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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1874)
&lviETTE, FRlvfERr" Scene In the High Sierrat. Written for ths Rtnul. Inn by J. O. LamrosJ, III. YOSEMrnTcONCLUDED. Tht slcovot. Leaving on' "pictured rock" and panting on arulle, weflnd tbenpper ond of the Yosemlte picture gallery recoiling Into three deep nl- cores the bettor to display tbelr several stu- dlen. Entering tho north alcove about a mile, most charming and anbllme pertpectlre la be fore ns. The limpid mirror lake AK-w-ya in the foreground reflect! with atartling dis tinctness the great domea on either aide, and beyond la a partial tie of Cloud's Ilcst and other peaka with the ollrery North Fork of tho Merced, fed by snow drifts, winding down by their basts and debouohlng into the lake. Of the domes before mentioned as embossing the head of the valley, the lowest one is North Dome To-coy-ao. The summit of this beautiful dome is 3,775 feet above the Tiller, only 105 feet leas than three-fourths of a mile, and only 100 feet less than HI, Diablo, the most noted peak, from its control position, In California, and in sight of two-thirds of Its population. Its shape is de scribed by the Indian name To-coy -m, meaning "shade to Indian baby buket." This, the highest point yot doscrlbed, reachos np to the region once swept by Icebergs, and its bald, rounded crown is a record of the world forming laws in their rigorous action In the ages long past. Opposite, across lake Ah-uf.yi, is the famous South Dome Tl'-is-ack. This magnificent object Is so lofty, so con spicuous and so singular, that It is the cyn osure of all eyes at Yosomlto and the loved theme of tourists. It has been split through vertically and robbed of Its north half, which crumbling to pieces forms the dam of the lake below, bnt the remaining half, a clean cut hemliphere, towers np 6,000 feet above the val ley; 720 feet more than a mile and 10,000 feet or nearly two miles above the sea. From tlrao Immemorial this colonial diml lune has beeu regarded with veneratlou by the nstlves.for it was the throne of TK-n-ack; the beautiful "goddess of the valley," beloved of Tb fncfc-Vnu'-Ii, the great chief who had hla throne on the wondrous bluff. th uato post. at the opposite end of the valley. The legend la very neuuumi, wuen limy reiaivu, um mum be shorn uf its ornaments by condensation here. Logsrid ol Tli'.u-ick and TiMock-ah-rtirMi. In the good old days when the sky touched the earth, the children of the ann dwelt in Yo emlte. All was lovely for Tu-loffc aA-nu'-liI, their great Hachtm, being neither member of Congress, a railroad contractor nor n chief of the Tammanv ring, attended to the wants of his people. Leaving his gorgeous throne dally, he herded the deer and ran them down into the valley, and often roused np a nrlxily for them to hunt. Ills smile caused the dowers to spring np In great beauty, but his sighs for a companion, royal-blooded Mahala, lodged Ibe pine trees. He prayed to In Ureal Spirit forhls people, and tho raiu descended to -).!, II,. mm. the senile wiuds shook the acorn, out of Ibe oaks, and grasshoppers were found on every patriarch's table. He alto added n petition for a wile. One evening, at he happened to look eastward, he saw one of Joaqnln Miller's yellow-halrcl maidens sitting on the Booth Dome-then complete rotunda. Hbewas tranecendentlv beautiful, dressed In fashionable attire, and was certain y dlv ne, i.. .-. i... .hnuMrrs detwnded radian! white wings. Throwing him a kits snd pronouncing his name In dulcet tones, she gathered up her Dolly Varden and fled over tie dome. The fascinated chief pursued, being no scrub in n race, but tne 1. . l'"""' 'U.T"' . . . lengths ahead. Tlmo-JlIJJi. mis "" time on record would bare been exoe led by "Tu-lixk," but forlhe down from "IV" wings which the angel shook Into bis eyes. Ho yelled 'foul 1" but the Judge, a rival Moos chief, would not hear him, Tu lock" became ei. cited. Every evening, for an entire moon. the. fleet maiden related her taunt, and the race was renewed, in mo iui""i"i ests of 7.