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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
DRIED FRUITS, RAIsINs. NUTS. ETC
DRIED FRUITS

DRIED FRUITS
Quotations Oh the Fruit Exchange are as fol-
lows:
CARLOAD Lors-Apricots are quotable ut case
for Royals and 11H2@l2c for choice TO fancy
Moorparks; Prunes, S1ac for the sizes: Peaches,
4G512c for prime TO choice, 61a@7c for fancy and
Sd Iuc for peeled in boxes: Apples 534c p b for
@s5c for prime to choice, 4@51ac for quarters and
6G6 1ac for halves; Plums. &c tor ptted and 11ac
for unpitted; Nectarines, 31aG41ac for dice and
51ac tor fancy; White Figs SC; BLACK Figs, "A
@212c
JoBBINe PRIcFs-Peaches 41a@5Iac p n:
fancy, 615@71ac 2 ID: peeled, 121sc q n: A pri-
cots, 61a99c 3 h: fancy. l0c; Moorparks, 12C0
13c; evaporated Apples, Ac; sun-drcd, 234 @3c:
impressed and 3G31ac for pressed; white Figs,
&C; Plums 41a@l5c Tor ptted and ! 1ac for un-
pited: Nectarines, 4@6c 2 10 for prime to fancy;
Pears, 212@5c for whole. 4129512c Tor quarters
and 412@61ec Tor halves
RAIoINS-
CARLOAD PRIcEs-Four-crown loose. 53sc: three
crown, 43sc 2 h; two-crown. 33,sc p h: seed
less Sultanas, o12c; seedless MuscaIels 43sc; 3
London layers, 81 10; clusters. 81 So;
Dehesa clusters. 81 SO; Imperial clusters IS;
dried Grapes, &c q b.
loose, sac: 3-crown. 434c 2-crown, 3Mc; seedess
Sultanas. sac; seedless Muscatels = 1ac: 3-crown
Lonoon layers, 81 20; clusters 81 so; Dehesa
clusters 50 rs: Imperial clusters, SO 25.
612@7c q b for siandar: and 9@91ac p n
for softshell: Almonds, 6@612c for Languedoc,
3@31ac TOR hardshell and Sh9c tor paper shell.
lobbing; Peanuts, 4@6c for Eastern and 4c for
712@Sc p H. Filberts, 71a@Sc: Brazil Nuts
71a@Sc: Cocoanuts, 4@5cR lUO.
HONEY-Comb. 1V(9l212c for bright and 5@9c
for lower grades water white extracted, 5@512c:
light amber extracted 41a@4S4c; Clark amber a(9
412c; dark, 2@3c q ID.
BEESWAA-23@I6 &c 2 n
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
CHICAGO CATS.
T hey Are Sacrificed in the Interest o.
Science by Medical Students.

hey Are Sacrificed in the Interest o.
Science by Medical Students.
Has your pet cat suddenly disappeared
and you don't know what has become Of
it? Probably it has fallen a martyr to
science. One hundred eats have met that
fate during the past week, and another
hundred have it in store for them.
At this period of the year each Of the
medical students in Chicago is required to
dissect an animal and mount its skeleton.
The animal preferred is cat. There are
some 200 medical students in Chicago in
their first year, and each OF them Is in
structed to keep his eye open for cat,
and they have been prowling down all VS.
in search of feiines, and perhaps half OF
them have been lucky enough to be sue
cessful in their search.
1t is not an easy task to find a cat when
you want one. Ordinary mortals see
plenty OF them as they squall through the
night outside OF their windows. But it is
d lfferent with the med cal student. When
he wants cat he finds it very d fficut to
get one, and therefore he Is forced TO make
q very thorough hunt before he succeeds
in bagging the game. On this account the
medical student finds Il better to make
the resid ence districts his hunting-ground,
where he may be able to catch some very
tame feline who has wandered from IT'S
house and home TO sun itself on the steps.
The stray cats are much harder to
capture, because they are not so tame and
have been taught by sad experience to re-
gard ali men as their enemies. The pet
tabby is less sus picious ana falls an easy
prey to the medical student when she
wanders from her own Preside. Hence it
is that most, of the cats which are being
made martyrs to science are we'll groo med
and high bred. Fully score of beautiful
Angoras and nearly as many Persian cats
have been captured alive and chloroformed
by the students during the past week.
