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@F&, He College OF Mines of the State Uni.
A9 veTsity at Berkeley does not attract
AaSA much current attention in the practi.
O-N0 cal mining world and the mining as
well as the other portions of the population
ioes not know as much about il as it should
1t is an interesting fact however, that Cali
oTnla's college OF Mines is the biggest and
best one in America, and it is another
interesting TACT that there is an as
sured prospect thai it will soon un-
dergo en- awakening and an expansion
that Will make it the great mining school of
the world This branch of the university
promises TO be one of the first to paftake of the
development which is in prospect through the
pFlncely donations which are promised and
through the increased appropriation which
tHe present Legislature seems certain to freely
grant Regent Reinstein has announced that
people OF wealth have promised gifts for
special purposes aggregating over $4,000
Ooo and that among them is one who
wishes 10 provide the College of Mines with
buildings and equipments which will make
1t the greatest and most famous mining school
IN the world. The College OF Mines is now
going quietly and efficiently along, turning
out an increasing number of young men
equipped with the scien tifc and technical
knowledge which is more ne cded iE the indus
try every year as scientific skill and methods
are more and more applied to mining. With its
crowded quarters and its limited funds the Col
lege OF Mines cannot widen its field, but it is Re-
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Granite.
Syenite.
2. 2.Plagioclase
Orchoclase-
feisite,
mlnette,

1t will also be necessary to have few speci-
mons OF metamorphio, crystalline schists,
sedimentary and fragmenta rocks.
With the small collection OF the already
named Characteristic rocks for comparison,
the rough determination of hand specimens of
the inclosing rocks may easily be arrived at
The coating Of Canada balsam shows the
structure and crystalline character much
better than the ordinarily polish edsurface, so
that the tests for hardness, etc, should be ap-
piled only TO the polished surface.
By having the lenses set in spectacle frames
both hands are at liberty, one to hold the rock.
the other TO use the scale of hardness, or TO ar
ply the fine glass ROD dipped IN acid to trv if
any Of the component parts of the specimen
effervesce
These tests for comparison can be applied to
those types in the collection which resemble
the one being tested.
The magnetic properties can be tested with
freely suspended magnetic needle, or by
breaking a portion Of the rock into small
fragments, washing 1t in a bate8, and then
applying the bar magnet to the heavier partl-
cies
The size of the crystals may be measured
in 10 a pocket micr ometer
do not remember 10 have seen or read of
the microscopic inspection of rocks being
made by cutting large slices and polls hing
their faces but whether it has been done be-
fore or not is not of much Importance One
thing is certain-thst No. specimen (photo-
graphed), taken from the hanging wall against
the richest part of the shoot in the Eureka
mine Grass Valley, could not be we'll deter
mined in any other way, whether by chemical
analysis or by microscopic sections There
fore the macroscopical examin alton of rocks is
strongly to be recommended TO all miners and
prospectors as of the highest importance
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mining is thing in which little learning
is dangerous thing to ones self and friends"
said Professor Christy the other day. at is
difficult business and one of the hardest
courses in the university, for it requires edu-
cation on so many sides. Our graduates are
thoroughly grounded in the sciences in which
mining depends but q graduate should spend
four or five years in subordinate position in
mine before assuming a 4 executive position.
We are not trying to turn out mining experts
81 don't believe much in mining experts.
The business is overdone. Nothing but long
experience and good education will make an
expert and don't think that any man under
40 has a right TO pose q min
ing expert. Young men should not
come here thinking that they are
going to have an easy time ahd an easy road
to fortune in the business They should an
ticipate hard work, privation and hardship.
A graduate, however. is sure of a fair living
and be has chance for fortune. Mining
presents more risks and hardships than any
other profession, but the few prizes are
greater"
majority OF the graduates who are not
sons OF rich miners at once find employment
as assayers at mines at from $75 to $3.50 a
month, and the demand is greater than the
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specific gravity, magnetic properties, and also
for acid tests. The following implements will
be found sufficient for this simple mode of in
vesigation:
First-A common magnifer, mounted in
horn, that being lighter than metal. 1t should
have three powers and be set in spectacle
frame with screens, so that the different
powers can be easily changed
Second-A small bar magnet, and also q
magnetic needle freely suspended or sup.
ported.
Third-A small unglazed porcelain streak
plate.
Fourth-A bottle of hyrochloric acid with q
fine glass rod attached to the stopper
Fifth-A dressing hammer with the head
about three inches long; one end with face
half an inch square and the other chisel-
shaped.
sixth-A pocket micrometer same as m ade
by A. Sietz
Seventh-A piece OF fat iron ten inches
square and half an inch thick.
Eighth-A piece of thick glass, ten inches
square, and few pounds of coarse and fine
emery.
Ninth-Scale OF hardness.
After many trials l found the best and
easiest mode OF determining the hardness
was to have the minerals forming the scale of
hardness mounted something like writing
topaz, ETC., into fragments, and after select
ing those with fine, sharp points proceed to
mount them in the following manner:
Take a small rubber pencil and extract the
rubber from the end of it. Then with small
spirit lamp melt some lapidary's cement into
the vacant space; with a small pair of pliers
take the fragments of minerals, heat one end
OF them and insert it into the cement in the
end OF the pencil while the cement is warm
by wetting your finger you can mold it in to
any shape you please, and when cold, If
properly done, il hardens and answers lust as
well as if set in metal, with the ADVANTAGE
that you can renew it al any lime in q Jew
moments.
In addition TO the implements named O.
small collection of the commoner types of for
eign rock should be procured and prepared
with polished sides after the manner before
described.
The specimens of igneous rock should consist
of grauite, syenlte, diorite, gabbro diabase
dolerite and basalt, and of small bottles with
fragments of the different feospars showing
character and cleavage: orthoclase (potash
feldsparl, albite (soda). anorthite lime) !abra-
dorite (lime soda); also small pieces of horn
blende and augite. The triclinic teldspar may
be distinguished from monoclinic e. g. oligo-
clase or labradorite from orthoclase by the
presence of fine parallel stria along the surface
OF certain of the cleava ge planes. Hornblende
crystals have generally a fibrous structure.
by which they may often be recognized from
augite crystals. In the following table by
Professor Bonney igneous rocks are classified
primarily according to their mineralogical
com position, and secondarily according TO
their intimate structure.
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The second SYMPHONY Conoart.

