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The morning call., 1893-11-05
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY, Nov. 4. - Appended
will be found the official letters Of superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
Con CAL. 81 VA.-1650 level = The
crOsscut running east from the top of the
upraise which was carried up 60 feet from
the main northwest drift at point rs feet
south from its junction with the main west
drift from the G. and G. shaft has been
extended 28 feet, total length 90 feet. in
Dorphyry, clay and quartz. From the foot
of that upraise on the sill floor of this
level a north drift has been advanced 26
feet IN p0rphyry, clay and quartz of some
value. The drift running south at
a point 81 feet down from the
wlnZe which was sunk from the crosscut
run west from the main northwest drift
has been extended during the week II feet,
total length of $50 feet in porphyry
and clay. The drift running north from
the main winze at point 81 feet down.
has been extended IL feet, total length 80
feet. continuing in porDhyry, clay and
quartz. Rapid progress Is being made in
repairing the Con. Virginia shaft, which
inSures the early completion Of that work
down To the 1000-foot point, where a sta
tion will be opened.
OPHIR -1465 level-The crosscut running
west from the main orth drift az a point
124 feet south from the winze station has
been extended during the week 26 feet.
total length 11S feet. in soft porphyry.
MEXICAN-1465 level-Our mining force
has been employed during the week in fol-
lowing and prospecting streaks of quartz
in the south end of the mine on this level.
have continued jointly with the Ophir
Company the work of making repairs in
the Ophlr shaft.
SIERRA NEvADA-No work has been
done in the face of the north lateral drift
1920 feet west Of the shaft 900 level during
the mast week on account of making re-
pairs to the drift. The flow of water from
the face has decreased some during the
past weeK. The south lateral drift from
the intermediate tunnel has been advanced
IS feet, total length 1873 feet; face In por-
phyry, with some quartz of low value.
ANDEs-On the 420 level north drift from
north west drift from east crosscut north
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cured from the start. The track of horse
car system will suffice for the operation of
this motor, which can follow any car, with
out changing the roadbed. No expensive
power house is necessary; there are no
wires overhead nor cables beneath the
track. The only employees necessary are
conductor and gripman for each car. If
the system comprises single car the ex-
pense is limited to its own l0cOmotion,
while in the cable or electric systems the
cost of Oper alton is not changed whether
one car or one hundred are in use. Each
car regulates its own cost of operating and
maintenance, and contains Its own motive
power complete without any external
source Of supply.
As the car comes to standstill the mo-
tor continues running. but 1t only con-
sumes the smallest quantity of fuels suffi.
cient TO keep the gear in motion. The
con sumption OF fuel is In exact proper
tion to the load being carried, the engine
automa tically consuming the fuel in the
precise ratio to the strain put upon it.
Therefore, when traffic is light the ex-
pense of operating is materially decreased.
The car virtually pays its own way. IL it
is moving along track with nothing to
carry but its own weight the consumption
of fuel Is at a minimum. AS one passen-
ger after another enters the increased
load entails a greater demand upon the
fuel supply, the cost of which is betrayed
by the fares paid in by the patrons.
Any volatile oil, such as gasoline or
benzine, may be used for the motive
power. 1t is contained in a cylindrical
tube and quantity costing ST. so to So
will suffice to run the engine eighteen
hours day. moving the car at the rate of
Twelve miles an hour. Gasoline has been
use in the majority of the experiments al
| ready made. The oil is a hydro carbon.
A small quantity of the gasoline is mixed
with large quantity Of air. forming
combustlble mixture which is taken into
the cylinder and ignited by means Of
small electric battery. This process causes
an expansion from which the power is
derived. The com mbustible mixture is thor
oughly decomposed, forming water and
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advanced 13 feet, total length 81 feet; for
nation yiel ding quartz and clay.
GOULD d CURRY - 200 level - West
cr0sscut started in northwest drift
49, feet from main west drift has been ad-
vanced ii feet during the past week, total
length 73S feet. passing through hard
pOrphyry.
BEST AND BELCHER-200 level-West
crosscut 3 started in northwest drift 2e5
feat from our south boundary has been ex-
tended IL feet, passing through quartz and
hard pOrphyry; total length Isl feet. 900
level-we are still clearing and repairing
the north drift which was run from the
top OF upraise from 1000 level
SAVAGE-On the 100 level we are ex-
tractIng ore of fair grade at several points
from the twelfth floor up to the twenty
first floor. During the week we have
hoisted 301 cars of ore from this level.
shipped to the Nevada mill 30 tons and
mlled 2l0 tons. Car samples average
S26 81; battery samples average S22 "a.
