New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-13

twill be So, from above statement and comp arson
that the total receipts Of the main stem and Washington
Branch for the month of June were about s22O6Oo
An experiment tried last week before Committee
OF gentleman connected with gOli mining with Berdan
AmAlgamater and Crusher The used was from TIE
"Hope' Nine adjoining the location of Commodore Stock
ton in Virginia The experiment under the supefvls
ion OF DR. Chiffon who has made the following highly IA
yorabe report The machine certainly to have per
formed all that has been claimed for it, The ore will be
seen yielded something over 81 per bushe, which TSs
twice as much rs anci psted, and only about 1870
worth Of gold left in the taugs The loss Of mercury
was quite rADg At yield of zoe per bu>hel gold min
Ing is considered in Virginia and North carolina AS pro
Rtabe business.
Result of an experiment made with Berdsns Crushing
and AmdgStiDg Machine at the Novelty Works, Jsy o.
1858:
The ore opersed upon was from Fiuvsuna Co. Va. II
CONSISTED OF aainated variety Of gold bearing quartz
By examining It with the naked eye scarcely pset sic OF
gold could be observed, bat on examining number oil
pieces With pocket lens, some e articles were seen
Three hundred and seventeen pounds of the above ore
was hist partially nshed by passing through par oil
rollers Twenty pounds OF pure mercury was then put
into the Berdan ADamator and after the pan vas put
In notion the crushed was gradually added at inter
walls At the expiration of twenty minutes the thnle ht1
been put in The ore passed from the Berdsn
nSchn was received into one Of Bulums small nigt
matters containing 81 10 of mercury. TINS small Amaga
mater kt pt in motion by moving band from ms en-
zine The apparatus Was kept in action tor halt an hour
after all the oe had been ADDED this was for the purpose
Of ceann II as much as possible IRON the hhe WASTE Or
Daring the operation of the machine, the taings which
passed from the second small Amsgsmator were col
kci,d About a hushel was thus obtAined
Tie mercury from the two AmagsmNo collected to
geher weighed 40 10 having lost Just seven ounces
II Was passed through bucsskln by whch small portion
of amaienm was obtained The strained mercury was
then disult from iron retort and the resuag sOd
together with the ama'gam obtained by strsinins was
melted in crucioe with little oorax Hweisnea seven
1he waste sand collected az described was all carefully
washed by the operation called psnnng by which tour
ounces Of mercury obtained. After disting Yield
ed 81 grains Of gold.
sample OF the az n of ore, intended average OF
the hole was reserved and tried bSchemicd means IN
my Laboratory. II yielded gold equivalent to 50 grams
to the 100 10, or dwts. grains for Sl7 ID.
This discrepancy in the two results eesy soo9unis
for when we consider how uneQuly the gold dissem
mated in the rock, and hence the dncuy OF getung M
uniform sample. JANIS K. CHrIroN, MD Chemist
N,r,Iosk July l2, 1888.
PS-In oprrsing with Berdan's Machines in pract
galway would that series OF shaking tables
be connected with them, for the purpose oi recovering
the waste mercury and gold . ~
McCuloek gold stock was active to day at u, and
several thousand shares were taken out of the street by
orders fr, m the South.
There better feeling at Boston in Copper Stocks, and
INDICATIONS are improving Copper Falls spoken OF very
highly Al last ccounts the Boston party OF copper
rertltmen we're the point OF visiting the OntonAgon
District so that will soon be received OF tue l'i
.,eo" National" Forest" and other mines in which
Ros,on cspitsl is invested late letter from Mr. Doug
hasa SUP, rn,endent OF the Isle Royae which Ia he
Portage Lake District He reports the vein at ons Pon
as being orer tkirty feet ride bearing copper all the wa!
and having as regular and distinct walls as any OF h'
email veins on the Lake The Ripley IS said TO have
the Isls Royac vein AL the letters speak tSvorAby
the prospects Of the summit The vein at or near the
surface exceedingly rieh large and regular, and no dcuo
Is entertained that further developments will give proper
s;onstey greater results At the Norwich new shan
has been sunk abOa 400 feet from the main shan IL was
vnposed that the vein would be struck at about 20 feet
I'm, Al 81 feet the miners car rssss the extent OF
.,;nb has net vet been asoevtNns
The Dir, oiors Of the Eagle bsak OF Yer have as ic
choice fthe following officers "r the = Pres
JSs = Razor; Vice President. w. IA. ,.,sOaey, Cash.
Ter c p Blsseli; Attorney, + DanSoE,h. They $50
Sslsrsa dy,deud OF p cent from the earnings of 81
isst sly m oplhs aud an extra dividend Of cent from
the earnings Of eighteen months and dec dsd to incr
their capital stock 10 100000. ~
f,oyernor SEYMOUR oi Connecticut, has vetoed the o..
snthorizlng The Air Line Railroad 70 issue converuoe
The Chicsgo branch Of the Illinois Central Railroad Is
cps n for travel 20 ksnk skee distance Of miles.
The following the Exports for the week en- ing Jay
AZ, o.-s,,,,- a.. seo.a ~,
&C.,, s. cs Beet bush WHEAT ass DO Cora esS es
So ia 90 40 Chese Land 6cc3 do Whsiebooe 49,
a. Tobacco 80 bids Tobsecc - do oc9 "a.
Sfsp on 2ooo sde. Leather t6 bales oS BARK -
los Cedar psees Maple 7Paes Dress ~ ss Ooess e'"
Eis NJ Do Jspd Cott0r, do Stationery, ians LogSood
GLepcEsrER-sS7+ husb wheat