There is student at one of the medical
colleges who has been so successful in cap
turing cats that he has been making a
business of it. and is laying by store oil
money to help pay mis- expenses through
the college. He has a winsome way Of
saying, Pussy, pussy" which few cats
seem able TO resist, and as q result he has
caught sixteen during the past week,
which he has very little difficulty in sell
ing 10 less fortunate hunters of the feline
pets. His favorite hunting-e round is
Michigan avenue, where the best cats can
be had and most easily.-Chicago Times
Herald.
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were seated close together on a ledge
breaking with small hammers the frag-
ments of rock as they were brought up
from below. When turquoise was dis
covered it was placed on one side in its
rough state, .encased in rock and sent to
Mershed. Unfortunately, though the
mine is very productive and the tur-
quoises of good shape heir color soon
goes. Since the Abdur Real mlnefell in
it may be said that the stones of perfect
shape and color are very rarely found.
But, though really good turquoises are
rare, there is an abundance OF imperfect
and bad stones which are eagarly bought.
for all Orientals prize them, and the very
poorest like to possess even green and
spotted one set in tin ring. 1t is more
than likely, however. that the hill con-
tains an abundance of good stones.
Some of those now found look excellent
at first but the color in most cases soon
fades, or green tinge is developed, or
spots appear on them. Some of these
white spots can only be detected at first
with glass, and then as a mere speck,
but in time they may expand and spread
right across the stone. The color of most
vived bv dampness. In Meshed no one
would dream of buying TURQUOISE OF good
color without possessing it first for some
days, for it is the most treacherous OF all
precious stones. The turquoises, as soon
as they are cut in Mershed, are nearly all
sold at once for export. and their price in
the town rises at least 1000 per cent. Some
years ago one could obtain IN Meshed
good turquoises of perfect shape, fine
color, fair size, and without flaw Tor few
shlllings each. Turquoises are at present
far cheaper at Tifiis and Constantinopie
than at Meshed, and at those towns one
might perhaps find some of good color
which have been in stock for years.
London Times.
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Explanation.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
~ STATION indicate maximum temperature for the
0AySi those underneath it, if any, the amount of
ranfal OF melted snow in inches and hund red this,
curing the past twelve hours. 1sobars, or solid
lines, connect points of equal air pressure; $50
tAerns, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
WORD high" means high barometric pressure and
is usually accom- panied by fair weather: "low''
refers TO low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
Lows u.s. ally first appear the Washington
coast; hen the pressure is high in the interior
and low along the coast and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast, rain is probable;
but when the slow" Is incosed with isobars OF
marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb-
able. With thigh" in the vicinity OF Idaho and
the pressure falling to the California coast warme.
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions
WIN produce opposite result
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CUNNING OF ELEPHANTS.
Some Examples of Their Sagacity Will,
in Their wild State.

in Their villa State.
Several years ago large bull elephant
was captured by Cripps, the famous eie-
phant-taker of Ceylon. The animal made
desperate struggle at first, but was
finally conquered and led into the corral
by two elephants trained for the purpose.
The moment it entered the Enclosure it
sank upon the ground and apparently
died of what natives termed broken
heart. Every effort was made to restore
the elephant. 1t was treated by the doc
tors, pinched with spears by the mahouts,
but all to no purpose, and 1T was finally
deserted. But the moment the natives
sprang to its feet, and with exultans
trum peting rushed through the corral
fence and into the forest. where its cries
of delight at the success Of its ruse were
heard for some time.
Mice will feign death 10 escape q cat,
and even human beings at times adopt
this ruse to escape from the various enc
mics. Almost every great lion hunter has
tried it with this animal, and often with
success. A famous elephant hunter was
caught by rogue elephant and tossed in
the air, after which the feroeious brute at
tenn pied to kneel upon him and crush him.
but the hunter did not move, realizing
that it was his only salvation, and the eie-
plant, thinking him dead, turned and ran
into the brush.