Bullion yield for the week S32S4 40.
Shipped to the Carson mint October IS
354 pounds OF crude bullion. We have fin
isbed putting in new guides in the south
compartment of our hosting shaft TO the
$50 level. A portion of the north compart-
ment also needs guides. This work will
be finished during the week, aud we will
start the prospecting drifts suggested on
the 1850 and 1900 levels.
HALE u NORCROSS-Eave eased tim
bers in the main shaft about the 100 sta
ton. 1900 level-During the week have
sunk the winze feet below this level.
total depth 46 feet; extracted during the
week ore assaying per car sample $50 and
cars OF ore assaylng per car sample S11
per ton.
CHoLLAR-The west crosscut from the
north drift 145 feet south of the north line
of 100 level is out SO feet; face in porphyry
and quartz that gives fair assays. We are
doing the usual amount of repairing in
the main incline below the 900 level.
PoTOSI-At a point 200 feet north of
south line of $50 level have started a
crosscut east from the south drift, which is
now out feet: face in low grade quartz
Repairs in No. 4 east crosscut HOO level
are completed, and an upraise started
which is now up q feet; top shows 12
inches of fair grade ore. Extracted and
sent to the mill the past week 154 tons
and 1850 pounds of ore from above the
north drift % feet below the 1000 level and
above the north drift 63 feet below the 1000
level. Milled during the week 200 tons.
on hand at mill So tons 1450 pounds aver
age battery assays SIS %. average car
sample assays $21 81.
BULLION-The west drift from the
station S20 level, Ward shaft is cut 270
feet from the shaft; face in porphyry.
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AFTER THE CASH.
The AlCaZar Box Office
Attached.
Suit Begun by the Former Orchestra
Under the Direction of the
Musicians Union.

At meeting of the board of direct ors
of the Musicians Union Friday afternoo on
it was decided to take official action in
reference to the claim of S12O against the
Alcazar Theater management, for unpaid
salaries to the former members of the Or
cbestra.
By rule of the union. when mem bers do
not receive their stipulated remuneration
for services rendered. instead of allowing
the musician TO sue his debtor. the legal
fight is made by the organization. The
claims in question were assigned to d. w.
Sullivan, member of the board of direc-
tors of the union, who filed a complaint in
the Justices Court yesterday against
Mckee Rankin. Mrs. Mckee Rankin and
Miss Phyllis Rankin. as managers or les
sees of the AlcaZsr.
A deputy from the Sheriff's office served
the necessary attachment papers and took
possession of the receipts in the boX-Office
last evening, just as the curtain was rising
on the first act of Long Branch"
When Mr. and Mrs. Rankin opened in
the Alcazar they engaged as an orchestra
John Josephs and six other musicians, all
members OF the union. For their services
they were to receive $50 week, the con-
ductor to receive the usual additional salary
for leading. The members of the orches-
ira say they had no little difficulty in COL
lecting their wages. Every demand was
met by an excuse, an evasion or a pro-
craStlnatlng promise. By dint of much
persuasion and some threats they state
that they managed to secure the amounts
due them, until about two weeks ago,
when the management was nine days be-
hind with their salaries.
Determining upon drastic measures
Leader Josephs waited upon Mr. Rankin
in the latter'S 0reSsng-room about 7 :55 one
evening and informed the actor. man ageT
that there would be no music for the audi
ence unless the musicians first received
their back pay. Rankin promised and Ca
juled. but Josephs was firm. Finally, in
desperation, Rankin hurried out and re-
turned few minutes latter with $40 for
each of the seven musicians, being half a
weeks salary, promising the balance at
the conclusion of the performance.
By the time the play was over the man
ager changed his mind, however, refused
to produce the rest of the wage money and
supplanted the union orchestra by nom
union players at the rate Of S14 week.
Since the change of talent it is said that
the same cause of dissatisfaction prevails,
and the non-uniOn violinist Leo Strass-
man. has retired from his orchestral en-.
gagement.
After repeated demands for their wages
the former union musicians N the AIcazar
allege that they despaired of receiving the
sums due them, and so have brought th @
suit and attached the box receipts.
