The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-12-30

| From the n. Y, Adv. /


from the n Y.Alv.
CAlIrOnNIA GOLD-ARRIVAL OF
IQN JOSE D'ALVAllR, THE FIRST
DlSEOVERER QFTHE GOLD MINES
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS.
Don jose - {lvea. the celebrated Span
ISL Gcu!n.ist, whose famous treatise on the
Age OF the EaH," must be known to ma
ny O, our readers. has jus, arrived Il, New
Turk, from the god regions of California,
v way Of Panama Chaares and New Or
leans, bringing with him a large amount
u God ore, es!Uated TO be worth more
than million Of GolarS, The result Of hi
ahors, y the aid of a large body Of luhi-
avs long before The cXitsnte Of Inc Gold
ullte became known to the residents Of
California generally. Si5oior Q'Alvear
went GU, 10 California nearly two Years ago
III Consequence OF certain INFORMATION which
he had received of the geological charac-
lie uf hat County, with the firm belle thar
The vast mines OF precious metals Wonll be
revealed there, nPon careful investigation.
He was encouraged 10 this enterprise, also,
by lis confidence in the powers Ola crrtaw
Magnetic instrument which lie hal inven-
ted Gated the "Goldomrter," by whose
all lie exp c}cd 70 be directed at once to
he "Go.d p,acers,' i any such existed.
Nor were lis expectations disappointed.
HIS scientific calculations proved 10 be
founded IN 'ru.h and pro!nn1d wisdom,
and his new instrument the 'Go!domc,er.n
fulfilled hi~ highest hopes. III less Than
two mQulls afcr reaching California, he
struck upon on" Of the richest gold mines iu
that counry, upon an ob;cnre branch OF he
Sacramento river tlalo -c 0thilIs extreme
" rocky ard difficult of access, and seldom
visited by the native Ca.i.onians Dssui
siug lis Object under the pretcuce OF pare
/ ~ scientific research, ne Obtained the aid
Of some fifteen or t"euty simple and faith
iul Indians, aud steadily p"fucd his ask,
collecting often more than Il GOO worl. Of
gold in single day, which he concealed
in deep la"inrt wilhou, exciting any sus
picion whatever unit after the discovery
. OF cod al Cap. Suffers MINIS when the
mountains were ran&a, ked by gold seekers
and Sign,or D'Avrar's "sod placer' the
richest in all California was beset with gree
! dy alvcn,urcrs. II is now found that the
real mines or sources oflhe gold, lie in the
gorges of the mountains, and not i'll The
| beds or sands of the rivc:s.
Don lose D'Alvcar was, beyond all question
the first and real diScoYcrrr Of the gold mines OF
I California;; and he deserves the more credit ior
this, as lis discovery was based upon profound
scientific calculation, and WAS not the result OF
accident. The evidence oflhcsc facts, which he
Possesses in the shane Of well attnSied docu-
mcnts, from persons high ii authority i'll Calllor
ma. place the matter beyond III doubt
Sgnor D'Alvear now visits the United States
where he was for several wears 4 resident for tn,
purpose of dispensing Of his gold, and investing i
= in safe and improving property, and also Tor 'lr
I purpose If obtaining the necessary apparatus anC
material for constructing his new instrument, tie
"GoldJmoter." which is now in great delnan,
! in California, but the meas ST constructing tlcn
was not to be Obtained Previous to leaving Ca
ornia he sold his own instrument, a very impcl
| feet one, for s3 900 while they can, in reality
( DC mnte for less than S20.--'rhc person who pu
chased il confidently expected to make hand
some fortune, by simply finding gold pacers,
and selling out the rig ht Of digging TO the golc
workers. AS to the principle upon which the
new "Goldonctcr," or gold inder, is construct
ed, we have no knowledge. Sgnor D'Alvcar
il is understood, will fol the present, keep il q
sccret as it would be impossible to protect pat
catsif one were taken out. 1t is very simple in
J constructor; and is worked somewhat like the
old fashioned wi,ch-hazle rod, formerly used i'll
seeking for water.
Signor D'Alvcar is ofopinicn that vast d.pos
tics Of gold will yet be found in the United
States, Ola quality vastly superior to tint reccm
I " discovered in Virginia and North Carolina
and that the other mineral riches Of this, counlr,
are inconceivabl. great. The Signor is rro-
! fonndy skilled in tho mysteries Of Chemistry
Geology, EectJo AVID Vital Magnetism, and oil
cr cnroas branches of philosophical study
which, i! must be granted, he hai turned to goot
account in the present instance. We believe il
is il Is intention to publish some account of his
invention ~ tho "Goihometor," before returning
to California; We shall look for this work witt
much interest.