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West Coast Times, Issue 208, 19 May 1866, Page 3

Auotion Advertisements." THIS DAY, SATURDAY' MAY 19. POTATOES, POTATOES, &c. ■piCHARD REEVES AND CO. will sell by Auction, at their Sale Room, Wharf street, on Saturday the 19th inst,, At 11 o'clock sharp, 8 tons potatoes 3 do do 6 kegs butter, 9 do do Also, a lot of sundries, Without Roservo. Terms Cash. 2658 TO MINING COMPANIES, SPECU. LATORS AND OTHERS. TWELVE HORSE POWER PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE, TO ARRIVE. TJICHARD REEVES and Co. havo ecoived instructions from tho consignees 0 sell on an early day (duo notice of which will bo given), 12-Horso Power Portable Steam Engine, of tho celebrated manufacture of Marshall, Son & Co., Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough. The boiler is multi-tubular ; tho shell is of best Staffordshire plate, and tho firebox all of Low Moor iron ; tho tubes aro wrought iron, woll disposed for strength, and with ample spaco'for tho circulation of water, and the settling of sediment ; the ash pan fits closely to tho bottom of fire-box, and has a flap-door attached to regulate the draught. Tho appendages comprise second lock-up safety valvo, steamo pressure guago and signal whistle, steam indicator, glass-water guago, guago cock, blow-off cock, &c. The boiler is clothed with hair felt, lagged with wood, and cased with sheet iron, and its capacity is larger than usual for tho nominal]powor V^^M^fl^^Hßi^^Rcfr^^^PPP^^ffiupßfo sot of caso-hardonedjkainmers, firing tools, funnel, tube, brush, oil feeder, sparo guago glass, sparo fusible plug, and a waterproof cover, and furnished with check chains, ock chains, shoo and chain. This engine has boon tested under steam at a high pressure before it loft tho works. Tho power is calculated at 35lbs pressure of steam in tho boilor, but it may bo safoly worked at 601bs pressure (tho boilerplates being of extra strength, and thoroughly woll stayed) at which it would give off double its nominal power. This guago is made to template and guago thoughout. For further particulars apply to tho auctioneers. RICHARD REEVES & CO., 2459 Wharf-street. A . G. P U L L EN G'S PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, Revoll-stroot, Tablo d'hote daily, from 1 to 3, with John Bull Fare, and tho potnfQrts of an English Home. $001