One of the most remarkable instances
of presence of mind on record was that
shown by Seious, the African big-game
sportsman. He was caught by an en-
ragged elephant, which he had wounded,
and pinned to the earth by tusk which
cut through his thigh to the bone, tearing q
gaping wound. Selous retained conscious
ness and pretended to be dead. The ele-
plant watched him closely for a few
moments to see if he was alive; then he
jerked his tusk from his body and the
ground, which it had penetrated, rose to
It's feet and staggered off to receive its
death from the friends of the plucky
hunter, VINO had not fired, fearing that
the animal would fall and crush the
wounded man.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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A SEA BOTTOM EXPLORER.
Work Actually Begun on the Lake Sub
marine Boat.

marine Boat.
Work was begun a day or two ago at the
Columbian Shipyards, Baltimore, on the
construction of the lake submarine wreck.
ing vessel that is to sink into the ocean
depths, explore wrecks and coral beds, and
in fact, be the wonder of the age in marine
engineering. The boat. which has al
ready been described in these columns.
will be cigar-shaped. SO feet long, feet in
diameter, with displacement Of "a tons.
The steel hull viii! be braced TO stand the
pressure at depth Of 300 feet.
She will be propelled by steam on the
surface and by electricity while SUBJ
merged. The craft will be divided into
four Compartments - engine and living
room, air-lock chamber, divers room and
lookout compartment. The pilot-house
and smokestack will be in the center OF
the vessels back. When running on the
surface the boat will be guided and pro-
PEELED as are ordinary steam vessels.
The vessel will be submerged by filing
tanks in her hull. lowering heavy weights
to the bottom of the sea, and then wind
ing in the cables attached to the weights,
when the vessel will descend. The fires
will be extinguished when the vessel goes
down. ana electricity will then supply the
motive power. The peculiar craft is to
carry crew OF six men, ana will DE capa-
Bile of staying on the bottom forty hours
without renewing the air.
The openings where tho divers will go
out will be on the bottom and the water
will be kept out of the apartment from
which they leave the boat by air pressure.
Powerful electric lights will illuminate
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO. Dec.
%. 1896, p. NV Gather conditions and general
forecasts:
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date
as compared with those of the same date last
season:
Eureka 16 81 inches, last season is. 3S inches
Red Bluff 97S inches, last season 6.66 inches
san Francisco g. inches, last season 4 10 inches
Fresno 8 e4 inches, last season Ill inches; san
Luis Obispo g. SIS inches, last season 400 inches:
Los Angeles 3s7 inches, last season LII inches:
san Diego 2.73 inches last season 1.57 inches;
Yuma LA inches, last season 80 OF an inch.
San Francisco data-Maximum temperature 81,
minimum 40, mean So Rainfall during the past
"a hours, So OF an inch.
y well-defined storm IS central this evening OF
tn Washington and Oregon coasts. High north
east winds prevail at Cape Flattery ana high
southeast wind and moderate gales have occurred
and still continue along the Northern California
coast The storm appears 10 be now moving
northeastward. High southeast winds will con-
tinue tonight and will probably shift TO south
west Sunday and diminish somewhat in force.
While rain will be probable Sunday throughout
Northern California it is not likely to be con-
tinuous to-day.
Forecast made at san Francisco for 30 hours
ending midnight. December 81, 1896:
Northern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rain Sunday:
high southeast winds and dangerous gales, prooa-
bly, shifting TO southwest during sunday and
diminishing in force
southern California-Occasional rain Sunday;
cooler in southeasr portion; brisk southeast shift
ing TO southwest wind.
Nevada-Rain Sunday.
Utah-Fair in southeast and rain in northwest
portion sunday.
Arizona-Cloudy in east portion, occasional rain
in west portion sunday; cooler
San francisco and vicInity-Occasional rain
Sunday; high southeast winds, probably shifting
10 southwest Sunday.
storm southeast signals are displayed along the
entire Pacific Coast from San Fran. isco north
a
Oregon coast.
w. II HAMMoN. Forecast Official
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CHICAGO MARKETS.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec 26.-No markets to-day
holiday.
Livestock.
UNION sTOCKYARDS. ILL. Dec. 26-The
run OF cattle o-day was larger than usual on sat
urday. The feeling was easy and prices generally
lOc lower. Receipts of hogs light and the d e
mand active. Prices wer. 5@10c higher. The de
mand for sheep was good anu the prices ageraged
steady.
