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The Morning herald., 1876-03-07
The Work of Economy continues

By American Press Assoclatlon.
WASHINGTON, March 6.--The bill intro
duced in the House by Mr. Wells, Of Mis-
sonri, to regulate the medical corps OF tne
army proposes to abolish the once OF lneu.
ical store keeper, and reduce the nuh'per
of assistant surgeons to l25:
, 1876-02-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

TITO Academy OF scionccs will meet thls cvan
Ing at No. 263 Wabash Avonue.
The State Central Democratic Committee will
meot to-lay a. tho Sherman House.
There will be meeting Of the Seventh Ward
Republican Club thla oyoning at 8 o'clock sllatp,
At No. 500 D!ue Island avenue.
Thors will be I'll adjourned mestug Of tho
Executive Committee OF tho Cook County Gem
tral liepubcsn Club At Iepubcan f,eadluar-
ters, corner Lako and Clark streets to-day at 8
p. IN. A full attendance Ia deslrod.
The February entertainment OF the San nrenl
Society occurs thfB evening at tho Eighth Pres.
byterian Church, cornor Hobay aud Washington
stroets. II II iH equal to the January entertain
mont giyon BY this Aocio&y tt,oao who atseud
may expect III evening Of rare enjoyment.
A grand supper and ento.tainn,ont was given
by Tie members OF Sparkling WAter Lodgal. o.
Of u. 7. Thursday evening At thair ball corner
Of Hutlbut s.reos aud Webstor ayenus. A large
nnnlbor Of tho members aud friouda OF the
Lodge were in attendance. The Lodge moots
regularly Tuesday evenings at the ahova-named
place.
Sunday morning, the Iley, Lutho. pardeo, Of
Calvary Church, will bo ordained to tho priest
hood In the Cathedral Of BS. petar and
Paul. co1ner OF Washington aud Peoria streets,
DR.. Do K0yon, of Wisconsin, will preach tho or
llnat.oa sermon. There will be no services that
morning II Calvary Church, and the coug1cg..
tim a1e requested to attend those At tho Cat6s-
d1s2
, 1876-02-08
of tho Sidewalk Inspector for Tho convenience
Of tue 1awyesa gonerally. and 40 takt the law H.
brarY n1aY ho handy.

Of thu Sidewalk Inspector for Tho convenience
Of tic ]awyeta goneray. aud 40 thkt the law H.
brary may bc handy.
Tl,n premium OH tax-carti1cntcH held By the
city will be increased tho .5th lust, NJ VIII bs
ssor by tho notice in Tho Advottlalug columns.
partlo8 whose property l,au bean sold 10. taxes
wonld do wolt to zodoem before that date.
Tho City Collector tavisd upon the ox.facsory
Of uoodwiilie Il Co. yestosa1y fur hack ta1es
amounting to about t72. Just m lbo Co!!fctors
otf!cu was abons to be closed Mr. 0oolwi1lio hap
pcnei IN aud nottted tho acconnt. II coat him
fou 1oRrs extra.
The Clay Collector took In about $25. 600 yoh-
tert1Ay, principally from the bnnkB. MF. j. Y.
Clarke, prostdont Of tho l1tbernian thanking Az
aoctstion, cana to Tho olce without notification
AMI pad np z1l OF Ills tAxen tn tho lnat cent.
Tho Ce!ecloF wishes that there acre more suoh
exampleB.
About fifteen south Side churches woro In
speoted yestcrdny aud Saturday. Msro minor
defects woro fouutl. s,lch ~ tlnors being I'M
propory hung snd In aome cases M ths fgrnsces ,g,
inspection OF the placea Of worship will continue
TIL all have been c1amtn0d.
Afr. lion Bullwnk1o, Chlcf Of Ito Unlorwrik-
crB' Fito Patrol, HAB last woek appointed M Az
afssant auEfding Inspector on Datloga staa: 1Io
sns, VI, sTo1n ~ =. s ,p.Ss b
The deslro Of Mr.. DaitoY and tho request OF tho
Eoard Of Underwriters.
Fire-Marehnl Bcnner, In speaking Of his eati-
mato for appropriations. said that he had asked
for $4,000 to purchase ladders aud truck. Tho
longest ladder now ..u tho Department. Is 80 foot,
anu III too Hhort to reach the roof of
largo hutol, 101-foot ladder ho-
ing necessary for TIM. purposo, and
such . one he has asked for. lie would also
like + lot on Fifth Avenun, near Lako street.
uhoroon to ercot hn engfno-houso. for which
purpose about $4,000 was appropriated about
two years ago. He would there keep tho truck
III he Eots ~ that lIo has asked for, and ono OF
tbs unusoJ cbomical onRines. With those i'm
rroven!ents lie thinks thht "down-town" would
10 amply provided with fire apparatus.
, 1876-02-08
ANOTHER HOtO-CVER.