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causes the major part of the wear and tear
on the motive power, whether these be
machinery or horses. This very objection
is obvated by the new system prepared
by Mr. Regan, who starts his car with a
tremendous purchase and an even, gentle
speed. increasing the rate Of motion to the
maximum as The strain of the car de-
creases. The Importance of this will be
particularly appreciated by all railroad
men.
AS soon as 1t is started the Regan motor
keeps running at constant speed. irre-
spective of the rate of speed Uf the car,
To illustrate this statement: Suppose a
car to be moving at the rate of twelve
miles an hour on a level road, and con-
suming fifteen horsepower. When the car
reaches grade. the power required to
keep it moving at the same rate of speed
will be greater. consequently the car will
decrease It's speed to rate that can be
obtained from the fifteen horsepower.
This result is secured automatically, with
out any action on the part of the motor
neer, tho mechanism being constructed
with the special purpose Of obtaining this
object.
The mechanical motion shown in the
starting OF the car is one of the salient
points of the motor. 1t is something which
has never been accomplished in the opsr-
alton of street railways. The entire en-
gineering world has been at work trying
to solve this problem for years. The cor
rectness of Mr.. Regan's deductions regard
ing his theory of motion has been proven
by these experiments with an engine con-
structed under his supervision. 1t weighs
6000 pounds. and, for experimental pur-
poses. has been run on short bit Of track
on a 10-per.cent grade. which is very
steep. In the presence of a number of
mechanical experts yesterday the engine
was run up and down the steep track and
instantly stopped or started at any point
without difficulty. AS it was run from a
level track up to the ascent the car auto
matically slowed down, but the motor
kept running at the sane speed.
Under the question of expense the prac-
ticability of Mr.. Regan's invention appeals
most strongly to street-railroad companies
and capitalists. An immense saving is Sc
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street 235 of Seventeenth. 2a by 1925;
$4,000
and \ ellie Moore. lot on NE corner OF Jackson
| and Taylor streets % 2:6 by n 30; gift.
Louis Lander and wife TO William A. Haynes.
street. % by w 100: $40.
sunnysde Land Company and California T. I:
and L. Co to J. p. and Minnie Ruburg, lots 4S aud
40. block 81, Sunnyslde; $40
Rebecea W. Harrison to Hattie Lubbock. lots
l777 and 1878. GIFT Map 81 $40.
Lakeview and Sunnyside Improvement Com
pany to Sarah orr, lots 33 and a. block %. Lake
view: 80
Palmetto avenue. 25 w of orizaba street, w 25
by 100. block So, City Land Association; $5.
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
H o. Childs of Oakland to Mrs. j. A. Miller
(wIfe of r. d. Of Oakland. lot on line of Thirty.
fifth street. l40 OF Grove. W 36 by N 12O :3.
portion of lots IL and 10. block G. Central Land
Company's property. Oakland: $40.
William f. and Leona Thomas TO Augustus A.
Doolttie of Oakland. lot on line of Monroe
of lot lS. Dow g. Thomas Tract E % Dy N 55 80
portion of lot Is. Dow e. Thomas Tract East
oakland; So.
James T. Boyd Of San Francisco to j. A. East
OF Oakland lot on S line OF First avenue. 10
of Summer street. e 35 by 100. portion OF lots
/, and 8, Locksley-square Tract, subdivision OF
block 6, Vernon Park Tract, Oakland Township;
80
Joseph Schneider of Vallejo to Sabina lei Car
men Quinby of Oakland, lot /. Grand View err
race. subdivision of lot II. block 8. Piedmo ont
Park. Oakland Township: $500,
Rawley +. Dent of san Jose to Fred r. Ander-
son of Alameda, lot on line of Oak street. 100 n
of Alameda avenue, N SO by so, being the SO
feet of lot g. block U. lands adjacent TO Encin1I
except much taken from w side for widening
Oak street. Alameda; $40.
w. H. and Ida +. D. Zinns (nee Derby TO John
Serex lot line OF Central avenue, l48 w of
Lafayette. w 9S by $50. lots and B. block 2,
amended map Bartlett Tract Alameda; $40.
Bridget Monahan of Oakland to Margaret wife
OF I. J. Crosby OF Oakland. lot on f line OF Camp
bell street. 25 ia n of Atlantic. 25 by L 75
lot 2, block 49s revised map of Gibbons property,
Oakland; gift.
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A NEW POWER.
