The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-08
NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DEcEMBER ! 1856.

l Jarsst Who vii, take the management Of The party.
The party WIN consist Of thrtyeight eight squaws
and Sin ohdren and win with them their war 80
agricultural mpeusns and will form the only coatri-
button from the inland States the tcnsh group within
the limits Of the exposition They will leave New York
about the 10Th Of March The Imperial Conmisson has
made the most urgent Request, through Commisoner
General Bsckwth. 70 government that there should
be such arpressnsatson Of aborigineR
The Wagon Road frsm Fort wilkins % Fort
Howard.
Under date Of November 10. 1885, the Governor Of
Wisconsin certified TO the Secretary Of the INTERIOR IL
twenty miles OF the military wagon road from Fort
wilkins Copper Harbss, Michigan, 70 Fort Howard,
Green Bay, Wisconsin. for which grant Of land was
made to the States BY the act OF March s. 1863 aid
In ts construction, has been completed required by
law. y. Me
the Union Paciac Railroad.
The Secretary Of the Interior ID in receipt Of Telegram
from the Vice Presidents OF the Union Pacific Railroad
dated November g. the eject that another section Of
thirty miles Of that has constructed making
the whole length Of track already completed three hun
dred miles west OF Omaha, Nebraska The government
commissioners win shortly proceed examine the sec
on for acceptance and for the issue Of bonds In
ancc with the act Of Congress-
The Grand Army OF the Republic.
The Grand Army OF the Republic, an Intense and
ing in Indianapolis nominated Richard Yatcs Of Illinois,
as their candidate for the next Presidency.
improvements in Parting Gold and Silver.
In the annual report Of the Director Of the Mint
complimentary reference Is made TO certain important
improvements in the mode OF parting gold and silver
introduced by Andrew Mason, melter and rener in the
New York assay Office. The improvements are TO be
introduced into all the branch minta These arc Of gen.
erAl interest 70 the refining establishment They con-
sst hrst adjusting the mes for granulson that
the pure gold instead Of gold bullion shall constitute
one-third Of the mixed metal and secondly In boiling
the gold strong sulphuric acid after treatment
nitric acid The charge or nitric acid Is to be made
larger than the fret in the old process twenty per
cent less than the amount in both while the consump
ton OF fuel is greatly reduced and much disagreeabe
labor removed 1t is estimated that tho saving in one
years business would amount to seventy thousand dol
lars rating the cost of mining In California fifty per
cent greater than in New York.
American Cereals aud Minerals for the Paris
Exhibition.
The cereal and mineral representations of the States
and Territories lying between the lakes and the Pacific
for the Paris Exhibition will be very complete wiscon
sin and Minnesota will furnish wheat which will fully
equal the grains Of Odessa Idaho and Montana will
supply full specimens of their precious metals This
has bsn secured through the efforts Of
Colonel Rowland the Commissioner Paris of all the
Northwestern States ana Territories reached here
this morning from extended trip through the country
be is to represent This display Of wealth is intended
produce marked effect upon capital abroad, and d.
rect influence upon the enigratng masses OF Europe