Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-02

|, not only found In the small rivu,els or brool. h
ao on the declivies OF the mountaps and ON their We
~ submits. These rocks belong to the series OF tran.
s'ion or rather to the clay slate alton This slate
has been filled with email tubes of iron pyrie. which
enow nearly all Ia state OF decomposition, leaving
these cavities filled with yellow iron ochre These nv.
rites are often aurerous and the gold not being
use OF decomposition remains altered and is d.se
ias'ed through the soil by the dintegraiOn the rock
the lighter particles OF which carried away by IN,
rsos SC. leaving the heavier ones still amopy
other gravel Tbs district, therefore, may prove the
source oil laexhau''ele wealth. even to the rpers OF
the vicinity, as produce has risen in East
since the working of the North Carolina gold mine .
Inc locality OF the present explored gold region 1, not
well calculated for the operation of washny on
SCALE water not being sufficiently abundant The
Tor gold Is likely to lead to the discovery of other vsua
BILE metals or minerals 10 every part cf the world the
transition formation which appears here abound, in
rich mines OF various descriptions. The professor
says
" The celebrated mines of Hartz and Hanover,
winch produce annually than IN thousand tons
lead and large quantity Of silver the greater part Of
those OF Hessia, Nassau aud the rdennes are s,ua
ca IN as'a'y grey wscke. The same is the case with
'ne MINES OF Lead Hills. and of Wanlockhead. The
gold mines of Vorespoack in Tran.ylvania the lead
MINES rich in silver, Of Brittany in France particularly
'hose oil Poulaouen and Of Auelgoat, are * similar
Several of the rich mines of Mexico even the rich
os' OF MA cete medre at Gudndrudto, s in the same
ay Iock at hrs considered by Baron de Humboldt as
pmVe but at present az belonging to the transition
formation IL g also in similar rock, that the celebrated
''ver mines OF Potosi situated The grew wacke in
ose parts OF America contain most OF the rich veins
SILVER Those OF Zacateca, Of the richest mining
districts OF Mexico found in thi. kind of rock This
rich metallic formation found to commence about
sparta and 10 continue beyond the limit, Of our State
VI i,s richness in install evident traces are here and
there TO be seen, for example on tbs place Of Mr.
Mercd'h in Roane county, and the habiation of
Dr. Moore, near Dand iige, Jefferson county. Fine
iron ore abounds the plantation of Judge Peck and
Sxie OF maganesc Of good quality the plantation of
ms brother. in the same county, and have no doubt
hat several other metals will also bo found the rame
ioca'ies would, therefore, advise the inhabitants to
continue their search for gold, and not be too much de-
scted .hould they have the misfortune instead of find
ing vein OF COLL. 10 Gnd of silver for thi,
WI also serve many very good and useful purposes"
For Ike reason, many beautiful marbles will be
cuni In Tennessee.Th professor IN .ntion. the
nae marbles ound in other countries, in similar f,rma-
lions, such as t'a' OF the Harz mountains, celebrated
ny ths Italians ty the nimc OF cordfti,o corai
nos to,e OF the Pyrcnnees, Ito of Mamur and De-
liant Tn" same district 10 equally interesting in other
branches of namra history. No where in tn. Uni,ed
s'assis there liner variety of plants or more beaut
ui nlwer' The truth ia, country i, yet terra in
coSna even 10 ourselves and its but half de
vsioped aud half applied. More perfect c,mmunica.
ioa viii make these things known and il is the only
thing which can turn them TO use.