Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-14
Of the product of the mine owned By the Hon. john

half to three inches long The proportion of fine gold
is about one-enth Of its quantity.
"On Saturday last, the richness Of this mine becorn,
ing more and certain il visited and examined
by number of gentlemen; Of which number was Doct
John M. McAiee, Adolphus Rutherford, Samuel Ruth
erford Benjamin Miner James l. Hnryll, and Wills
Miner and of them having descended about hfty
feet into the hill and examined the vein, Mr. Lawrence
dug quantity Of the vein ore, and being Puvef
lied in spice mortar, painful Of the same not e1'
ceedng FIVE quarts yielded two hundred and sixty pen
nyweighis OF gold. There also taken out oil the
vein by Lawrence, McAfee and Rutherford, announcer
anful of the of the size, which being puVer
lied yielded the large amount of three hundred and
forty pennyweights Of gold-the two panfuls actually
yielded six hundred pennyweights. The company
continued mining, and including The gold from the sad
two panfus, collected in one day the amount OF l4oo
dwts. The whole Of the above amounts OF gold IS In
the hands of MIR. G. B. Ssson at this place, and has
been examined by great number Of citizens ana ira
veers.
ave certify that the above statement Of the product
of the said mine owned by the Hon. John Z. Calhoun
is true, and that the gold in the possession OF
Mr.. Charles B. Slsson.
J. II Smith, Jos. J. Singleton,
f. J. Sullivan, VIM WOODS,
f. w. Lucas f. W. Cole,
T. Il. Wingfeld, A. G. Wimpy,
John NJ. NlcAiee H. Somerour.
May So lS42.
On last Friday, Mr. Cochran and Mr. Fletcher pull
Branch mines which yielded sixty pennyweights oil
gold The other gold mines in this region yielding
steady and fair profit to the owners and miners
Paul Rossignol, Esq the Director of the Branch Mint
at this place. has informed me that The amount issued
in last month"; nearly double tho amonn, issued in
April 1884, and that the deposites for this month ex.
ceeded one thousand dollars per day. DO hope and
trust that the advocates of retrenchment IN Congress-
nf all parteS, will pause and reflect before they a3o-
Ish this Branch Mint, especially when they perceive
,f ito K.
coed ten thousand dollars This little item OF expense
should be borne without murmur ii is not equal IN
amount the expense of any OF our ioregn missions
We are sending ambassadors and other public mi
nsters 10 foreign nations not as large IN point oil e!.
ory and Importance the scale OF nations as The State
of Georgia aud we do object TO it, but, Si.s of what
benefit that us, when compared TO the benefits
suI,inp u our State and nation from this coinage?
am clearly convinced beyond all doubt that this gold
region will be wrought with great success for centuries
to come and hope you will, public journalists OF
The day. aid in sustaining this Branch Mint, and sustain
this generation in all audable efforts 10 improve the
currency Of these times.
ON, with great respect,
Your fellow citizen,
S. DOUGLASS CRANE.
awe certify that the foregoing statements in relation
10 the mining operation the mine owned by The
Hon j. c. Calhoun, Saturday last, are true; and
that we saw the vein dug out OF the earth more
than fifty feet under ground; and that many pieces oil
gold tell oil Inc chrln as IL
VEIN and some of the pieces of fine gold would weigh
four or five pennyweghts each, and the vein grows
richer as il Gescends. JSo. vi. MCAFEE,
SAM RUTHERFORD,
May 30, 1912 A RrrHERroRD."
NJ We have been furnished with the following
sketch of speech of Lobby member which we
think not Of place at The present time. II the
views presented should in the smallest degree aid in
editing the public business, the space It occupies
would be most nseiu!ly employed
SPEECH Lousy MEMREn-deiicered on tie 1871
Jin,. lsEs
Mr. Sneaker and .,fessrS Nembers of The
House Of Representatives.:
| have been in attendance upon your Honorable
BODY since the lst December last. Near six months
have elapsed since you assembled in the name OF The
Representatives of the People, TO attend TO their bu.
sness, and carry on the Government One would
have supposed, that whilst their Treasury empty,
YOU would have saved their money, by economizng
your time. But what have you done, which might not
have been compressed into two months: How many
laws Of general character have you passed? All tie
Appropriation bills have not yet been carried, and the
gre at objects of your session have not been fulfilled
And why this neglect 1t is because you have wasted
your valuable time in long, and angry, and unava'ng
debates The Abolition spirit has been permitted to
intrude ITSELF aud to disturb your proceedings. Pro.
positions to disturb the Union have been brought for
ward and amendments TO open the right OF suffrage TO
the blacks in Alexandria, have been samelessy pressed
By the Oldest member in your House. Quarrcls have
been gotten up your floor, calculated TO disgrace
Yourselves and throw reproac on The whole country;
and the Speaker of the Clay party has been unable TO
preserve the order OF your body and the dignity of the
nation Your members instead of devoting their
whole time TO their public duties, have been roaming
through the country, attending races ana PUBIC meet
ings Much time has been lost in the calls of the
House, and often there has been no quorum. AS one
of the constituent body, that clothed you with the
power Of doing good or evil call upon you TO re-
member how much you have still to do The Treasury
is in critical condition. and you should at once set 1t
right. The people sick of taxes, in the shape OF
new Tariff. The Government require the public
lands 10 keep their credit and 10 raise the necessary
means You should then, like wise and provdent
men, abandon the Distribution system-you should
avoid the raising OF the Tariff beyond the 90 per cent
limitation, unless, after abandoning distribution, the
money is actually necessary-you should go on and
finish the re-apportionmen while, at least, three Lee
rsIa,,lres are in session. waiting to act upon it. You
have done well in retreuchipg the Army and Navy, as
il is better TO rctrench all expenses, than tn con-
tract new and heacy loans, TO raise the Tariff upon
embarrassed people, to the oppression oil the South,
for the benefit of the manufacturing classes.
call upon you then, by yonr solemn responsibilities
10 your constituents avoid all nrIgues for the Pre-
sidental successon-a angry and passionate coniro-
verses the floor, and 10 devote your whole attention
10 deliberate and determined discharge Of your public
duties The nation needs repose from The throes and
onvu.ions of the political world. They have higher
objects than the discussion Of individual claims to the
Presidency, which can we'll be considered Is months
hence The peace and prosperity of the whole coun.
try require your undivided talents and industry, and
appeal TO YOU honest agents, to carry out the high
behests of the great constituency who are watching
your course with pain and dread
HARPER & BROTHERS.
We rejoice to hear that these spirited publishers are
recovering from the calamity which befrl them, and are
again prepared to furnish the public mind with the
richest stores of literature and science 1t is especially
Fortunate that their valuable School Library was pre-
served from the fire.