The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1903, Page 29

GOMSTOCK PUMPS - BEGIN TO WORK Made Possible on Great Lode. Rejoicing in Nevada Over Completion 'of Big | Enterprise. RS it *At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the electricity generated thirty miles away | was turned on in the Consolidated Cali- | fornja. and Virginia shaft, and the great | pumps which are to unwater the Com- stock lode down to the lowest depths | were started on their work. These great machines will run without cessation until 2ll the accumulated waters are. dis- | charged. The abandoned drifts, which | bave been: submerged for more’ than six | years, will again- resound with hammer | strokes of the miner, and bodies of low | grade ore known to exist in the deeper lévels will again be attacked. The event 11s one for rejoicing to all the people in | Virginia City and vicinity. They preparsd | a big’ reception for the mining officials and invited guests who were present at .COLORED DRESS GOODS... : The materials we are placing before the public this scascn are being appreciated as combining the very lat- est effects _with correct styles, which we are enabled to do through direct importation. Popular Fabrics at Noderate Prices Etamine Neéige—An anl - wool flecked material that is very desirabie; a suit. . fl-” Mobairs—in striped, dotted and Voile Mculine—A heavier make melange effects, striking and good form; a suit. . S’ ” of etamine, very stylish M M "op .. 97 and nowin de—nand;sults 3 CLAIR DE LUNE ¢ i parn‘.culnr attention to this new fabric— all pure silk), 48 inches wide, to be had in exquisite tints and shades suitable for reception, calling and evening gowns. Crepe Bouton—A silk and wool material with self colored fig- ure; beautiful range of colors; a suit S"-s. rer at the International concluded the celebration of the day, which is regarded as auspicious, marking as it does the re- sumption of deep mining in all the north- end portions of the famous Comstock lode. Congratulations to ¢hose who have sguccessfully coped with the most ex- traordinary problem ever presented to mining engineers have been extended to Leon M. Hall, who designed the wonder- ful method, and to others who assisted him in the great task. Pumping from greater depths is not un- known, but when the vast quantity of mine water to be raised is considered | nothing equal to this achievement is to be found. It is the greatest feat in deep mining that the world has ever known. Wwo years ago water stood in the Com- stock shaft to within 1700 feet of the top. The bottom of the shaft was submerged to a depth of 850 feet. The installation of the hydraulic elevator uncovered 43 feet of the levels and allowed a resumption of work down to the 2150-foot level. A deal of rich ore has been extracted, and the prospect was. encouraging to those who have all alon® believed that lower down the old ore body of the Comstock would again be struck if the drifts could be again exposed. PROGRESS WINS THE DAY. The progressive element in the manage- ment won the day, and in three monihs, if the old shafts prove to be in good cen- dition, the deepest level of the Comsto: will be as dry as it ever was. The hydraulic elevator, which was in- talled two years ago, has been able to waintain the flood as far down as the 150-foot level, but to rely upon this meth- od for a greater depth was found to be sclentifically impossible. At this depth water is discharged into” the Sutro: tun- nel through a discharge pipe 500 feet in height. The power is supplied by a pre: We —m CITY OF PARIS DRY GOODS COMPANY, Ceary and Stockton Strests, Union Squars. $200000000006000602086020 PERSONAL MENTION. s Valley is at the | | The Comparison Between a Live, Up- to-Date and a Slow, Dull Business. dnesday at 6 p. m. there w | count fifteen ladies and four in the Bee Hive Shoe Store e of the $155 shoe s advertised to be alsc This shows that i appreciate a bargain & contractor of Seattle, is , @ lumberman of Alcalde, Baer of Portland, Ore., is a jeweler of Paclfic Grove, E. Egan, son of General Egan, well-known tent and enamel s m T sale of the Bee Hiv street, near Third. the starting of the pumps. A grand din-) TBE SAN FRANCIFCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1903, GOPPER QUTLOOK 15 BRIGHTENING Better Prices and. Gen- eral Conditions Fa- vor Red Metal Oregon Claims to Have Big Deposit of the Rare Jade Stone. ——— With the improvement in the price of | copper, the outlook for several large | properties in this State is so largely im- | proved as to be a matter of general in-| terest. The ‘copper belt is of large extent | in many localities. Copper has risen to | the place of second impertance in the an- nual record of California’s mineral pro- duction. The leading copper district in the matter of production is Shasta Coun-| ty, but the copper deposits of the State are widely aistributed. They are in nsar-| ly every ome of California’s counties. They number thousands. They are in the Coast Range, in the Sierra Nevada and in the arid regions of Southeastern Cali- fornla. While-the Coast