The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-09
The Gold Region I'm misunderstanding
Discoveries.

The Eldorado of the old Spaniards Is discovered
atlast We have now the highest official autho'
ritv for believing in the discovery OF vast gold
mines in California, and that the discovery IS the
greatest and most startling, not to say miraculous
DESPATCH .i-e.-.-----.y ar, the information
contained In which more than confirms all the
accounts We had previously received from that
land OF wealth and promise. From thirty to fifty
Thousand dollars worth Of the precious metals, we
are informed by this despatch, is collected daily,
by the parties engaged In gathering it, and this,
too, by using only the most common aid prImi-
tive means, such willow askets and tin kettles
The people, II is said, actually pick 1t from the
crevices in the rocks, in Jumps of one, two, and
three ounces, with jack-knife. In gutter one
hundred yards long, three feet deep and four feet
wide, two men collected seventeen thousand dol
lars In value of gold; and so peutifuis that metal
that ounce and half was given for box of
Seidhtz powders.
these eXtraordl nary statements, coming TO us
with the authority OF the government, were pre-.
ceded, during the last few months, by private let
tiers, which gave similar glowing descriptions of
the aurltereus wealth OF tn portion OF our newly
acquired territory. Specimens of the mineral
were received In this city, from California, by
several persons. Our own correspondents in that
distant pro vince have furnished u.s. during the last
few months, with various details of the mineral
resources OF that county, which published
from time to time, describing the same wonderful
discoveries; but they hardly reached that point OF
wendermeBt viii oh the official government &C.
counts now befo re US do. On late occasion we
received from MIR. Larkin the United States Consul
at Monterey, despatch, IN which was enclosed |
d specimen of the gold itself, which has been in
our possession for several we eks few DAYS ago
we sent it to Mr.. Warwick, asssyer and refner
with direcuons 10 make an analysis of 1t, and re-
port TO US the result at early day as possible
Yes teicey he presented the following report to US
RrPoHT OF AN ASSAY CALIFORNIAN GoLp Dpsr
RholNTLf RkcEVED JAMES &. Bennett, FROM
Ma. I. o. LARKIN: US it'd STATES CONSUL ar
MoN1ErEr
New YORK, Dec 8, 1873
Sir have assayed the portion of gold dust or
metal from California, which sou sent Zoe, and lie
result elbows that it is fully equal to any found in our
return you lO% grains out of the Il which have
tetted-the value OF which is As cents. IL is 2IL !
~, nln nall a carat OF tae quality or Eng
10 30 to the mint
The nnsft gold metal get i, from Africa which 1.
z1ts 10 20 esrats nne la Virginia we lave mines q
Ahere the quality OF the gold en- inferior
y IL az lev es ~ carats snd in Georgia the pro
luce 1t nearly ~ csfsts fine.
The god OF California. which have now assavad
fully equal TO that OF any, and much sueerior 70
produced from the mines in Soutbero s.at.s
Yours, respectfully, =
JOHN WARWICK. L
Smelt,r and Refner, IL John ST. =
BY this analysis, which has been carefully made, /
he extraordinary result has been obtained thai
he gold dust of Ca ionia is as pure as that found
n any part Of the world, being nearly twenty-five I
'u OF twentyfour carats, aud is equal in THIS re-
pect TO the best sp eclmens which have ever beea
lug from mines, ither IN this country or Europe {
n these facts there can be no doubt. A portion
4 this gold dust, with another portion of il as.
aged, now remains in our possession, and II Will o
e exhibited TO any proper Person who may de- y
Ire 10 see IL. In the mean time, the recent "a %
sordinary discoveries, backed by the authority b
the government, are beginning TO work wonders q
n the public mind In every direction vessel. -
re being prepared to carry out passengers and :,
erchandize 10 California The steam lines be- -
yeen this city and Chagres, aud from Panan,
Monterey, will be crowded with passengers of 81
] descriptions, for years TO come The mania for h
migrating to California is spre aiding in every d. CO