The Nevada journal., 1860-09-28


the NEVADA JOURNAL. ofiee-No. 17I11 Wash
inSton Street, nearly opposite Maguire's Opera
House-up stairs.
RpwAnp z. MArrIsoy.-Thc genius whose
name heads this article has fame alrea'!
world wide. Justly acquired by the application
Of hydraulic force to mining. Other editorial
non. have mid splendid tributes to the genius
Of na,,iscn for the impetus lac has given 10 min
Ing bv one important discovery Bat his fame
will not rest on that one alone though it is of
Importance to rank him among the benetactors
Of his race. Mattson is born genius His
,trong, active intellect delights in novel appli-
cations Of power. At present he resides at
Omega in this county. and is continually aston
lhing his fellow miners with ingenious contri
yances for saving labor. He has derrick which
is worked by water power and which has been
ssen to lift boulder weighing six tons easily
and quickly. The apparatus is so complete as
to he easily worked by boy. A model has
been sent to the State fair foF exhibition, By
another application of the same power he picks
down hard hanks. Steel bars are used which
when struck INTO Tue D1uh udHtb Pfy'"J Ii"'4'ii'
The bare work from a movable platform Mr..
Hattison has still another ingenious contiyance
for picking chips and sticks from the water. pre-
venting them from getting into the hydraulic
pipe These inventions all Useful in the
highest degree, and cannot fail to add to the
reputation Of Mr.. Hattison an inventor.
srcu Is LrcK-0ur friend, Geo. Lancaster,
ih. worthy proprietor Of the National Exchange
Hotel. some time since. in a com 7cndablc spirit
of cntcr2ri1e, became the owner OF four-f ffths Of
fair looking quartz lead in the vicinity of the
famous Allison. near Grass Valley. Operations
wore vigorously pushed ahead, Il shaft sunk and
mill erected. The rock did not meet cxpcc-
tations as the entcrprizing owners went into he
bowels of the earth A year had been spent and
considerable money The other day. feeling he
had other and more profitable business than
quartz mining, and meeting with chance to
suyc himself Mr.. Lancaster sold out his intcreS.
in the concern. But day or two elapsed, when
Orlando Jennings of North San Juan, the pur
chaser. struck into a splendid nest o the mine
raj and has made his fortune. 1t /, reported
We know not how truly, that the lead is worth AT
leaet 81 a, 900 Such is the suhlimity Of luck.
NEVADA ExrERrnrzE.-We learn from un-
doubted authority that Vim. /. Philips, Esq, a
Young and cnterprzing gentleman Of thi' city,
In. contracted with responsible parties in San
Francisco for the buding of fine steamboat to
run between San Francisco and Sacramento
The boat is to be 225 feet in length; breadth Of
beam 81 feet, and depth Of hold feet. 1t j. to
have two engines of great power which Mr.
Phillips purchased in Cincinnati on recent visit
80 the Atlantic side. and when completed. the
boat is guaranteed to make better time thar any
craft anoa, in California waters. by the tcrns
of the contract the beat is to be ready for its
nr-t trip on the first day of February next Nr.
Phillips thoroughly understands the business If
running = steamboat, and is backedby an amount
Of capital sufficient to insure success.
The PrLrIr.-Rvv Mr. Briefly occupied the
pulpit Of the Brick Church on gun lay last with
long discourse on Amusoments. The Rever-
end gcntlcmans discourse is counted able
one, but in certain particulars too cXtraysgant
and ultra. Had he treated the subject in &
physiological point of view alone, we think he
would have given greater satisfaction. It was
100 much TO say, what was said concerning fancy
ianccs Their effect may be and undoubtedly
i. such as he describes, upon some Of the bascr
for;. but pure minded girl 'rc had rather see IN
IL waltz than in coffin There's chance for
usefulness to society after one but not after the
other It's mere matter Of taste, however.
REcovER1xG 1t will be good news to the
many friends of Andrew Hascy, who was Sc
r-rcly wounded in the conflict with the Pah
Utes four months ago to learn that he is rapidly
recovering. Though still confined to his bed
his worud i. healing he is in good spirits, and
under the skillful treatment of his physicians he
looks forward to speedy association with his
old companions who will rejoice at his rcstora-
ton 10 them and bis country.
R.RprcUE.-Wc understand the Douglas men
of the county are talking of a grand larhccue
70 come off some time next month. Several oxen
arc 10 be roasted whole, not wholly roasted.
Reveral men will be toasted, aad Democracy
iroa.tcd o. then
what dainty odcrs scent tn. gale
Well, fellow Dugs, lot eat and drink, for
% morrow we die.
RAIx.-" Some sad drops accompanied with
muttering thunder " visited wednesday Y
night, cooling and purifying the atmosphcre, and
relieving tho tedium of lone, dry summer