(oe:-uft-rm'-(.r people suffered. Tbe leaves ol tbe corn rolled up. the acorns re mained shrivelled in their cops, and the song of the grasshopper woe unheard in all tbe volley. One morning, after anuuusually hard night race, TU'-maek telurned to her perch, and looking down, beheld the plight of the neglected people. She repented her coquettieburss, and a great pity rose up In her heart. She knelt upon the smooth dome and besought the Ureal Spirit to send again tbe ralnfor tbe nourishing corn, the wind for the toothsome acorns, aud blades ol grass for the delicious grasshopper. im.i. . -r,il i.niiii.1 lbs dome emit oiien: water poured out, and flowing down, formed first the lake, a reservoir' kept back by the shattered rock, then coursed through the valley, reviving the corn emigrate; a rushing wind coming through the gorge shook down showers of plump aeorus, and wllh a chorus of cblrp i.., ii,- n..l,ntn,n crawled out of their re treats to nibble the sprouting gross. But the lovely, vellowbalrwl, angel-wiuged maiden for whom the people bed suffered, and by whom they were rescued front starvation, vanished, never to be seen again." Hut In memory of her deed of pity there shims tne glorious lien Dome; beueslh 11 reposes Mirror Lake, and borderlug all the water courses of the valley are thousauds of beautiful while violets, born of tbe dowu oi rtV-M-oct'i wings, lost in her tantalising flight from the desperate 2V(oc aA-nuMd. IU treating from the North Alcove we cross over again aud enter the deep South Alcove mile aud a half. This is occupied by the sin gle study the beautiful Souk Fork Fall-Tii-loer-wy-aek. This cataract la C00 feel high end as It ter minates a rapid and plunges oUewloeovor the precipice ll presents a novel and Interesting appoarano. II la 100 feet mora than twice as high and much more interesting than the falls of Montmoreuel In Canada a greatly cele brated caeoad. IUclosiu frame, a canon, of bold, lofty, vertical roots clslt for the peessjf of thl large stream, about tho sin of the Yoeemite liver, any where aloe would bo remarkable, bat her It only an ordinary algal. , Retreating again to middle ground we eon (root the central, very high and elaborate Al cove. Entering through the screen of foreet .. .hont half a mile, a roar of many water wm as ihU a larger, toon stupendous cat- nol than any w nave aeon is near, ms open grandly, rloUa rmr ehon by an Just U mor osrikinf (or a center pteo to the foreground of t Undaoape, than a magnificent water-fall. When liU oan be fringed with no ble pine and framed with towering, browning mountains, the pictir io well nigh complete. Add to this a glittering cascade leading to a background which is a repetition of the first, bat with every object projected on a vastly larger scale, with a cloud-flecked sky, pierced by snow-helmeted peaks, the study may justly be regarded as the culmination of artistic effect and such is the Central Alcove of the Yosemlte gallery. The thundering, flashing, vaulting center piece is Vernal Falli.-PI'-wy-sck. This fall is terrible. The volume of water the main Merced is to great that Is is not en tirely comminuted by the wind, but continues in a curving column of whitening, glittering diamonds thrown over the rock wall into a yawning gulf 250 feet below. This appearance Is exactly described by the Indian nsme JT icy ack, meaning "Shower of Sparkling Crys tals." Though bnt a tithe as great iu volume, this cataract is CO feet higher than the Ureal Shoshone Fall in Idaho, llehind it la a curious rock-shelved cave, lined with mosses, ferns and lichens, and beside It a series of long lad ders anil piatiorm loading np to tne rocK bal ustrade running out to the edge of the rapid where it begins the awful plunge. The origi nal Architect aided by human enterprise has also contributed a bridle trail, rough and xlg zair. but flnallv tilumnhant. around thla fall. and leading back to other grander scenes In a loiiltr, lucre eitenae I region. Jnat above Pl'.wv.uck. the river snresds out over a flat, descending rock-floor forming a still, glistening, swift-darting cascade CO feet wide, called "Spangled Apron;" and a quarter of a mile farther it comes rushing uolse'y through a