Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-05-13


paoity to five stamp battery. Quicksilver,
hot water and some cheap chemicals yet IN
named are placed in the cylinders with the
roasted ores, the heads of the cylinders are
tightly closed and the pulverizing apparatus
set in motion at the rate Of ten revolutions to
a minute. The cylindrical weight Of 2jO
pounds in each cylinder falls twice upon the
ore in every revolution, pulverzng it to an
impapablc powder, while at the same time
amalgamation is going on. After six hours
Of this treatment, the cylinders are opened
and the pulp elected through pipe into the
separator, where it is met by u stream of
water at the bottom of a separating Vat which
keeps the pulp in active motion, and the
am8lgam goes into the receptacle at the bot
tom of the separator, and the slum floats OF
at the top. This passes through rotary
square box provided with copper plates to
catch the smallest particles of aGalgam, II
such could possibly scape. The amalgam is
Immediately drawn off and retorted, and in
70 hours from the time the quartz is first put
into the furnace the rcsult-bulliOn-iS OBJ
tanned, averaging from 80 to 80 per cent. OF
the assaycd value of the ore, and that effected
at very small cost. With free ores the furnace
is omitted as the pulvcrizcr is sufficient with
out As the machinery started the octagon
pulvcriler moved oil as perfectly as though
it had been in use for years. Mr.. Fryer, the
inventor, and Mr.. Hall President of the
Fryer, Noble Metal Mining Company, were
both warmly congratulated upon the success.
Nh Hall, who had witnessed the inaugural
ton of the enterprise. left by the afternoon
train for New York.
THE grandcst spanish Immigrant suit of
all has been entered in the United States
District Court Of California, in behalf of the
heirs ii Iturbidc, who in 1922 for IL few
months, when he was ovcrthrOwn by Santa
Anna, rcgncd a. Emperor of Mexico The
claim for twenty square leagues, comprising
nearly seven counties IN California, which
was granted by the Mexican Congress in rec
IGNITION of his services in the Mexican war
of independence, and which. it is claimed,
was located in 1915, prior to the acquisition
of Alta California, as it was then called, by
the United States. lturbide WAS shot in IN
attempt to rcvoutionlc Santa Anna in 1893,
and the claimants are Madame lturbide, the
wife o: his sou, ami her boy Augustine, who
two or three years since came to the United
States and settled at Georgetown, ID. c.,
where the grandson of the Emperor and chief
claimant to this immense domain is now at
school.
THE Daily 1~tori'a replies to IA paragraph,
that originated in the OLYMPIAN about IA
month ago, As follows: I'VE notice a para
graph goingthc rounds of the press concerns
Ing life preservcr from the ship John (en>
ME which has been picked up at Gray :
IIarbor Some Of our contemporaries are
Specializing aS to the why's and whcrcfores
of the discovery. 1t will be remembered
that the John Rennie the first time she left
San Francisco last winter, for Astoria, was
overtaken by a storm which did her consid>
cradle damage, and compelled her to put
back for repairs. During the prevalence of
the storm a man was lost overheard. No
boats could be lowered, but in The hope of
saving him several life preserycrs were
thrown overheard, and the one found at the
Bay is in all probability one of those The
man was not rescued.
WE find this interesting note IN the british
lol,nif, of the 18th inst. Mr.. J. II. Jelly
WAS the only passenger who escaped the
common lot Of some 800 others drowned on
the steamship Pacific. He survived the tiers
rors of the deep and was rescued from a
watcry' grave when the spark OF nope was
almost extingushed. Now news is brought
that. after his return to Ontario, and when
on his voyage to this city prepared to take
chances with the rest of British Columbia, he
received word that rclativ" had died and
that he had become the heir to a large estate.
British Columbia therefore has lost good
citizen. Jelly has retuTned TO his newly
gained property ana thanks his lucky stars
that he did not share that dreadful fate
which brought to close the lives of many
well known and endeared to us here. Verify
i, is better to be born lucky than rich,
Tue past few days have brought the salmon
pretty freely into the Columbia. Many
supposed that the run would he light this
year The lower canneries, we learn, had
About Oak Point and Rainier the catch
showed considerable Improvement yesterday.
Salmon are usually two weeks later at these
latter places. although the season lasts tive
weeks longer than further down the river.
As far as we can learn all the canneriel
are in operation excepting at Westport.
TIE man reported to have been killed by
Deputy-shcritf Hawks, during the recent
outbreak at the Steilacoom penitentiary was
only dangerously wounded and is fast
recovering. The last one of the escaping
= prisoners has been rccaptured, 50 all they
gained was some severe wounds and bruiSe:
and additional irons and more severe
~di>cipline.
TuIRry bales of hops were sold in San
Francisco last week at Is cents pound
the top of the market, while other sales art
reported at low rates, II and Is cents. The
last steamer to Australia took l06 bales t(
Sydney, $50 bales to Adelaide and 50 bales tC
New Zealand.
SHERIFF Billings returned this morning
with Andrew ST Martin in custody. Thi
finishes up Mr., Billings errands to Victoria
on extradition business, and he says he il
glad of it although he has received nothin!
but the kindliest of treatment from th'
British Columbia officials al all times.
THE rush to Cassar has commenced. Thu
California had nearly 300 passengers; ant
the Otter carried nearly as many more. Tn
diggings will probably contain LOO mel
this Summer McDame and Thibet Creek
seem to be the attractive points