylor & Brunton. Terhune, Richard H,

vickerman, Alton 1 Dick'ns’n &MacDon’d. Donald, J. T Ede & Burwell. Engelhardt, E. C. Farisn, Wm. A. Fearn, | Percy L. Fisk Ww. Seaclena, Francis T. F roehling, Dr. Henry. Furlonge, W. H. Hahn, O. H, Ha'se, E Hampton, W. Huntley Hardman, John KE, Hastings, ‘Jonn B. Hedburg, Eric. Hesse, C,. Hofman, Ott. 5 olivaugh. Howard, eas. Ni. Thies, A. ‘dunt & Ronertson, a. Samuel C, Ihne, Dr. F. Trent, L. C,

Tuttle, ts G. Unzic ker, Van toe Wm, Walter Bros

Je nnings, in Jooling & Ese a Jones & Jones, Kennedy, Julian. Kerr, Mark B. Williams, Joh», re WwW. S. Wills, J ainson, Kirby, E. ‘Be Wuensch, A. F. Lavagnino, > Wyatt & Jaurbach. Ledoux & Young & Parg. Leggett, teens H.

Engineers’ Instraments Brandis’ Sons, Koignt, F.C. Bullock & Crenshaw, | Kur ffel « Esser Co, Fauth & Co. | Queen & Co, Gurley, W.& L. E.

Engines Armstrong Brothers. Buckeye Engine Vo. Bullock. M.C. Mfg. Co | Fraser & Chalmers. Joplin Machine Wks. Racine Hardware Co.

| Stllwell-Bierce & | Smith-Vaile Co. Union tron Works Weber Gas & Gasoline Engine Co,

Webstvr,Camp & Lane Mach. Co.

Wright & Adams Co, (See Machinery.)

Excavators Bucyrus Steam Shovel & Dredge Co, Souther & Co. Vulcan [ron Works.

Fertilizer Machinery Poole, K., & Son Co,

Piro Rrick and Clay Chur, A. | tiaeden City Sand Co, Venver Fire Clay Co.

Flour Milt Wachinery Poole, R., & Son Co.

Fly Wheels ..

Founders Fraser & Chalmers.

..Poole, R., & Son Co,


Friction Clutches... Poole, &., & Son Co,

Bacl OIl.......0.--coee Star Burner a Furnaces Pollock,W. B. & Co.

She!meid Car Co, Hoskins, Wm. ine (see Machinery.) Moore, S.L.. & Sn Co.

Fuses, Powder ay — Co. a 2 "Mn Gas 8 & Gasoline Engine Vo,

r ere B.&C». |W. vod K D.& Co,

Kecording in Enns. A. Ch eineol Mfg. Co. Gearing Chester Steel Cast. Co Fraser & Chalmers.

| Poole, R., & Son Co. SSS

‘Grain Elevators Poole, R., & Son Co.

Grease, Graphite. Rte. Micon, Jos., Crucible Co.

Bancere Poole, R., & Son Uo.

Heavy inieeee Fraser & Chalmers,

Hopper ‘'‘ocks Mueller Mfg. Co.

Hose, Babber. Etc. Allen, Chas. A. Mineralized Rubber Co. Hotels os

Inspection and Tests Hunt, The Robert W. Co

Insulated Wires and Cables Okonite Co., Ltd. ,The

Insurance Companies Hartford Steam Boiler Inspect’n and Ins.Co, Mutual Lire Insurance Co,

Tron Castings Poole, R., & Son Co,

Lamps, Miners’ Stieren, Wm. E,

Lead, White. Machinery Poole, R., & Son Co.

Lerd Linings for Chlorination Tubs. Raymond Lead Co.

Hunt, C. W. Go. Locomotives General Electric Co. Porter, H. K., & Co

Machine Molded Gearing Poole, R., & Son Co,

Machinists Fraser & Chalmers. | Poole, R., & Son Co.

Macnesia Covering Keasbey & Mt ere Co.

Marine Ratiwar: Poole, R., & Son

meaner Dealers in Mining, illing,

and Other Machinery tna Fdy. & Mach.Co. | Mecklenburg Ir. Wks. Allis, Edw. P., & Co. Moore, Sam, L.. & Son. Armstrong Brothers. Overland Mach. Co. soe«<ettFdy.&Mcb.Co, | Pollock, wm, B.. & Co. Bostelman, L, F. Pole, Ront. Son & Co. Boston Ore Mach’ y, Co. Raymond Bros. Imp. Buckeye Kngine Co. Pulv Co Haltcek, M.C., Mfg.Co. | Riverside Iron Wks. Carp’ter, Geo. Ho .& Co. | s*atie, W. B., & Sons. Colorado Lron Works. Schellenbach, J.,& 30n8 Exeter Mach. Wks.Co, | Stedman Fay. %'M. Co. Fraser & Cnalmer: Sullivan Mach’ry Co. Freeman Fdy.&M.Wk. | Trenton Tron Co, Frisbee-Lucop Mill Co, | Truax Mfg. Co tienarie & Bolthotf | Union [roa Works. Mfg. Co. Vulcan lron Works. etrey Mfg. Co, Walb’rn-Swens’n Mig.