Range displays copper deposits throughout its length of 500 miles, its important copper districts are in the northern portion of the State, extending for about 130 miles southward from the Oregon line. Mines apnd Min- erals says concerning the copper market: The market for, copper has been dominated for several years by the Amalgamated Copper Company. That corporation maintained prices at an artificlally high level in 1900 and during the greater part of 1901, and late in the latter vear created havoc in the trade by making enormous sales at any price obtainable. Therc 18 reason to think that this company is now well sold up and. therefore in no position to long maintain prices at a lower level than war- ranted by the laws of trade, though it could again make price unnaturally high by with- holding production, having facMities for mar- keting or withholding from market a large amount of copper in hddition to that made from mines that it owns outright or controls through ownership of a majority of fssued shares. What the policy of the Amalgamated Company 15 and_will be Is known only to its management. The many columns of matter printed regarding the plans of this corporation are pure speculations, as the Amalgamated Company does not zive its plans to the prees before carrying them into execution. There is some prospect that the protracted and expen- sive litigation between the Amalgamated Cop- per Company and the United Copper Company | may be settled out of court. PROPOSED ANALYSES. ‘ ‘What the State Mining Bureau may ac- complish for the petroleum miners of the State in connection with the analyses of California oil which are proposed by the bureau may be best explained by an e: tract from matter furnished by the bu- reau, which is as follows: i The degree of Baume is the present basis of gravity. It is true that the gravity generally indicates the quality of the oil, but cases arise when this indication fails. A mixture of gaso- line and asphalt may have the same gravity as a Kern River crude petroleum, but the former would be very dangerous to transport without special precauticns. Gravity will show to some extent what distillates the oll will yield and when taken with the flash test will give some idea of the precautions that should be em- ployed in transporting and storing the ell. P ADVERTISEMENTS. your Dollar ! g ] Per Week Will Save Its Cost In Fuel ] Down and § 5) ) i The — NS Reg'al Bakes ev- : enly, Range = nd - bots : tom. A triumph of me= chanical skill. Heats water quickly with a Minimum Amount of Coal You will miss a chance of a life= time if you fail _to take advant- age of our offer. DRAPFRIES Built for Coast conditions. The best cast range on the market. Every part Guaranteed Even the grate. CARPETS SMITH'S AXMINSTER CARPETS—Excellent de- |[RUFFLED BOBINET CURTAINS—This signs and colorings, in Parlor, 95¢ Library and Bedroom over the books of the Gov- t offices in this city. 1 aliaghan, brother of Henry well-Known mining jnar mer Korea Friday | , whither he was sent o by a number of local purpose of investigat- | ands of those islands. rably impressed with the the Philippin ths affairs of the offices of | - SR8 Mazshels and Distycrs \‘:f sure pipe 2150 feet long and twelve inches West, will be here in a few | I dlameter extending from the mouth of the shaft and terminating at the bottom in a curve, contracted so as to allow a jet two inches in diameter to enter into the flaring end of the discharge pipe, wvihich empties into the Sutro tunnel. The force of the jet from a column of waler 215¢ feet in height is great enough to force | the water into the discharge pipe 500 feet upward. By this means the water has been carried out at a trifling expense. For greater depths it was decided that I an oil &ives off explosive vapors at ordi- nary temperatures, it is patent that the tank in which it is stored should be either hermeti- cally sealed or else thoroughly ventilated. The gravity of the oils is no indication as to its in- flammability. Gas passed through a coke tower, the coke of which is saturated with heavy oil, will lose ail its iminating properties (ben- zine, light gascline, etc.) The escape of coas | gas under mephalt pavement causes it to soften. From the two above samples it will be seen that heavy oil absorbs gases as well as_liquids and a gas in solution is more readily given oft than a liquid in solution: The viscosity at ordinary temperatyse, 60-F., glves a basis on which the engineer can calcu- week a regular $r. effects. Ready to walk upon. Per yard $1.25 lar Body Brussels, designs in Oriental pat- terns and coldrings. e LINOLEUMS, 4 Yards Wide—Excellent de- signs, good heavy quality. " Per square yard LINEN WARP MATTINGS—Double dye in art de- i signs; frahi Kobe to ° the Squarest of 221 of colors. ROYAL BRUSSELS, with Borders to Match—Regu- TWO-TONED TAPESTRY PORTIERES — Sold 79c regularly for $4.25. 