The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-04

parts Of it, The fertility of the foil exceeded very
much the moa favourable idea had formed OF IT,
Jaw fome of the bea corn in i, that fav during
our whole through Virginia and North Carolina,
ans was informed By general Steele, late comp,ro-
Ter OF the United States, who redes not far from the
lands, that he had made particular enquiries ref
Pecling them, fince my former v6t and learnt that
they were very good corn and cotton lands and il
was ms opinion If the company kept the lands little
while TIL they could felea ftch portions for the
go'd as they might incline to retain, they might fell
the remainder Tor the whole purchafe money they
gave, viz. 10000 dollars. Some of the corn that
Thought 10 hne was in ground that had been in cut-
vaton Tor ten years and this is the deft year that
tie oldeit inhabitants remembered for City wears
Inc grounds except in few cultivated places gc-
heraily covered with good timber Some company
viewing the land with me- rneafured one of the trees
by the road de, and found it nine fee, fix inches cir
conference, and above hundred fee, hSh; orchards
OF apples pears, peaches, sc. fourth in very uxu-
rant manner, and red clover, with platter of Paris
grows afton:ihingly. Before mention the GOLD ru,,s
may be proper to obferve that the healing iprinrs
ere surrounded within the dnance ofhaf mile BY
the eompany's land. Thefe are powerfully ehaly.
beate, and were reforted to from various parts
or the country "a well from South. Carolina nor
only on account OF the torc virtues OF the water bur
ALTO IN consequence of the laluhrity of the air and
hsalthineis OF the country. From the number who
have vited theie iprings this lummer (the r it is
Imagined they will be much reorted to hereafter
ihs was one of the mott unlavour.ble iealons
could have feetied for an examination of the runs
Tor gold They were dry like mott of thofe we PAT
led IN Virginia and North Carolina indeed 70 dry,
that no examination could be made of them for gold
but with great rruble it was ueceary to carry the
iard x g,avel in in,a portions, fometies above mile
before water could be found, and what gold was OBJ
tanned was principally found by wahing the grave,
ana land where there water, rather than by
iea.ching for the gold where there were indications
and though this was the cafe did not fee a iingle
'ryng pan full of gravel and fand, wafhed withou,
gold being found therein. Some fine fpecinens ver.
mus obtained, one of about two penny weights, and
lone INHALER but after we had obtained about TWEEN
y dollars worth, we were prevented from progref-
ling by the of water to waJh for n,ore-.borgb
rom what l law, | am of opinion we might have
GOT lone hundred dollars worth in very !ort dif
tance II the branch had not dried up While we were
engagedin waiting forgold, Mr.. Love one Of the pro-
prIetors OF the adjoinngu,ine of Mr. Read ou wahing
Tome OF our gravel and fand in which we found yold
lad in my hearing, that he really thought our prof
Peet as good as theirs They have OILY four hundred
acres ana though 1t is fad they have obtained be-
tween thirty and forty thouland dollars worth of
goia from tins imall place, they value it fill at one
hundred thnniand dollars. We pofiefs thirty FIVE
thouand acres at leat The gold OF ours perfectly
pure. 1T requires no publication. yilited Mr.
Reads mine and found that by analpan,ation with
quickhiver, which is very ealy, and which anryers
completely, great quantity of gold is Obtained from
me land, alter picking out all the lump gold I was
niorhec they got about fix leven ounces at n diff
tilaton ieveral times week from very rmaiI Gin
4 a'serwards vhted the mines OF Mrs Parker and
MIR. Harris. They lie in hill tina, in,erfA9x ,ba
eonpanysland. Mr. Harris in plougbing ,rrors
imall branch in his land, turned up good feed
piece OF gold Having regular weights he tried II
IN Pa'r OF icales aganft pewter plate and 5ooop
winch 1t outweighed. He then fearched the run
and was Successful in finding gold This little branch
runs INN edatey into the eompany's land, lying be-
tween II and MRS Parker's. But it was dry, and
consequently made no fearch in it-nor in any of the
branches on that fde, though heard of gold bene
round IN ievera Mrs. Parkers mine was diieovered
as was informed, in very unexpected manner
fear'Hg OF ieveral discoveries, fhe faid in iokng
manner 70 lone company, while drinking tea with
her' "iis' gentlemen, any of you could find gold
Hiine III my iand'-On which Mr.. Etherton faid. |
WIZ go, madam, and iearch for you. He went, and
ID 'itte time returned with very good fpecimep
<ser tl'S they found fix hundred dollars worth and
TINS eaion three hundred MORE though they had no,
yet prepared any apparatus for even walhinp the
gravel and fand. They were making (mall WOO
zen machine when | was there. | cannot pretend
10 give an account OF all the places where gold has
been diicovsred in the grounds BELONGING 10 tn co,
Pay for will take Tome time before thew can he ff
hciently explored, and but few of the Areams and
imal runs have yet been learched in the lighteA
manner. Every place examined, though lone lie
mary miles apart, has furniihed gold, except one
ana thar had but very flight examinations and per
maps not deep enough. Among the principal places
mat p5cinile we'll from the fnall trials made nuA
mention the Rock hole creeks which are branche,
that JON about three miles below their onrces The
one where got moi of the gold in confequence of
mere being final fuppy Of water is the weh branch
ne upper end could not be examined, nor any place
Dut one Tor want OF water. The Ean branch is fun
Poied from Jingle trial to be good bur the wart of
water prevented any further fearch Three forks Of
,Aann creek, about three miles each contain gold
but iite iearch could be made for the fame TeaCo,
Mr.. Robins, who lives below, told me he found cold
below the junction of thefe branches, fome wa,
round IN Cucumber creek. The profpea good
come IN the Camp branch of Iland creek, alto in
Long creek and below MIR. Harris's Mrs O1,urr
loon only as much faud and gravel as ,e could carry
between her hands, from fmall fprng in the COM
Pany land between the Rock-hol branch. and an
waning 1t found piece equal to dollar, and two
pieces equal to hafa dollar in value befides fome
i'aiier pieces appears examination that fon,e
o. me mus are rich in gold, and think it is not car
RED TER by the currents, but only falls down into the
mail hoows and little branches near which IL orig
many les as 1t has been found in comfortable auanti
tIss ~ the maIeft depreions on the hills as well as
N toe more deep runs and branches Were we On
msaiure all the runs the fmslI branches the fprnos
AUD deprehons where gold has been found in ,b. |
Al r Land al. 4.