Jessop, W.,& Sons, Ltd, Co Joplin Machine Wks. Webster, pe & Lane Krupp, F. Muth McKiernan. 8.G. & Co. Wright & ‘Adam Co.

Youngsto’n Bridge Co. Mech’! Gold Extr. Co.

Lewisohn Bros. Metal Dealers Abbott, hago ga Mathison Sm’lting Co.


New York Belting & Packing Co., Ltd.

rown Palace Hotel.

American Meta! Uo a & Heg- Am. Zine-Lead Co. eler Co, Baker & Co, Orford Cupper Co. Bath, Henry & Son. D -naldson, A.*1.,& Co. English, Geo. L., & Co, Eureka Co. James & Shakspeare.

Metallurgical Works and Ore Pare chasers’ Processes

Amer. Zinc Lead Co. | Orford Copper Co. Baker & Co Pennsy!l. Sait Mfaz. Oo Baiback Sm.& Ref.Co. | Ricketts & Banks, RaltimoreCupper W ks. | Russell Process Co. Canadian Coppe rCo. | 8, Louis Sampling & Donaldson, 4. M.,&Co. Testing Works. F raser & Ghadenas s. State Ore SamplingCo. ‘onlin Machine Wks, | W #1 2 urn-Swenson

Phelps, Ded ge & Co. Picher Lead 0+ Raymond Lead Co. State Ore + Sampling s Co, Victory Chemical Co.

Kan.City 8. & Ref. Co, Mfg. ‘‘o. Levoux & Co Western roe & Matthiessen & Heg- Mfg. ©

eler Co.

Mine Cars Hunt, C. W., Co. Hendr © & Bolthoff | Sneffield Car vo. Mf. Truax Mfv. Uo.

Mine. mint and Ameltore Supplies. Carpenter, Geo, 8 Kimbark, 8S. D. Parkhurst & Wilkinson.

Mineral Specimens English & ¢

Hiestand, z. “C. Mining and Land Companies Amer. Devel. & Mg.Co. | Kearsarge Mg. Co.

Atiaatic Mg. Co. Usceola oe as. Co. Koston & Mont.Me Co. | Quebrada R. RK. L. & Butte & Boston Mg.Co. Cc. Co. Copper Queen M~ vo, | Tamarack Mg. Co. Detroit Copper Mg. Jo. | Tamarack, Jr., Mg. Co, Eureka Co. Moulding Sand Ve n City 8and Co,

Nick Cani ion Copper Co,

Ore Cars Donaldson, A.M., & Co. Fraser & C thalmers.

Ore Testing Works Donaldson, A.M., & Co. Hunt & Robe rtson. Ledoux & Co Packing and Pipe Coverings ‘randt, Rands'nh Mineralized Rub, Co

Hine & Robertson. New York Belting & Jenkins bros Packing Co., Ltd, Keasbey& MattisonCo | Wyckoff & Son, A. ertorated Wetnts pe »gon, R., Perf. Metal Co. Fraser & C haimers. \ Harrington « King Perforating Oo Hendrick Mfg. Co.

Periodicals Arins and Explosives. Austral’n Mg. Stand’d Bullionist. El Minero Mexicano. Electrical Plant

Electrical Industry. Financial Times. Phosphaie~ Trenholm, nell Cc.

hor- Bron of nt — ‘Smelting Co.

river eo Steam Shovel and Dredge Co.

eee Wm. 8. £00, | Wvekoff, A., & Sons, d Gearing

Planed: Fe , & Son Co Platinum Baker & Co.

Portiaud Cement Porde tna Powde r Co. Laflin & Kand Pow- der Co.

ren ©. W., Co.

Ricketts & Banks. State Ore Sampling Co

Iron & Coal. Trades Review.

Indian Engineering. Jour. of Assoc. of En gineering Societies.

Mining Journal. Zeitschrift fur Prak-

tische Geologie.

&

Atias Cement Co,

Lau, J. A., & Co, Repauno Chem. Co.

Financial Times Ir’n& Coal Trades Rev. Jour. of Assoc of En- gineering Societies.

Mining Journal. Poor,H.V & &. W.

‘Zeitschrift fur Prak

lrain Elevaters = | Publications Allison Coupon Co, Arms & Explosives. Australian Mining Standard.