crooked, rocky, steep gorge called "Uiaruona nume, auovo me riume anu half a mile from Ti'-wv-ack. a tumultuous roar. a glittering cloud of spray, and a shining shower of rockets shooting out from the sky uu wncre pours ine maicniess Nevada Fa l-Yo-wj'-ke. This, the lamest, grandest, last to be dt scribed fall in Yosemlte, is alto one of the highest and most celebrated for grandeur In the world. It It formed artificially In part, by obstructing with rooks and trees, a cut-on from tbe main Merced, confining it with the rest of the river, Joined at this oint by an other larire stream, and. nil together, nluualna headlong over a mountain side 700 feet bight Just twice as far as I He lately uncovered Victoria Falls in South Africa, and 40 feet more than four tiraeti as high as tho great NUgira, but, of course, Infinitely less iu volume than either. This cataract is awfully snbllnie past descrip tion, lit Indian name. Yo-uif-w. "Meander ing," refers to the grand sweep of the side-long curve striking near the bottom against the in clined rock, civinir it n new dlriction and form ing a folding, shimmerlug, sprny-urenlhcd curtain, 130 feet wide, Nature's Flower Qirdeni. Near the bate of thla fall as In all tbe other falls of Yotemite, but intentionally omitted in their description Is a mound or spreading msss of soil or mould, found on one side of the the stream, In the direction of the greatest de scent of spray, and core red with luxuriant grass, flowers and shrubbery, its projecting rocks draped wnn rare and beauiliui mosses, and all constantly saturated with the nour ishing spray. The grass patches of tbe JT icy tie and Vo-iry'ye cataracts approach the dimensions of meadows, being fifteen or twenty acres in extent. Their gigantic and rare vege tation affords a paradise to botanists, but to explore their treasures involves the necessity of wading knee-deep through the dente wet grass, sinking ankle-deep in the sticky mud, and taking the chances of being momentarily enveloped in a bewildering aeries of raining cloud-spray, quickly saturating your clothing, unless protected by water-proof over-garments, but compensating for the annoyance by afford ing, if tne afternoon sun Is shining, the most brilliant double rainbows, in a complete circle about you, tbe Hindoo type of tbe Deity, Tbe arrangement of the cataracts in this Alcorn resembles the disposition of the loftier cataracts in the great Yosemlte landscape be fore described, but the connecting cascade river here is three limes longer, and the volume of water perhaps, is tour times as large. H ohtenlnir the effect of tbese neater cita tcu ,, djfj tho more stupendous mountains enoosna them, 'ibe one on tbe south or right side of the Alcove Is au immense mate of stratified granite, clothed with a forest of ever greens. On the led oppotlte the highest fall rises in solemn grandeur tnu naked Cp ol Llboity-Mih'-lih. This swelling, sloplug. smooth-worn, cloud wreathed rock is 2,000 feet above Yo-Ktf-yt thundering at its bsse, 5,000 feet above the floor of kosemlte valley, and v.vuuiret above the sea. It resembles in slope the symbolic csp which artists represent on tbe soepter held Dy too uouuvim oi i.iueny, anil uy cuwruoil content, but against the ambition of certain tourists. Is called "Capo I Liberty." It is rounded like the domes described in Ibe No ib Alcove, for, like them, it rises iuto tho region ouce swept by crushing icebergs. The Indiau name Mah'-toh "Suicide," Is pertinent as re lating tu their traditions, but the legeud mutt be omitted. For aky ornamenta to the canopy of the Cen tral AlCore there rite in tho dim distance the snow-striped spires of the culminatine peaks nt the Sierras, with tbe x-rfect dome of Starr King Se-uMn-fum, reposing grandly In the foreground and couuectlng them to earth. The peak is easiest approached br tbe 1I2 tag atair case, but otherwise smooth trail abore the falls, and also the one commanding the moat exlentlre blrd's-ere view ol Yo semlte is on the left, tuck of "Cap of Lib erty" and tbe "South Half Dome,' and is poetically named Cloud 't RotL We can ride almost to the very summit of tbls commanding peak, and here, at an