Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-18
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w ASHINGTON, January l4.-The De.
bate on The Missouri question has al
length commenced In The Senate OF The
United States. The discussion has been
brought Gil incidentally 10 The bill for he
admission ol Maine into the Union, II
"aNinS been proposed, bv way OF amend
-neut, 10 incorporate in the same bill a
provision for the admission OF Missouri
INTO the Union, divssIed of the condition
by which /, has been proposed TO exclude
slavery from The stale To be erected in
that territory. This question absorbs so
much attention, Ihai, until it is definitely
settled, II may almost be said, no other
business will be done in Congress. Ii
VAS well o served on ihis head Yesterday
~ Mr.. NdcOn. That HE appearance OF the
ocnale Chamber attcSied The ia pOriance
OF The question actually depending. Me-
v'r we're lie galleries and lobbi:s more
crowded. The Debate will of course be
reported AMI The publication oi i, will
be commenced in this paper OH Tuesday
next. Nat. INT
When Mr.. King arrives al the seat OF
government, every Member OF The Sc
nale will he at h's post making, in lie
whole number, ioiiy tour. 10.
We are assured by i Representative i'm
Congress, that the following statement of
facts may be relied upon as substantially
true 10.
SPECIE PAYMENTS IN IDEA!
EVANSVILLE, OHIO, Jan. 5.-Mr. Sa
murl Chandler, ~hO as boring iog salt on
his land on Salt Creek, about II miles
from his town, having penetrated 10 the
depth OF i33 leei from Tie suriarc, am
TO something unusually hard ana diff
cult 10 penetrate, aud The hard substance,
when raised 10 The surface, by the process
usually made use OF when burIug for
salt, proved To be a metallic substance
which excited no great curiosity iUF some
lime. Ill last week quantity OF this me.
laiilc substance was brought To- Putnam,
where II Was ieSlrd by all ingenious silver
smith and analVZed 10y one OF The nosi
learned chemists in The Western county,,
aud both unite IN pTOnOumcing The spe-
cImeD offered them to be silver. npari, or
quite az pure ~ lie common silver coin
new IN circulation! II Is ascertained lhat
NE stratum o! silver, AZ The place where
The auger penetrated, is 8 or Z in. hes
thick Some Of Our readers may wish 10
know how the thlcKncss of The stratum
was ascerialned with so much precision.
The instrument called the aug is lion.
10 10 10 inches III length, To which poip
OF suitable size and convenient length il
FIRMLY attached, and d. occasion requires,
an additional pole is aiiacb. d to Tie pre-
cediDg one I'LL they descend, in some I'D
STAGES, more Than 500 leeI in rock
which extends all through This part Of
the country, with, generally from 10 To 20
feet OF good soil covering IL. The depii,
OF VI" rock IS unknown: bui as far as il
has been penetrated is found Ia be nios,l,
tree or sand stone but in boring il
whenever The auger strikes stratum OF
NM, hue stone, OF any other VERY hard
substance, II Is instantly known by those
VINO manage the anger, and he augcr
pole Is marked, and il is easily known
when they get through, and thus the
thickness OF any hard stratum is accurate
~ ascerlalned.
company is now forming 10 sink
shalt TO Tie aforementioned ore.
Any person who may have specimens
OF The above metal, and will leave lien,
al this office, shall he literally compcn-
sdleb' Express