Bullionist. El Minero Mexicano. Electrical Plant & | tische Geologie. Electrical Industry

Palleys Poole, R,, & Son Co.

Pumps Knowles Steam Pump tna Fdy.& Mach.Co. Allen, Chas. A. Blake, Geo * .Mfg.Co. Cameron A. S., 3team Pump Works.

Epping, Carp’ter &Co Fraser & Chalmers. Goulds Mfg. Co.

Works. McGowan, Johbn HF. &

0. Priaometer Steam Pump Co.

Qand" pie Steam Pump

Stilwell: Bierce & Groetzinger. A.,#Sons Smith-Vaile Co. Jeanesville [ron Wks. Worthington, Henry. Quarrying Machines Bostleman, L. F. jnacceen, Sergeant Rock Drill Co. Rand Drill Co. Sullivan Machinery Co, Union Wire Rope Tramwsv Co.

Quicksilver Eureka Co. Riuilronds Denv. & Rio Gr. R. 1. | MidlandR. R. of Ky. Railroad Supplies and Kquinmens Carp’ter, Geo.8B.,& Co.| Porter. H. K, oO. Garden — Sand Co. | Robinson & Urr Hunt, C. , Co. See Machinery ) enahaation wane. Hear. Etc. De Este & Seeley Co Jenkins Bros, Eddy Valve Co. Lunkenheimer Co. Hine & Robertson. Maranon teonlator vo. Rock Drills. (See Air Compressor.) Rolling Mill Machinery Poole, R., & Son Co.

Roofing Berlin [ron Bridge Co. Pencoyd Bridge and Const, Co

Phetps, Dodge & Co, Rope Wheels Poole, R., & Son Co

Rubber Gieods New York Belting & Packing Co., Ltd.

Safety Lamps Wm. E, Stleren.

Screens Aitcheson, R., Perf. metal Co, Exeter Machine Works Co. Fraser & Chalmers, “arringcon # King Perforating Oo. Hendrick Mfg. Co,

«390 Machinery.) Screen Plates Yarr'neton & King Perforating Co. Hendrick Mfg. Co.

Second Hand Machinery Cook» & Co. Toomey, Frank. Robinson & Orr. | Sevarntors

D’ Este & Seeley Co. Harrison Safety Boiler Works.

Shafting Poole, R., & Son Co,

Shoes aud Dies Onrome Steel a Shovels (Steam Bucyrus Steam Shovel & Dredge Co, Souther & Co.

Smelting and Refi Ralbach 8. & Ref. Co. Baltimore Cop’r Wks Donaldson, A.M.,& 20. Kan, CitySm,.& Ref.0o. Mathison Smelting Co. Orford Cooper Co.

Pittsburg Bridge Co. Seaife,Wm., B., & Sons

! Youngsto’ n Bridge Co.

Fraser & Chalmers, Crescent Steel Co.

ning Works Penna. Salt Mfg. Co. Penn Smelting and Refining Works. Phosphor- Bronze Smelt. Co.

Steam Fans Cole, Wm E, — Rails, Castings. Rolls, Drill Ste Jessop Wm., & Sons

Abbott, Wheelock&Co. Ltd. Rethlehem Iron Co. Moore, 8. L.,& SonsCo Chester Steel Cast Co. Cnroms Steel Works. Jrescent Steel Co Exeter Machine W. Co. Garrison, A., Fdry. Co. | Tanks Pollock, Wm B.&Co | Williams Mfg. Co. Tapping Machine, Gas Main, Etc, Mueller Mfg. Co

Telegraph Wires and Cables Okonite Co., Ltd.,

Testing Radiation Nassau Elec. Co, Tin Plate Rotting Machinery

Poole, R., & Son Co Tools * Pratt & Whitney Co. Traps, Steam

De — & Seeley Co. ube

Pollock, Wm. p > Co. | Williams Bros.

Roberts, A. & P., &Ou. Robinson & Orr. Whitney, A., & Sons. (See Metal ‘Dealers. )

Scaife, Wm. B. & Sons,

Tubing-Rub New York tae and Packing Co.,

Turbines James Leffel & Co., The. Poole. Robt. & Son Co Stilwell-Bierce & Smith-Vaile Co.

Turbine Water-Wheels Poole, R., & Son Co, Stilwell- jierce & Smith Vaile Co.

Vatves De Este & Seeley Co, Eddy Vaive uo. Jenkins Bros. Ventilators Rullock, M. C..Mfg.Co. | Fraser & Chalmers. Vulcanite Emery Wheets New York Beiting and Packine Co., Ltd.

Washers ..... - Milton Mtg. Co. Water Pressure Reducers Mueller Mfg Co.