65‘: COUCH COVER-—Bagdad stripe. Large assertment Full length, 50 50 value.a.......Special This WESK .o vccnsovn $2-9s inches wide $1.50 the hydraulic elevator was impracticable, and that if the shaft was to be unwateicd pumps of high capacity must be jnstailed. The elevator was to be retained as actes- sory for the purpose of ralsing the water i in the lowest levels to a tank located 490 i feet above the bottom of the shaft, where it could then be handled by the pumps. A room twenty feet long has been ex- cavated out of the solid reck and in it a tank holding 30,000 gallons has been put. A pumproom 100 feet in length has been constructed on the 2150-foot level, where the three duplex double-acting Reidler pumps have been installed. They will be | driven by motors having a combined horsepower of 775, MAY SINK SHAFT DEEPER. Each of the pumps has a capacity of 500 gallons a minute. Two of them are svfficient to hahdle the usual flow. The third will be employed in emergencies. The pressure pipe has now been extend- ed until the jet is 2350 feet below the tap | of the shaft. The outlet of the discharge pipe is the tank, instead of, as formerly, the tunnel. When the water has been low- ered the additional 200 feet the pressure pipe will again be extended until the bot- tom of the shaft, at 2550 feet is reached, and when all the water has been ralsed the hydraulic elevator will simply have to handle the regular flow of the mine. The quantity of water flowing into the mine is estimated at 1700 gallons each | minute, and intludes not only the dis- | charge of the Comstock, but of all that flows from the north end of the lode. | As soon as the lode is unwatered it is | the intention to follow up the operatfon by sinking the shaft, if necessary, and if the indications of ore encourage the at- tempt, to a much greater depth than it is now—to 5000 feet if desired. The ventila- | tion of the lower levels is planned and | the excessive heat will be disposed of. | With ventilation that will enable the | | 1 AUCTION Thursday, April 9 At 12 0’Clock at Our Office Great Credit Sale 1/5Cash 1,2, 3 AND 4 YEARS 50 LOTS Haight Cole Waller Clayton Belvedere FNVBI0IT0N0000090 miner to work under ordinary conditions, | any depth will be made acceésible. | The mine officials assembled in the pumproom, a half-mile below the light of day. Mrs. Leon M. Hall, wife of the suc- cessful engineer who planned the work, started pump No. 1, Mrs. Joseph R. Ryan | No. 2 and Mrs. J. McKinty the third and | 1ast one. T Chinese Actor in Trouble. Chew Bing, who keeps a Chinese room- ing-house on Commercial street, secured |a warrant from Police Judge Mogan yes- | terday for the arrest of Wong Quong, a Chinese actor, on the charge of defraud- |ing an innkeeper. It is charged that the | actor removed his trunk Friday night by | meane of the window and a rope and dis- | appeared, leaving an indebtedness of $35. fhneban. i~ oun oyt Arraigned for Burglary. Charles Brown was instructed and ar: | raigned in Police Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday on a charge of burglary and the case was continued till to-morrow. He is | accused of having broken Into the cabin’ of the schooner Erfe at Berry-street whart | ¥riday and stealing a pair of trousers {and s vest. ——————a Yellowstone Park. The season opens June 1st. John Muir, the great California geologist, says of this spet: “'Situated in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, on the broad, rugged summit of the continent, amid snow and ice and dark, shaggy forests, where the | great rivers take their rise, it surpasses in wakeful, exciting interest any other ; reglon yet discovered on the face of the lobe. ‘Pretty strong language, isn't it? But here's & man who knows what he is talk- ing about, and his statements the world over go at 100 cents on the dollar. You really can’'t afford to miss this op- portunity of seeing the geysers and that wonderfully pictured canyon. Call o] ¥ write T. K. Stateler, Gen«ral Agent R., 647 Market street, S8an Francisco, or C. E. Jol Travellng Passer. Agent, 125 West Third sireet, Los les, and let them ‘mfice your trip - via the “Shasta-Northern Pacific" ute, Take a look bx'the way at Seattle, Tacoma, Bpckane—they s.ro Lots for Business Lots for Flats Lots for Homes The entire block surrounded by above streets will be put up for absolute sale on easy terms. This will be the greatest credit ars. Don’t miss it. The property is the best in the fa- Panhandle District—surrounded on all sides by finest improvements, near the Park, unexcelled car facilities, rap- ing in value, all lots large «1q level, sold on casy terms : prices. An opportunity you cannot afford to miss. diagram. See the property amd be on hand. LYON & HOAG grow r.o 116 Montgomery Street | | ‘winners. late the size pipe to use between storage tanks and also the rate of flow. viscosity at 212 degrees F. shows its diminution on heating and allows the engineer to see whether he should keep the pipe line heated in order to pump the oll more cheaply. Liquidity being the converse of viscosity, the liquidity of ofl taken at 60 de- grees I, and 212 F, when compared with the | liquidity of water will show whether the oil can be piped, and when compared with tables | glving the flow of water through pipes will show approximately