The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-12-30

10 cGpral, a fac business M lht be realized
Much has been done here ~ The way ,
surface and deposit miniur, but the VEN
. hive scarcely been touched.
p Al james Town md nrind'c Town
, there are a great number Of god ven
! "hch haye lever get been touched. Al
tie INNING done here has been Of The sur
face and deposit character, winch has gen
, orally been quite profitable he outlay Il
+ getting rceAy heinI yeiv Inctn,iderlbe.
Tie "Sa III mne, IL Burke cauuy
on I Hc' Creek, promises 10 be eStrcm" )
uch. Tins mine /, j1., IN rs NANCY IT
excavations to any extent having beer
made. Tie suridrc indications are suiIi
ccntly metallic 10 auhulze tie belief that
large business may be done IN time Il
come ound here gold, siter lead and
copper ore and The ~ho'e VEN is shir,ed
H. a strong IaIc formation.
lhis VEN has by ~ side a most power
fol shoal giving water power sufficient tor
all Mining and manufacturing purposes ;
aid tom It's general accessibility with the
pubic roads, passing through lhls country,
It would be an Invaluable size ypgG s. 'ch
y erect mammoth manufacturing esiab-
i-hI This establishment, N 2ht be SO
Constructed as 10 answer the double pur-
pose 81 mining and manu'ac ailn5.
! visited the nine IN Caldwell county,
near tic Bkcr nine TIL, nine Is
Owned bg several : eni'oman, VIZ: S.r"art
Wllls, C4lIeu and Mekesoo. TINS Is
d1ubt.ess gn invaluable property, md IL
properly worked vii greatly enrich the
owners. A shaft has recently been sunk
aud a tUnrcl drove sixty feet, which an.
s"cfs the double pnrp's Sc Of ycnlilaung The
shan and drawing II the water. The sur.
I.ce Indications here are Of the mo-! bold
an prominent KIND AID % eNcaYa'lng 10
lue twenty foot level, q iafna,lon composed
Of ,erpruuue, decomPnsed slate, aud brown
pud black asbestos SKIRTS tic entire ven.
The Que which contains tie god Is OF az
an noaial form OF lead, aud 4 species Of
biucl{ lac or slate, doubtless co.ofed by
manganese which nbounIs ~ this section,
There ara also found here yellow ochre
aud the mutlal OF lead mud anumuny. Par
ticies Of gold have been taken IN the VEN,
vcl-Erg upwards of five penny~eighIs
l'hs yoin has already been traced thirteen
miles IN length, fine water power is
whhln three mites Of tuis VEN.
Ny next tls,,in company with q gentle.
man who understood the country, was TO a
seciina OF the State known about here as
Do 7. owns Mountain" This mountain is
bounded 90 the southwest by Upper Creek
and en- The east By Wilson's creek, Il
may ba cl,ssci among the secondary noun
farms of North Carolina, and j. about ten
mites I-re BIZ seven wide. 1t Is nearly
So. IL ty wafer as 40 is'and and lies N
dccouaDes cf R1tkc and Caldaell. Tbs
mou#Jlu contains tie most bold and pow
pruI surface indications for mineral wealth
tGai have met WISH in all my travels in
North Carolina. Specimens Of gold, si..
yer, iead, carbonate OF 2 &c, phosphate O!
'elI, sulphate Of lead, anlimaual form oil
head, ca Donate oil copper, alHe a lime,
and small particles Of lln orc, are ,uutd N
vlrnus parts Of rhls mountain. The whole
mountain Is ia u perfectly virgin state;
not spade has been used upon il, 70,
scarcely any oue supposed shat gold could
be found IN Browns mountain. II was to
me highly pleasurab'e reflection, to think
that portion Of country, wholly uuiit for
agricultural and general industrial Purpo.
SEES, should nevertheless possess mineral at
fractions sufficiently strong to Justify the
baNel that 10 the next qarlcr OF CGu'Ury