Water-Wheels Leffel, James, & Co, Midland Foundry & Machine Co, Poole, R.. & Son Co. Stilwell. Bierce & Smith-Vaile Co.

Well Orilling Macbiner. Bostelmann, L, F. Williams Bros, Sullivan ee Co. Wheels, Ca Sheffield Car Co, White Lend Machinery

Poole, R., & Son C Wire Clotn Aitcheson, KR, Perf. Metal Co. Harrington & King Pesforating Co.

Wire Rope & Wire

Lunkenheime Co, Manono Re gulator Co. Powell, Wm , Co.

— Wheelock & | Leschen, A., & Sous Rope Co.

Broderick & Bascom | Phelps, Dodge & Cu % Rope Co.

Cali ornia Wire Wks Caryp’ter, Geo.B.,& Co. Cooper, wm & Co. Hunt,C W., Co.

Wire Reve Tramway Br wn Hoist. & Conv. i Cc. W., Co.

R’bling,J.A.Sons & Ca, Ropeways Synd., Ltd Trenton [roo Co Williamsport Wire Rope Co.

Machine Co Roebiing, 5. A., Sona California Wire W’ks. & Co Colorado Iron Works. | Ropeways Synd., Ltd, Coopet, Hewitt & Co. | Trenton Iron Co. Fraser & Chalmers. Vulcan Iron Works.

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nish first-class references from past and present employers. will be open for an engagement on January 15th, 1895. Ten years superintendent of large and fiery

Situations Wanted.

a .»|mines in the bituminous region of Pennsylvania, eo ae —, 30 ae eppermnee = coal anes,

° air geologist, an 8s thoroughly acquainted Advertisements for SITUATIONS WANTED with all the inside details of economical coal

will be Oharged only 10 cents a line, mining. Is a good manager of workmen. Address COAL AND COKE MANAGER, ENGINEKRING AND MINING JOURNAL. No. 17,054, Jap. 5.

J ANTED.—A METALLURGICAL CHEM- ist of 13 years’ experience desiresa position as

superintendent or assistant with copper or lead and silver reduction works. Best of references furnished, Address H. 8., ENGINKERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

No, 17.017, Dec. 29.

GRADUATE OF THE COLUMBIA COL- lege School of Mines would like position as as-

sistant to superintendent in charge of mines or reduction works. Address MINING, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. No. 17,083. Dec. 29.

CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER FROM the Royal Military College of Canada, and of six

years’ practical experience in railroad, city und mining work, would like to get any kind of position that would pay decently. Mexico or Central America preferred. Adaress M., ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

No. 17,037, tf.

INING ENGINEER AND SUPERINTEN- dent, 20 years’ experience in gold, silver, copver

and coal. is open to engagement. Address IN- TEGRITY, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

TALLURGIST

No. 17,026 tf.

M® AND CHEMIST. WITH ] eight years’ practical experience in designing, conetructing and operating works for the treatment of copper, lead, gold and silver ores, will be at liberty January Ist, and seeks new engagement for the ensuing year. Plans furnished for copper. lead and _ pyritic smelting plants, copper, lead and silver refineries, bes- semerizing and electrolytic works, concentration works, gold mills, etc. Correspondence solicited with company requiring scientific help in working out ore ) ropositions and in need of capable assistance in plan- ring and erecting new works. Address METAL- LURGICAL, care ENGINEERING AND MINING Jounwat.

No. 17,031-tf.

SMELTING SUPERINTENDENT, LEAD and copper: 10 years’ experience: open to en-

gagement January Ist. Address METAL, ENGINEER- ING AND MINING JOURNAL. NO. 17,041, Feb. 2.

Contracts Open. SE SE NIRS AE

ENGINE, PUMP, Etc.—Key West, Fla.—Pro- posals are wan'ed until December 20th for furnishing scow, vertical engine, iron pumps, boiler, piping and repairing tank’at'Key West Quarantine for the use of the Marine Hospital. Address H. R. CARTER, Surgeon, M.H. S., in command of station at Key West Quar antine, Dry Tortugas, Ila.

Le ERE SSE SSN CT REN

ROCK TUNNEL.—Notice to Contractors.—

Sealed proposals for excavating 1,590 ft. rock tunnel

at Bocnton, N, J., will be received until 4 p. m., Satur-

day, December 29th, 1891. Work partly completed and

equipped with plant. Bond required. For particulars

address ©. P. BASSETT, C. E., Summit, N. J.