The second concert of the San Francisco
Symphony Society will take place at the
Colum bia Theater next Thursday afternoon
at 3 80 O'clock. The orchestra of fifty-fve re.
mains unchanged with the exception that
John Marquardt will be concert-master in
place OF Sigmund Beel, who will leave dur
ing the week for Europe. Gustav Hinricbs
displays ex ceIlent taste and judgment In the
not easy task OF programme making. and
next Thursdays is one that appeals to all
given for the first time in this City The com
plete programme is: Overture ''Sakuntala >,
Godmack; symphony No. g" major
Beethoven; suite for strings, Loves Stories y
Krug; ''Rhapsodie Espagnol," Chabrier
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

dredger are going to erect cyanide plant to
save the gold more effectively.
In the Alma mine, Amador County, the dia-
mond drill was started at the 1000-foot level
and the ledge was struck 105 feet from the
shaft.
STRUCK last week at depth of 265 feet in the
Eagle King mine, near Grizzly Flats, El Do
RADIO County.
The Downing Mining Company of Visalia
has bought q large interest in the Rademacher
mine, Kern County. A crosscut has turned up
20-foot ledge OF good ore.
p. A Wagner of San Francisco has bonded
the Placer County properties of the Sailor
Consolidated Mining Company for a German
syndicate Itiucludes the Sailor, Sally, Alma
and Hazel drift mines.
The Government of New South Wales has
long pursued an original policy in stimulating
mining development, Offering large rewards
for the discovery of new gold fields, lending
capital to aid the development OF mines etc
Now the Minister of Mines recommends that
classes be established in Sydney and other
places to instruct prospectors in mineralogy
and assaying in an elementary way 10 i'm
prove their chances of success.
The British Columbia Gazette shows that 336
mining companies were formed in that pro-
vince last year, with total capitalization of
$345 000, 900.
Four Oakland men are averaging So day
per from old tailings on ground they
have leased in El DORADO County.
A rich strike of copper ore has been made at
Iron Mountain. The Mountain Copper Com
pany now employs 900 men and handles 500
tons of ore daily.
A twenty days run at the Internal gravel
mine. Calaveras County, where development
work is being done by six plen, yielded $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Grape Growers and Winemen Meet.
The following has been sent 10 grape-grow-
ers and winemen:

