Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-11


ls,. between the value Of the two metals This value has FIRE
3il years before the christian the value OF gold that
of silver 10 I, and the of Cesar from expcd
metals years after about
@s H it's value the M of
pound "A dollars pound silver would
deveope sufficient to state that gold from
its scarcity and high price bcns less used silver the
that bismutb tim and other metals though less
silver arc nevertheless far inferior price present, ra
ito between gold and silver to II or t. which
shows tat IN those countries the produce of gold
the globe |
Although the discovery of gold may itself real
benefit TO the nevertheless this rs, this
Jncs will no doubt be toe of discovering many
valuable metals and mineral substances In every part the
world the transition formation aouns rich various
descriptions The celebrated mines Of Hanover
which produce annually than heeu thousand tons OF
Nassau and tine Ardennes are situated in 81 ssv o
~aGke The sane the with the hills and
OF anlockhead The gold mines of vorespotack in TanyI
vania the lead mines silver Brittany in France mar
tcnary those Of Poulaouen and of Huegoa are in similar
Several of the rich veins of Mexico the riches, of al, IN
oen uiddre at Guanaxua,o is in the say rock at frs,
belonging the iornaon also in roeb
that the celebrated silver mines of are situated Pho
veins of silver Those of zacaeca one Of the
districts Of Mexico found kind of rock This rich
metallic formation found Sparta and to
continue beyond the limits of state its richness in me-
evident are here and there be ecn example
on the place of Mr. Meredith in Roane county and near the
habiiatlon of DR. Moore, Cambridge Jefferson
ns iron ore abeund' on The of Judge Peck
brother In the county, and have that several
other metals will also be found in the localities would
therefore advise continue their for cold
aud not he too much detected should the
instead Of finding of gold ono of silver for this
Many hutitl vaesatei marbles will be found
ing Of marble may in future very lucrative
Phe marbles which found other in similar for
nations are very much celebrated is sufficient state that
tde Ha IN several places, principally Blankcubure
the beautiful marble is fSuud which the Italians call rosso CO..
In saxony. in the vicinity of Kakgruu and indsf,s es
black and resembles tina, which tho Italians call Eo
| IL contains epcrsni,es
In the sooh of France Pyrcnees the transition lime
stone aboundsin marble In the they are found
IN the extensive TRANSITION" running the
black marble, called by the artists granite or pe,
ute fhe marble Of the Alps mosy from transition
10 England @-'' aA' -'''''h0er'ao''
Eas. Tennessee is no, only interesting in meteorological
history have where in the United FINER va
re,y Of plants The ground covered all the most
brilliant and beautiful flowers bat here also the SERPENT
under tho and those always harmless kind
which much dreaded Na,vlle. the mountains
have with several reptiles had collected
some IN order ascertain what species they belonged but
o, %B ,1" AND s,.adn. this perhaps
must have thrown them Of the stage when nv back was
animals found iphaan o. the Cumberland mo"n
tans had previously fond at the White Creek Springs lie
deerrip specesbu they were 10 an abunianee ad
much larger than those of Whites The mountain sco
Pion belongs another Species whether he is
r5ibed lie commonly inches long fiom head to ,s
whereas those of Whites hall so long They are
ADDER or the mountains by the name of singing
The name of scorpion, connected is the dread of
y little ereatrre which belongs different order of animal
having TOUR legs aud being somewhat in shape like lizard
striped ong,udnaly black and grey Sides with some
times handsome blue tail This animal is the Scincu. of the
naturas and feeds only hte insects 1t neither the
power MOI the inclination to do injury, except fly SINH
lar insect But this the scorpion That animals eight
iegs aud two arms furnished with pince' like 1t
mas long kuoted tall terminated in crooked sting which
contains ITS poison and when the he bends
al any thing that may modest him The sting little an
'na IS very and has often proved fatal TO nan
a" not sure that our scorpions will PROVE ally dangerous
Professor Of Chemistry and Mpealogy in Nashville Unive,v
am able decide whether this state bs,o,s % ,h
primitive or to the transition class time which nv nros
examine this highly interesting pan of Our state tv,h ]
Ibe geological nature of this country was az have nh
logical map MIR Mcclure expected TO find be y .ne geo.
OF our state belonging to the secondary or HORIZONTAL
made to extend farther westward than abou, 10 % %
.e eastward OF Newport Cooke county, this line of d.
mountains which marked by Mr. MC9re az Secondary
we Mansuon formation. and is for the most pail
some several species Of ae and here and there some coal
formation he same formation continues West to near Snar
ney vas bounded TO the East by the ridge Northwest The
smoky or Iron mountain ghis ridge is Composed prncinav
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ocEs found this formation as far south as the
1a mountains the limit ofmy excursion in that direction
ooneSs OF the Mexican and South American mines has
eject on those of Europe several of them ma We been
MOI because the veins and auriEerous sands were
~ LII pu because their produce. arising the det.riora
10 o n' tne metal was not equivalent cost OF the la
common Schools in .Ns,o York-We haze G. 872
chooi districts, and 100000 children we're tauph,
me last year. The whole amount of money paid
ms state for the wages of common school teachers
S5ft ,883 58.--.8B..adv
Mars thcsum! htle over one dollar for each child,
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