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About The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1866)
rtxit atli) P omitaiiucr. GOLD BKATIXG. t)f this wonderful business, so ex tcnsivoly manipulated in Now York, ibis en id tbut until recently, the art vvus scarcely practisod in this country. hut is wonderful about it is that a ninglo grain ot gold may bo beaton by i ho hammer eo as to cover seventy five square inches, which would loavo it loss than the 350,000th part of an inch in thickness) or requiring more than a million sheets to make n pile three inches high. This would be nbout ;be 1 200ih part of tho thickness of common printing paper, and is ow ing to the oxtremo tenacity of gold. A pound of gold may bo drawn into a wire that would reach around the globe. A silver wiro coated with the thinnest wash of gold may be drawn id an indefinite extent without break ing tho coaling so much that it could ho discovered, even with a microscope. The gold which is used for boating is vory slightly alloyod with silver and copper, unless the leaf is to be ex posed to the weather, when pure gold U used. It is first melted into an in got, loog and narrow, which on being tooled, ia paused through polished stool rollers until it is reduced to a narrow ribbon about one 800th of an inch in thickness. -It then passes into ilio hands of the bcator. Tho gold ribbon is cut into pieces of an inch nquuro, and 150 of those are plucod hutweon as many sheets of tho vellum, nl .'.ornately, when the beater lays on with his hftavy hammer, beating the pilo about an hour, Gist with one hand and then with tho other, shifting the hammer without any pauso. and very liofily turning the book over or from side to side, between tho blows. By this limo tho pieces of gold will have expanded to tho size of the vellum, Mrbon thby are taken out nnd each one is cut again into four. Tbey are again placed within shoots of vellum, thus making a pile of COO out of tho original piecoSj which are belabored f r another hour or more with a ham mer of loss woight than tho first. The faces of all tho hammers ere slightly convex, which causes the gold to spread. When the beating is comi pleted, the loaves of gold are again subdivided by .four, making twonty four hundred in all, and are put into three parcels of eight hundred each, the gold alternating with the vollum na before, and each parcel is subjected 10 anoiner oeaung, more carciuny ad ministered on account of tho thinnese of tho metal. Tho boatjng lasts for five or six hours, at tho close of which the edgos 'of tho loaves, which are quito uneven) are cut with asharpreod, us the gold adheres to a metal knife, and tho loaf, ready for uso, is placed in the books in which it is sold, each leaf of gold being about throe inches square, and twenty. five making a book. Tbey aro very seldom torn or cracked. Virginia City, Montana & Blackfoot OVERLAND STAGE LINE! BEX. BIOLLIDAY, Proprietor, 55IR (MC0RD STAGES LEAVE IIOI8K CITY EVERY OTi'ER DAY FOB BLACKFOOT, Salt Lake City, Denver City, MISSOURI RIVER. ... v Connecting at SALT LAKE CITY with Concord Singes jiunuing to Virginia, City, Nevada, , AND SACUAMUNTO, CALIFORNIA. IT AltiCi Boise City to Putt Luke flty $100 00 " Virginia City, Montana ls 0j " " " Missouri itiver, Leg.il Tender i300, Uol.l, $100 400 00 For furthor information apply at OVEKLAND STAdH LINE OFFICU, UoUe City, ). T., mh6d3m ls. T.)Dl, Agent. iv