Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-18
VOL. NANHE.---NO. :s9.
California Sold Region.
From The Journal # Commerce # December Q

Matter Coltun. A'rlldr " NIontrrcy Ilj~ Y suni-
cIeul voucher tur thc at,mcnS contained III ji:
Mo.TrHEY Califral August %, 1873
The gold disc ver!es still c,ntjau-ryrry day brings
some rev deposie 70 light L ha~ been found n large
quantities the Sacramento Feather river Irrba rIv-
er, The American Furt-narth ana south branches The
C0samer. and in many dry rayines and indeed on the
tops of high hills The extent of country in which ii is
aScertaned 10 exist extends two huqdtcd miles
north and south and sixty and west aud these
limits every day enlarging by new discoveries On
the streams, where the gnld has been subjected the
action Of water and sand leXi>iS in fire grains the
hills and among the cleiS Of the locks it is found in
rough. jg-'d pieces. IF quarter half ounce in
weight. and sometimes two Or three ounces
Al present the people running ver the country
and packing it out Of the earth here aud here just asa
THOUSAND hogs le loose in forest would up grounds
nuts. Some gel eight or ten day. and the least.
active one Or two. They make the most who employ
the wild lnd.auS to hunt il for thcm. There i
who has SIXTY Indians in his empty-his profits
dollar minute The wild Indians know nothing OF lis
value and wonder what the pale faces want to do with
Il they will give Of for the sane weight If
coined silver, himble ul n ga~S beads. glass
Of greg. And white men themselves otten give
ounce Of il: which is worth At our mint eighteen dollars
or more for bottle Of brandy bx Of soda powders,
a plug Of tobacco.
As e The quantity which the dgEcrs GET taEo few
facts evidence know seven ucn ho worked seven
weeks and two days. Sundays plea, Feather NV
el; 'J 'WP"S'd OH an average MY lu'auS' ana got
out III these seven weeks and I"0 days two hundred and
seventy five pounds Of pure gold. iuow the and
have seen NE gold and know wha hey state y be
tact-so stick Yin there. KNOW othermen VITO
worked tpn days IN company. employed no Indians and
averaged III hFS zen Gays HFrA hadf'G d'''aFN ea'h
:" SUCK "no'her pm mere. knew another man VINO
go' on OF basin N rock net larger han wash bowl
TWO pounds ana ha 81 gold IN h'een lnndtes 50 stick
another pin rhcrc Not one Of these statements would
believe, did rot know the men personally. and know
mem TO he PLAN mailer OF fact nen--m'n who open q
vein . 9G!d Just as cooly as y"n would potato hill
LIS IN i oo,anrn Y variety II "ays "re NM"
naJs Hi rra,1ls n,i, I,n..a,,i /, NJ f.'t
while at tue other end instead Of saaalnq iafmr,
there is grating upon which The ,arth is brown, and
'heh "a'ef; h7lh ms 'hrough I'M -raug 'he cadr y
@l.' 'ei'3 ~ q" lrIA'u f."h 'e Wa'f r"H'T
tho ,.r,JIa .bo ,,, r,.1t a. -; ;,'
,Id anI Infant L,,,, ',., ~ , s. Ia;
1.-Two s,,,o ono n ,1r1','a 49,; a. I ,I ,r. j, o,
Ill ,, j .'i, ~ *, III .'',,ls.
- 9oir 'Ia"I'[ a., pMrs n 4. Hill
the mountain gorges and over the steep hills pckinr
the gold from The clefs If the rucks with the bowie
knves-a much better use to make or these Instruments
than picking The life OUT Of mems bodies fur what is 4
man uh that article picked uul If hnl
A laTupr party well mounted are CilI ,vinr IN IN.
channel of the Sacramento 10 discover where this rold
found in its banks comes from md iinauinp that near
the rivers bunt they will find the oreat yellow mass il
self But thev noh1 ~ wclI hn1t wv lce,inr rainbow
The cold was thrown VIZ froi wv bei o{ wv. ortlD with
the rocks and sands in which il is f,In3 and sill hears
where it has escaped the ac;ioa o.. the Clements vivid
traces of volcanic fire Il often .,cases crvsa} &C
ouarrz in which the nehIIe lie IL ift MA sripheraj
,here fan, cternitv H. boarr;i;t rosa s, Iu ,;
fee al defiance How s,ranre ia, hs ore .bIId ov,.