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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-18

MINING R1vuvv1
~..k 1ndlhs January "A. lsea
rho. been estimated by IN authority
.,s,dered competent and largely relied
Nv capitalists in making their invest
..snts that the quantity Of workable
-. IN the Summit Valley district which
Iii ,,say 80 per ton and upwards, h
..,0,cient to employ 1000 stamps foe llf
-ean to come. This view may d
49, be exaggerated, but coming from
nm Who Is practical - well . . soi.
s.tific expert, 1t demands at least con.
r IS to be remembered that
...,s are only twelve quarts
.,,lh and I've hundred and
t~enty-one stamps now 1t work, OF
:. other lords not much more than Z
afth Of the estimated power required to
,.duce the ore body in Afty yean period.
Hence. according t. this estimate the
assent number Of stamps in this d.
tr;ct. including those now in operation
~ we'll ~ those not running. would be
ocaapied for two hundred and nfty yea,s
in milling the ore Of the Summit Valley
district. This b IN expert opinion.
Many people put no confidence in expert
opinion nowadays, especially since the
two reports made by Professor Auburn
o. the celebrated New York mining ex-
nert. on the Robinson mine. This mat
ter Is now familiar to nearly every min
ine man in the United States In No
yeu,i,er 1881; Mr.. Ashburner reported to
the New York stockholders that there
us more than $1,000 tons of workable
ore in sight in the Robinson mine. On
December ., about six weeks aiterward,
Mr.. Asllburnef writes to the same par
tics and confesses that he was complete
" deceived in his former report, and
delud.d by Mr.. Ewing, local manager
Il the mine.
THE ALICE AND MAGMA CnARTA.
Little if any marked change can be
noticed in the output and assay value Of
ore ;r,nn the Alice mine during the past
week. 1t continues to supply over half
the ore run through the eighty stamps
which are and have been in continuous
opeztion. The Bruclner furnace con-
tinues to give perfect satisfaction.
The development Of the Magma Char
IL mine, which seems desti>ed to rival
If not eclipse the Alice. continues with
most gratifying results. 1t may le safe
" said now, ~ has been truthfully said !
for q long time past, that the Magma
Cha,ta looks better than ever. at u |
depth Of little over four hundred feet
two distinct veins have already been
tapped by cross-cut south, and the
cross-cut north, which is being done by |
contract, is expected to strike the main |
north vein in very short time. 1t is
known positively that four distinct and |
valuable veins will be struck on this
level, and. col,sesiuently the expectation
Of Mr.. Hall, the Superintendent, that
the output of the Magma Charts will
soon rival anything in the camp in
quantity and richness, seems to have y
substantial foundation.
NINE AND MILL SUPPLIES.
Agentlcman thoroughly familiar with
the practical workings Of mines and
mills in the district, gives the following
rs to the cost of wages and sup
plies for mine and mill:
WAGES.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02

How TO ESTIMATE GORE IN SIGHT. y
The amount of ore in sight is estimated
from measuring the cubic contents OF a
block of ground exposed by shafts and
drifts. For example: A shaft is sunk
100 feet, and drifts run on the vein for
like distance. If the vein is exposed
on the surface, so that samples can be
taken, the three sides of the block can be
measured and assayed, and the quantity
of ore computed. It is usual to deduct
one-third of the total thus obtained for
pinches or barren spots in the vein. Some
engineers insist upon an exposure on four
sides, and then make an allowance for
shrinkage. To ascertain the weight of
cubic foot of ore or rock, make a
wooden box exactly one foot square, line
itwith tin and graduate it with inches.
Fill it with broken ore or rock and weigh
it; then fill it with water, remove the
rock, and note the number of inches OF
water. This will enable you to ascertain
the weight of the solid foot of ore. For
example. the weight of broken rocks is
100 pounds; the amount of water is three
inches; you have therefore only weighed
nine inches of solid foot, and should
add one fourth of weight to correct total
that is l25 pounds.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
SheriR's Sale.

DYvIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE IssuLD
ID out of tho 9Th Judicial District Court, In
and for the County of Lincoln. State Of Nevada,
and to me directed and delivered, for . judg.
ment rendered in said Court, on the eighth day
Of August, A. D. 1882. in favor of Jos. Eieep.
mann and against John Kenney ard Wife, for
the sum of $5,C40 dollars, debt, together with
S564 counsel fees and s6l dollars. tax costs. and
all accruirg costs and interest. have levied on
the following described property, to wit: That
certain piece or parcel of fsrming land situate.
lying and being in Pahranagat Valley. Lincoln
county State of Nevada, and about six (6) miles
southerly from the Town Of Hiko. in said
County and State, being the NV. Of NV. u
and s y of NV x and N u of Sw u, and the
Sc \ Of the SW u, and the NV \ of the Sc 4
Of Section IA, T.5, s. Range. co E, containing 2sO
acres. with all the appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in anywise appertaining.
Noticeis hereby given that on
Monday, the 4th day Of September,
A. d. 1882, at 70 O'Clock NJ. of that day, will
sell all the right, title and interest of said John
Kenney and Wife In and to the above dee cribed
property, at the front door of the County
Courthouse at Phoebe, Lincoln County, Ne.
vada, At public auction, for cash In hand, to
the highest and best bidder, to satisfy said exc
cution and all costs.
aul2td o.P. SHERWOOD. sherin.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
SOME QUEER USES OF BIRDS.

, Did you ever see candle made out Of
u bird? | suppose not, unless you have
beeii in the Farce Islands, aad very few
people visit their lovely shores. The in.
habitants of these islands live in a very
simple and old-fashioned way, and nearly
everything they use is home made
article.
Thousands of sea- birds build their nests
On the rocks there, and the young birds
are 'as fat as butter" The islanders
take those young birds, run wicks
through their bodies until they are soaked
with grease, light one end of the wick,
and there's your home made candle.
Another kind of bird is used in Aus
tralia rs substitute for confectionery.
1t is species of parrot, called loray,
which feeds on fruit and grain, and has
place in its throat where all the sweet
parts of the things it eats collect and
form kind of honey.
AS soon as an Australian savage shoots
one OF those birds, he puts its bill into his
mouth, and squeezes its throat, and
sucks away just as boys do with oranges.
Then he pulls the feathers out and sticks
them into his hair; and after that he
takes the bird home to Mrs. Savage to be
cooked.
Perhaps, when Mrs. s. is in par
ticularly good humor, he brings loray
or two home to his wooly-headed family
without first extracting all the mice
part.
In great many cities of tropical
America black vultures Tor turkey buz.
yards as they are commonly called in this
country, do the most important part oi
street cleaning. They devour everything
they find which would be liable to decay,
and keep off pestilences, or at least pre-.
vent their coming from that cause.
1t is against the law to molest the buz
yards in any way, and, as they march
around the streets or sit at their ease il
the sunshine, they seem to be well aware
that they are city officials, and of quite
as much Importance as the mayor him
self.
In China, tame cormorants are used tt
supply the markets and the tables o
their owners with FISH. Rings are placet
on their necks, loose enough to ALLOW
them to breathe, but too tight to admi
of their swallowing Then they ar
taken to fish-pond or stream, string
are fastened to their legs, and then the
are allowed to "go a-6shing."
They dive and bring up fish, an
while they are struggling violently t
swallow what they have captured, the
are drawn to the shore by the string
their prey taken away from them, an
they are sent in again.
When the baskets are full, the RIM
are taken of, and the cormorants Al
allowed to do little extra work on the
own account.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
A LOST ART RESTORED.
tBoston Herald.l