is w ii iii a. xiTisis x rgMIK UXDBII8IONED BUGS TO ISFOKM TIIECIT JL zona ot the Dalles anl vicinity tliat ho has received u .NEW llEAKSB.iind will attend Funerals on short notice This Is the flrct, aud at present, only Hourse in tho city. I. M. EVANS Suites, May 19,1805. niy:20-tf. MRS. SI ATT IK IIOLllltOOK would respectfully in funntho Ladies of the Dalles and vicinity. tli.it she has opened aslmp in connection with MiHsO'itourke, wnuro sue is prepared to do all kinds ot work with neat uesn ami diPtmlch. llavinir just arrived from tile liast. she hopes to he able to ploa&e all as to Form and Fashiuu Clonks, Coats and Dresses Cut to Order. TIIKEI3 DOOU8 West ot tho Coruer of TIIIliD and UNION Streets.. ncMimi THE I1IQ1IKST MARKET l'UICE PAID IN CASH ron Beaver, Otter Mink and Coon Skins, n.v ItlCIIAKDS McCltAKHN. Portland Sept. 27, 1806. oc4:3iu Washington Wagon Road. THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD' I FORM TUB Traveling Fuhllc that the Washington Wagon Itosd from Portland and Vancouver to the Upper Cascades Is well being kept In good traveling order for wagons uud stock, B.C. 1IAKDY, Dalles Jan. 11th 1805. janlltf Sole Proprietor. MOUNT HOOD SALOON AND BILLIARD BOOM, F.. M. HUNT, Proprietor, CORKER OF Main and Court Stroetw, ap'21-tf . 'Dalles, Oregon. Coroner's Sale. BY VIUTUK OF AN EXECUTION TO ME DIRECT ed, Issued out of the Circuit Conrt, for the County nl Union, State of Orognn, In favor of I. Ueer, sheriff, nnd against J. A. J. Chapman et al., I liavo this day levied on the following described roal estate, to-wit : The undivided hnlf of the Saw-mill (water-power) and land clal u on which said mill Is situate , counlstin of lilO acres of land, tugother with all the appartouanccs belonging thereunto. Thi mill is situated about si miles above the town of Union, Union comity, on Other's t reek, and commonly Known as the uonnlugton A ll.il hrook sawmill. I will expose the same at public sale In front ol the Court House door In Union couuty. on FRI DAY. APRIL the 27th. betwoenthe hours of 9 a. m.nnd 4 p. m.. and will sell the same to the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy the sum of $.102 61-100, and Intorest from the low duy ol flovemner, woo, tngetner with costs. CAA8. A1IERLKY, ' nhDtl Coroner Union County. LaOrande, Union county, Oregon, March 16th, 1800. IULLKS CITY DIllO STOKE. P. CRAIG, WHOLESALE ANU RETAIL DEALER -IN DRUGS. MEDICINES, Perfumery, Fancii Soaps, PATENT MEDICINES. Ac. fl-tf ' DRUGS AND PATENT MEDIVlXESU DRUGS AND PATEAT MEDICINES.'! DRUGS AND PATENT MEDICINES.'.' S. LrEMON, WHOLESALE ADD RETAIL DRUGGIST, . AVaBliingtun Street, between Miiin ami Second Street MCMON Is nMe to supply pm-tle In want of Drop, and every other article enumerated with the WHOLESALE DRUG BUSINESS, At the lowest market rates. rhynk'Uufl ami Merchants IntpmlinR to purc1iano for the Mined, will do well to givo htm a call. TRUSSES & SHOULDER BRACE 3 In great variety. 8. LEMON. ap.Sttf. Washington St.. liotwcon Mnln adn $orimil. POIITI.AJVI) FOUNDRY AND MiVCIIIE SHOP, FIB ST STUKKT. between Yamhill and Morrison. tOUrnm lOncinei f3 of from 4 to4u horse . ljSm t power.tither I'ortuhleor Stationary. Also, 01 11- CULAll SAW (;0M1MKTK, coiHlantly onuitim. mho, iiav rroB- f all 9ir.es ; IMiyiiiit; niariiines.( n oouworin s piittern.) WrouKht and Cat Iron work for Ver tical Sawand Urmt mills; Brass and Iron Castings and WROUGHT IltOIV WORK of every description. 