The herald., 1897-02-09

OF the San Francisco Chronicle kindly
showed the writer through the compos-
ing, stereotyping and other departments
or that paper, an interesting sight, par
ticularly to a newspaper man. There
are twenty-one Mergenthaler machines
In the composing room, and to see them
all at work at night is a scene well
worth going to the top floor of the i'm
mense building to see.
The steamer Queen of the North Coast
and Alaska line has been substituted
for the Santa Rosa, while the latter is
undergoing repairs. The Queen is $40
feet long, has three decks Zone added
recently, and accommodations for $50
passengers, spacious staterooms, elec-
trio lights and all other modern conven-
fences. Many passengers on the south
pound trip from San Francisco remarked
to the writer that they were delighted
with the accommodations and sailing
qualities of the steamer.
MGhhALL . IA DN<AULlC AND TEN
SION QUAIlIA MILL.
The renewed activity Ill mining en-
terprlses throughout IallIornla and Ar
lAola mas caused great demand Ior
feilaple mining lnacninery ana particu-
larry mills. "A uulIlDer ot mas have
been invented ana lrled Tor the puIvsr-
l1atlon OF ores anu rock, Dul llost CT
tneIn nave Ueen mlSeIaDi IaIlureS. nav
lhS neaiu lAany IdN ordple culiinleltS
Iiom INNING lien upon the 1errall s
ny uraulic and tension quartz mlil, The
Writer called upon Mr. Nlerrali, the m
Nentor and manufacturer, at MS Office,
40 and Al fremont street, wnlIe in san
FRANCISCO, ana upon investigation, Was
convinced that ms miI Is uaSeu upon
Soou, common n-SenSe lueaS, anu is ueS-
tlneu In Tie near future to dlsplace
stamps ana other mills OF any anu all
KINDS.
,f e l.
otner mills is The uneven wear OF The
SHOES and dies, caused by feeding the
ore on the die IN but one place ana ieay-
lnS IL there Tor the sclaperS to carry
around anu olstrlpute on the die. The
result Is, IN very snort time the scrap
erS and the screens are worn out, hole
is Worn III the ule, anu the usefulness ii
the mlll destroyed until the SHOES ami
uleS are replaced by new ones. WITH
the MerralI mil is an equalizer or dis
trlputor which revolveS with the wheels.
Attached thereto and revolving with 1t
are shutes, running down between che
wheels, carrying the ore to the die anu
placing 1t directly in front of the wheels
Inc result of this method of feeding
the ore Is that the shoes and dies wear
evenly and smoothly, ana, with the
best quailty Of material, enables the
ShoeS ana dies to wear down very thin
before breaking or becoming useless
Many other valuable features are pos
sessed by this mill, but space will not
permit reference to them in detail
1t requires no expensive foundation
and comes complete, with the frame all
ready to set up, and can be working in
side of forty EIGHT hours after arrival at
the mine or destination. Summarized
the great advantages Of Merralls mill
are the following: 1t requires no ex-
pensive foundations, no Touring of mer-
y1.ry l,as, /,
can be put on and off at pleasure and
this while the mill is running; it has no
small wearing parts no oil can possibly
get into the mill to retard amalgama-
ton; it is cheap, simple and practical
mill, that, with Tree water for power
can reduce ore for 10 cents a ton, inclui-
ing wear and tear and labor
UNION GAS ENGINE COMPANY.
1t was busy scene that presented
itself to the writer when he recently en-
tered the above company's establish
ment in San Francisco, which is the pio-
neer gasoline engine manufactory of the
United States. They manufacture the
Union gasoline. gas, distillate and kero-
sene engines of all kinds and sizes, for
marine, mining, irrigation, electric
lights, grain elevators, and any other
purpose where power is required. The
excellent service rendered by this COM
leiy OilSiiicS ID W Gil dlltSltQ Ill tnc
many unsolicited testimonials received
from those who have used them.
The writer accompanied Mr.. DAILY,
secretary of the company, through the
manufactory and observed the evolu-
tion of gas engines from their incipient
stage to completion. An innumerable
array of tools is used in their con-
struction, also many labor saving ap.
pliances of the latest improved patterns
Among the latter is a travelling crane,
which has a run of 100 feet in bays ,aud
lifts six tons, requiring only one man to
operate it.
The mandatory and general offices
are situated at 325 Howard street and
occupy twostory building, 50x150 feet.
The business was established in 1885
and has steadily grown, until it is the
largest and best appointed gas and gas
oline engine mandatory on the Pacific
coast. Forty men are constantly en-
ployed, the force working twenty three
hours daily There are fifty 32-candle
light electric lights in the building, gen
Grated by their own 15-horse power en-
gine, which also operates the various
machines used in the manufacture of the
engines.
UNITED WORKINGMEN'S COOP
ERATIVE BOOT AND SHOE MAN
UFACTURING COMPANY.
a visit through this mandatory was
very interesting to the writer, and the
marked success of the enterprise dem.