elevation of 10,6W) feet or almost two miles, tbe scene Is one of the moot Interesting anywhere present ed in tbe wonderful Sierras. This summit re mains a sharp, lagged comb of granite for It I above the level olglaclal action which round ed lesser peak and smoothed the bate of this. The same phenomenon I observed In all the higher peak beyond-smooth base with brlst Una. otten beetllna crowns. what a aoeue of splendor and magnificence I presented on every hand t First let uo try to realise our own great bight, which so ena ble no to oommaad an accural view 01 treat erone. The summit et Cloud's Heat, beautifully car peted with flower, but with bank of enow striping lit north aide, waa determined by Fro feoaor Whitney and Hoffman, Just the dsy be fore oir visit, to be 0.600 feet above Yosemlte valley, and 10,600 feet above the sea. This I but 77 feet lees than lb perpetually snow draped and much celebrated Lassen l'esk, and much higher than Spanish, x'ilot, Allurus, Tabl Kock. Baddl Back. DowuievUl Butt. Pyramid, Caatl Job's, or any other peak be tween Loosen la Bht county, and Silver Peak in Alpln ootuty, ,aly 60 Biles north ol our pooltioa. Taw Miastr Noil Northward, nw at baisd are UU HorTauan, 10,. 87 feet, and Cathedral Peak, 11,000 feet hbjh, Southward the Starr King dome. 9,800, Clark's Peak, 10,000, and Uothio Peak, 10,850 feet. eastward are tne cniminaung pease oi ijyeu, U.270; Osetle, 12,500, and 40 miles away, but towering distinctly to view, the chief over all ML Dana, 13,227 feet or very nearly two and one-third miles high! River Sources. That we are In the midtt of a group of the loftiest peaks of the Sierras Is indicated also by a glance at the map. Within a few miles of our position and compassed in a dty's ride, a person may visit the headwaters of fire of the principal rivers of tbls coast. Northward flows the Tuolumne, with Its wonderful newly discovered llttch-IMehy canon. Northeastward the Walker river sinking Into the Great llssln. Southeastward Owen's river, running into Owen's lake, and sonthwettward King's river emptying into Tulare lake, and westward the San Joaquin entering Anally San Francisco Day. Setenlifle Tourlilt. It was in these airy regions that my com rade and myself met with tbe veteran botanist of this coast, "Oood Dr. Kellogg," accom panied by tbe sprightly and no less oourageous Mrs. Dr. Carr, of Oakland, guided by Mr. Mulr, an eccentrlo but gifted "l'oet-Naturallst," the genius of Yosemlte and the hero of many mountain adventures. Tbey were attended by several assistants and were all well mounted and equipped for any length of stay In cloud land; making their own geography, disposing mountains and rocks into water sheds, mor aines, glaciers, etc., giving names to the floral world, and, more courageously than Moaea of old, talking familiarly, face to face, with the Eternal Clod in all Ills works A Lit! Bird l-eye View. Turning to the westward trom Cloud's Rett, foralttt, comprehensive, never-to-be-forgotten view of Yosemlte, the near summit of TW-ta-ack, the venerable Halt-Dome, looms grand ly np nearly as high as ourselves, but admitting an entrancing perspective ol the val ley below by reason of Its cleft crown. While each pinnacle, dome or waterfall has Its pecu liar beauty or grandeur, Yosemlte as a whole, has as many phases as tho number of stand- fioints under which it it viewed, (and tbe view rom Cloud's Rest Is one of the best), or the kind of light under which it rests. Yotomllo it Sunrltt. One of tbe most glorious views is at aunrite, when through the clear air, the piercing raya of old Sol speeding past the glistening peaks described vertebral processes of the back lono of the Bierras stream across the vallev, llolillns n ti the eastern 'face of old 7V-foo-an- nu-f,r, for a full hour, while the valley below is yet cradled In dawn; then Illuminating In their . . .. .7 ' Jr 3 .I., . .i ' ll anu a pouud oi cican gins wmen nas ueen pre- It full radiance floods the floor of the valley. ,,lo,ii du,0Ted by soaking it well and hang Iu winter, It Is said, Ibis does not occur until , JTW a tlon " ln , iumlI kettle wlthln a nearly noon. 0 on9 flile(1 y,ilh WA,. ajj fl Bi0ns of loosmiio at ounm. As the wltchlncr hour of eventide approaches the movement Is reversed, aud the yellow light leaves tne noor eariy in tuo aiteraouu. linger nmn the Diidal Veil, wrestbins it with rain hows, inert aiaaiDn kuuu-uiiui, iu uiubi, w ius Three (Iraces. Sentinel Fall and Rock, Lost Arrow, North Dome, and for an cour or two after the valley Is shrouded In twilight, retting in resplendent 1 ffulgence upon tho placid, clean rnt fin n( the Sonth-IIslf Dome, like an immenie full moon, rising amidst the somber P"k- ..... s..