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 1897.
psdr Sir: convention of ape-growers, wine
makers. wine merchants and uistillers will be held
at he Chamber of Cor merce, second floor, Mer-
chants Exchange building, California street, san
Francisco, Tuesday. February IT, at l. A. n.
The object Of this convention is to consider and
take apl ropriate action on the proposition coming
from Chicago for the United states to enter into
reciprocal arrangements with France. Germany
and other countries as TO wines Other matters re-
garding atonal legislation affecting The viIicui
tural indu,sry will also be discussed and policy
outlined and determined
1t is important that this convention he attended
by wine makers vine merchants and whey aIdlstS
throughou. he state
You are urgently requested to be present. Yours,
ARPAD HARASZTHY.
President College of PRACTICAL Vlticulture
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Macroscopical Examination.

BY MELVILLE ATWOOD.
The "MacroscopicaP' examination of the
wall rocks of different metalliferous assures
and the ores or lode matters in them is of the
greatest importance to the miner. For in
stance, by simply grinding and polishing
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
Final and
Greatest
Days
OF All.

quantities that WE ARE FORCED TO SACRIFICE
ALL THOUGHT OF VALUE in furtherance of our
efforts to clear out the remainder our vast sur
plus stock of Fall and Winter goods at once.
To fully appreciate these opportunities our store
should be visited but their extraordinary character
can be inferred from the following
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

so dozen and HOOK FOSTER KID CLOVES colors
and black (odd sizes) slightly imperfect worth regular
81 so and 81 IS pair; Clearance Sale price.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
NEW To-DAY-DRY GOODS.

y + r y K / y N | | Z =
A BOU N D FOR EVERY
ONE To SAVE MONEY
at our Great Sacrifice
Clearance Sale this week,
for its final days are at
hand, as SPRING lMPOR-
TATIONS ARE POURING
IN in such tremendous
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

i. Orthoclase
feidspar.
(G)QuartZ-
ferrous.
(b)QuartZ-
Less.
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lEN'G rs dozen MEMS HEAVY FULLFINIshED MERINo
lLlS - SOCKS double
price 25c Clearance Sale
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
AiatriL
CLASSY.

Quartz
trschyte.
Sauidin-
trachyte.
pItcG- stone
and
obsidian.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
NEW TO-DAY.

What the public wants II
must r re. so our great clear.
aHce s Ie wiz be continued.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

GENUINE FRENCH CLOVES embroidered
Clearance Sale
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

MEMS UNDYED SANITARY UNDERsHIRTs
AND DRAWERS, thoroughly
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

LADIES' DOUBLE RIPPLE CAPES, of black bea-
ver upper cape and collar edged with satin and fin
ished with several rows of stitching, former price
So so each; Clearance Sale price
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
FOUND Il GOOD ROUTE.

Messrs. J. D. Lamont and z.
j. McKie, who were sent out by
the city to locate feasible route
for a road north from this point
to the Tower & Itasca road, re-
turned Tuesday evening, their
trip taking eleven days. Mr.
Lamont was at the meeting OF
the Business Mems Association
Tuesday evening, shortly after
his return, and stated that a most
feasible route had been located
running nearly due north and
striking the Tower & Itasca road
at a point about three fourths OF
a mile east Of Gheekie's. He
says that the county survey par
ty, which at that time was about
nine miles from the city, was sc
FIR practically following. the line
blazed through by himself and
Mr.. McKie. It was ordered al
the Business Mems meeting that
a profile of the route selected be
made and furnished to the board
Of county commissioners at theil
next meeting, together with g
resolution calling for the adop-
ton thereof
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12

Chestnut street. Its present To-
cation, however, is within one
half block of the geographical
center of the city, and while per
haps a removal of a block or SO
would bring it nearer to the bus
mess center of the city the slight
extra walk occasioned does not
seem to us sufficient cause to
create a protest of d1sapprova]
OF great magnitude,
Under the coming republican
administration, which will hold
for four years, it is not improb-
able that the Virginia postofhce
matter will be taken up, along
with the currency question, and
that bran new postmaster may
be installed in the Virginia Office
because of his presumed opposi-
ton in political sentiment to Mr.,
Burke. But in view of the ad
vice on this subject received from
First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral F. H. Jones by Mr.. Burke,
under date of October 9TH last,
! we do not anticipate another
move in the matter by the de
partment so long as Mr.. Burke
continues in his present official
capacity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
THAT PUST7OFFICE SITE.