IS 4o@5 so: choice prime 1850 10 100 n steers
b lU(G5 35: good TO choice steers 1850 10 I5Uu u.
s476G5 90: medium steers. 1zO0 10 $50 n. 50 rs
a 70: tair beef steers. 1000 10 1900 ns So 6oa
20: common beef steers So 5O13 IS: good 10
choice stockers and feeders 500 10 l25p b. s3 500
IS: lair good DO 500 to SIS 10 81 S5e
g IS: bulls choice 10 extra. So 1904 90: bulls,
poor 20 choice So OO@3 rs: cows ana neifers
choice prime. IS 60@4 IL: cows iair 10 cnoice,
z4O@3 so: cows. common fair Gamers. 81 gu
az 50; calves good fancy. as UU@bo so;
calves, common 10 good. So 25Gi rs; Texas grass
steers. az S5G3 80: Western Iapge steers S3 20
G3 81; Western range cows ana heifers 81 80
as 90; mixers and springers, q mead sZ6l04O:
Texas fed steers, So IuGs 81.
HoGs-keceipss 1900 heavy pacxinz ano
mixed. So 25@o as; choice assorted. 80 1898 81:
nFh;. 70 5og5 90: pigs; ~ sQSs 90 ,...
az 25G2 rs; lambs So 25G6.
Receipts at Omaha
SOUTH OMAHA. NEBR.. Dec. Is -HoGs-Re-
ceipts, 1000. Market steady 10 &c higher. Light
and mixed, So ZOOS 81; heavy 90 10@S 70.
weak. steers. SO 4094 50; cows 81 Dogs so;
feeders, s3q3 50.
sHEEP-Keceipts, 200. All to killers
Receipts at Kansas City
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec 26.-HOGS-Re-
celpts 500 Market strong and Sc higher. Light.
So 2593 b71a: medium. s3 16@o 35: heavy.
80 81; pigs, 81 s6G5 10.
TLE-Receipts. 500. Natives steady. Tex
ans easy Naive steers, best. 81 1904 rs: fair to
good SIS 1904 Is; cows and hefers, best So esq
3 80; fair TO good. 81 75@2 95; bulls 81 76@2 50;
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POULTRY AND GAME.

PoULTRY-There is q car OF Eastern Offering.
but there are no buyers. Domestic STOCK is ne
elected and unchanged
Live Turkeys. l3@14c q n for Gobblers. 13@14c
p 10 for Hens; Dressed Turkeys 15@l7c q ID:
Geese q pair, ST. So; Ducks $4@5 p dozen;
Hens. S3@4 p dozen: BOOSTERS, young, So 5U@r4;
90, old So 50G4 Fryers, 50 25@3 so: Brothers,
81 25@l so = dozen for young and 75gs5c for old.
GAME-The market stiff II ain, with
an dvance in most kinds Quail 81 IS p dozen
Mallard, SO; Canvasback, S5@l2 q doz; Sprg.
$3@4; Zeal, So 2 doz: Widgeon, $2@2 SO . doz
Small Duck, 81 So; English SnIpe, 81: Jack
Snipe. 81: Hare, 7scaSI: Rabbits, ST. 25@i SO
for Cottonta!ls and 81 for small; GRAY Geese,
So; While Geese, S1@1 rs; Brant, 81 50@l rs:
Honkers, $iG4- SO p dozen.
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1877 SIX. fax. So SIX, wool, 1856 Ddls bed ends and

6s7 SKIS fax. So SKIS wool, 1856 bdls bed ends and
rails.
East of Fargo via Tacoma-1 bale mating. cs
| furniture. bDls mdse. cs machinery.
Tacoma-3 pkgs mdse machine, SIX bear
graph instruments. cs hardware, balls hides.
Japan via Victoria-1 bale rags. cs furs. Is bxs
China via p 8 ) Co-2S6 rolls mating, 1883
cs oranges 1873 pkgs oranges, 81 cs cnrios Il
pigs curios, pkgs provisions bx samples, CO
paper napkins, 2oO bags rice. ~
Victoria-l bx extract, so cs whisky. SIX coin.
cs mdse, 2 cs W patterns. pkgs express
Seattle VIA q Ry-2 bxs mdse. 1722 copper
ingots.