-. 11 lU IDO won wrinu. iutbiciiuu, cucu-uuujj . snnitalallti(W tne.f gawltll TWiTb.I f1 Hill ths) ntcur. jjunwsri", tiwstsswuiei -wst - soul, but also utterly Indescribaole, is Yosemlte by moonlight. One may tee it with Joy, appre ciate it with gratitude, be moved by It with reverence for it Author, but describe it, never I Yo-Simllo Indcicrlbable. In fae. and In conclusion. Yo-Bemlto from any point of view, or nnder any light, taonot be portrayed 00 as to do comprenenoea vj tnoso who bare seen It not, The camera of the photographer may catch its lights and ahadet, Ibe canvs of the artist reflect ita gorgeous col ors, and the pen of the tourltt present lis won derful statistics ; but the tablet of the vltitor'a memory only may retain Yo-Semlte a hal lowed vision of ineffable beauty, grandeur and divinity, nevtr to be excelled perhaps, until bio weary feet, at the end of llfe'o sorrowful pil grimage shall press tbe golden streets, within the pearly gates of the celestial, Ood-lllumed I'arudite, Sheep Eating Their Wool. Instances of snoop eating tbolr own wool are quite common, especially during the lsltor port of the winter and early in the spring. 80m have thought the habit resulted from the presence of small para sites, as mtnnte as tbe red spider of some flowering plants, wuton produce an irrita tion, and to alloy tbls the sheep acquired tbe habit of biting its own skin, and there by eating Its own wool, it Is generally believed, however, that tbe babit is analo gous to that of bona eating their own ohello, and the abnormal appetite of oowo for old boneo, woolen rags, etc, and to caused by an exhaustion of the phosphate in tbe soil, Old pastures and fields that have long been cropped aro deficient ln these elements, benoo the absence of them in feed and consequent want of them by the animals. As a preventive mix a small miontltr of bone meal with corn meal, and give tnem an occasional leeu. onipuur also has been found to be a preventive of the hsbit, and many formers keep their slook constantly onpplied with it. It no doubt assists in giving a healthy tone to tne system. Jjinsis rurmcr, A Kiw IIoibd Faxes. I hove oeen the sub ject discussed a to tb beet method oi oettlng poet for board fence for durability. I have devised a plan whioh I respectlnlly submit which I think will aupersed any other, and do away with the mode now In use. Take three post of any durable limber, four feet long ; lay Ihem on Ibe ground near Ibe line of tho fence, noil on the board to each noot: Imbed a aull- abl atone in tbe ground where the poet is to be i: raise tbe section ot vour fence on the same, and drive two otoke neat each pott; draw went ugtit togetner at tne lop; utsoa strong win of suitable size, loon one end. bring around into the loop, loop in the other end and cut off yonr wire. For tbe second length or section, nail on to posts, elevate, properly secure the osmo by otoke and then naif lb loos and to ths first oscjiion, and ao prooeed until the fence Io finished, I would also recommend tho stake 'to be cut long enough to drive the eeooud time wben rotted off. for. WuUrn Hunt. IdQcio Kooaiiastsirr vos Sic Bromcn. Tbe iiuoJis) JMic Journal onntmendo tbe fob lowing; Anew, well beaten np, to which add on pint ol good milk, on pint ol cold water, and salt to make It peioUble; let it then bo boiled, and when cold any quantity ol it may be taken. It II lams into curd and whey it i Vint ro Wiu.