THIS TINE 1T III TILE ''lSlEl~0GEAN*
It having beon 1utnored OH Tho streets yester-
day that the lion. James 2. Root bad rrltten m
opluson to the ofrcct that the Corporation Print
or 90 well aa tho Comptroller City Clork, and all
other city ofllcers, held ovor until April, TRyD
uag reporter yesterday afternoon called at bis
Office, Room 81 Ashland Block. Tho following
colioquy. in substance took place:
"Did you. Mr.. Root, write au opinion to tho
e,loct that tho Corporation Printer hold over un-
til next Apri!?"
stThat makes 10 difference. Havo you writ
ton auch an opinion7"
"Why7" ...... ....
"Becauso want to got The toxt OF Il to pub-
lish II In The TNlyUHE, for tho Information OF
tbs pnblic: Have yon written any opinion I"
''ror III: Nixon, Of the Inter- ocea"'"
II don't know"
"Waa it for tie MayorfH
VI tell you won't tel" .-
"wsre any other city ohicorn included In tho
oplnion: -
"No, Bir. Twas only employed to give al opin-
ion in que caae."
'Wll0 otnt lUycd y0n 2"
"Young mati, Fec hero. You don't suppose
an going to tell you WHO employed mo. Il It
don't come up publicly it won't mako auy differ
euce."
"Whnt ia tho substance OF that opinion ?"
"ln it l hold that all city officers, including
City Printer, hotd over until a Eew Board Of AZ
dermen In elected. md TINT ia all. think tho
Council have right to change that by ordnance
II they like"
'uut can't you give mo the full text Of your
opinion z"
emo, sis. I don't keep copica. Besides, !
wrote It one day iaet woek, and that Ia alt about
1t. hayo told you all ran viii, consistency"
AID. eLAnK.
During tho afternoon TRIBUNE reporter ran
ACROSS several city rapas III tue City-lIal, aud
among them AID. Clark. Chairman Of tho prInt-
ing Committee. laid the reporter. "Hays you
heard about Jim hoot'a opinion 10 the ofTtct tlat
the City Printer holds over until April next7"
"Yes. hayo just heard ot 1t, and think it Is
abauni." ..-.
"Hut do you tlink that o!liccr holds oyes7"
~ DO not think tho City pElntdr is an officer.
Tho ltstcr- Ocr0H IN known ~ tho Corporation
Printer, aud not as CITY frlntor. quits dissinc-
tlou."
"Thon ttoy have = contract7"
'Virtnally, yes. They acknowledged con-
tract i'll affect whom they sent i'll propositions IN
writing for sho CITY printing to1 Tug nc1s ensn.
uK two yoar5, and thns admit that thelf contract
hah expired"
-, "T6en you thiak new Corporation Printer
II hardly know what to say. The Inter- Oceaa
Mayor Culsin'a holding over haa raised so many
| now questions III regard TO city othces that I
feol quite unable to doetde,"
TIE ELECTION or CITY PRINTER.
~ Int how il a City Printer oloesedi"
'"Thsro are Two ways. You cau elther make 4
City l'rintor or Corporation Printer. In tho
f"lner caAo 1t Mous cre4to city officer; In tl,e
lattor It would amount merely to the letting of
contract. Under lilo new charter Y wilt dc.
pond uron the ao1dug as to the ef1sct,'
Aid. Fory. another Inember Of tho Printing
COMMITTEES, knnw no1hlng about the matter.
Tho fact iB, tho Council elected tho Inter. GceQn
aud thia was done by ofdinapce. aud no }1rthat
I contract NaA made,
, 1876-02-08
CRIMINAL.