ibostoI IcFalu.
Invention or discovery sometimes takes
whirl backward, as is strikingly illus
trated in the revival of lost art bv
man who can better claim the honor of
discovery rather than invention. Under
the Roman Empire specimens of Egyp-
tian and PhGnician glassware, containing
gold and silver, in amalgamation with
the glass, were sold at royal prices in
Rome. Fabulous sums are recorded as
having been paid for them, and efforts
were made even then to get at the secret
OF their manufacture, but without sue
cess. With the decadonce OF the EN-
pire, the jewel glassware vanished. All
that is left OF it to-day are specimens dis
inferred from Roman and African ruins,
and held rs priceless treasures by the
European museums. The Venetians
made repeated attempts to recover this
art, lost in the shadows of tradition, but
commemorated by objects whose exist
ence was a perpetual challenge to their
skill. Countless experiments resulted in
the development of system of spangling
the surface of glass with the precious
metals, but the fusing of the metals in
the crystal defied all analysis. After
centuries of labor the glass workers of
Murano were forced to acknowledge that
the simple skill of a primitive people had
accomplished what all their elaborate
processes could not initiate.
1t was left to accident to perform what
science failed to achieve. Some years
ago Mr. Theophilus d. Farrall, prac-
teal glassworker in England, was super
intending the coating of some metal rods
with glass. The rods, which were of
nickel, were to be used in finishing off a
room walled with mirror. In order to
keep accumulating moisture from rusting
the interior of the rods, Mr.. Farrell set
his men to work coating that surface
with glass. Presently one of the work
men came to him and announced that he
had spoiled the rod. But it was case
of destruction which meant discovery.
The heat of the glass blown into it melt.
ed the rod, and instead Of a cylinder oi
nickel covered with glass, there was 9
tube of glass filled with the most beauti
full silvery spots and veriications, exactly
as they occur in the specimens of ancient
ware in the British Museum. Expert
ments on this lead resulted in the per
fection Of the processes. In the manu-
facture of the art glass, the ordinary
glassblower's tools are used. The blow
pipe is the principal one. The quality o
glass is superior, being specially mad'
with view to ductility and toughness
After ball of glass has been attached t.
the end of the blow-pipe, in the usua
fashion, it is rolled over u sheet of gol'
or silver foil on an iron table. The meta
adheres to it. 1t is then reheated an
blown, when the foil splits under expar
sion and runs in veins or spots. Roug
glass of various colors is rolled into tn
hot ball and heated and blown again an
again, until the mass exhibits the +,
quired variety Of tones, when it is blow
} in a mold the shape desired.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
Three kinds of light are produced d'

Three kinds of light are produced dur
ing thunder-storms, and known as forked
lightning, sheet lightning, and ball light
ming. Mr.. B. G.. Jenkins, L. r. A. S.,
contends that only the first of these is
true Observation-Disclosures, accord.
ing to his view, being manifestations of
chemical rather than electrical energy.
He believes that hydrogen exists in the
earth's upper atmosphere and under GER
tain conditions is drawn into the mixture
of nitrogen and oxygen about us, the
chemical union of the hydrogen and
oxygen causing the second form of light
ming which appears to be almost wholly
| flame among the clouds, and is the form
most frequently seen. The thunder is
not so much the noise of electric dis
charge as the report of gas explosions
Ball lightning is probably not electricity
but gas in intense ignition. The harm
lessness of the last two seems to indicate
their non-electric character.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
Notice to Creditors.

THsTATE or NJ. FULLER, DECEASED. NO.
Il TICE is hereby given by the undersigned
Administrator Of the estate of Mortimer Fuller.
deceased. to the creditors Of, and all persons
havi g claims against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first publication Of this
notice, to said administrator at Phoebe, in the
County Of Lincoln, Nevada.
Dsted at Phoebe. August Z, 1882. t
au12-5t L. P. BETZ, administrator
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02

Investigations made in Germany con-
cerning the comparative vitality of chill
dren under various methods of feeding
exhibit some peculiar results. Thus, OF
100 children nursed by their mothers
only 1872 died the first year; OF those
nursed by wet nurses, 1888 died, OF
those artiicially fed, GO died; and OF
those brought up in institutions, 50 died
to the 100. Again, taking 1000 well-to.
do persons, and 600 poor persons there
remained Of the prosperous, after five
years, 943, while OF the poor only G5t
remained alive; after fifty years there re
mained of the prosperous 557, and only
2s3 Of the poor; at seventy years OF ag'
there remained of the prosperous 23o
| and but 65 of the poor. The total aver
age length Of life among the well-of clas
was found to be fifty years, as agains
/ thirty-two among the poor.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02

Lightning, even at distance, says Nj.
de Lalagade, has real action upon the
magnetism of magnetic rods, through
which the influence under ordinary cir.
cumstances, is neither strong nor rapid
enough to be indicated by the needle ol
the compass.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
ESTRAY.

r HAVE IN MY POSSESSION BROWN
i, Stallion. branded "a" on right shoulder,
and one broken down hind foot Said hoi 50
has been here since March 1st. The owner IS
requested to prove property. pay chsrees and
take him away.
ALIEN NILSSON.
Panaca, Nsvsds. June IS, 1852.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02