The Invention of a Novel
Motor Car.
REGAN'S PRACTICAL DEVICE.
An Engineers Application of a Law
of Motion Which Will Revolu.
tionize Streetcar Systems.

Down on First street there is q machine
shop which has been center of interest
for mechanical engineers and railroad
men during the past few weeks. A series
of experiments have been conducted there
to determine the utility of an engine and
motive power which promises to revolu-
tonize the systems of street railway loco
motion now in vogue.
Daniel 5. Regan, who invented the vapor
engines in general use on steamers and in
factories. is also the inventor of this latest
Improvement in transmitting gearing for
gas engines. To a certain extent it is a
development of the vapor engine. 1t is
highly important as new adaptation of
the law of mechanical motion, and makes
possible novel results in the starting and
stopping of car
1t is understood by the mechanical
world in general, and especially by loco
motive engineers, that more power is con-
sumed in starting car than in main tain
ing its motion. In the first movement of
a car lies the greatest waste Of power and it
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TRANSFER POINTS.
More on the Market
Street System.
RAIDS BY ARMED TRAMPS.
Canadian Pacific Makes the First
rlove in the Probable Rate
War in the Northwest.

new system of transferring is to be put
in operation by the Market-street Railway
Company, the pew title for the consoldat-
ed street railway companies. A change is
also to be made in the route of the Folsom
street horsecars and also the Sixth-street
line. The new order is to 60 into immedl-
ate effect, tomorrow morning being given
as the time for the new rules to 60 into
operation.
Transfers will be issued from the Mar
ket-street cable-cars going west from the
ferries at Post and Market streets to the
Post-sreet cable-cars. and at Ellis and
Market streets to the Elis-street cable
ears. Transfers will be given from the
Post and Ellis street cable-cars at the
same points to the Market-street cable
cars going toward the ferries only.
Transfers will also be issued from the
Folsom-street horsecars at Sixth and Fol-
som streets to the Sixth-street horsecars,
which will hereafter run along Sixth to
Market and down the latter via Sansome
street to jackson. the postoffice and ferries.
Transfers will be issued by the Sixth
street horsecars to the Fosom-street
horsecars at Sixth and Folsom streets 60
| ing toward the Mission.
The route of the Folsom-street cars is to
| Uc dlICioQ duI DouCclOIbIl bIl6 uOTS6CdTS
will run from Twenty-sxth, on Folsom. to
| First. to Battery, to California street.
The SiXth-street route is to be chan ged
| and the cars run from Brannan, on Sixth,
| to Market, down the latter to Sansome,
to Jackson, and thence to the ferries
Chronicling the movements and doings
of the vast number of tramps scattered
over the lines of the Southern Pacific road
keeps the wires pretty busy these days
carrying Information to the officials of the
ROAD in this city. Yesterday a body of
$50 impecuniOns travellers broke open a
freightcar at Yuma and rified its contents
OF number of boxes of rasnS and other
articles which it contained Soon after
the receipt OF the dispatch conveying this
information came another stating that an
other gang, thirty in number. had taken
possession of bOXcar and started West.
The men are nearly all armed and threat
ened to shoot the railroad employees if they
attempted to sdetrack the car
The officials Of the road say they are
powerless to successfully cope with the
problem and that they think it is ques-
tion demanding the attention of the Fed
eral Government. They say that if an
attempt should be made by the railroad
company to keep these men from riding
free it might result in overt acts upon The
part or the tramps, by which the safety of
the travelling public would be endangered,
besides the great loss in property which
would naturally follow a wreck. The
tramp question has undoubtedly assumed
phase which is Of serious import not
only to the railroad company but to the
State at large.
The first move in the great fight which
many well-informed men predict will be-
waged among the railroads in the North-
west has been maze by the Canadian Pa
cific. That company comes out with the
announcement of the following rates East
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CLASS ATHLETICS.
The High School Pupils
Field-Day.
"A Heavy Fog Prevents Record.
Breaking-A Good Time at the
Olympic Grounds.

The regular fall interclass games Of the
Boys' High School took place yesterday
afternoon at the Olympic Club grounds.
The contesting classes included those Of
'94; '95 and go.
There was not as large an attendance as
might have graced the grounds had the
=: day been clear from the other attractions.
but those who partly occupied the grand
stand were well supplied with the Gus
tomary fsh-horns. and from the piercing
toots and shouts of enthusiasm which
:came from under the low roof one could
we'll imagine himself surrounded by regi-
.ment of small boys on New Years eve.