TARtArGhv sfrHflch Efm nrfih1H aN5sA kA {hA
nr,ovs1l for Thirty ,,,,rtv ,,.vs a nnmnsr @ s =, von,sr @
rosidentS OF cheyenne, who nave become rather
too notorious for onticing mon to their rooms,
aul tlIon roLhinc them.
80. ,,,,,.--"-,. ,u,-.,-,,.
1acoo "1ll'ams "as ne'd 70 tne cs'mlnsl court
by Justice 6unlmer1lold, yesterday afternoon. to
answsr chareo OF 1s5an!t .. WIN intend 20 kalt
~ ao, " It, ~ uss9u
ea,oVa Dali no WILL a"s't tne IL" oelay s'uos'ea
HIN. F. Lewis, tho newspaper man who WINS
arrested Fob, s, mud who has beon 10 lhe County
jail most OF tho time since. WAS beforo Justice
Aieoch vestorday to ansver to tho charge OF per-
iury. Tho case vas continued till Fob 0, LOWS
boipa undpr ii, ,0p) bonds,
oa,o.r s.-,,,r ,oooxoroa xt,,o ,-o,,
on"So. @ @s"J.on n,,,is; t"eua nuu. ~
sans Io.to ~ ou,1 ~ -. H.. e.oos 3osso13 - "uu
causea ~ aut..a'A' ~ Hno nvIs. "he'9 u
awaa.e , e!"'aians s ~ ID surP1So1 ' " W s,Ie
mg1s
IL obtalnod siiort time aEo,
s,n,, ,.r,t,,. viii, t,s,, yo, lara, ,,.,,,t,,-.
oGo ~ III u., 49, -.a,. ~ ~ .osn. t1 n h
Iaat;o ~ nisaan ~ en 'wS wS,It ~ t ~" o.ee "
:. -. useo.' t ~ ,t ~ f' "aeos, atu
@ ;ah Hanes ~ ~" nui MSlo plu9
no!y % Hmay . uoan ILL.,. ~. ! tua5
!utpose' ~ M'' naxe',; tn.s - tnn sn1a
attemp' 1nAas oa Ais o'bSoi's ol1ce "l1nio
ocae' ........
John 1cDonough, drivot OF ono Of Hutclin-
sons pop-wagonb. was arrosted yesterday for
oaEoleta driyiug. As Mrs. Kurtz who resides At
No. G72 TSenty-hrst street, WAS crossing ths in
tersection Of Canal and Madison streets, sho wns
| run down and hor left foot crnshod. She MAS
, 1876-02-08
THE ClTY-HALL.

Water-rants yesterday were a2,l39 aud ro-
ccipts from tho City Collector sl,037.
Tho Committee on Streets and Aleya OF the
North Di1ision ts called for Wednesday 1t 8
p, ID,
Judge Dictsy appeared a tho City-Iall yss-
tsrday. He will be located Ii Al ofloe near that
, 1876-02-08

Excursion t:kela 10 Now Orleans and return 4W.
for salo at Ill Randolph street. depot foot Of Labs
street, and foot Of Twnntyse9ond ssreet Sardl eras
Feb 90, Southern Btaes Exposition Feb. 20 to March
o. Trains teayo depot foot Of Lake strest $3.50 NJ
te1enlt snndays1. arriving at Now or,eans 10 m.
second morning. Sleeping on tt!s tram Du Qunin
at Nev OreAns l1:to =. M. &C ;nnd uronnR. H!eap-
Ing this train Chicago 10 New Orleans. VI. r.
Joh1sbt1. General IAHaeuHcr Agent.
, 1876-02-08
Tho charges Of coorsion aro entirely without
Foundation and falso In ivory particular.

CnlcAao, June 3o lsii -Fur value received, 1prnn.-
ia to ray to TIM orrt of 1Iotcllklu, Palmer Co.
500 In hstalmeus Of so each wrck Until Ill s rat,l,
tbia t1o!s being given IN payment foT Gool. and work
nic md taken ont of ssors without belng charged Il,
Tho regular WAY, "a they ougst to tt.re been. This
note Is sceured BY my fs tssrnce policy Of 81 800 In
give this nos freely Of ny WILL knortn9 that tho
amount 10 due ilochtin, rhtsncr Co. In casa Of d.
fault In payment Of two nIore weeks the Nkotn
amont becomes tfus. interest At 10 rer cent after
maturity. T. II. TKoAssoK.
Witnesses! PATIENCE ELLAoorr,
CHAnLEA MEsELlk.
HorCllK1x, PALMER J. Co.
, 1876-02-08