-1'iriB. In pasting wall papers, posters, etc.! especially where succes sive layers are put on, there arises a most dlt orneahln effluvium, which Is cartlcularl V notice able in damp weather. The cause of this Is the decomposition of the paste. In close rooms it Is rerj unwholesome, and often the cause of disease. In large manufactories, where quantities of paste are uted, it becomes sour and offenslre. Ulue, alto, has a very dis agreeable odor. If, when making paste or glue, a small quantity of carbolic acid it add ed, It will keep sweit and free from offensive smells. A few drops added to ink or mucilage prcventa mold. In whitewashing tbe cellar and dairy, if an ounce of carbollo acid is add ed to each gallon of wash, it will prevent mold and the disagreeable taints often preoelved in meat and milk from damp apartments. An other great advantage in the nso of carbolic acid In paste for wall-paper and In whitewash. is that it will drive away cockroaches and other insect pests. The cheapest and best form of carbolic acid Is in crystals, which dissolve in water or liquify at an excess of temperature, sVn. Jlomtsuaa, Sriisixo'. The following are recommended as the best black stains to Imitate ebony I An excellent black stain may be got by a mixture of pounded asDhalt and mineral nanbtha. The proportions mnst be according to the de gree of blackness required, the more tbe asphalt the blacker the stain; but as it is very volatile, it must be mixed in a corked bottle and laid on nuicklr with a bruth. Drop lit tle tulphurlo add Into a small quantity of water, brush orer the wood and bold to the tire; It will be a fine black andrecelre a good polltb. Take half a pound or so, according to alio of the Job, of logwood chips, and boll them with water until the extract is of a verr dark color; put on three coats of this extract wben boillna hot. allowing tho work to cot drv. and lightly sandpapering alter each coat. Tbeu put somo rutty nails into a atonoware Jar aud pour over them some stroog vinegar; allow the naila to digest a few days; brush the solution over the wood, which will Immediately become Jet black. When dry it will be of a dull bluish black, but a ooat of shelloo will again make It like ibony. Uefore applying the varnish rub down the table with No. 9 sandpaper. Duiliuxt WuiTXwian. Tske half a bushel of uuslacked lime. Slack it with boiling water, cover It during Ibe process to keep tbe steam in. Strain the liquid through a flue store and add to it n neck of salt nrerlously well dlt- solred In warm water, three pounds of ground r0, ,,,,, to thn p'a. aIllfntlrred In boiling hol wate, , tu, Bllut- lr it well, and let ataml a ftiw dava covered from the dirt. It should be put on hoi. Formers' Union. Cleaxsixo Savsa. Aocordinn to Dr. Eisner. water lu which potatoes hove been boiled ex- ercises a rematkable cleaning Influence npon silver were of all kinds, especially spoons tnst become blackened by eggs. Even delicately chased and engraved articles can, it io said, be made bright by this method, even better than by the use ot the ordinary pollahing powder. rLisno CianoK roa Filtiu. Two mlit Jr or recommended, tbe one compoaed of CO part coke, 20 parte animal charcoal, 10 port wood charcoal, and 10 part pipe clay; tbe other is composed of 10 part ooke, 3U porta animal charcoal, 20 porta wood charcoal, and 40 parte short asbestos. The Ingredients, esoent tbe last. are nnlrarlzed. silted, and mixed drv in proper proportions, men aneaaea wun an equal weiKut OI molasses 10a piasuomass, uaaeu iu a uiuuio, soaked in dilute muriatio acid, washed, dried, and baked again. A soLtrrio of five parte of borax In one bun tired of water is represented to prevent the putrefactive procees In meats for considerable time. Flesh dipped ln tbe mixture and then dried, is said to resltt the usual process of decomposition. The Unwholeiomeneit ol Cast Iron Stovei. Several year ago General Morin, with Messrs. Fayen, Dsvllle, Busssy and Itemy, were commissioned by the Fronoh Academy to investigate this subject. Eiperlments were in consequence Instituted with stoves of cast and wronght iron, using soft coals, with the view of learning under what conditions etoves o( metal become nnhealthfnl, and to learn respecting the preoence and source of oarbonlo acid and oarbonio oxide in rooms heated by otoveo. Tbe