NOVEMBER 3, 1883. THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. 273 respondent desires to obtain, if he will give us a list. It must be stated, EER ING however, that the minor metals are generally controlled by a few parties, Tar ENGINe who allow very little correct and complete information to reach any but a “Manin JOU limited public. Entered at the Post-Office of New York, N. Y., as Second-Class Matter. THE reports of the discovery of tin ore in different parts of the country are multiplying. The Alabama mines, now we believe temporarily idle for Vou. XXXVI. No. 18. want of additional working capital to carry out some improvements, have been followed by the Black Hills tin deposits, so elaborately described RICHARD P, ROTHWELL, 6.E., M.E., by Professor BLAKE in these columns. Some time since, there floated to ROSSITER W. RAYMOND, Ph.D., Editors, us rumors of discoveries of the same metal in Virginia. They are now CHARLES KIRCHHOFF, Jr., M.E., authoritatively confirmed by Prof. Harry D. CAMPBELL, of the Wash- Note.—Communications relative to the editorial management should be addressed to Eprror, P.O. Box 1833, New York. ington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., who has reported on the subject Communications for Mr. RaymMonp should be addressed to Rossiter W. Raymonp P.O. in a letter to The Virginias, an advance-proof of which has been kindly Box 1465, New York. Articles written by Mr. Raymonp will be signed thus * ; and only for articles so signed is he responsible, sent to us by Major JED Hotcuxiss, the editor. The ore, which was seen SuBscripTion Price, including postage, for the United States and Canada, ¥ oe in place by Professor CAMPBELL, is found on Painter Mountain branch of annum ; $2.25 for six months ; all other countries, including postage, $5.00 = 25 francs = 20 marks. All payments must be made in advance. Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, Va., about one and a quarter miles from FiLe Covers will be sent by mail for $1.25 or delivered at office for $1 each. the Nelson County line. It is cassiterite in a vein running east and west, Advertising Rates.—See page vii. several inches thick. The country-rock consists principally of large crys- Mr. C. A. Green is our accredited representative for New York. tals of quartz and feldspar, smaller crystals of mica, and some mica. Mr. A. R. Brown, Jr., is our accredited representative for Boston and the Eastern States. Office, Room 1, Simmons Building, 40 Water street, Boston. Mr. J. Viennot, 150 South Fourth street, Philadelphia, is our accredited representative From California come again strong complaints concerning the present for Philadelphia. Mr, A. H. Taylor is our accredited representative for Chitago and the Northwest. status of the quicksilver industry, which is languishing under low prices, Mr. O. D. Cotton, Columbus, O., is our accredited representative for Ohio, Ken- apparently brought about principally by the extensive importations in tucky, and Indiana. anticipation of the duty of 3°6 cents per pound under the new taniff. Mr. O. J. Frost, care Boston & Colorado Smelting Company, Argo, Colo., is our accredited representative for Denver and vicinity. During the first six monthsof 1882, the imports were 4781 flasks ; for the REMITTANCES should always be made by Post-Oftice Orders or Bank Drafts on New entire year, the heavy importations of the second half carried them up to York, made payable to THE ScrExTIFIC PUBLISHING COMPANY. 13,116 flasks; and in the first six monthsof 1883, they ran up to 12,982 THE SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO., Publishers. flasks. It might be argued that the depression due to this heavy stock R. P. ROTHWELL, Pres. HENRY M. GEER, Sec. and General Manager, would be likely to be only temporary. But the course of prices abroad P.O. Box 1833. 27 Park Place, New York. discourages any such hopes. In September of last year, the price in Lon- don was £6, but it has since declined to £5 5s., while here it has dropped CONTENTS, to 34°5 cents per pound. Nor does there appear to be any prospect of an EDITORIALS : Pace. | Notes: PAGE -| early recovery, because there are fully 100,000 flasks of quicksilver in Is it Coal, or Albertite or—Salt ?...... 27 z , stock in England. Under such pressure, the mines in this country are Prices of the Minor Metals—a Gold Sale of North Carolina Land......... 278 steadily losing ground. The production, according to the leading authors Company in the Market with Ar- ity on the subject, Mr. J. B. RANDOL, of San Francisco, has been as fol- RIE iv eisisica e505 cosas 273 Tin Ore in Virginia .................. 