The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-11-10

section OF country better adap,ed. with m,
proper mode Of cultivation, TO corn; 70,
wheat tho land requires either mari or more
Lime.
ne carolina gold mines ere 10 this ser
+. "oa, and mining Is successfully carried ON
now 10 Randolph, Rowan, Cabarrus. Meek.
iehourg and Lincoln, principally in Cabar.
rus and Meckenburg. Richmond. Mont
gomery, and Arson, formerly carried on
mining TO some extent, but the f" depos,,es /"
nave Iun out, and the veins do not pay for
deep Stating and tunneII,ng, so in those
Counties they have ceased TO pursue the
business as lucrative. Where Geoloc,s,.
themselves differ IN regard to the lorna.
lions containing "rocks" 10 which the
gold is found, II will scarcely 10 supposed
VIII enter into geological dlsquisilion
concerning them.
Mr.. joel Strong, gentleman OF some
scientific requirements, who lived 10 Gran
vile county, 10 1880, wrote geological es.
cay on the "rocks" which charac,eriz.
Inc gold ores OF this section, and he refers
them TO volcanic origin, while Professor |
Mitchell, CT Chapel Hill, contends tha, ,hev
90 not belong TO that class. So long as
mere are so many systems Of geology, there
wiz te differences Of opinion among the
mos. scientific bu, rather lean to the
opinion this tune Of Strong, there being ey.
idences sufficient, according to Lyeil's sys-
TEN. oil volcanic action there are "dykes"
P" porous and "eellular" remains, and
" oassal'," oil Of which are clearly Of vol.
came" origin; but there are also many
evidences OF the " meimorphlc formation"
lo'dspaf, quar'z, petroslen, MICA, schls,s, {
". &c, which are to be found in abun. i
lance. With Difference 10 the opinins Of S
pliers. ! would refer the ores Of The gold a
Tes'oa 10 both the formations referred To. 1
md would classify the whole BY sienifi. a
'an' 'efn' familiar to all, Auriferous 1
'arths."
ihe gold mining IS prosecuted By deter
mining the vein aud folloslns 1t, which lat.
ef - accomplished by shaiiipg or sinking =
hoie similar to well, aud lunnellinp or
Iggins lateral chambers from the shaft IN :.
whichever direction the ven goes; and BIZ p"
uface digging usually followed on the :
ranches and creeks. The nine ore IS 9
sua'ly ground very foe, and the gold de ;,
nsased IRON 1t with quicksilver, with :,
men y readily forms an amagam. IA ~
re cfeeksand branches the surface lsdup On, ~
nd f1ng Immediately into a rocker, having '.
SIEVE TO II, which only permits the due, - -
articles TO pass through into q trough be +,
w, IN which some quicksilver has been
AGED; stream Of water IS constantly >,
inning into the sieve and through the I
ough. washing of The sand, while the
icks'lver takes up the gold -
Some persons have made fortunes n, tn, 80
Isness, and Others have lost great al, II.
II on the whole, the community is bene =. m
ted. Whatever IS raised, is that much ="
ore IN the circulation. The DIVISION Of 80
bour has resulted IN an advantage 10 the ,,s
rmef, and greater field is kept open 10 6 =,
duslry aud enterprise. The principal
ines now ~ operation are the Gold Hin >,
ID Slate mines. 10 Rowan, the Reed mine a 49,
ID Bonhardt's, IN Cabartus, Phifet's 10 80,
MON, aud Capp's in Mecklenburg. ~.
Captain Wilkes, OF the Exploring Ex. sx r
di''on, has large interest IN Capps 49,.
ne. lie has been here recently, and has d.
en- erecting new machinery, which grInds h.
ich more ore IN day than the old plan. IS rs
idea OF the amount OF business done in -
IS line, will be formed from the following,
l'ch is the M,nt's exhibit for the first two
arlers, ending July LIST. ls4s. ~ Il"
For The is, quarter, ending March %, Is4s. tho
Gold bullion deposited. slo2, 3i5 ."o
A." Coined SS5.ls5 par
I'd quarter about the same loo 3l5 and
s5,ls5 also
1901, $50 ora