their capacity for oil un- | der different conditions, such as change of head and diameter of pipe. | Tke fractional distillation on the small scale | is to the ofl man what the assay for gold, sil- ver, copper, iron, etc., is to the mining man. | From it we decide the value of an oil for any | specified purpose. The fractional distillation | will show the probable amount of benzine, kero- | sene. Tubricating ofl, £as oil and asphalt obtain- | able. 4 { The gas manufacturers desires an ofl as free from sulphur as possible, for every bit of sul- | phur that gets into the gas must be removed | with oxide of iron, and this at no small ex- pense. An oil full 'of sulphur ie impossible to refine under existing methods. It is not suit- able for burning under boflers, since the sul- | phuric actd formed corrodes the grates and | tubes. THE NOME BENCHES. Otto Halla writes to the Mining anl Scientific Press that the discovery of gold in the Nome flelds is a repetition of .he California discovery of gold, so far as the amount of gold produced will be con- cerned. The short season for hydraulick- ing, four months, may have the tendency to prolong the extractions for many more years. Halla also says: The discovery of the rich bench ground has stimulated the prospecting of jthe hilisides and benches of other creeks, and invariably the re- sult has been satisfactory. It has proven in many instances that benches of low-paying creeks are better than the creek claims, as is the case on Dry Creek, where a little pay has been found, but nothing in comparison to the valugble bench ground of that creek. Now the question may be asked, what caused the change in the channels of the creeks and why are the present creek beds epotted, one claim rich In auriferous ‘gravels and the other adjoining it not containing anything? 'There is no doubt that the creeks at the time of the first gold run had “an ‘entire different watershed; in fact,"it seems that the present watershed fa almost djagonal to the origina) run of the creeks. This may be due to different causes, the most plausible of which is the uplift of a whole section of the peninsula, causing the creeks and rivers to seek other outlets, and in their course forming new ravines, creecks and rivers. The Sonora Union Democrat says: The work of retimbering the shaft on the Pennsylvania mine at Cherokee has been com- menced. The shaft is caved from the. collar to a depth of forty feet. When this is repaired the pumps will be started to remove 200 feet of water, The shaft Is thought to be in solid rock and .good order-below the caye and if this proves to be true active cxploration work will be inaugurated when the mine has been pumped dry. According to the Nevada City Transeript the Plumbago” mine in- Siefra County will start up its twenty stamp miil as soon as the weather s favorable. Hydraulicking operations are Interesting tha miners of Siskiyou County. ~According to local reports, the Deadwood Placer Mining Com- pany, which is fiteen miles west from Yreka, has a bank of gravel eighteen feet deep orened by a forty-foot breast, and there are 2000 inches of water avallable under 250 feet The property will be “ydraulicked the Brokaw & MecLean are run- Valley head, coming seefon. ning thelr hydraulic ‘mine in Quartz with a present shundant supply ot wal 2) quartz mill in Hull Gulch is a irectly. C.. J, Nickerson has bought the Shakespeare, Byron and Milton quartz claims in New York Townehip, near Woodleaf, and work will be suwnn:nmtp.;v. H. Wynn reports that the Baltic ten-étamp mill in the Springer district, near Randsburg, has been running continuovs: 1y since it was installed in Nevember, 1902, excep for the monthly élean-up periods. The m: shaft is down 225 feet and three levels being worked, are : A working bondgfor one year has been taken Stan} and The Orovill of 57% acres, near Oroville. I under bond Chicago men at the rate of $3000 per acre. ‘Work on the dredger that is to mine the lands, which are covered by orange orchards, will be. gin in Oectober. OREGON JADE STONE The jade stone that is reported to have been discovered in Josephine County, ©re- on, engages the attention of the Port- Telegram, which devetes consider- able space to the matter and says: Harry Woofl, manager the company which has taken up the of claims the rare stone, jade, recently discovered Althouse 245-259 Geary SL ON THE SQUARE CORDES FURNITURE CO. men who have taken up the jade d will develop and work them for 1 pu Mr. Wood states that ome cut directly This is the fir: Stole a Ton of Coke. The police were notified yesterday that during the night a ton of coke was gtolen from the yards of the Western Fuel Com- pany at Vallejo and Battery streets. The coke had been put into sacks, which were thrown over the fence and then cagted or carried away. and Indian creeks, Southern Josephine Coun- ty, was in Grants Pass vesterday from the | clai scene of the late discovery. Mr. Wood stated | com %0 a representative of the Telegram that they,| ther have jade In great quantity In their claims on | in twain® by Indtan Creek. He brought in