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West Coast Times, Issue 217, 30 May 1866, Page 3

Auction Advertisements. / "~ TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, At 3 o'olock. Important Unreserved Sale of Housohold Property, Gibson's Quay. GW. BINNEY AND CO. • will positively sell, without tho slightest reserve, by public auction, on tho promises, Gibson's Quay, on Wednesday, at three o'clock, That first-class well-situated house, known as tho MARINE HOTEL, with right to section. Stock and furniture at valuation. Tho building is substantial, the situation excellent, and in a locality of rapidly risiug importance Terms at salo. 2786 TO MINING COMPANIES, SPECULATORS AND OTHERS. •TWELVE HORSE POWER PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE, TO ARRIVE. T>ICHARD REEVES and Co. have It cceived instructions from tho consignees o sell on an early day (duo notice of which will bo given), 12-Horse Power Portablo Steam Engino, of the celebrated manufacture of Marshall, Son & Co., Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough. The boiler is multi-tubular ; tho shell is of best Staffordshire plato, and the firebox all of Low Moor iron ; tho tubes aro wrought iron, well disposed for strength, and with ample spaco"for tho circulation of water, and tho settling of sediment ; tho ash pan fits closely to the bottom of fire-box, and has a flap-door attached to regulate tho draught. Tho appendages comprise second lock-up safety valvo, steamo prossuro guage and signal whistle, steam indicator, glass-water guago, guago cock, blow-off' cock, &c. Tho boiler is clothed with hair felt, lagged with wood, and cased with sheet iron, and its capacity is larger than usual for tho nominal power of the engine. The w6rking parts of tho engino are arranged with much simplicity on the top of tho boiler, where they can bo well seen and easily got at by an attendant. By an improved self-contained arrangement of cylinder and steam chest, access can bo had to tho slide, throttle, and stop-valves, by simply taking off the steam-chest id. The cylinder is also covered with hair felt, wood and sheet iron, in the same way as tho boiler, and fittod with ponnected blow-off cocks and grease cups. The piston is metallic, and of improved construction, and has a steel piston rod ; tho slide bars and valvo rods aro also of steel, Tho crank shaft is made of tho best scrap ron of the locomotive form, and of sufficient length to carry a fly-wheel at ono end, and a pulley at the other, so that the machinery can bo driven from oithor side of tho engino, or both sides at tho same time. Tho fly-whoel is turned on its poriphory, and being accurately couuterwoighted, longitudinal vibration of tho ongino is prevented, which, when it occurs, not only increases wear and tear, but is a frequent cause of the driving strap running off. Provision is made for reversing tho motion of tho engino by a simple adjustment of tho slide 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 wator ; but a Gilford's injector can bo applied instoad if required. All pins, oyes, and huts, are case hardened;' and solf-acting lubricators, wrought out of tho solid material, are fitted to the journals and slides. This engino is fitted with a complete set of case-hardenedjhammers, firing tools, funnel, tube, brush, oil feeder, spare guago glass, spare fusible plug, and awatorproof cover, and furnished with check chains, ock chains, shoo aud chain. This ongino has been tested under steam at a high pressure beforo it loft tho works. Tho power is calculated at 351bs prossuro of steam in the boilor, but it may bo safely worked at 60lbs pressure (tho boilerplates boing of extra strength, and thoroughly well stayed) at which it would givo off double its nominal power. This guago is made to tomplato and guago thoughout. , For further particulars apply to the auctioneers. RICHARD REEVES & CO., 2159 , WU.arf-strcot.