AS ATTRA NA SAE SM GG RR

WATER-WORKS.—Cambridge. Mass.—Sealed proposals will be received at the oftice of the water board, City Hall, until December 20th, for furnishing cast-iron and riveted steel plate water pipe with special castings and fittings. Two alternative plans are proposed differing in the material to be used in the manufacture of the pipe. By the plan denominated A, all the pipe ‘and specials are to be of cast-iron. By the plan denominated B, a part of the pipe isto be of riveted steel plate with wrought iron fittings and part of the pipe with specials to be of cast-iron. All bids must be made upon blank forms furnished, must give the prices proposed for each separate item of the work, both in writine and figures, and to be signed by the bidder, with full name and address. All bids will be compared on the basis of the engineer’s estimate of the quantities required by the two alternative plans proposed, either one of which plans may be adopted. Some of the approximate quantities re- quirea by plan A are as follows: 5,473 tons of 40-inch cast iron water pipe with bell and spigot ends; 176 tons 1! of 40-inch cast iron water pipe with flanged ends; 75 tons of special iron castings. Some of the approximate quantities required by plan B are as follows: 2,100 tons of 40 inch cast iron pipe with bell and spigot ends: 44 tons of 40-inch cast iron€pipe with flanged ends; 35 tons of special iron eastings; 14,300 lineal feet of 40-inch riveted steel water pipe; 784 lineal feet of 4/- inch riveted steel water pipe with flanged ends: 20,000 an ape of wrought iron or steel special fittings for 40- och riveted steel pipe. Each bid is to be accompanied by a certified check for $2,000, payable to the city of Cambridge. L. M. HASTINGS, City Engineer.

YOUNG MAN DESIRES A POSITION AS assistant mining engineer: can assay, ana-

ful about mine. etc,; understands Spanish. Address KSPANOL, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

No. 17044, Dec. 29.

INING ENGINEER. NOW EMPLOYED IN Mexico, will go to Central America, preferably

Honduras, with New York company as mining engineer or first assistant. Knows thoroughly, language, customs and people of Spanish America. Salary to begin. no object: permanent position wanted. Address HON- DURAS, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

No. 17,005, e. 0. w., Dec. 15.

ILLMAN AND CHEMIST, SEVEN YEARS in free and refractory gold and silver mills.

Familiar with all meritorous methods, amalgamation or leaching. Fluent in Spanish. Address A. B., ENn- GINKERING AND MINING JOURNAL. No. 17,045, Dec. 22.

A POSITION IN CONNECTION WITH mining by a graduate of a technical school; good

assayer, draftsman and surveyor. Address T. O. R., ENGtNEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. _ no. 17,048. Dec. 2,

BRIDGE.--Natchez. Miss.--Proposals’are wanted until February[ith. 1895, for the construction of'a steel bridge, with approaches thereto, over the Homochitto River, at Swayze’s Ferry, Miss. ALLISON H. FOSTER, Chancery Clerk, Adams County, Natchez.

BRIDGE.-— Circleville, O.—T. J. Morris, Countv Auditor. wants bids up to December 28th for erecting an iron hich truss bridge which will consist of a single span of 139 feet, and have aclear roadway of 18 feet. Bidders must furnish plans. Bids willalso be received for masonry work.

| height : 2.000 ft.

WATER - WORKS. — SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the Water Commissioners of the town of Newton, N. J., until December 30, 1894, tor fur-

| nishing materiais, and until December 18'h, 1894, for the | construction ot water-works. Summary of work: Wrought iron intake tower, 3% ft. diameter by 38 ft.

12-in. wrought iron pipe for laying under water: eight miles 10-in. cas, iron delivery main;

| six miles 4to 10-in. cast iron distribute mains, with | valves, C ; masoyry dam, clearing landsto be overflowed, excaya-

boxes, specials and hydrants: erection of a

tion of one-half mile of small canal, etc. Bias will be received for different portions of the work. A certified check must be sent with ench bid. Bonds and sureties will be requirtd of those to whom contracts are awarded. Ail bids must be upon forms to be obtained from the commission, sealed and indorsed “‘Proposals for Materials’’ or ‘* Proposals for Construction,” and addressed to Alex Craig, Secretary Board of Water Commissioners, Newton, N.J. Plans and specifications can be seen after Nevember 16, 1894, at the office of the commission in Newton or at. the oftice of the chief engineer, 84 Warren street, New York. LOUIS L. TRIBUS, Chief FEneineer: HIRAM C, CLARK, President; H. J. VAS KLARCOM, Treasurer; ALEXANDER CRAIG. Secretary, Commissioners.