Our attention has during the
week been called to an article in
the last issue of the Virginian
under the above caption, where
IN the editor takes occasion to
berate Postofice Inspector Far
rell and by inuendo takes a slap
at Postmaster Burke because of
the failure to change the post
office site and the alleged mad
eouacy in size of the present
building,
Tt is true that Mr.. Farrell was
here last summer for the purpose
of looking up different location
for the Virginia postofice; that
he advertised for and received a
number of bids for the rental of
buildings for postofice purposes.
It is equally true that Mr.. Far
rell submitted his findings in the
matter to his superiors, and, as
heretofore noted in these COL
umns, that the postoffice DEPART
ment decided, in accordance with
his report, to continue the post.
Office in it's present quarters.
Personally, The Enterprise
has no bone to pick with the
present location, x nor would it
have any objection to seeing it
moved SO long as it remained on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
BIRTHDAY TEA.

Miss Daisy Wilmot entertained
a number of lady friends at a five
o'clock tea On Saturday after
noon last, at the pleasant home
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Ryan, on
Birch street, . in honor of her
birthday anniversary. Those in
attendance we're the Misses Fay,
Gill, Herman Stevens, Halls,
Foss, Ober, Sn ow, Elizabeth Mar.
tin. Jessie, Rose and Lillian
Scott, Nora al; id Ella Mullins and
Mrs. II. Turntrull.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
IRON ORE FREIGHT RATES.

One of the most important bills
to this section yet introduced in
the state Legislature is the meas.
ure introduced on Saturday last,
which has for it's purpose the
regulating of charges for carry
ing iron ore. The bill is as fol-
lows;
Section i. It shall not be law
full for any railroad company or
any common carrier in this state
to take, demand or charge or ex-
act a greater sum or amount for
forwarding, transferring or de-
livering iron ore than seven mills
per mile for each ton of iron ore
delivered to or received by such
railroad or common carrier to be
forwarded, transferred or deliv-
cred from any point in this state
to any other point in this state.
Section 2. No extra charge
shall be made, demanded, exact.
ed or accepted by any railroad
company or common carrier in
this state than is provided in
section 1 of this act, for receiv-
ing, elevating, hauling or han
ding iron ore delivered to or re-
ceived by such railroad company
or common carrier, to be for
warded, transferred or delivered
from any point in this state to
any other point in this state.
Section 8. Any railroad COM
pany or any common carrier that
shall violate any of the provis-
ions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not less
than 800 nor more than $500. in
the discretion of the court, for
each such offense."
! The enactmont of such a law
would mean a 50-cent ore rate
from the: Virginia mines to Du~:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
TO PROTECT PINE.
Irespasscrs At Cedar Island o. Eth LAX,
Must Quit.

Trespasscrs At Cedar Island o. ETY. lake
! Must Quit.
A Washington special to the
Duluth Herald of February 4th,
says: 'Secretary Francis today
directed Commissioner Lamor-
eaux to order Special Land ACT.
Stringer to take such steps as
are necessary to prevent tres
passing upon the timber lands
around Cedar Island or Ely lake,
in the Duluth land district. This
land was involved in suit insti-
gated by the rich lumber com
pany of Murphy, Dorr & Flynn
versus G. A. Burns, H. Weekly
and other bona fde settlers, re-
Gently decided in favor of de-
PENDANTS. An order was made
in that decision that this land,
embracing about 1900 acres,
should be surveyed in order that
Burns, Weekly, ct al, [some of
whom settled on the land in dis
quite five years ago and have
made valuable Improvements
might make homestead entries
A temporary injunction against
the survey was granted by Judge
Lochren, after which according
to information filed at the de-
partment, the Cloquet Lumber
company prepared to cut the
timber on the land.
In view Of the fact that no per
manentinjunction has been grant
ed, Secretary Francis very justly
decided that the Cloquet Lumbe
company has no right to cut the
timber, and has ordered it to be
protected as above stated.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
All, THAlES.

