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West Coast Times, Issue 199, 9 May 1866, Page 3

Auction Advertisements. TO MINING COMPANIES, SPECULATORS AND OTHERS. TWELVE HORSE POWER PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE, TO ARRIVE. tTiICHAitl} REEVES and Co. liavo ro'coivod instructions from the consignee's to soil on an early day (duo notice of which will bo givon), 12-Horso Powor Portablo Stoam Engine, of tho celebrated manufaoturo of Marshall, Son & Co., Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough.

Tho boiler is multi-tubular ; tho slxoll is of bost Staffordshire plato, and tho firebox all of Low Moov iron ; tlio tubes aro wrought iron, woll disposed for strength, arid with ample space for tho circulation of wator, and tho settling of sodiment ; tho ash pan fits closely to tho bottom of fire-box, and lias a flap-door attached to rogulato tho draught. Tho appendages comprise second lock-up safety valve, stcaino prcssuvo gungo and signal whistle, steam indicator, glass-water guago, guago cock, blow-off cock, &c. Tho boilor is clothed with hair felt, lagged with wood, and cased with shoot iron, and its capacity is larger than usual for tho nominal powor of tho engine. Tho working parts of tho engino aro ar- J , ranged with much simplicity on tho top of tho boilor, whero they can bo well seen and oasily got at by an attendant./ By an improved self-contained arrangomont of cylinder and steam chest, accoss can bo had to tho slido, throttlo, and stop«valvcs, by simply talcing off tho stcam-ohost lid. Tho cylinder is also covorod with hair felt, wood and sheet iron, in tho samo way as tho boilor, and fitted with connected blow-off' cocks and grcaso cups. Tho piston is metallic, and of improved construction, and has a steol piston rod ; tho slido bars and valvo rods aro also of steol, Tho crank shaft is mado of tho bost scrap iron of tho locomotivo form, and of sufficient length to carry a fly -wheel at ono end, and a pulloy at tho other, so that tho machinery can bo driven from oithor side of tho engino, or both sides at tho samotimo. Tho fly-wheol is turned on its periphery, and being accurately countorwoightcd, longitudinal vibration of tho ongino is provented, which, when it occurs, not only increases weta 1 and toar, but is a frequent cause of .tho driving strap running off. Provision is mado for roversing tho motion of th'o ongino by a simple adjustment of thti slido valvo eccentric, and tho speed is regulated by a direct-acting governor. A forco pump, driven vertically from tho crank shaft, is attached to tho boiler for supplying it with water ; but a Gifford's injector can bo applied instead f required. All pins, oyes, and nuts, aro caso hardonod ; and self-acting lubricators, wrought out of tho solid material, aro fitted to tho journals and slides. \ This ongino is fitted with a complete set of ca'so-hardenedjhammors, firing tools, funnel, tube, brush, oil feeder, sparo guago glass, spare ,fusiblo plug, and awatorproof cover, and furnished with check chains, ock cKains,'shoo and chain. j

This ongiho Las been tested undor steam at a high prossuro before it left tlio works. Tlio power is calculated at 351bs pressure of steam in tlio boiler, but it may bo safoly workod at COlbs pressure (tlio boilerplates boing of oxtra strength, and thoroughly well stayed) at which it would givo off double its nominal power. This guago is mado to template and ! guago thoughout.

For further particulars apply to tho auctioneers. RICHARD REEVES & CO., 2459 Wharf-street. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9. ' 25 HEAD PRIME FAT CATTLE. TTTILSON,. BURNELL AND CO. will scti, at itiieir Cattlo Yards, on tho above dayr|noso yory suporior caltlo, all fattened on tho West Coast, which havo not boon driven nioro than 30 miles. Thoro is no rosorvo whatovor. Salo at 12 o'clock. 2491