The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-25

Oar guide was in a terrible state, and had
ran the whole way to Montanvert, but could
find no rope fit for the purpose in the house.
He was in despair, and starting off for Cham
ouny, muleteers met him. Their mules were
laden with wood fastened on with ropes he
begged hard for those ropes telling the men
that young Englishman was being frozen to
death in crevasse. They threw the wood
from the backs of the mules, and came to my
rescue with the guide bringing the ropes with
them. Knotted together lit seems there were
three in all they made up length-about
sixty feet-enough to reach me.
With the assistance of my delverers, was
able to walk slowly back to Montanvert, where
l was Immediately put into comfortable bed
and where the injuries had received, (which
were Insignificant, considering the depth had
fallen were carefully dressed. dreamed with
unspeakable dread, of what had happened
when lying in the bed, and have dreamed of it
in many beds since | believe that nothing
would induce me to go among ice and snow
now without long and strong rope. | offer
the caution to all other travellers in Switzer
land, out of a great experience and a great es
cape.
Your CHOICE FOR ONE DoLLAR-TnE
NEW METALLIC ALLOY" Oride" is a new
metallic alloy, extensively used in this country
as substitute for gold. Stores have sprung
into existence all over the country for the sale
of it, and newspapers contain flaming adver
tisements of a full set of iewelry for one dol
lar, being the stock of a large manufacturer, !"
or merchant, "who is obliged to dispose Of his
stock on account of the panic" 1t is French
discovery, and is called by the French gold
oride 1t is manufactured to a large extent in
Waterbury, Conn. 1t bears a very close re
semblanec to gold in color, density and fneness
of grain so close that it deceives every one
but practical experts. Its component parts
consist of pure copper, 100 parts zinc, or
preferably tin II parts magnesia, G parts :;
sal ammoniac, Sc parts; quick lime, Is parts ;
tartar of commerce, 9 parts; and they are
mixed as follows the copper is first melted
when the magnesia, sal ammoniac, lime and
tartar in powder, are added little by little :;
the crucibe is now briskly stirred for half an
hour, so as to mix Thoroughly, and then the
zinc is added in small grains by throwing it on
the surface and stirring it till it is entirely
fused the erucihle is then covered and the
fusion maintained for about thirty-6ve minutes;
the surface is then skinned and the alloy is
ready for casting. The fineness of grain in
this alloy gives to those objects of art compos-
ed of it delicacy and purity of detail that
cannot be obtained from bronze. The alloy
is essentially ducte and maleable and can be
cast rolled, drawn, stamped, chased beaten
into powder or leaves, or treated in any other
way the artizan may desire. The discovery of
this alloy is really wonderful, and its use will
have tendency to place within the reach of
all, the useful, ornamental, and higher products
of art. An immense number and amount of
articles are manufactured out of this alloy, and
sold South and West, and none but excellent
Judges can tell It from gold.