273 | GENERAL Minina News : lows since 1873 PRODUCTION OF QUICKSILVER IN CALIFORNIA. The Languishing Condition of our Quicksilver Industry.. ............. ieee hi e's aie The Meeting of the American Society IN ois 5) daigins sicuhiamrccukin unis of Mechanical Engineers... ... ... Se “CU c a catiines dea a ccasrecicedcea 60,85, MII 5 cin oe vclscue*sonecessunes 52, 732 RMN ivi cesvecncsxc wautunuenckases 283 For the first nine e months of the year 1883, the production of the differ. CORRESPONDENCE : NIN gc ook nts, Sc oN nausea Asc 284 Water-Jackets versus Brick Furnaces ao Kaaoice sia dosieinate sa donncmaanay 284 ent mines was as follows : Flasks Flasks. in Copper Smelting ee or RE Nt te 27 Mexico COCe eeecvceseescoccevcessces 284 HG RIO 5. sa ccicca dees 21, TD CR NS es ois siaaaceewdnxee 1,377 Desilverization of Refined Lead..... 274] Michigan.... .........--.-+++ cesses 284 Napa Consolidated.... ......6.. 0000+ CAEP Wee WAL 5 5c sscnccescccondsceacas 1,132 The Electrolytic Process, as Described Neate Aucnid oa as tatkicteante 284 ORE ENR as ciccais cuvancnecs 3, 104 PRIN as icc wccuacenacnte 1,67 II 6 cecicwacccicaccvceuese 2,182 | _—_— by C. O. Mailloux................608 274 TRING ants “acuresacastaseuns oadene 284 I al cn rivencocecne -evarr oc 1,573 MR ia vecadeucceddnsaseidsedqg aces 35,836 PID aan caccensccic. caccoseast 284 At this rate, the total production of the year will probably not be PNR ooo ccccetosieneerndes 284 higher than 48,000 flasks, and this is only reached because the largest The New York Meeting of the Ameri- MINING sein xsd vaenepeesssaareued |< tess 284 can Society of Mechanical Engineers. 275 miners are straining their capacity to make up in their returns by a heavy Mining at the Boston Exhibition....... 277 output for the falling off in price. The result may be readily foretold. An Endless Trough Conveyer.......... 279 | FINANCIAL : Nearly all the mines will stop dead-work, exhaust their resources, and Among the Iron Workers.—Steelton... 279 close down, or will continue to make as heavy drains on the purses of Investments in Mexican Mines......... 280} Gold and Silver Stocks........- Rsaerrere 285 Mining Matters in Chihuahua .......... 280 OI PROMI Ss 5 cicccccecewsc stececcs 285 their shareholders as the latter will submit to. The producers see only The Lawas Affecting Mining and Metal- one way out of the dilemma to save the heavy amount invested in lupwionl Imheregts.....csccvecsce secce 281 mines and plant and now threatened with ruin. They will probably ask, Furnace, Mill, and Factory........ .... 282 | BULLION MARKET. ........ccccscccccces 285 and it is hoped will obtain, an increase in the duty to 10 cents per MRIs pacts bdo kane wenasaee+ ae sigaiie 285 _ . TRON MARKET REVIEW....... ........0. 288 pound. Moens : Cost, Thame REVIBW. « «0.6.060...0.000 288 Phosphorus - Manganese-Tin-Copper STATISTICS OF CoAL PRODUCTION........ 288 THE meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, held in Alloy 277 | Advertisers’ Index this city this week, was fairly successful. The number and standard of the papers was not so high as those interested in the welfare of the society Last week, we printed in a letter from a correspondent a report of the might wish ; but this, we happen to know, is due principally to the fact alleged discovery of coal near Clinton, Summit County, O., which was that a number of very interesting papers were withdrawn a short time causing considerable excitement throughout that State. The opinion was before the meeting, because the authors could not complete them. advanced by Professor ORTON that possibly it might be albertite, while There is one matter which occupies entirely too much of the attention others held that it might be the lower coal of the slate series. Mr. of the meetings not to affect the interest and therefore the future of the ANDREW Roy, the State Mine Inspector, however, believes that the hole society unfavorably. There are eternal bickerings as to its by-laws. was salted, and some of the points he brings forward certainly make it There is altogether too general a disposition among the members to take look as though such an operation had been attempted in avery crude way. a share in tinkering with the constitution, insisting on its being carried They pump a material conta ning 80 per cent of carbon out of the hole in out to the letter, however unimportant the points raised may be. The pieces as large as the thumb, a size which no true borings could furnish. Society of Mechanical Engineers should follow the example of the Mining Engineers—elect a good council, have faith in its wisdom and zeal, and AN anonymous correspondent has requested us to insert a price-current leave the management of the affairs of the society to it. Asitis now, of ‘‘the numerous minor metals, which, though not largely dealt in, are hardly a session is passed without some unprofitable discussion, generally matters of considerable interest to those having to do with which at best discourages those intrusted with executive func- ores and metallurgy.” We are fully aware of the interest attaching tions, because they are subject to a constant and often captious to this subject, and to show how such figures may occasionally criticism.