Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
T From The Macon Messenger, May II. !

From the Macon Messenger, May II.
Gold in Monroe.-Wc have hciorc
mentioned That gold ha,l been found i'll
Monroe county. in Two or three places. and
tic ,niucs or dcpositcs, so FAR tested. ns Z"
give assurance that they cuul he pr'dtn.
hly worked. We now learn that several
Others have been discovered. most of which
arc situated near the Towalea Creek, in
The vicinity Of The roal frum Forsyth 10
the lnlian Springs. Some Of them are
now worked hy several hands. aud we be-
| licvc that all have collected sufficient gnld
| TO coit,peusate them well for their labor
generally averaging dollar ani upwards
! TO eac, hand per day. The number of
hands is increasing. and should present.
prospects be realized it is expected that
in a few weeks they will amount to some
hundreds.
Considerable gold has bccn found "n he
plantation of the late John Mann, on the
south side of The Towalisa, and circuE-
stances cxis, in connection with this aud
the other mines in tho vicinity, which are
worthy q: notice, aud may lead to curious
and Interesting speculations, in connection
with Tie mysterious remains Of n former
| civilized population in this country. We
allude TO the rcmains Of numerous for,iii.
cations, apparently erected snme hundreds
Of years since. by civilized people, gen
orally supposed 10 be Spauiar,!s. The
site Of one Of these fisris is on The lands Of
! Mr.. Mann, aud within few yards of orc
of The bes, deposilcs Of so..Ia that have been
discoveries, anu SIC c:sG! mines are within
The distance Of two miles, tuxccPt ono
which is below Forsyth.) Presumpuve
evidence is strong lha, these fortii:aiions
were erected in the vicinity Of mines which
were known 10. and worked by their occu-
pants. Evidences Of This have been found
in the Cherokee county; and have already
been developed on the lands of Mr. Mann.
| An earthan Jar has bccu dug up from The
depth Of six feet. which had apparently
been left there in former excavation OF
tho earth. An axe was a!sn fnuud in
a similar situation. The sci,e uf tho fort
nj this place was first noticed in tho
spring Of 1927, in consequence Of an cN-
,raordinnry fieshei in the Towalisa which
wnshe,i of the surface of the earth 20 the
tcp,i, of TWO or three feet, which had pre-
viously coacca!ed IL. tns the ground had
| been cleared and cultivated wishout max
ing the discovery.) We passed over The
ground soon after, where we saw many
curious articles which had principally been
collected by Mr.. Mann. Among Them
gun locks apd barrels OF a rude cous,rnc.
iona sword hill, an.l blade, small axes.
spikes. nails. n small marlin spike, hai'd
bells, plate brass, bea.ls, some inlaid with
gold, knives, grea, quantities Of broken
;uticrs ware, aud one jug eEti!c which
would con,ain about Sailoo.
No cast iron was found, aud il woul!
! appear that their cooking vessels were of
earrhcn. made on the spot land no other
quaIiry af ware but Tho most common was
discovered. Several articles of stnne.
ucaiy wrnushi were foucd.
There was an appearance OF 4 forge or
furnace. "a, which was collected qnanii.
" of iron orc al the best qualify. piece
Of which pcw lies od The table. ubicis WAS
hau.!ed tbs. hy Mr. ilnnn. snon after The
discovery Tho space occupied as The
sc;tc If The far,, was from ihree to four
acres, aud some remains of picke,s (of
Ii.hlwood) which had been below The sur
lace. were still TO be seen. There were
also evidences {amous the articles found)
! that the occupants were probably Ca'ho-
lics. which would we think most reasnna-
bis suggest ,hc belief that they mus, have
belonged 10 the Spanish expeditions under
De Su,o, or Others, into this region in
search of gold. aboa, the years i54o TO
| 1850, Of whict we have some imperfect
traces. in the history OF that day.
q question is now suggested, which we
think worthy Of reelection and inrestisa-
,ion. Why, aud fnr what purpose were
the sevcral fes,s erected, that can be
found 10 on. State, unless they were 10
protect aud ceniEai some object of great
interest or value, The great extent Of
some Of them, and tho labor bestowed in
their erection, shows that large numbers
mus, have been engaged aod important
otiecis 10 be attained. That they coulli
no, huvn becu intended as nero chain
of posts. from The seaboard to the interior,
| is cviden. from their being too widely
scattered, (as well as too extensively The
mos, promincn, OF these remains within
our knowledge, arc, The one at Browns
Mount. on The Inc Of this county and
Twiggs. (which alone cncloses forty a.
eres}-o1e at Poftsilie. in Joucs county !:
one on the lands Of Mr. A. r. McLaus't-
lin, near East Macon. aud the one we
have spoken Of in Monroe.
la speaking Of ratification. SIC make