Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-13
Scientific and Statistical Items.


ton, Indiana.
The catacombs OF Paris contain the
bones and skulls of | 100000 men.
"A process of tanning leather with
the juice of wild plant, known as
"hard hack" has been invented aud
proves successful.
A Pennsylvania company are pros
pecting In the town Of Penobscot, Maine,
for coal, and are singuine that the indi-
cations OF its existence are favorable.
The New York World calls atten-
ton to the fact that there are in the
United States 100000 more males than
females, as encouragement to splnsters.
1t is said that in digging a well in
Pensacola, a few days ago, some negro
laborers came upon subterranean vault
containing $40, 900 in coin, supposed to
have been buried during the Spanish &C.
cupation Of the place.
The Australian vintage this year is
larger than was ever before known, and
the yield of gold is increased over that
OF last year. Over 10000 tons of bread
stuffs have been sent to England, and
1861 900 tons more are ready for transpor-
tation.
"A New Bedford paper says that a
rage for collecting buttons has suppressed
| ed the mania for gathering postage
stamps. Queen Emma is held RESPONSE
BILE for the custom, and one New Bed
| ford girl has q thousand or more in her
collection, no two of which are alike.
The average depth of the Atlantic
| Ocean is estimated at $4,000 feet, and OF
the Pacific at 10000. The deepest water
| in the Atlantic is off the island of st.
Helena, which has been sounded q, 900
feet or over five miles.
The mail matter carried over the
Boston and Providence Railroad since
May / weighed ISL, 007 pounds-75,72i
OF which were sent from Boston and
81, 1853 received here Boston and WOr.
cester Railroad, 356,983 pounds-from
Boston, 295, 272 received at Boston $50
I'll pounds. The amount transported
by the Providence corporation was below
the average of preceding, months.
There is in England st present All
societies Of working men, sending re-
turns, possessed of an united capital
owned by 148 $50 shareholders, Of E76l, ;,
313 nearly four millions of dollars the
same societies had borrowed capita,
of Gl12,733 over half million Of dol
lars they had made net profits in tht
year 1865 of G279, 226, over a, milliOr
and quarter; after paying 6 per cent
| 1noo bOrrovuaJ "a ,oits1 tho MON ara h O :
thus realized an average upon their in
vestments of over IS per cent. "Regu
lar traders" are very much opposed tt
cooperative shops, Of course.
"A Committee of the Mechanics In
stitute of San Francisco, appointed t.
report upon the intro .tunnel project
which is to drain the mines Of the famous
Comstock Lode in Nevada, gives the
yield of bullion for the mines in this
vicinity in five years past at $63, 900, 000
equal to more than the entire produt OF
Mexico. The ledge Of silver esring
quartz dips at an angle Of fOrty-fve de-
grees to the horizon and some Of the
mines have already followed it town.
ward six hundred feet. 1t is now pro-
posed to drive a shaft from the side OF
the mountain lover down, to strike the
vein two thousand feet below tie pre-.
sent working. The length Of thi added
tunnel will be four miles, and tsdiame-
ter twelve feet. The cost is estimated at
two millions. A tax upon the ores
brought out is to be levied to pay the
cost. The Central Pacific Railroad,
which is to pass it within year is ex-
pected to facilitate this great under
taking by furnishing cheaper timber,
machinery and supplies.