a number ~of | time jade has been found in any place on ths samples of the stone with him. There are | North American continent. Implements and three different shades of the stome in the | wares made of it have been found in various mine. These very from a dark blue and green | countries, but the supply of the stone itself to a_ transparent white. All are of the best | has neariy all come from the Orient and from quality of jade. There are several influential | Turkestan. I_ATIUN TREATMENT The great crowd of patients who have taken treatment at the Electro-Chemic lnsti- tute during the past week have been more than gratified at the results obtained and have completely demonstrated the value of Electro-Chemistry in the practice of medicine. The Electro-Chemic offer is limited and should receive immediate attention from those who may be interested and desire treatment. Would you believe that a man who had had rheumatism for thirty years, and who could not be cured with drugs, had been relieved upon'the first treatment? Would you believe that a man who had suffered twenty-six years with a cancer (a physician), and who had tried all medicines and treatments, could have that cancer healed in sixty days? It is just such medical mifacles that are being performed daily at the Electro-Chemic Institute. Electro-Chemistry is a combination of all that is best in all medical schools by master physicians. The Electro- Chemic speclalists are backed by unlimited facilities for the proper application of these ideas. Its treating rooms are models. Its facilities are unlimited. Electro-Chemistry is not a fad; its physicians are not bound down td narrow_ ideas. Chronic disease, in whatever form, is immediately brought under control in & few treatments, and its percent- age of cures is far in advance of any other medical institution ever known. No institution could make such a sweeping offer without having at its command the facilities and the ab« solute knowledge that they can do these things. With such an_organization, and such-absolute financial responsibil- ity, every guarantee that it makes must be thoroughly livea up vo. If your own physican cannot give you relief and effect a cure it is because he has not the facilities with which to give you the treatment which you require. Hlectro-Chemistry costs you nothing but the time necessary for investigation. Will you go to-day to the Klectro-Chemic specialists and know their methods? . Examination and Treatment Free ‘We have not ueen able to give all the many lppilmntu the Electro-Chemic X-Ray examination and free treatment during March, and during the month of April we will continue to examine and _consult free all applicants and give,a free treatment in curable cases. No incurable cases will be taken, and if your case cannot be cured you will be promptly told so. ELECTRO- Y QURES cander or tumors, internal or external. ELECTRO-CEEMIS' CURES deafness, roaring or ringing ears, and all diseases which afféct the hear- ing. Electro-Chemistry reaches the affected organs of hearing without the use of the Kknife. The electrieal cur- rents follow along thé channels of hearing, relieving the congestion, stimulating and permanently curing deafness. consumption, catarrh, asthma, bronchitis and all diseases of the head, throat, X-ray and ‘ozone treatment will do what no o..er treatment can. rheumatism, paralysis, locomotor ataxia #nd neuralgia. Electro-Chemistry is successful because it treats diuns‘e locally. It permeates the entire diseased area, nrnuhtln( and giving new life. s ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY m the special diseases of women without operation. It builds up worn, was It strengthens the nerves and adds life to weakened parts. It has proved the most tuccu&nl ;'t..mm ‘women. piles, fistula and all diseases of the stomach, liver and bowels, painlessly, in the diseases of women ever known. ELE Y CURBE quickly and permanently. : CQURES diseases of the kidueys and bladder. Such diseases of {fhis class as have heretofore | been propounced incurable have been placed in the curable Elect: emistry cures the dis- eases of men. Those men who have.ruined their stomachs with powerful and poisonous m edicines — tnose who have wcosted money on cheap electrical treatment, electric belts and appliances — the Electro-Chemie physictans wish to give a free examination and treatment. — - - THE DOES NOT CHARGE BIG FEES, BUT ONLY MAXES REASONABLE CHARGES FOR A AL WORK 2 5 HOME m%—l’eumu living at a distance should come to the city for a careful personal examina~ tion. %’vortlum{: o.&énke lel}m with you a m‘fl?&‘:‘ e:gctrlnoi-&outfll for home treatment. 5 h-xf ay ful our symptoms, so e Elzctro-Chemic specialists ma: full; rmed disease, and whether o pat th.y’mn give you relief. 5 ¥ ly informed as to your The Electro-Chemic Institute I8 Grant Ave., cor. Post St. San Francisco, Cal. ¥ m. and 7 to s p. m,, daily. Sundays, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. apartments for jadies and gentlemen. Californta CREMISTRY chest and lungs. The Electro-Chemic B OFFICE HOURS: 9 a m. o5, Separate