BRIDGE.—Buffalo, N. Y.—Plans are invited for a bridge across the Erie canal on the line of Porter avenue, Buffalo, N. Y-, in »ccordance with general specifications on file in the office of the park commis sioners, Room 5 City and County Hall, to be submitted on or before noon, Jan, 8, 1895. WM. McMILLAN, Superintendent.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.—Office Super- vising Architect, Washington. TD. C., December 5th, 1894.—Sealed proposals will be received at. this ¢flice until 2 o’clock p. m. on the 27th day of December, 1894, and opened immediately thereafter, for all the labor and materials required to furnish and erect complete two passenger elevators in the U. S. Custom- house, New York, N. Y., in accoidance with drawing and specification, copies of which may be had at this oftice or the office of the Superintendent of Pepaire, New York, N. Y. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for a sum not less than 2 per cent.

of the amount of the proposal. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids and to waive any defect or informality in any bid. should it be deemed in the interest of the Government to do so. _ All bids received after the time stated will be returned tothe bidders. Proposals niust be inclosed in envelopes, sealed and marked “ Proposal for Two Passenger Elevators forthe U. S Custom-house at New York, N.Y,” and addressed toCHAS. K. KEMPER, Acting Supervising Architect. Orig.

BRIDGE.—Cincinnati. O.—Sealed proposals will be received at the oftice of the beard of Hamilton County Commissioners until December 22d, for con- structing the wroughtiron Pratt truss bridge over Little Duck Creek on Columbian avenue, Columbia township, according to plans and specifications on file in the office of the hoard of Hamilton County Com- missioners. FRED BADER, President. | BRIDGES.—Cincimnati,O.—Sealed proposals will will be received until December 24th, for the super- structure of a bridge over the Miami and Erie Canal at Liberty Street, Cincinnati, according to drawings and specifications on file in the office of the board of ad- ministration, the same to be paid for as provided in the specifications for said work. The bridge will be 52°50 ft, from out to out of ends of girders, with two roudways 15 ft. each, and a sidewalk on each side 8°75 ft. wide. The construction will be plate girders. Bidders must indorse their names and addresses upon the outside of the envelopes containing their bids. Each bid to be ac companied by two disinterested sureties or a certified check, as required by the specifications. Bidders to use the forms accompanying the specifications, as none other will be received. AUG. HERRMANN, Pres.

OL AES CAR UPR RE RT TES TTT

BRIDGE.—Menominee, Mich.-— The city councils of Marinette, Wis.. and Menominee, Mich., will receive estimates until December 11th for the construction of an iron bridge which will cost. about $75,000. The whele length of the new bridge will be nearly 1.700 ft. The first span will be 400 ft. and second 1,100 ft., with an allowance of 100 ft. for the approaches. Address City Engineer HALSEY, of Menominee, Mich., or City En- gineer SHAW, of Marinette, Wis.

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BRIDGE.—Volga, S. D.—D. R. Sweezy, county auditor. will receive bids until December 27th, for building a steel bridge across the Sioux River. To be one span, 75 ft. long, 16 ft. of roadway in the clear and foundation 14 ft. from bed of river to under side of cord, RRR EERE RANE

WATER PIPE.—Dallas, Tex.—Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the undersigned until December 20th, for furnishing 15,000 ft. of cast-iron water pipe, 30 in. in diameter, f. 0. b. cars Mallas. Spect- fications can be seen at. the office of the city engineer. A certified check for 10%of amount of bid must ac- company each proposal. R. W. HAVENS, City Engi

neer. A

STEEL PLATES. IRON, ANGLES, ETC.— California.—Sealed proposals, indorsed ‘Proposals for Supplies for the Navy Yard. Mare Island. Cal., to be Opened December 27th, 1894,” will be received at the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, Washington, D. C., to furnish a quantity of — plates, steel bulb angles, steel angles, bar iron an

Norway iron. Blank proposals will be furnished “=

application to navy pay oftice, Mare Island, Cal. EDWIN STEWART, Paymaster-teneral, U.5. N.

See nene ease

Deo. 15, 1894.

LANDS AND MINES FOR SALE.

In the Creat Nickel Belt. ae FOR SALE.

Two Nickel Properties, cheap: no fancy price. About 400 Acres, two miles from Sudbury; C. P. R. - crossing both lots; openings on both properties. Correspondence Svulicited.

J. C. McCORMACK, Sudbury P. O., Ontario, Canada.

ie A le A a

FOR SALE OR LEASE. A great area of best Dolomitic Limestone for manu-

facture of Cement, located on two leading railroads and on the Walkili River; witb water power. Address

JAMES Me wn hl Franklin Furnace, N. J.

DIVIDENDs.

‘JOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY. MILLS BUILDING, 15 Broad St ,

New York, Dec. 14, 1894.

DIVIDEND NO. 197.

The regular monthly dividend, TWENTY (20)CENTS PER SHtlARE, has been dec lared for November,payable at the office of me company, San Francisco, or at the transfer agency in New York on the 26th inst. Transfer books clo ¢ on the 20th inst.

LOUNSBERY & CU., Transfer Agents.