New Whatcom-2 .cs mdse. 80 hdls broom
handles
seatt.e-14 bxs rubber goods. 400 SKIS oats, / bx
groceries, cs syrup bbls brass junS. l horse.
b1s fish, sS3 bb's lime. 10 cs mdse. coop poui.
bdis hides and pelts, u pkgs express sks coin,
bbl apples, bxs fruit, lot household furniture.
Port rownsend-l bar bullion.
Ketchikan-1 bx ore.
Consignees.
Per State Of California-Alle & Lewis; Heads
burg Canning Co; Geo Morrow d Co: wiikin-
son; NJ Detels; Hiilens & Co: Bissinger q Co;
J Thomas; Moore, Ferguson & Co: d RUSSELL
Armsby & Co. McDonough q kunyon:
Porter Bros & Co; Willamette Pulp & Paper Co: A
5 smith: II Lacy; Dodge, Sweeney q 20; rae
sone Fers9s CO. S!oTn papef co. Val,
| deck; Wells Fargo & Co; H w Frank.
Per City of Puebla-Mattoon Il Dandlada; Full
Coz Roth: Blum & Co; Wetmore Bros: Av.noyo;
DornOto Bros; ID Il Allison q Co Nash Il Co; John
Thebedean: Bank OF British Cou mbia; WEIGH
d Co: Urruela Uriosts d Co; Elijah Aths: Bank OF
California: , Davis; seiby smell ing and Lead Co:
Ttllmann & Bendel; Thomas Loughran: Dun q
co; Wells, Fargo & Co; Schfllng & Co; II on
man 4 Rotschid: X Heckman: w Wheeler;
l. Heldm an & Co; Ado phi Never; w Garrett d
| Co: II CowelI & Coz The Robbins Brass Works;
A Lee; Academy OF Science; Bissinger & Co: A
Cloud; Brick & Co: american Import CO: Pacific
Steam Whaling Co.. Ross u Hewlett; 6 II Young;
| s II Frank & Co: C 4 Whitney d Co: q A Marker;
| Marques; Cert, Schoss & Co: Monarch Gard
Machine Co; Schlessa.er & Bender: Italian Swiss
| Agricultural Coony: Sunset L q I Co: n Jung;
c Lest & Co: The Harry Unna Co: RosA q
| Coz II Dutard: Geo w McNear; II Dutard; kitte
& Co: g H Price: NJ J Brandenstein Il Co; w q
Richardson: Wieland Brewing Co: NJ Deteis; }
| Stencil: Durham, Carrgan Il Co: G h howard;
Blake, Mottitr & Towne: Moore, Ferguson q Co; +
Marden: Northern Lumber Co; De ming Palmer
Milling Co; . r & Co: American Tobacco Co;
Berwn d Bros; Tillmann & Bende; Triest d Co;
Peckea; Buckingham, Hecht q Co.. Johnson
Locke Mercantile Co: Main d Winchester: NatIen
& Moore Rosenthal. FEEDER d co; VIM Cluff & Co;
a Fiei shaker; Jacob Unna: Wi liams Marvin d
Co: Wellman. Peck &s1: Murphy, Grant d Co; J
seidel & Co; Cahn Nickelaburg Il Co; California
Last Factory; Sherman, Clay d Co; 5 Steefvater:
Giant Powder Co.
For Lnt> 1fnnfno 1nteitioence SEE 7tc"hth Pnoe.
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

Quotable at &c p ID: culls and brands, &c p H.;
medium, &c: cus md brands &c; light. &c: culls
and brands Be: Cowhides 6@6Iac: cus and
brands, b@5L9c; sailed Kip, 6@7c: sailed Calf.
7@Sc; sailed Veal, 6@7c: dry Hides. 12@13c y h.:
cuIls and brands ga Iuc: dry Kip and Veal 9@l0c
culs, 1885, ory Calf 15c; culls. Ice: Goatskins
20@35c each; Kids Sc: Deerskins, good summer
20@25c p b; medium, 15@2Uc. winter. 7d9c;
SbeepskIns sneariings, lO9I sc each: short WOOL
26@35c each; medium, 3O@45c eachi long woOls
Al 960c each.
