Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-21
From The Richmond COMMIT.

very imper(ee'Iy wrought, and NAV S &c
paralively speaking, very iuftrio, w.
which may be ascsriained in the cou,, =" . y
All that we can do at presen, i, n uS
facts as Tar as they have been made tr,s vac
We understand that the frs, snns'a
gold in the county Of Spousylvanis' w.,
farm Of Mr. Goodwin. about ,ws, "n'
thirty miles from Fredericksburg ,F
particle, or lump or Two, was found CO..
ago, either accidentally seen upon ~ ."S
or brought 10 lighl by the plough or s, ,s.'
err ins''amen'. No gIea, curi,si!y h'
was excited at the time; and i, was ,ss. "s'',
the gold search in North Carolin,. s,a ,'
cideutal discovery Of few other Nv; W
Spol.sylvania, 10 brig to light the dt rssa
dicali,ns u 'hr precious metal In Tia, ''''
lar region Of the State F'
The gold is generally found on ,,a,
land, or al the bottom gift, which rrm r''
brIween some Of The head waters Of n. "
pony river, and the Pamunky. Tia, -" '
the Ridge, which has hilhero yitldd ~. |
metal upon The most active serum, ,~@
the branch Of the Mattapony, which HrSi
Mat The Ridge seems to run on WIZ
terrlp'ion through the back parts Of S,a,.,
vaua, aud into Cu!pepcr and Orange. A..
Of the district, i, is supposed, a,o rp,,E
the county Of Louisa. The land uhe,.
discovered, is generally Indifferent and -.
lis most decided indications h,re, IS websr,
it is in North Carolina, is tie aDne,,,,,.
quartz stone upon the surface; parcuLJ,
there be little cells or honey combin the a, !.
There are five or six compari,, a.',I
formed for working these MINIS on Share, I.,
shares vary in number from five or .ix,O .
90. The capital they contribute is VERY ,ng
varying according to THEN hunter. .caD. :
operations, SC, The mine, which !, work.,
with The mostspirit, aud yields as YET III, u,,
est returns, is wrought in The simpIesi nan,
All The fixed capital, perhaps, does uo T. 81
$50 or 800 dollars. The earth i, dig b, md
conveyed in cart 10 neighooring Dam ahr.
The water is discharged oy tunnel; to aEa,.
able box. There are TWO Of those bUIn DO.
by each other, and pu, into motion By aa
IliOh VI ANN HC Sa' W ICING 'HIOhh tUl y.
upper part of the box, all the particles Of cart
stones, SC. OF a Certain size, pas, throug,
sieve, while the coarse are retaiued. VI.
pass through the frs SIEVE falls again uya
second sIill iiner-and al The bot ON thrr
deposited in particular arrangement qgg,
lily Of quick silver, which attracts and cstss
the faer PARTICLES of gold which come Dclit
The water is constantly washing he tsrh, Il.
the earth is shifted backwards and forward, 4
the motion OF he oblnng box The gold gnq
are easily separated from the admixrurssinIl
sleeves; and the fine gold, which i. united vi
the quicksilver, is exposed 10 heat III 4 cIoHt
vessel, which drives the quicksilver Ic@aN
metal, ard the evapora,ed quicksilcrBn lS
in The upper par, Of the vessel. This Gi1
yields from 40 20 60 dollars worth Of soIt
day. 1t has bren wrought about f's sok!
and has yielded about Si5oo worth Of'tsn'
tai. The proprietor Of the land gets aba'
fifth Of the gross produce; besides his own p'
portion Of the nett prof, as shaIehoIdct
We have seen some ofthc particles Of the u
tai which vary very much in weight and '''"
We saw a small lump that was estlml'd n1
worth about 81 so ccrts-lt looked lIksPF
gold. One or two other peicrs had 4 dI1 ;"
appearance; looked reddish and seemed TO h:''
a portion of earth mixed with il, Weanas'
stand, that one lump has been found IN Sp'hl.
vania, that is supposed TO be worth ne" u
dollars
Most Of the gold that has been found IS Oh
the surface, or within two or three l'e' u
Ii also appears in another form, com'I''' VI j,
stones. Experiments are making 10 I'''
richness Of this compound. II Is saia ''' y :.
less il produces abouI seven dollars 10 ''T o'''
Il Of the ore, il is scarcely worth the wG'ADs
for The stones have TO be pounded & PuNt'P
and subject to other processes- aud 'a' "
psnse of machinery, Sc. becomes 50 Se- 4" -
make The gold "tcost more than II comes ~ y.
T,err is one company formed upon ! .
scale. 1t has contracted in pretty l1'S' =.
,rict of country for mining privileges ", -
are abou, to test the capacities Oi TIE 30" ~ =,
large extent. This company Is SAID u =
enlisted citizen Of Baltimore III Us "''
who had obtained some knowledge o. '"' "''
Of South America.
We have not seen the mines, ard W. ~
truth no Judges Of such matters. Wl'h01, =
lending, therefore 10 pass upon The "Bo,o r y,
pects" in Virginia, we may be excused u. -. =;
costing that honest and industrious 'U'D ~
,endenls, men Of sagaci,y and business W.,
for President and directors, an enisFP''
too sanguine, discretion that a'o'cs ." "
ricism, and that much good manaSt'n,S% ',
aronnnu can ..cu1e anu Ihinr Ike hAnus'