Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-12

der Providence, 10 the experiment
/ Rom TIE Ri,tpa nj Uiic, Aug y.
| GOLD GOLD
| We hear almost every week, Of new discoveries
OF Gold IN the Gold Region of Vrgims--t which
as lar as nscertalned, commencing IN tho ne,g hbo-
hood Of the Rappafsnnock IN the county of Spot.
SHlyania, treads with the mountains from n l.. 10
s. W, touching the counties of Spottsylvsnia,
Louisa Fuvanna and Gooohand, on the north
side Of James River, crosses james River ncnr
the Point of Fork and enters Buckingham and
r4sses on through North Carolina to the Cherokee
lands in O. osga) -snd the letter below aid, 10 the
number. Many OF the veins are extremely rich
and the god OF exceeding purity. The ore IL
found on or near the surface, and the preparation,
for collecting II are little expensive 10 have
induced numbers of individuals TO engage in the
search. Some probably do n bad business but ma
| ny have made and IRE making considerable sums
| One gentleman Of Gooclnnd we learn made 4 10
| in one day from M hands the mines he worked
| being situated IN LOUISA, and his average pro.
| fits were thus far not much behind that ave
rage. One of,he Editors Of this paper last yea,
| narrowly missed making his fortune IVY IA spccula-
ton IN gold land. A tract Of land in Goochlsnd
me gold on which was reported TO have been ex.
heusted, vas sold lon elil0, being about the nc
ual value Of the soil The person referred to, had
| been Informed Of the fact TIM, there was an i'm.
| mense mine on the land with the existence OF
| which the owner was unacltainted but f,nm dis
trult OF hrs ,nformant mud lhs tcar of being laugh
| cd o. he let The opportunity escape, and the land
| fell INTO other hnnde After passing through seve
| raj hands, II finally fell INTO those Of New York
| Company, from whom understand il cannot be-
purchased FOR several hundreds Of thousands
| We would be obliged To nny scientific friend
! who would take The trouble Ia fu n,sh geolog-
cal description oitlat portion of Vuginia general
y known as tho gold region.
| BuoKtNomAM County, July S0th, 1893
| Sir MIR. Thomas Morton & Co. digging on the
ives, fork of Hunts Grcek, about two miles north
west of Buckingham Church, are getting frequent
y four or hyo dollars per day, to the hind On.
day they obtained eighty penny weights, valued nj
o5 cents PEI dWt., or about or eight dollars each
hand emp Dyed IN surface gold A large quauttY
| OF orc has also been dns up put o, az adjacent
10 the branch that the sutNee Eoli has been Oh s
tanned itom. One ma lengsged IN m,nlng) SUP
poses tn Ore worth or 10 tiousnnd luilnis or 7
or dollars to nc bushel mill Ii be erected
convert IT ,o dust for the purpose differing wash
cd John Mosclcy Il Co. have vcry lately com.
menced,w ashing for surface gold nbou; 300 yards
south of Morto@ & Co, on the land of Stephen
Guerrsnt. A few days ago, they with 4 hands
lhand IN one day. The number Of hands was NJ
Small that the washer not constantly employ
!, ed during the DAY. Yours respectfully
DANIEL GUERRANT, Jr
AS friends of Internal Improvement, we arc ella,
, to see statement in the Albany Argus tina, Judy,
Tappan and Mr. Kelly, n committee o the C.na
Commissioners Of OHIO, had a meeting n,L
committee OF the CNna eoard of New York, OF
the 3oth instant; and that II VAS agreed by ,bea
10 recommend reduction Of 25 pr cent on III. tot
on merchan z f,rahspotl,d ~ the camel ,ofthe t..
states ms Is he reward OF t,r pracuen sooe
sense, ard active uiutr'', va, "a aa4c s. i SIM
gulshed those great aud increasing states Their,
is every reason 10 believe, says the anne paper
that the Increased amount Of transportation, vii
keep up the aggregate amount of receipts on &C
count OH tolls. iR'ehmond Compiler
!Nr. Avery The report TINT this gentleman hnt
abscnted himself from Brstoi ~ lncoYect-b,
, preached here on Sundey last. ~ paper
The Anti Avery exc,rn,cnt sccr,s TO be diving
away. Eths'es arc noa burnt OF hanged hu; sci
" dom An argument 10y somebody who calls HIM
sell Ar'stdes has uecn drawn oat to No T. an,
then an extra, 80 the end is probably nca-
i The fellow has BEEN trying TO make b. tar arg
. do that No man make more Of the catalccu
OF circumstan'ials than has already been made
9 A great effort has been got up TO drive Aver,
u away " Ito must md should GO " For tn
peace OF society he ought to go" " lie would nc
= be permitted to bearrl public opinion by staying il
u the midst of the excitement One of the pansr
: at last became SO earnest as to say he had gone,-
. aud there was a great shout. Avery is anon
> the missing, =" the missing" Blu, il ,urne
out like the funerals which some men have had fo
themselves beforehand that they might see wha
$, effect would be produced lprovcd that if Aver
- were togoaway for never so honest design t
N restore quiet, II would be claimed as certain eyi
l. denee OF a guilty conscience, and tina, he has n
a alternative but to keep his post Dead or alive h
Is must stay where he IS. If has enemies choose I
'r burn hun III ctkgy or bum HIM in reality il mus
At be in Bristol.
The Spencer sffslavits have produced very con
siderable effect. The excitement presses hav
), shown their apprehension on this head by dec
ming to publish them. These editors yer belcv
nfidav"s Such things can be bought" The,
y want something more substantial, such as, the,
J. say, rumoss and the like. IN Y jour. Com.
8 we are sraii!es1 to perceive by the Boston Ga
IS zctte that Mr.. Ingham, who recently jumped from
J. . third story window ofihc fremont House is con
;, valescent None Of his bones were broken.
S would seem that his dangerous leap was the re
: suit OF momcntary arrangement. He was packing
: his uuaks, intending to leave town on Sa,urd.,
2 morning, for the Springs, when he was taken III
0 ne was STOPPING down, and all at once G,t dizz J.
ness IN his head. whxa SO CONFUSED him ma, h.