Boston Has the Most intellectual Girls,
Nsw Sori tho most stJah baltimore the pEeties and
Chicago ht tinsr.es. Unlits they in character
ist1cs. tha Domeao Paper Fashens The universal
preference Of thum 81,
, 1876-02-08

W 4Ao1....sAs 4ju.tLltDu 1ltoFtUuJ ~
isss isse o o Ss:ae Ss5 sS3aSoS q tx
The specie hold by the ban!p 1t appears,
ranged from 30 TO 48 per cent OF tho circulation;
notes Of other banks and east,-itemn amounting
to half a8 much more.
Tho pending propostiona require tho accu-
mutation by each bunk OF y rcHrtYu for cirpIlta-
ton, amounting to from 20 10 80 per cont Of lts
circulation.
OF coursc. II regarding only self-intcrent tho
bankers would prefer tbnt tho Government
Should accumulate in the Treasury sufficient
coin 10 rodcom United States notes and that
tho oanks should be permitted to gol theie coin-
interest at = premium for United HtateH notes.
mud hold tho latter until redeemabte by tho Gov
ernmens. The premium Is clear gain to the
hank
Tho annual loss Of this premium IL nll tho
burden thut tho banks Gun really charge to tho
proposed meauuso.
Your correspondent complain1 that 1t will i'm
pose:
Loss 1T premium
Interest on the premium;
1ntotcSt On tho amount required for roPerye.
ue fearB tho banks will declare no ~ divi-
dends for souuo years; aud. to avoid tho bur
deas sought to bo inpoaod will retire their circu
lasio0. Let US examine those complaints:
The loss to tue baukB Of thn pEomtum for
which the coin-tntoreat might bo sold Is properly
chareeablo to this plan. IA currency appre-
ciasea in value to colt, however, tho loss would
Ak!A4AA4aA &14 ~ 1ooh ASuVAAk W 00buluSs
The complaint that tho banks would 1oso In.
tereat on q num equal to tho coin.resor7o ia iu-
correct. Tor the banks now hold an actua. re-
se7.re larger than tue bill introduced would ro-
quite. They hold it because experience has
demonstrated that safe banking requires II,
Sound banks and prudent bank-1nAnagnEs will
continue to hold = reserve, to meet immediate
nreaent iaw. ar ti,aso of Tia aoriuiosi nsmkinv
act. The Limitation of tho Law is dotl8ued to
bust sAso oJ1st'st a1SAAA tAE AsAfA AooaV VI INV
rooklsBs Ana careloaa.
shows thnt. ou tho Isl OF October jnpt. tia M.
tional Banks, with NJ outstanding circulation OF
ouly e3l8, 700 D0D held sl48.uQD,OeO Iu nctusl
cash.EeBcrye, and that tho actual resesyo teas
$B2 40D, U01 IN ezctss Of the requirements of tie
They hold H49, ,8U1, 600 Jrnitetl Htates noteH in
e1ocss ~ th, lcrsl Iimt Truaant ,n"navsgont ~
1eaAtuo4 y une*tu " aioM tA9 Ioaelso % "
ioHols Ao uauhe folunthFli1 Apb&A'hea Iloln
mittpd them to loan, and borrowers could lAYO
, 1876-02-08

LundborR'a California Water
lor toilet aud bath rssrsshias
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
CHANG rs IN THE SEM rTs.

The principal changes in the member
ship of the senate committees are those
caused by the resignation of senator
Morrill, and the death of senator Caper-
ton. Mr. Window becomes chairman of
the committee on appropriations vice
secretary Morrill,, and Mr.. Blain is made
a member of this committee and also of
the committee on naval affairs, of which
secretary Morrill, was a member Mr.
Dawes is assigned to the place vacated
by secretary Morrill, on the Indian COM
mittee Mr. Boutwell, retires from the
committee on commerce and from the
special committee to examine the several
branches of the civil service, Mr. Dawes
taking his place on the former and Mr.
Harry succeeding him as chairman of
the latter. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon,
is made chairman of the committee on
transportation routes to the seaboard,
vice Window who resigns but retains his
place on the committee. Senator Price
is assigned to senotor Caperton's position
on the committee on claims, railroads
and revision of laws. Senator Chaffe is
placed on the committee on territories,
patents, minis and mining, and senator
Teller on the committee OF claims and
pensions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
cHRIsrMAs TREE DEconArIoXs.