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OLLIE GIBSON CONSOLIVATED MIN- ING AND MILLING COMPANY.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 8, 1894.

DIVIDEND No. 43.

A regular monthly dividend of five cents per share (850,000) has been declared, payable December 24th, 1894, to stockholders of record December 18! h, 1891, Transfer —_ close December 18th and reopen December 26th,

‘ PERCY HAGERMAN, Secretary-Treasurer.

Ne gp ee CONSVULIVDALED MINING \ COMPANY OF Bopit

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., November 17th, 1894.

DIVIDEND NO. 86,

of ten cents a share, is payable here and at Farmers’

Loan and Trust Company, New York, on December

20th. Transfer books close December 10th.

J. W. PEW,

Secretary.

COLD MINES. =~ We* have exceptional advantages in procuring

First-Class GOLD MINES. We are prepared to make business propositions on

same, located in Colorado, California, Montana and other Western States. We have Mines PRODUCING from a few Thou-

sand to $1/,009 ond $20,0.0 MONTHLY.

E. WALLACE & CO., Rooms 52and 54, 155-157 Washington St., CHICACO.

PLACER MINES which have to lie idle because of scarcity of water, can now be easily worked by the new process in- veuted and patented by George Doerflinger.

Proprietors of such properties please address the same at

460 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.

THE BROWN PALACE HOTEL, Denver, Colorado.

The only first class hotel in Denver. 4 1 proof. (Artesian water and aruificial ice) American plan. Rates, $3 to $5 per day, including steam heat.

Absolutely fire

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GRADUATE FROM THE MICHIGAN Mining school, who has also studied two years

at the Freiberg-Berg Akademie, Saxony, Germany, is anxious to obtain a position ata mine or smelting works, Address B. H. U., ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, No. 17,056, Dec. 22. LE TATRA ARTA RM AAO EA SB SS STRESSES

TECHNICAL GRADUATE, EXPER IN the MacArthur-Forrest Process, chemist and

agssayer. isopen to engagement, Address CYANDIE PROCESS, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUKNAL.

W ANTED--A MINE

No. 17,055, Jan. 12.

137 COMPETENT carpenter in Connecticut. He must be a

00d blacksmith. Address, stating reference aud rate or wages, CHIEF ENGINEER, ENGINEERING AND MIN- ING JOURNAL,

Advertising not only brings trade; it

directs trade, it creates trade.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

| ALBERT E. PATTISON. “THOMAS H. EpSALL, HENRY W. HOBSON. | Colorado Springs.

PATTISON, EDSALL & HOB'‘ON,

MACHINERY AND SUPPLIFS FOR SALE. LL TE TT TL

STEEL RAILS. ae want to buy Steel T-Railsin good condition to

relay We have for sale 350 Tons of selected second-hand

60-1b. Steel T-Rails in good condition to relay. We also sell new Steel ttails of all weights. Write or wire

ROBINSON & ORR, 419 Wood St., Pittsburg, Pa.

MACHINERY FOR SALE. Planer, 28in. X 241m. X 7ft., new; Drill Press, 40 in, swing. pew; Engine Lathe, 24 in. X 25 ft. bed, second- -hand: Root’s Blowers, Nos. 1, 2,5 and 6, second- hand; Haskin Vertical Engine, 9 xX 9, second-hand; Vertical Boiler, 40 H. P., second- hand; Open-die Bolt Cutter, 4 to 1%, second-hand; Improved Band Saw, 36 in., new.

Write Us BEFORE BUYING.

= COOKE & CoO., Machinery and Supplies,

163 & 165 WASH :NCTON ST., NEW YORK. AO TS A ST NEL TEE ARTE

MACHINERY, DID YOU SAY? WELL, WE GUESS YES.

We will sell you anything in the line of NEW or SECOND-HAND MACHINERY on DEAD EASY TKHRMS—which are bound to suit.

Do you want to trade a machihe for something better, or if you want to sell it for spot cash, we can give you the best trade of any house in the countr

WHY ? Because we represent the leading Woo ‘and en Working Machinery and M'li Supply Manu-

facturers in the land, and handle only first-class machinery. Write us. Wecan do you good.

H. J. BENJAMIN CO., 65 So. Canal 8t., Chicago, Il],

PIPE, PIPE, PIPE. THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND (38,000) FEET

of Spiral Weld Steel Pipe (new) with cast iron couplings, weight 8 lbs. per foot, guaranteed pressure 30J Ibs. per square inch, for sale at a LOW PRICE The above is the remainder of 15 miles, 414

miles having been used by KILPATRICK BROS. & COLLINS, at NEW CASTLE. WYO., and the EAST CHICAGO WATER WORKS used 34% miles at KAST CHICAGO, ILL., to both of whom { refer.