TALLOW-No. /. rendered, 3@3I4c; No 2, 21ac
p h: refined. &c; Grease. &c d b.
WOOL-We quote Fall Wool as follows: Hum
boIdt and Mendocino 8G9c; free northern THO
s1ac; middle countess free, 61a@7c; do. defective
4La@6c: San Joaquin, 3@5c; do foothili, 5@7c;
Eastern Oregon spring 71a@9c: Valley Oregon
ll1a@121ac; do. fall and lambs, l19l112c.
HOPs-6@Sc for fair TO choice aud 9@l0c n
for fancy.
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BUTTER. oHEEsE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-Au except fancy grades are dull and
very weak. Fine Creameries are steady and ere
is good northern demand tor them.
CREAMERy-Fancy, 22Gz3c q ID: seconds. 200
21c 2 ID.
DAIRY-Fancy, lsG20c: good to choice. 1910
171Iac; lower grades. l5@l6c . b.
PICKLED-15@l7c 2 ID.
FIRKIN-15@l6c 3 ID.
CREAMERY IUB-17GlSc p fb.
CHEkSE-Choice mid new continues scarce
aud firm 12c; common TO good old. s@1lc:
&c; Western. l11a@l21ac; Eastern, l21a9131sc
p ID.
EGGS-Continue steady. Eastern ouotable
at 24025c p dozen for fancy and 21@22c for
cold-storage; ranch Eggs, 25@27c for small and
medium and 2712930c Tor fancy; store Eggs, 22@
Csc; Duck Eggs, 25c.
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

ORCHARD FRUITS
All kinds are quiet and prices show no material
change
Apples 10000 p box for choice. s1@l 25 for
fancy Red, S5GS5c for common; Eastern, S293
q bol
Pears, 76c@S1 25 p box
Persimmons, 35@75c q box.
BEkRIES-
Cranberries from Cape Cod, 81 5o@s q Dbl: from
Coos Bay, So 25@l2 so q box.
GRAPES-75c@$I IS in crates.
CITRUS FRUIrS-Navels have wider range;
they still in heavy supply. NJ andarln Oranges,
sl@l 25: Navel Oranges 81 50@2 so Seedlings, 81
O. so; Grape Fruit $596 emous $l@l so for COM
mon and $2a2 80 T. box for good TO choice: Next
can Lines. S4@4 so; California Lines, 50@75c;
Bananas, Sl@2 Z, bunch; Plneapples. $2lS4 q doz.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
NIsHAPUR TURQUOISE MINES
Lazy Methods by Which the Precious
Stones Are Got Out.

Lazy MetnOus Dy winch the precious
Stones Are Got Out.
The famous turquoise mines of Nisha-
pur, in Northern Persia, are believed to be
the only turquoise mines in the world
which have been worked extensively or
which have produced the turquoise of per-
feet shape and color. On approaching the
mines from Nishapur. after entering the
low hills and gradually ascending, one
arrives first at the villages inhabited by
the miners, which are on undulating
ground about 5000 feet above the sea level.
After another gradual ascent for about
mile by very good road the foot of hill
about 1000 feet IN height is reached. All
the mines are on the south face of this
hill. and from the first to the last the dis
lance as tho crow flies is not more than
half mile. The Relish mine, which is
the only one worked on large scale or
with vigor, produces the greater part of
the turquoises at present sent to market.
1t is near the top Of one of the highest
ranges, at an altitude of about 5000 feet
above the sea level. The entrance is
holiowed-out cave, about twelve yards
across, with vertical shaft some five
yards in diameter. Two men were reclin.
ing at the mouth of this shaft, with their
DackS against Inc wall OF tue cave, anu
turning with their bare feet rickety
wooden wheel, which brought up the
debris from below in small sheepskin
bag, holding no more than a peck per-
haps. This was received by third man,
who unlocked. emptied and reattached
it. The other two men removed their feet,
and the bag went down with q run some
feet, where three. other men were SINH
larly engaged on ledge in the shaft. Tie
mine itself is eighty or ninety feet from
the surface. The miners first descend by
means of narrow diagonal tunnel, and
then scramble down the rough sides Of
the shaft.
At the mouth OF the cave, which is on
the precipitous hillside, half dozen men