The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-03-27

remarkable, are noteworthy. The party alluded 10
was q resident OF Austin, Nevada, AMI helped to or
gauize and took q sixth interest in the company who
have since located the claim now known As the
Ebcrharit Mine. Being oycrtakeu with sickness he
left Nevada for san Francisco. and finally came 10
this city. hoping 10 he benefited by our mild climate.
Having some little means, he opened a small retail
store ON Beretauia street. which lie carried on for
some ten months. Up TO the arrival of the Idaho,
he was ignorant Of the locality and consequently Of
the value of his claim. Ecgaining his health, he has
spent the past two or three months ut different points
on this island. The Idaho brought a letter to him
authorizing him TO draw Tor moneys he might need,
and urging his return 10 California, also informing
him Of his ownership in the famed Eberharit Mine.
The mine Is valued nj five millions of dollars, which
would make our ~quondam retail trader a compare
lively rich man. Speaking Of the Eberharit Mine,
we quote the following from the pen of the editor of
the -fita California:
The richest and most extensive deposit Of silver in the dis
trct. - tar a. yet known. l. Of course the Eheriarit. The
Eberharitand eystoue-hrstlocate a separate claims, hay
walls running across Treasure I'm east aud west, have hcau,
ti,ims eject Fchrary 50. IS59-wil henrsiofth bc worked by
one COMPANY. which VIII soon be Incorporated, with an office
IN san Francisco. The Richmond claim "hS'a rHns INTO N
Eherharit from the southeast having been defeated, alter a
warmly contested trial. At Austin, and the Blue Bell and Grey
ta-le absorbed III the fo'Th'1ut uuc msIc = HN 1911 -
before the company, and work. which has been going on but
yis-r. Visiting the Eberlarlt last week with the foreman of
H. ,.1,,s,ny .IrhY BfckneM. ESQ. the writer went through the
whole underground works, aud was politely shown all points Of
interest. There axe now fairly defined parallel north aud
south walls running westward into the hill The south wall
commences Just below the old Blue Ben shaft, and forms the
southern boundary Of the EbeThaTti, While The north wal
forms the northern boundary II the Keystone ground, and both
pitch slightly To the northNarl rs they descend. The space
fI examination ia the drifts, made step 10y step with the aid OF
lighted candles, and with hammers and picks. enables us
wonderful rchncsSis u"s'oScH from one 10 the other. There
Is not a foot between the two walls where ore worth from Sloo
t. S2oO0O per ton cannot BE- thrown down with a pick and Cad.
Marks Of the pick in solid silver could he seen al! along the
iron cad had been driven into the soft metal 10 a depth oi four
the ledge. The Blue Bell shan was then down 100 fcer from
The surface, close alongside the south wall, into and through
which it cuts Al 100 feet depth. To the point Of 100 feet there
Beyond tn point where the vertical shan cuts through the
south wall. no ore has been discovered, hut At about the same
deTth in 'Ls hsysione ground, Just south r OF the s north r. w w1T,
now being followed ran westward into the Hill cannot OF course
a ar S%y e vi iaSi ihul i %i Ssi i. beyond any thing like sober cal
oullti.n. The ore from the Keystone and the therhardt
trctei ready for reduction, Will approximate two millions OF
quality At any point. The cash value Of the min5 as it now
stands We Will not attempt 10 estimate ii would take too many
figures. -
ANuEnGRIs.-This is an article of commerce of
great value, owing to its rarity. 1t is seldom found
except in sickly, diseased or dead sperm whales,
and sailors say it is caused by the whale having dis
pepsia. Whenever they find a lean or sickly whale,
they are very eager to secure it, hoping to find am
bcrgris in the carcass. The whales that produce it
most abundantly are found in the Indian Ocean. \
few months ago, during 1865, the bark Elisabeth of
New Bedford struck n large and old sperm whale
near the island Of Madagascar. On cutting him in,
2S5 pounds of pure ambergris were secured, worth
about $4,000. This is the largest amount ever OBJ
tanned from one whale. The quantity usually found
is from 20 to 100 pounds, varying according to the
age of the animal. Ambergris is an important arti-
Gle in the manufacture Of perfumery, having a pecu-
liar and exquisite fragrance, to which manufacturers
of cosmetics are partial, and the value they set on it
varies according to the strength of its fragrance,
which differs in different whales. 1t consists of a
hard waxy and fatty substance, called amJriene, of
a light greyish color, sometimes streaked with dark
yellow or brown. 1t is found near the liver of the
sperm whale, and appears to be formed by secretion.
Where sperm whales are found dead, from natural
causes, more or less amtergris is usually found in
them. -
TANGLED AGAIx-This weeks Ga=enc contains
the following item
RouGu wE.rnER.-The schooner Mary Ellen, Captain
Crane, which sailed hence for Maui on Saturday afternoon, re-
turned 10 port on sunday morning, ON account of stress of
gale in the channel ON Saturday night. She will sail again Tor
her destination to-day.
After reading it. and making inquiries concerning
the facts, we are compelled to say that there is not n
word of truth in the statement-the inventive genius
who does the 9 items for that paper having manu-
featured it out of whole cloth. The Mary Ellen
cleared from here on the l1th inst, and completed
her voyage, returning to this port on the afternoon
of the DIST. Captain Crane said 10 us that he did
not experience rough weather, and to the best of his
knowledge never told any one that he had. We ac-
knowledge that items are scarce, but would advise
the parties who conduct " the organ" to tell in
n6cent stories for the OBLIGATION of their readers.
Books AT AUCTION. At the auction room of
Messrs. Adams * Wilder, will be sold, tonight, n
large number of books which are well worthy the at
tention Of librarians or others wishing rare works.
Catalogues can be had at the auction room. As our
neighbor of the Gazette has kindly recommended us
TO purchase a volume in the catalogue, we would re-
turn the compliment by advising him to purchase lot
Ill. Having opened a religious controversy which
may perhaps last him through the summer, a perusal
of the lot would be useful.
VESSELS DUE.-The clippers Sonora and .4kbar are
supposed to be eighteen or twenty days out from San
and over due. They are bound for Hong
kong. The banks Florence and Legal Tender,
bound for the Ochotsk, will be due soon after April
LIST, and the bark u. c. Murray, from April D to II.
The winds in March and April are uncertain and va
riable, and some of these vessels may be over twenty
days on the passage hither.
Coon FRIDAY, which occurred yesterday, was oh
served by the Roman Catholics, Reformed Catholics
and many of our German residents, whose stores
were generally closed. During the day religious SER
vices were held in the churches of the above denomi-
nations. -
SINGULAR ACCIDEST.-Mr. Vim. Boyd wishing to
drive a dog out of his place of business kicked at
him, and missing the dog was seen TO fail to the
ground, unable to rise to his feet. DR.. McGrew was