For prices, terms, deliveries and full information address

F. K. BOWES,

Room 5 235 La Salle St., Chicago, Ill.

BOILERS AND ENGINE FOR SALE. For Sale, One 14 * 28 Buckeye Engine, and Two Tubular Boilers li ft. by 48 ins.; all complete and in first-class condition.

The BI-METALLIC SMELTING CO. Leadvilie,Colo.

MISCELLANEVUS WANTS.

$500, 000 IN GOLD, Wanted about $15,000 to join other cash on equal

terms in purchasing, at a small part of the value

of its net reserves, a fully developed Gold Mine,

Mill, Ete. Kverything demonstrated.

Address ——-~®

GOLDEN, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

Attorueys and Coun-elors at Law, 726 Ernest & Cranmer Bldg., Denver, Oolo. Hagerman Bldg., Colorado Springs, Volo.

HUGH MecINDOE,

Counselor At Law, i Corporation law. Mining companies organized.

Lafayette Bldg., 70 La Salle Street, Chicago, Il.

7, M. 8 RHETT, | . JONES & RHE’ wt Colo, Springs.

Attorweys at Law Offices, Cripple Creek, Colo. and Bank Block,

Colo, tprings.

C. 8. WILSON. F. G. SALMON. WILSON & SALMON, Attorneys »#t Law,

El Paso Bank Bldg. Cripple Creek, Colo. Colo. Springs,

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BANKERS, BROKERS, ETC. ——

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REFERENCE: Venver Banks & Business Houses

MINERS’ ASSAY OFFICE, 1618 Ohampa street, P. 0. Box 1633, Denver, Colo. Silver, $U.4U ; Gold, $U.50 ; Zinc, $0.50 ; Lead, $0.5U ; Cop-

per, $1.00; Tin, $1.50; Nickel, $1.40; Gold and Silver, 150; Silver and Lead, $v.5U; Gold, Silver and Lead, 110; Gold, Silver anu Copper, $!.W0; Builion $1.4u;

Controls, $\.50; Test vy Chlormation Process, $2.00; by Cyanide of Potassium Process, $20,; for Percentage of Cuncentrates, $U.50; for Gola by Amalgamation, $0.75. Qualitative anu quantitative analysis at corre- spondin; prices. M'inine Properties for Sale and Lease.

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chavge. Correspondents on all the Mining Exchanges in the United states. Mines and Mining stocks reported on, bought and sold on commission. Weekly M»rket Letter mailed iree upon application. References: David H. Moffat, Fresidept First National Bank, Le.ver, Colo.;

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Special attention given to Investments and to Consignments of Silver and

Gold Bullion of all grades. American Exchange Rank. New Vork City.

FD. BIEBER & SOHNE, Hamburg, Germany:

ESTABLISHED 1831, General Agents for the principal private Smelters

on the Continent. Highest prices for all kinds of Ores, Mattes

Bullion, etc, A Specialty made of Argentiferous and auriferous

Cones ee Mattes and Blister.Copper.

E. R. GRANT, Mining Stock Broker,

57 Broadway, New York. Member Consolidated Exchange. Orders exe-

cuted in New York. San Francisco, Boston. .Philadelphia, Deadwood, 8. D., Denver, Salt Lake elena

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7 Water Street, Boston, Mass,

REFERENCE : Nationaal

«GEO. J. COLE, Mining and Mineral Lands,

Farmington, Mo. Reliable information respecting Lead and Zine

deposits of st. Francis Co., Mo. Seven years’ ex- |,perience in Diamond drilling. _ First Mortgage 7 per cent. 5 year bonds of the Derby Lead Com- pany for sale at pur; interest payable May and November. Reference, Bank of Farmington, Mo. Correspondence solicited.

ZiNC AND LEAD LAND. Choice; 80 acres; new territory opening up

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investment.

References given,

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Advances made on Copper, Matte anu Ores.

Agents for the followi.g Mining Companies: Boston & Montana C. C. & S. Miming Co. | Tamarack Mining Co.; Butte & Boston Mining Co.3; Osceola Consolidated ining Co. Arizona Copper Co., Lid. 3; Keasarge Mining Co. | Oo n a i | Ss u b j e Cc t S.

HIGH GRADE HOISTING ENGINES AND DRUMS. We have some of the heaviest plants in the world in Iron, Copper and Silver Districts of United States.

wR CORLISS ENCINES sine DESICNED EXPRESSLY ron HOISTS. Cable Address: “BULLOCE ”

OTHER SPECIALTIES. DENVER BRANCH

Diamond Core Drills. M. fi. BULLOCK MFG. C0. Rock Drills and Air Compressors. aaidihieiirnah ti 1170 W. LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, U. S. A.

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