In breaking eggs for cake and pies
leave the shells as nearly whole as pos
sible OF in two halves. Ornament these
with bright bits Of color and gilt. Paste
small cords to them, fill with candies
and hang on the tree With care these
fancy shells may be made to do several
years. Pop corn nicely, string it, and
hang in festOons on the tree. Use bitter
sweet berries in the SAME way. Apples
of bright color and oranges hung on a tree
look very pretty. They should be hung
near the bodyo the tree. Take common
bobnet, cut it in stocking shapes, sew to-
gether with bright worsted, fill with
transparent candies of various tints.
Get rock candy, break into small bits,
and suspended by fine spool cotton from
the boughs. Twill glitter like frost work.
To fasten on the candles, if you have
not the little candlestiCks made on pur
pose, use fine wire from some old hat or
bonnet frame. Hang all the heavy arti-
cles near the body of the tree, the light
est ones near the ends OF the boughs For
Sunday school a very pretty chan.e
from the conventional tree is ladder.
Let it be decorated with evergreens and
flowers, the rounds illuminated with a
candle at each end, and the present be
suspended from the rounds. The ladder
should reach from floor to ceiling. I'm
less one has seen ladder thus decorated
he can form no idea how beautiful it
looks; and then the lesson it teaches is
one that can be brought home to the
hearts of all the children, little and large.
--Nao York Tribute
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
Pears WITH LONG STEMS.

A story is told of an English nobleman
who was entertaining. on his estate.
distinguished gentleman from Ireland
He made it a point to show his guest
everything which he considered peculiar
or in any way remarkable about the
premises, and especially including the
products of the farm, and was little
taken back by the remarks which iol-
lowed the display Everything was adj
mired and commended, but, upon the
whole, he thought he had seen, in Ire
land, very much superior specimens; so
that, whatever was shown, was inferior
with what the Green Island could ac-
cOmplish in the same direction. The
nobleman gave the cue to his gardener
to step down into the orchard and hang
a few long-necked gourds upon one of
the pear trees, when he ,look the Irish
gentleman to the spot aud pointed out
to him the mammoth fruit The gentle
man was taken little back by the dis
play, and, commencing their remarka-
bic size, he finally said that they had
pears as large as those in Ireland, but the
stems were not quite as long! Our Cali
fernia pears, however, are larger than
gourds, and rather resemble Canda
souasbas
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
tying by spirit power was fully explained.
Boston Herald.
u4GNITUDE or THE CIG4RETTE
BUSINESS.

The smoking of cigarettes has become
so common that it has made very serious
inroads upon the business of cigar
makers. According to the report of the
commissioner of internal revenue for
1875 the number of cigarettes manufac-
tured in this country, taxed at the rate
of $50 per 1000, was q, 81 500, and of
the larger sort, taxed $1.75, there were
10, 986, 1888 in that year. In addition to
this large quantity of home production,
vast quantities are brought from Hav-
ana Cigarettes that cost only $2S per
1000 packages in Havana, or from $40
to S45 in gold, gold understood, of course;
cost, after duties are paid, Sl45, gold, or
say from $3.50 to $40 currency. The
explanation of this exorbitant charge is
that, whereas prior to 1871 each bundle
of cigarettes was counted as a single
piece and 50 taxed, now each cigarette
in the bundle is held to be an indie
pendent piece and taxed as much as
should be taxed for the whole bundle.
About five months ago so many snug
gled goods were in the market, under
selling the honest impOrtations and still
paying enormous profits to the smugglers,
that there was scarcely any sale for the
duty-paid articles 1t is so easy to
throw overheard from an incoming
steamer to a confederate in boat few
thousand cigarettes, neatly wrapped up
in sheet rubber or oiled silk, and the
profit on the transformations or five
hundred per cents so tempting that
the wonder is, not that cigarettes are
struggled, but that we have any from
Havana that are not. The best Cuban
cigarettes are the Panradez, Habana,
Astrea, ChOrita, Garcia, and Henriquez.
They are of the scraps from cigar facto-
res, and wrapped in the thick, coarse,
white or light brown Spanish paper that
burns with a strong smell. The delicious
French paper, on the other hand, such
As the Papier PERSIAN, Sans Morn, Job, or
Riz la CrOiz, is made OF rice straw hulls,
is very much thinner, burns without any
smell if the genuine article, and is so
pure that if lighted sheet of it is thrown
into the air it is 50 almost entirely CON
sumed that the eye can scarcely discern
the delicate film of snowy ashes it leaves.
All cigarette smokers agree that the
Purest and most delicious wrapper is the
thin inner husk of Indian corn.-Ne,c
HareH Register.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
TEETH SET ON EDGE"