Inflated skirts are looming up.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
y y y y y
"PIONEER''
HOTEL,
Bristol, Nevada,
X. II. RLEPE,
PROPRIETOR.
T,HE "pIoNEER" Is A MAGNIFICENT

rJyHE "PIONEER" Is A MAGNIFICENT
/ HOTEL, having been titted out in good
style and with view to the comfort OF guests
who stop here. 1t is the only
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02
THE RECORD

d"iiveroo In Pioche and Bullionville at 26
cents per week. payable to the Carriers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-02

tN persons having business with this Office are
-equested to address the RECORD PyBLoNmsI
COMPANY. We have no authorized Agents.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-15

l 50 inches. In the north belt of Africa il southern California and Arizona the rainfall | does not exceed 10 inches yearly
 Prof. Remsen presented paper upon hi new and he believed original method of pro l ducing white phosphorus. By filling tht
 retorts with hydrogen he got purer form O. phosphorus than could be obtained by dis tillation in the presence of air. The phos phorus produced by Professor Remsen's process soft, plastic, white mass, which
 could not be discolored by exposure to light The third paper read was upon modified
 form of solar eyepiece for use with large ap-
 ertures. Prof. Charles A. Young, of Prince ton, was the essayist. He described his ex- periments with water prisms. Tbe sun heat chipped the surface of the solid prisms, but the new re1ectors worked to perfection.
 Professor Samuel H. Scudder, of Harvard read 8 paper upon some so called tissue in sects found at Fairplay, Col, and compared those intelligent insects with the festive cockroach of modern times. Professor Peters explained his celestial chart upon pre- senting the first ten numbers of that work. Professor c. N Rood delivered some remarks upon method of studying the laws of con- trast quantitatively.
 After luncheon Professor Guyot presented an essay in which he demonstrated the istence in both hemispheres of the globe of terrestrial zone, and explained it's cause. The last paper of the day was brief explanation by Professor Alfred M. Mayer of q graphic method of representing the errors of screw which he used before his classes at the Stew ems Institute, Hoboken. A session of the academy will be held to morrow forenoon at 1 o'clock
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-15
NEW YOREA.

The National Academy Of Sciences.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-In 8 cosy lecture room at Columbia College the National Acad- emy of Sciences began their autumn session yesterday at 10 o'clock. A business meeting was held at which Professor O. c. Marsh of Yale was chosen president. In tho absence of Professor Simon Newcomb, who had gone to the Cape of Good Hope to observe the transit of Venus, Professor George F.
 Barker of the University of Pennsylvania was made secretary. Following the business meeting was public session, attended by many eminent savants, among whom were Professors G. F. Barker of Philadelphia, C.. F. Chandler of Columbia, A. Guyot of Princeton. Ira Remsen of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, J. w. Gibbs of Yale, c. H. T. Peters of Hamilton University, Charles A. Young of Princeton, Wolcott Gibbs of Harvard, o. N. Rood of Columbia College and w. A. Gill of Washington Pro- lessor Charles Loomis of Yale had prepared paper upon the mean annual rainfall of the earth, which in the enforced absence of the ! author was read by the secretary During Investigations extending through several 1 years Professor Loomis had determined the ! mean rainfall of the Atlantic coast from the Middle States to the Gulf of Mexico to be
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-15
TELEGRAPHLC JOTTINGS.

The Russian government has decided to suppress all its legations to Germany except those at Berlin and Stuttgart. The graduating exercises of the Dartmouth Medical School occurred last evening. Twen- ty one graduates were made M. D.'s The Porte has instructed it's ambassador to ask for an immediate reply to it's renewed representations on the necessity of tho dis patch of Turkish envoy to Cairo s. N. Monroe, an old and very wealthy res- ident of Danville, Ill, committed suicide at noon yesterday by shooting himself through the heart. No cause for the act has yet been d discovered.
 Frank Fulford, an employe in paper mill
 at Lancaster, N. H., was caught in the ma
 chinery yesterday and frightfully manged,
 dying four hours after. He was forty years of age.
 Miss Rebecca Magill sister of President
 Magill of Swathmore (the Friend) College, at
 Philadelphia, was struck and killed by loco motive of the West Chester railroad in front of the college grounds yesterday. Thomas Burt, aged twelve years, was caught in reel yesterday at the Lewiston, Me-. bleachery and had both thighs fractured and his skull crushed. His condition is crit ical.
 The proposal that the president of the Egyptian public debt commission shall be a Frenchman continues to be subject of dis cussion between the English and French gov ernments.
 The session of the Belgian Chambers open | ed yesterday, but without the customary | speech from the throne. The reason for the
 omission is supposed to be the deficit in the revenue.
 Sir Andrew Buchanan, G. c. B., died yes
 terday at-London at the age of 75 years. He
 was prominent diplomat, having been sue | cessively British Minister to Geneva, Oopen l hagen, Berlin, Madrid and St. Petersburg.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-15
NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.