retulto of two experiments, one with dry air and tbe other with moist, ore given In the report with conaldeiotle detail, jisuoite were mode to breathe tbe air patting over ttoveaof catt and wrought Irou, healed to redness, and afterwards chemical examination of the blood of tbe ani mala waa made, to ascertain tbe preoence of car bonic oxide. The following words ore used In giving the result of the experiments! " If tho summary oi me experiments inaoe upon rat bita doea not permit ua to fix with any precis, ion tbe nroDortiono of oarbonlo oxide absorbed by their blood, nor thst of the oxygen which has been expelled from it, tbe results all agree toahowtbst the nse of otoveo ot oast iron, heat ed to a red heat, causes ln tbe blood, by the presence of oarbonlo oxide, a goo eminently poisonous, changes whose repetition may be come dannerous: while the oame method of in. vrotigation boo not revealed analogous effects when the heat baa been produced from otoveo of wrought or sheet iron." In experiments made prior to tbe above, (Jenerel Morin rescued the conclusion that InsurtaMOof wroushl iron. heated to a red heat, some carbonlo oxide waa produced, and giveolh results in th following words: "These experiment show, like ths olner. tnu tne passage oi ueau orer cast ana wrouaht iron heated to redness, causes the oer- f tain development of carbonlo oxide, noticeably I .. . I.. ,' l.nn Ih.n tn VMtnalil " In Kieaivs IUI !- sv. mmh aw. -.-. nreaantinir the conclusions or results of the en tire series ol experiment mod upon otove of east and wrought iron daring the year, the Commission reports as folio we: "Tbe oarbonlo oxide, whose preoence ha been proved wben otove of east iron an used, may aria from several different cause: let. The permeability ol the otove by that gas, which will pass from th interior of th fire-pot to tb exterior; Sd. Th direct action ol th oxygon ol th sir npon th carbon of the ct iron boated to rdno; 3d. Tb dcompoitlon ol carbonlo add con tained in th air by iu contact with metal heat ed to redo; 4lh..TU itf aoso ol the organ ie duel naturally contained In tb air." An other very ImrxsHonl conclusion WMiwned by tb Commission, given ln th nport la th following words: "Th nealt show, that all stove and hUsg apparatas ol cast iron, and even those ot wrought iron, sfaosid b lined with tire-brick, or otbotoabotsneos, which shall pnvent them tram attaining a red heat." cm The Mining and Scientific Press Marching Onward 1 Oar csrtfal system of eomplllDf, ladle loaslr eon insins. snd eoorenlentlr smDalns Into remiss Am nartraentt, nu been betrtllr eoaortsa, it readers n (.per worth mors to readers, woo can find hsndllf ths wblch Interests them moct. Tht weekly Issues or the Faxss will contain nilefcle Information for Practical Miners, Treating on Ibe Opening ot alines t Mining of One MllUDg OI UITt amiiunt vi um wpsnuun aw Hoaitinaof Oresi Amalgamation l Baring of Ooldand all precious Mettle Mew Processes of Metallurgy! Nsw Dlscorerles of Mines Mining Engineering ana lly drsallct. For Inventors, Mechanics and Manufac turers. 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Tbe aama clrcum udcci aleo render auch paper more repectally valu able to lia rcedm in a new. and Io certain meaaure. untried ne id, wneie tne beat taetnoua ana procceeef oi Industry are not ao welt established or traditionally known a In older oommnnttlee. iMbllahedeipertoncM often ear coetly eipertmenta and dlaaatroua reetlta A Great Variety of Industrial Information, In brief and fresh form, suited to the wanU and taste of the reader of thla coast, which la not obtainable otherwise ao timely, or In ao cheap and convenient form. At an Industrial publication, meeting the wants of ao many kindred Industrie, tbU Journal stand pre eminent and without a precedent. Subscription! payable in advance i per annus. Single copies, poet paid, 10 cent. Address DEWET & CO., Mtxrxo and Bcirtmno Faros and Fiano Ho bu. Pais Office, 338 Montgomery St., 8. F. A L F A L F A ! NEW CROP. For Sale, ebolee lot of fine Callforals-srown Alfslfs, In lots to suit, for caab, st market rales. 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