We extend congratulations to
W, e. Han naford, Of The Enter.
prise, upon his fifth years jour.
nalism upon the Mesaba range. -
Eveleth Star.
With it's next issue The Enter
Prise stats on its fifth year. It
isn't a bad paper a md we wish the
editor continuation of the sup
port accorded it during the past
four years -Virginlan.
The Virginis. Enterprise has
entered upon the. fifth year of its
existence. Mr.. Hannaford pub
fishes bright and newsy paper,
and deserves !: rich measure OF
success.-Duluth Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
HFUN Mt Il PICyIC.'

Manager Watson, OF the COM
pany of Two Harbors amateurs
which recently gave SO success
full an entertainment for the ben
eft of the free library and gym
nasium, has decided to take his
company to Tower, Virginia and
Ely about the middle Of the
month. The trip Will be made
in the interest of the free library
and gymnasium. there being a
large number Of railroad men in
the range cities who are anxious
to see the performance and assist
an enterprise which promises so
much for railroad men and the
public in general. We assure
jbe citizens of the range places
to be visited that pleasant even
ings are in prospect for them,
and that thei, patronage will be
appreciated by their Two Har-
bors neighbors, The perform
ance was far above the average,
possessing many features which
would oe regarded as exception
ally good if produced by profess
SIGNALS. Turn out and give them
an encouraging welcome.-Iron
News.
At Crockett's Opera House,
Wednesday evening next, Feb
ruary 18th.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
PRES UME you HAVE,

Mr.. Blackmar, an expert &C.
countant and mem Der of the
grand jury, was in Eveleth ]ast
week. He looked over the vii.
lage records here and declares
Eveleth is all right. We now
wonder how Virginia is; and
have we not a perfect right tt
ask the question.-Eveleth Star
Presume you have a right tt
ask questions, Bro. bowling; we
believe that privilege to be one
of the inalienable rights accord
ed you by becoming a citizen O.
the United States. But there are
also rights and privileges &C
corded which can Sometimes bt
best subserved by neglect. 70,
will doubtless learn this afte1
you have resided longer in Uncle
Sans domain.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12
DISSOLUTION or PARTNERSHIP

DISSOLUTION or PARTNERSHIP.
Notice IS hereby given that the
co. partnership heretofore exist
ing between M, IA. Martin, John
Hovland and Ell izabeth Martin,
doing a general mercantile bust
ness in the city of Virginia,
MIMI, under the nrm style and
name of NJ. H. M artin & Co., has
this day be3n di ssolved by mu-
tual consent, said John Rowland
and Elizabeth Martin retiring
from said BUSINESS, said firm be.
ing succeeded by M. H. Martin,
who will continue said business,
paying all outstal lding indebted
ness and to whom are due and
payable all ACCOUNTS owing to
said firm of Nj. III. Martin & Co.
M. H. MARTIN,
JOHN IIOvLAND,
ELIZABETH MARTIN.
Dated, Virginia, n linn, February
9, 1897
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12

PHANTOM SOCIAL,

A Phantom Social to be given
at the pleasant home of DIR. and
Mrs. G. w. Miller at the Frank
lin mine on Friday evening next,
February 10Th, promises to be a
novel and entertaining affair.
The "Ghosts" are requested to
meet at the store of w. B. Pratt
& Co., at 500 o'clock, sharp,
where sleighs will be in waiting
to take them to the scene of the
evenings entertainment. Those
not desiring to appear in THE
Festive Sheet and Pillow Case"
will find ample enjoyment in the
musical program which has been
prepared. After the program
refreshments will be served by
six of our young ladies, in cos
tune.
The proceeds of the entertain
ment will be used toward paying
for the pews in the Episcopal
church. Tickets IS cents, for
sale at the City Drug Store.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-12

.luth, and would do much toward
the opening and development Of
independent iron properties on
this range, the development OF
which has been retarded by the
excessive and stationary freight
rates. The bill wall doubtless
receive the determined opposi.
ton OF the range railroads and
their allied mining interests, but
is a measure deserving the sup
port of every member of the leg.
islature.