All acid foods, drinks, medicines,
tooth washes and powders are injurious
to the teeth. II tooth is put in cider,
vinegar, lemon-juice or tartaric acid, in
a few hours the enamel will be COM
pletely destroyed, 81 that it can be re-
moved by the inger-naiI, as if it were
chalk. Most have experienced what Is
commonly called teeth set on edge.
The explanation OF it is that acid of
the fruit that has been eaten has So
softened the enamel of the tooth that the
least pressure is felt by the exceedinly
small nerves which pervade the thin
membrane which connects the enamel
and the bony part of the tooth. Such
an effect cannot be produced without in
turing the enamel True, it will become
hard again when the acid has been
removed by the fuias of the mouth, just
as an egg-shell that has been softened in
this way becomes hard again by being
put in water. When the effect of sour
fruit ON the teeth subsidies they feel rs
well as ever, but they are not as well, and
the oftener il is repeated the sooner the
isastrous consequences are manifested
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
THE NILE.

Character and Extent Of the Present Rise.
The rising of the Nile this year has
been very strong and full flood 1t
began to rise on the lst of July, an aver
age time. On August 10th it was a few
inches over seventeen feet, stayed there
for six days, then fell and rose again and
again, without exceeding that height
until September eth, when it began to
complete its rise, mounted steadily till
the 2Sth, and reached fine, full Nile of
twenty-five feet, one and seven-eighths
inches. This was much to the astouish-
ment of the Egyptians, who have a ira
dition that if the Nile rises during the
night of September 25th it will continue
to rise seventeen days more. They be
lieve this so firmly that they give the
late rise the name of eel saleed," but it
is as unscientifc and incorrect as our
American equinoctial-in fact, it is an
exact parallel to that. All the Nile
floods see-saw between the middle Of
August and the fore part of September,
a period OF about twenty days; Just why
is not known. A rise of twenty-five feet
is good Nile" less than that leaves
a good deal of land in the valley of
Egypt uufertilized. There are thou
sands of acres which no pains is taken to
irrigate in those years when the Nile
food does not attain its full height the
sheikhs know that they are covered by
the Nile every three years at least, and
then they get one rich crop at least at a
very small outlay, and, perhaps, a fair
crop the next, if the water has remained
at high level long enough to give time
for the mud to settle. Sandy, dry, ar-
parently worthless places become fruit
full after such Niles, especially if they
fill gradually, and give The Nile mud
time To precipitate.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
IRE Go1D YIELD or cA11ronNr4.

The gold yield of California this year
viii probably be about $50, 900, 900, or as
much as it was in 1875. OF this two
thirds may come from placer claims and
the remainder from quartz. The greater
part of the gold is obtained by hydraulic
claims in the channels of dead rivers.
with deposits of auriferous gravel several
hundred feet deep and a quarter or
halfmile wide. Although many acres
of deep gravel beds have been washed
away to the bed rock, large areas remain
and promise to yield good profit for
many years to come, though the product
will doubtless decrease gradually. The
placer mining camps which have no by
draulc washing are steadily declining,
if they have not already disappeared, or
if they have not some other resources.
The placer workings of Yuba, Shasta.
Tuolumme and Mariposa counties amount
now to little; in Plumsa they are nearly
as productive as ever. The gold quartz
mining industry of California is station
airy in its general character A large
number of auriferous lodes, and even the
mines partly opened, are neglected be-
cause the gross average yield per ton
will not exceed ten dollars, and that
figure does not, in most cases, leave any
profit; though in Australia, where labor
costs only half as much and supplies are
cheaper, many quartz mines are kept
going for gross yield of five dollars
per ton.