A Reception to Successful Candidates. NORTH EAsToN, Nov 14.-Lieutenant Gov.
 ernor- elect Ames gave 8 reception this even- ing at Ames Memorial Hall to the successful candidates in the Second Congressional dis trict, at which Governor Long, Governor elect Butler, ex-Collector Simmons, Con-
 gressman Leopold Morse and some five hun
 dred other prominent State and local politi-
 clans were present, besides a much larger audience of townspeople and neighbors. A
 fine collation. was served, after which speeches were made by the above mentioned gentle men. Governor Long in the course of his exceedingly felicitous remarks said with ref erence to Governor Butler that the Republican party would not stint their appreciation of his administra- tion if it serve the commonwealth and maintain high standard. He said that as he thought of what was before the coming Governor in the way of cattle shows, fair and as Governor Butler was not much accus- toned to public speaking he would turn over to him his whole assortment of public ad- dresses suitable to every variety and occa- sion and give him also a copy of his transla- tion of seneid if he desired it. With refer ence to the charge that he had entered into combination to secure Senator Hoar's seat he said the charges were utterly without foun- dation. He had always withdrawn his name in approaching competition for an office held by another and incurred the charge of weak ness thereby. He desired to act in sympa- thy not in competition, with the men whom the Republican party select to do the work of good politics, and was content with an honorable political service or to retire from if aItO0ether
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-15
MARINE LIST.
sk
PORT OF NEW HAVEN,

ARRIyED-NovEMBER A. Sch H Weaver Weaver, from Baltimore, witt coal
 sch Minnie Mac, Thompson, from Prince Edwardi Island.
 soh Ocean Belle Jayne, from New York, with pig iron. ~ fNs sch Expedite, same. cLEARED-NovEB1BER 14 Sch Citizen, for New York. The str M k Brazos, Capt Ravens. of the Hartford Ir:ns Co., left Bridgeport bound Say brook about o'clock Monday afternoon, with of four ligh Doxes ana two canal boats, light and the hel loa red with sawdust. The wind began to blow a gale from the south and southwest when just outs .he DreakWater; the water rough that the bo If proke ther hawsers, one after the other until were all parted. The tug was being knocked about il rough stye The captain made fast canal boats ana tried to bring them to the city, he had not pri ceeded far when the oaued broke loose tn, ne tr1eo the light one and got in dist ance, then picked the others. The only damage was the breaking of the glass in the forward part of the tug boat. The steamers boiler shifted to some ex- tent. ~
 The str Sarah Weed, Capt Bob Fletch r, of the Empire Trans Co, who came in just ahead the Bra EOS, landed her tow sately Bele Dock; the only IS due Capt Bob.for the manner in which dled his tow.
 Capt Mi1ken, of the str Larkspur reports the loss or hve cana bo .ts instead of six reported yesterdays paper.
 The vessel Charles Carol, Capt c Terry of 25C tons vas sunk of Clinton during the gale of the 18th Inst. The crew were cared for b. Mir smith, proprie . or the hotel at Clinton. The " ssel is owned by William Je" kins of New York.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-15
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT. f8sfs FURNISHED Front and Back Parlor topeth- 8%i1 CT or sep .rate, with or without board, at e1.X- nol5 It" 72 MAR IN STREET.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-15
WANTED.

 A GENTS to canvass for line of Holiday Goot (HA Energetic men or women can make quick saI and good profits. Address, with full name, nOl6 St stST. NIDH LLAS.n N H D Q