Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-13
BUSINESS NOTES.
A New MetaI-The ID. a H. g. hc-
ductIOn works and Prices.


The London Engineer states that ger
NAHUM, the new element discovered by
DIR. Clemens Winl;ler, has a melting
point somewhat lower than silver-that
is. about 900 degrees-and at tenn
perature little higher than this appears to
volatile. 1t crystalizes in octahedra, is
extremely brittle, has perfect metallic
lustre and grayish-white color. Its
specific gravity is 5.460 at 20.4 degrees.
1t is insoluble in hydrochloric acid, is
readily dissolved by aqua regia, is con-
verted into white oxide by nitric acid,
and into soluble sulphate by concen-
trated sulphuric acid. Determinations
of the atomic weight OF germanium were
made by estimating the percentage OF
chlorine in the chloride, Cecil, and the
number 70. 80 was obtained as the mean
of four experiments, this number agree
ing closely with the atomic weight OF
Mendelejeffs ekaslicium.
Underneath the streets Of Virginia City
and of Butte City veins OF mineral are
| found and worked Recently the owners
OF the Washington lode, in Butte, were
fined for obstructing a city street by sink
ing a shaft thereon. The owners of the
mine hold it under United States patent,
so saws the Butte Inter-MOuntdin, and
last year, in a suit with the city, the Dis
trict Court decided that the mine-owners
had a right to the possession OF all the
surface ground included in the patent.
Under this decision the owners OF the
mine hold that they can sink shafts where
they choose on their own ground. An
appeal will be taken from the Police
Court, and the case will probably be car
ried up to the United States Supreme
Court.
The d. & r. &. railway propose to
push branch OF their road to Glenwood
Springs, Garfield county Colorado, in
the course OF next summer
Hon. A. L. Thomas, recently from
Southern California, says that land specu-
lation at Los Angeles and the region
round about there is very active. For
tunes have been and are being made by
persons who have long held land COM
paratively unstable. Cut up into small
, parcels, farm land even is in large and
quick demand. Prof. Coyner, who re-
moved from Salt Lake City to Pasadena,
has profted well by his speculations.
Reduction works having a capacity OF DC
, tons are Just completed at Reno The
company are paying for ores carrying 81
, per cent. and over in lead, 80 per cent. of
, the assay value of the gold, silver and
, lead, with Sl0per ton off for working, mar
ket rates being paid in all cases fol
metals. In base or refractory ores the
working charges are Sl4 per ton, the
works paying 80 per cent. OF the assay
value up to $500, and 80 per cent. from
, $500 to $500. Low grade lead ores 81
= per ton for smelling, and 80 per cent o
, assay value for gold, silver and lead con
tanned.
The grades and wagon road for Cap
, tain Gunn's mill, on the Gold Belt, says
the Wood River Times, are completed
=. and the machinery is on the ground.
! The mill-wrights who came here for the
, purpose OF constructing it say that they
can get it ready to run in thirty days. Il
Z may therefore be set down as fact that
by New Years Day, there will be another
mill working on the Gold Belt ores.
In the see-saw betweenibears and bulls
on the Comstock, those of our readers
who, like the old woman in the fight be-
/ tween the bear and her husband, "don'
: care which whips" will find fun in look
t ing on. Captain Kelley, superintendent
= OF the Bodie group OF mines. says
q "There is no doubt little bunch of or
$ in the north end OF the old California, Q
i the existence of which John Macka
and Flood have been cognizant 70
g long time. They had large block
n Ophr when the advance began. Whe
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