1 am also prcpnred to furnish Quartz Mills complete, of the Latest & most Improved Patterns. Those Mills can boforwarded to any part of the mines as the weight of the entiro macliiuery will not excocd 3, 000 pounds. Horso l'owors s Aerloultnrnl imPlomonts manulactured toorderat llievory LOWKSTOASII I'lllCB N. II. l'urticulor attention paid to UKI'AIKH. re'JO-tt NOTICE. OrrtcR o Cmer Quartbrmstfr, Depahtmcnt op iiir Columbia, Fmi Vunwmcer, W. T., March 28, 1806. I SKALKI) PROPOSALS will he received for the TRANS PORTATION Olf UOVKRNMKNT KKKH1HT over the followine; named routes: 1st. rom Fort Dulles, Oreiron to CainnsCurrv. wnt- son and Wright. Didders to st.ito the price per pound In Cuin, they will take the freight .'or. Separate bids required fur each Camp. Bids for this service will bo received at Fort Dalles, Oregon, bv Capt. James Oilllss, A. i. M., U. M..A., and at this office, up to 12 SI., on the 1st duv of May, 1S00. 2d. Krom Wallula, W. T, to Kort Colvllle. Vt. T. The price pur pound In Com to be stated by bidders. Bills for tula service will be received at Fort Walla Walla, W. T., by 1 t Lieut. John Noble, A. A. Q. M.,aud at tins omco. r.p to VI M. on tho 1st day of Mav. lWo. M. From Wallula. W. T., to Fort Boise. 1. T. The prko per pound in Com to be stated by bidders for this transportation. Rids for this service will be received by Capt. T.J. Kckorson, A. Q. M , U. 8. A., Fort Uoise, I. T.- and at this office, up to 12M..OU the lotliday of May, 1800, 4th. Erom Fort Dalles, Oregon, to Fort Boise, I. T., ii. e prico per pound In (joi.x, l r which transportation will be furnished over this route to he stated. Rids for this, service will be received at Fort Dalles, Oregon, by ptpt. dames UHIIM. A. U. M.. U. 8. Ait Fort noise, I. T by Capt. T. J. Kckersou, A. Q. M U. 8. A.; nud at this offlM. up to 12 M., on the 15th day of May, 18(H). Bidders for all the routes will be required to give bonds with good and sufficient security fur the faithful performance Tf any contract which may be awarded them under this ndveftlBemotit. liids to be In duplicate and accouipaniod by au oath ol allegiance to the United Slates; The right to reject any or all bids is reserved, If 10 deemed host Tor ths Interest ol the service, All contracts made subject to the approval of the De partmoat and Division Uuuiinnnder., IIKNKfO. 1I0D0EU, Brevet Lt. Col . nnd Chief Qu irtermaster, a3dlwt.t stinl Department of the Columbia. Slicrlfl's Sale of Real Property. BT VinTt)R OK AN EXECUTION issued by the Clerk of the County Court, In and for Wasco Coun ty. Ktato of Oregon, still to me directed. In favor of Z. Jlonnell, plaintiff, and against 11. O. Atwell, defendant, for the sum of Two Hundred and Thirty 40 100 dollars, principal. ($'230 40100) and 143 83-100 dollars costs of action, with Interost and accruing costs. I have lev.ed up in and will sell at public auction befnro the Oourt House door, in Dalles City, ou vVkDUKSDAY. the 2th iKyofMiy, 1800, botwoon tho hours of 12 o'clock, M. and t o'clock, 1'. II., to the highest Uldder for cssh In Jimd. the west half ol Donation Claim of K. O. Atwell, .Notification No. 8034, described as follows : "A part of Rnrtlona one (1) and twelve (12), Town 2 North: RsitgeT Kast. and Part of Section six (0) nnd seven (7)1 town 2 h'orth, Range g Kast. eontalning'100 acres CIIARLH3 W llltK, Sheriff. By R. W. CaAKDAU. Deputy. DJlsi:ity, April 