The sports were good. considering the
cold, damp fog which swept over the
campus iu dense sheets before the games
had fairly begun. The boys were not to
be discouraged by this unpleasant draw
back and stayed with it to the end.
The first event was 100-yard dash,
which was divided in two heats, the first
and second in each to contest IN the hnals.
In the first heat Madden, '96, run IN II 1-5
seconds. with Mcfarland, '94, good sec
.ond. Pierce, '94. WOE the Sc ond heat In
Il 2-5 seconds. followed by Sheehan, SO.
!; Ia the finals Pierce won the laurels 10
II 2-5 sec. Madden, Sheehan and McFar-
lanu coming IN respectively In close Iea0
Glbbins '95 AMI Manning '96 ran an $50
yard dash, the latter easily defeating MS
opponent Time, min. % 1-5 sec.
A 12J-yard hurdle race followed between
Quinlan "a and Bill Smith '95. Qulnlan
proved himself TO be too much for Smith.
and displayed considerable agility in get
ting over the three-fOot obstacles. he
finished in the remarkable time Of IL 40
: Sec.
: The one-mile walk, which came next.
created considerable interest and proved
p, TO be intensely interesting. The three
:. contestants made a good start. Djggins '96
taxing the lead. Bill Smith '95 followed
. closely, while Castlehun '96 took up the
rear. The first three-quaTters was coy-
=. ered Ia the same position, when CastleEun
j.: quietly crept up in second place anc was
gradually catching up with Digglns when
the latter appeared to take new life and
ed IN much Increased gait. While
the leaders were Jogging along in spirited
: manner omltn was gradually stealing his
:. way TO the lead and had soon ,assed Cas-
tlehun, who became ratified ard fell out.
On the homestretch Castlehun managed to
= get ahead until within few yards of the
line, when Diggins made another spurt
and walked in two seconds in the lead.
The time was 9:5S12.
=: 220-yard dash followed and was wop
by Pierce "a in IS 1-3.
In the one-mile run w. B. Smith. ,a5
defeated bis opponents In 6;12. Hector.
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ing he finally devised this system. 1t places
the mechanical device under perfect
control, irrespective of the operator on the
motor. as is shown by its sudden stoppage
and quick motion in either direction de-
sired on the side of steep grade.
a company 10 furnish these engines was
recently Incorporated. and a contract has
already been made for the furnishing Of
three engines and cars to run from Baden
station to the stockyard town at South San
Francisco, distance of two and half
miles. This line will be in operation by
February l, 1894
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carbonic acid, which is exhausted after it

carbonic acid, which is exhausted after il
has done its work.
When any collapse of cable or electric
car system occurs. or If anything goes
wrong with their motive power. the whole
system Is tied up and all cars cease run
ming. Under such plan as that proposed
by Mr. Regan the disbursement OF any
part of the motive power affects only that
one car in which the breakage occurs. The
crIr pied motor can be readily removed
from the track and no suspension OF travel
follows the accident.
The speed OF the experimental motor
constructed is gauged for twelve miles an
hour. but this can be regulated to reduce
1t TO slower rate Of motion. Cars can be
built on the same principle to travel at the
rate of forty miles an hour. if necessary,
the cost of locomoton increasing with the
higher speed.
The general adoption of this system
could but prove valuable to the public, Is
1t would permit of lower rate of fare be-
ing charged. If a corporation can con-
struct an expensive plant and costly
roadbed. and operate an elaborate and
compilcated system so as to insure large
dividends to its stockholders from the ex-
action of a scent fare. the greatly re-
duced cost of constructing and operating
the Regan system should permit hand
some returns on the Investment from a
rate much less.
Daniel S. Regan. the originator of the
system and the inventor of the mechanical
device. Is native of San Francisco, 3S
years Of age. He is by occupation a
mechanical engineer, with well-devel-
oped taste for experimenting with the
laws of motion. He has ridden his favor
ite hobby so successfully that eighteen
patents have been issued to him from the
United States Office at Washington. Mr..
Regan considers mis- latest the greatest
of all his achievements.
For ten years he has given the ma alter
of motive power much thought. He had
always considered this subsequent dis
covery an imDractcable proposition until
some mechanical device had been discov-
cred to accomplish this change of speed.
After great deal of labor in experiment