The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
AMONG THE IRON MILLS,
Increased Activity and More
Mechanics at
Work.
MINING IN CITY LIMITS
Growing. Trade With Mexico and
South America-Good Results
of the Fair.

and the City's trade in general. AS has
before been stated the exhibits were al
most wholly made up from the products of
our home factories. This resulted in
a critical examination being made of
the various productions of local man
ufacturing: concerns and a close inspec-
ton of their merits as compared with
Eastern and foreign articles of like
nature. Through a visit made by. a
representative of THE CALL to various fac
tories embraced in the iron-working trade
it was learned that large numberof sales
of different kinds of machinery have al
ready been made, directly influenced. by
the Mechanics Fair exhibits, and num-
Der of i'm portant contracts are about as
good as closed which had their genesis in
the same.
This and the extraordinary activity in
gold mining in the State calling for a vastly
increased amount of mining machinery, has
given the machine-shops and foundries of
the City new lease of life, and many es-
adjustments have added considerably to
their force of mechanics, and two factories
in direct connection with the mining bust
ness have recently been running both night
and day to keep pace with the orders. As
there seems to be no abatement in the in
terest taken by capitalists in gold mining
propositions in the State, and as proof is
had almost every day of numerous and
larger lnvestme nts in them, it seems rea-
sonable to predict still greater and con-
tinued prosperity in this one most impor-
tant industrial line.
The San Francisco Bridge Company,
which has the contract for building the
iron pier at the Preside for the Govern
ment, has received all the material for it's
peer Will now progress more rapidly. This
company has just received the contract for
the building of $1,000 combination bridge
IN MarlpoSa County.
1. Banta & Co.. of this City, marufac-
turers and discoveries of the I. Banta
che mical process for saving fine gold from
black sand or gravel, have erected one of
their plants on the beach near the bluff
about four miles below the Cliff House.
The plant has just been completed, and a.
public demonstration will be given to-
morrow to show its working. The sands
of the beach here do not contain much
gold, running but from % to 80 cents per.
ton, but by the Banta process it is claimed
that 80 per cent of it can be saved. Mining
men here who are interested in black: sand
and fine gravel propositions are taking
much interest In this new process, and it is
expected that a large number will be
present at the starting up of the works at
the beach to-day.
The Pacific Works of the Washburn and
Moen Manufacturing Company at North
Beach is rushed with orders Their nail
works plant now runs both night and day,
and their Wire-rOpe plant which is operated
now on fourteen hours time per day would
be Immediately put on double time if
sufficient men skilled in operating such,
works could be procured here. Recently
the company delivered several more cables
to.local street railway companies, ana have
orders in hand to operate the works up to
full capacity for some time.
Yesterday the Perkins Pump and Engine
Company shipped a large engine and
pumping plant to Santa Barbara
The Golden Gate Wooden Manufacturing
Company is engaged in filling an order
from the East for large number of
blankets. Shipments of these California
made blankets are constantly going for
ward and the trade with the East in this
line of goods is steadily increasing This
company reports local trade as much i'm
proved, and the outlook bright for a good
fall trade.
The Oriental Gas Engine Company is
placing an engine in the I. Banta gold
saving plant, recently erected on the
beach, some four miles south of the Cliff
House. This company is also placing an
engine in a launch for Otto Weisman of
this City.
4AC ". II. INdHS
is shipping an engine and machinery
for large tugboat in Guatemala.
The Krogh Manufacturing Company has
Just sold the big pump which they had on
exhibition at the late Mechanics Fair, to
Messrs. Lock d Lavenson of Sacramento.
The maximum capacity of this pump is
10000 gallons per minute. This company
also recently shipped three pumping
plants to Denver, Colo, two to Stock
ton, one to Santa Barbara, one to mill in
Plumas County and another large plant to
mining company near Copperopolis.
The Midas Gold saving Machinery Com
pany has during the past week shipped a
Gold King amalgamator to the Vanderbilt
mine in Mariposa County, also one to New
Zealand, another to the Globe mine in
Trinity County, one to the English Noun
tain mine near Emigrant Gap, two to the
Standard mine at Oroville and are ship
ping one to the Brush Hill mine in
Lassen County. They report many in
quiries for mining machinery from every
mining camp on the coast and a gratifying
increase N trade with the mining compa-
mics Of Mexico, Central and South Amer
lea. Since January they have sold sixty
amalgamators.
Francis, Smith & Co. have recently made
some heavy shipments of pipe for mining
purposes to Oregon and Idaho, They are
also making a large shipment of the same
to mining company in Mexico.
The Cahill & Hall Elevator Company of
this City has in contemplation the en-
largement of its works, which is healthy
sign for these times. The company has
during the last six years done much to
advance the art of "hoistipg and lowering.
in our commercial buildings.
/ The Vulcan Iron Works OF this City have
recently been much extending their saw
mill branch, specially at these works
that has cost a good deal of money to es-
tablish. By judicious advertising the com
pany has extended its business to Mexico
and Central America. Orders in hand are
being executed for Guatemala.
" The Trenton Iron Company has a con-.
tract for a wire-rope tramway to be used
for hauling logwood in Hayti. The order
amounts to about 100000. The struc-
tural ironwork in connection with it
calls for about $50, 600 more.
The Fulton Engineering and Ship
building Works has secured contract to
put in ten additional stamps in the Santa
Rosa mine, near Perris. It also has con-.
tract with e.. w. Chapman for forty.
stamp mill, air-compressor, etc., for the
Zintgraf mine, Amador County.
The Sunkel Bicycle Factory, recently
established at 523 Mission street, is meet.
ing with success, and has ADDED to the
number of its skilled mechanics to keen