2, 18O0. Summons. In tlte Circuit Conrt of Ihe StatH of Oregon, for the county of Wasco. C. W. Rrpback, plaiutiff, vs. Uuniuol fariuan aim mix.neienaani. fltO SAMUEL FARM AN AND MIX. Defendants .oL You are horeby sutnnionbd nnd required to appear and answer tiie compluint in tho above entitled notion, (which has been filed In the office of the Clerk of the uouuiy ot waco,j witntnix weoas irom tne nrsc puoii. cation of this summons: or if you fail to do so. Die plain tiff will take Judgment against you for the sum of Five Hundred rnd Klghty Dollars and seveuty-flve cents, and luterest thereon from the 2d day of October, 1806, and tor the cots and dUbiir.-emente of tills action. By order of the Uon. J. U. Wilson, Judge of the Oth Judicial Die- irict. UAir.ts a UAri, mrlMJw Attorneys Mr l'lulntlfT. D. WJM DOtlTIIITT, ATTORNldf A IA.W, BAKN0CK CITt iditlio Territorr. ParUoular attention iJld to Collecting Debts. MRS. L. WHITE'S UEV PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS, W ashington Street e AVISO NKVri.Y FITTKD CP TIIK OAM,BKYovor Degnar's Store, would lespectrullyanuouuce to all those wisliing l'liotogrnplis, Carts do Visite, Ac, that they will do well to give her a call. Particular at tention paid to tuklug Ladies and Chi'dreu's Pctures. ocii:tt. I. D. STEPHENSON DENTIST, MAS RKMOVED HIS OFFICR OPTO- , sitellloch. Miller Co.. where ho is prcpareu to uo oil Kinds ot DENTAL WORK, n a skillful and well flnlshtd manner. TEKTII Inserter from one to an entire set, on Gold or Rubber Plate. Prices rauge for Rnhbor Plate, from tii to lot : Foi Oold Plate, from $75 to (125. Persons having work done by me not proving sat isfactory will not bo required to receive or pay for tin same. aul3-ti DAILY MOUNTAINEER DR. DAVY'S SPECIFIC COMPOUND, An Expeditious Cure for all diseases of the SEXUAL ORGANS. riIIIS prompt and eftlcatlnus Remedy for the cure JL tilionorrooa, Uleet, Strictures, and Diseases of the Urinary Organs, makes a speedy cure without the li'u&t restriction to iliot. exnosure or chanire in annlicatinn business; It will radically cure any case which can be produced. The disease It removes as speedily as Is con sistent with tiie production of a thorough and permanent cure, runner, me nisease cannot be contracted It the SPUCIFIt) COMPOUND Is taken when exnosed. ' Its Ingredients aro entlrol v vegotahle; and no Injurious ofTect, elthor constitutionally or locally, can be caused by II. IIRU . Price One Dollar and Fifty cents por bottle. Sent by r.xpress ciironiiiy pacKOO. HOSTKTTKIt. 8MITII k DEAN. Agents, 401 and 403 Battery street, cor Ciay, Jy22-0m. 8an Francisco. B. DALLAM. 0. W. ARMBS. 0. W. AHH ARMES D ALLAM, Importers and Jobbers of WOOD AyO WILLOW WARE, BRUS1IKS, TWINES, C0UDAQE. ia And Manufacturers of California Palls, Tubs, Brooms, Ac. 217 A 219 SacramentoStreet, between Front and Dnvls nan g rancisco. oclliSindsw. (..J. I'OWEB PRKSH , BOOK & JOB PRINTING CFFICF. First Street, botween Main and B DALLES OREGON. JOB PRINTING OF EVERY VARIETY Executed with accuracy aud dispatch. II- A STYLE THAT WILL COMPARE FAVOR A 1! l.Y with the very best, and AT BATES A3 CHEAP AS THE CHEAP 8T to order: C a r d s and 15 i I 1-ES e n ! , CHECKS. DHJFTS, JtECEU'TS, POSTERS AND PliOGRAMMKS FOR . THEATRES CONCERTS EXHIBITIONS fc, - lie, dc, PRIMTtn IX TIIE HOST ATTRACTIVE KA.NNtR. ALSO, WAY-BILLS, hills of fa uk. Lttj:r heaps. hecewtbooks. - bills ladixo, Itricfrt and ram pis