23 Jan 1877
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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1877
Page
1
In the Swiss Alps the rock crystal finding trade tests nerve and endurance as lone strahjer searchers crawl perilous paths for quartz veins. A Berne apothecary and a guide ascended to a 60 foot long vein near St. Gotthard, mining it to extract 300 ett of crystals for science and industry.
A seven foot five inch bell weighing about seven tons was cast at Loughborough for the new town hall, with a fine full note of six and nine. The bell, destined for Millichester, will be hung in the Tower lanterns. A monster clock by E Dent & Co of the Strand and the Exchange, smaller than Westminster’s but with a 20 foot dial, has been completed at Crystal Palace after six months of work. The minute hand is 1.5 feet long and moves 0.5 inches per beat, with a weekly arc of nearly four miles and only eight seconds of variation in 17 days of observation.
Railway Carriage a French company constructs a special carriage for the line between Bayonne and Biarritz designed by M. Carimantrand. Iron frame, light weight, wood panels with varnished canvas, three classes, goods department, smoking platform, large open spires for views, petroleum lighting, interior signals visible, Mach carriage full at ninety two passengers.
Mr. Bruckner discussed enhanced furnaces now being used in new installations. He described improved pulverizing equipment for quartz tested in Freling and claimed cost savings in reduction machinery. After ten years in Europe, he has installed his furnaces in German mines and plans to visit to arrange local manufacture.
The article argues mining, long essential to civilization, remains in its infancy and continues to advance through steam power, labor-saving machinery, and ventilation. It contends deep Nevada mining could reach 3,000 feet and beyond, with each bonanza yielding new treasures, refuting claims that the Comstock era has ended.
The government prosecutes David Banks the engine driver over a Chinese soldier killed near Clara after the whistle. The case ends in acquittal amid claims of Anglo-Saxon bias and a theory that the soldier chose suicide with suspected bribery by railroad opponents. Travel on the line is halted pending review.
An English inventor details a composite steel core with iron wrapper for miner picks. The process bands inner steel with outer iron, enabling lighter tougher tools and resembling cast steel benefits without drawbacks. Also notes a Pennsylvania capital relocation discussion favoring Philadelphia, likely impractical.
Mark Twain extols New England weather as continually active and theatrical, recounting how spring yields countless varieties. He jokes about old probabilities failing in predicting New England’s climate and notes the region’s vast, outsized weather, ending with a humorous note on tin roofs and rain avoidance.
The Bank of California, closed sixteen months ago, has reopened under new management led by D. O. Mills. Sworn statements show nearly 21 million dollars on hand and a 20 percent profit on capital, hailed as a world beating revival. The public salute Mills for his bold relief effort and the bank's return as a monument to San Francisco business spirit.
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