lets, VISITING, WEVDIA'O AND "AT HOME" CABVS DruReists Isabels, In short, everything that can be done in a Book andjt.b Printing Office, Irom the smallest und most delicate Card or Circular, to the largest sir.e and most showy Posting Hill and which will be turned out in a style that canuot fail to Insure entire satisfaction. OUR fAOlLlTlKS FOR Till EXECUTION OF UECORATIVE PRINTING In the most beautiful Colors, Shftdt-a and Tints. Such as Fancy Posting Bills 1 From a flinirle Sheet iu the LiirKent Mumiuoth, ORNAMENTAL SHOW VAKDS, I'VKFVMEHS' LA EELS. 4 Ate un8urpuned by thoac ot any other vAtublieliiiieii. .n OrcKUU. Weduvotu Hiuvial Httt'i(tiuu to this bin mil ot tl.v busiuuos, uud tire contiuually uduitig to our air tail y exti'ii Biveand Wull appointed atltiortiueut of material. NEW TYPES, BORDERS, ORNAMENTS. cc. dfe., u?c, Of the most modern and elaborate designs. Our stock o. FANCY INKS, TINTS, AC.,- Are of the finest quality, nnd for richness of color nnd durability, cannot be equaled in the State. Tlte principle upon which business is asked for this e,J tahlisliuient is, that persons will consult their own inter ests, by awarding their custom to thai office in which their money can bo expended to the best advantage. To this end we solicit all in want of good Printing, at.veiy reasonable charges, to call and examine specimens, at.d judge for yourselves. Orders from the Upper Country Will have onr special care, and friends from the interio may roiy upon iiaring tnetr orders nued promptly, as we HAVE THE ONLY IMPROVED GORDON POWER PRESS In the State of Orecoii ! Address: mIS-tf MOUNTAINEER OFFICE bailee. Oregon. JACKSON SALOON ! CORN.ER COURT AND SECOND STREETS, DALLES, OREGON. LINCOLN HOUSE, turner Washington and Front Street! PORTLAND, OREGON. IJVnST-CLASS HOTRL. LAltQKST IN TUB STATE. Charges Keasonnblo. AN-O.MNIUUS will attend all the Boats and convey Passengers and their baggage to the House Free or Charge, or to any other House In the Clry for 60 cents. 8. COFFIN, Proprietor. P. S HOT AND COLD BATHS In the House. All the Steamers for Oregou City, Vancouver, Monti cello and Astoria land at the Uncolli Ilotlse Wharf, eopl:3in . TIIK TJNDKnSIONKD, IIAVINO IlKMOVED tROit THE "1IKI.LA UNION" CELLAU, INTO . Gates New ISuiltllng; Beg to inform the public that they are prepared to serve their customers with the best Wines, Liquors and Cigars, TUB MARKET AFF0HD8. ALSO, A Free Lunch. I Kvery day and evening. K. SCHTJTZ 4t S. KLEIN; dec7-lf proprietors. Ilai'cl "VVootl LxT.mlei CARRIAGE AND WAGON MATERIALS WE UKO TO CALL ATTbMTION or Carriage Man uracturers and Healers to tlte Large and Com plete assortment or CAltUIAUU and WAGON MATEItl ALS we are constantly receiving Irom the Kast, specially solectod for the California market, comprising, Oak) Hickory, nnd Bccond Growth Ash Plank, Hickory Axles, VagonPolea, Hubs, Spokes, Felloes, HI mi, Shalta, Ao. Ac. which we oiler at the lowest CaBh Prices. - iff I irders addressed to our house will receive promp attention. - N. W. 111IAUU A CO., el(i:3m. . 20 A 31 Bnttery Street, San Francisco, and 17 A 10 Seventh Streot Sacramento. C. Watkrhouss, II. W. Braoo A Co., J.W.Lester San Francisco. Sacramento. Mew York F. TILLMAN, . BOtl AOEIfT IK CALtrORIlIA roa TILTON & McFARLAND'S rire & Hurglar Proof Sales STEEL LINED VAULTS, Combination Loclc. J-Constantly jyc-erd V band a ftill assortment of SAFKB. 319 BATTEItY STUKKT, , Eab FrahclKo;