Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Newark Advertiser.
SIBERIA-ITS MINES OF GOLD.

I clBf-RIA-lIo MINES VI GOl,D.
The mines, the commerce. and the population Of S.
ber are entitled to far more attention, especially in this
country than they have ever received. More npor-
tant I" Russia than India is 70 England that remote re-
glon * To the great norther power what the West
us-he natural and congena proongnalion Of her EN-
pre-, The held at enterprise Tor her more active and
getc sons, aud the fruitful source Of wealth and political
a1grandznmen And yet, bounded by the shores Of Tie
racine, u seems plain iAa the whole, nearly the
W"le q is foreign commerce on the ocean will ultj-
na'ey fdII mo on hands California and Oregon SET
'mV"s'ahd az actve ana mutually beneficial intercourse
7 must soon spring up between them.
ce "uf nrrt national existence Rus5ia has looked upon
WIS 'ou'''5 WIZ" 'fIc"oy eye. ana no oTegn power
It'll Ju7Vi es'a'e = II 'han her present Empr'r i
Ie'iafhaole' t"al ne las passed oy England 10 come
w. 'o' IL" out' war steamer ana mere ioo 70 md en-
''u iac",nsS 10 construct ms gigantic system
Iar'aHS ana mere IS 9od reason 10 believe that the
"e"oIy ita.Io'S' ~" - haPpIy existing between Us,
mus become more Intimate ana lmp'Tt1nt y may
Ne' E'Ae Hor /" Whatever concerns the char
a0' anu ut'o'Itne' Oh ''f largest Of alemPreS Wheth
& ~ ~ d"c't"' m,uefh ilnfS'
NJ mus .. '''e''d' H,in 'nflr huno'r ana rich
1i 'T 0I[ ~ ~ '"oSt uisuII us"'g features. ihey
49, ~" Ni'' ',TFe' ~ l5"u' zhc' ana quicksilver,
u d" ltA"aiS!I' abundance OF mat most useful metal
N "'," "''"'S "e !" '"e Ilr east tnat i, me
"iP'"''II7 uui 'dI "ts'' tney are al NercllnSk,
NJ r htad waters q me Amour, noble river empty inc
INTO the Pacific by mouth nine miles wide and a
large part Of is course. full 1900 miles navgabe by
Steamboats, How tempting theme r phil sophie 81 C
ulstion American STEAMERS soon to sail on the broad
Amour Sach beyoni doubt is the natural and unavod-
able progress Of events. Before 50 wears have passed
our population will have numbered more than 100000
geo and Ing befe thena vovage on the Anour STRANGE
as it now sounds win Ne fam liar affair ii American en-
erprsc. There IS stlan untold srpif.ancv in thai old
prophetic line "Nes,varI the st9- Of emnirA talk ia
way" Truly. 'there is tide in the affljrs of men,,
II t,II ..I,
than ever before. abe ID Get glimpse q Tie vast
and magnificent future 10 which ii is bearing the Lnman
family.
More Gd as preparation for such a future. consid
ering The increase Of pm uatiJn i absolutely
for convenience as well as drsrable for ornament and
id, from Slbeaa we'll as from Caifraa seems ii
be forthcoming, as t. pravidenal call Oar accounts
Of the Siberian Gold mines arc ra,r,,ortar,, ,;rI ~
is known 10 show their high Importance 1917. the
produce $2500OC0O In 1918. il was a fraction
short OF $50 1000 600 These mines are wrought by pri
enterprise and single family the Dendf married
to niece of Napuleons said u have Inc received every
year the enounous sum ofS2 600 600 in GOLD and other
ais In Siberia tie same as il Cahf,rua everv one
is allowed TO dig except ON private lands and the verv
poorest often bcome the mos rch There is lnrnp Of
god il one IF The cabinets IF ~ Pe,eraburr ,eirIn -
= unds, the largest in the world worth at SIG the
ounce, fuI $4,000. The government receives fifteen
FER cert for Transporting he metal coinin # and dliv
ernI the ill., Hence tie Russian treasury Il nvprstcl
ed with cash At the date Of March 81 ISL the ood
bullion entirely unproductvn n M rarii ,aa.,+
amounted TO sS5O0U.OOO By an order then iss,I.J
/ t22 100000 was invested in pubic st,mks-masty
French and English And AGAIN in Nav 1918 ,bere
was lyinr idIy in the yault 4S3 OOn nm 'J,ti . H.
yond the pIehoric hoardnus ofour avn sub ,reasry
though to our ADVANTAGE in the comraris,n il ,s no 70
memhered that the Russian Government Alt HILL ,33o
! 0C0 900 above ours
The great extent of the Siberian nI,ces ara worthy n
special study as regards there beangs On the bs,oy %
the future They are larger than those If C,lfnrni,
even according to our widest calculations To exbib,
/ the estimate formed If them bv rbosn conIno,ent ~
Judge We recur ID lie recent wor% Of III aarFe S;nn
son, Governor of the Hudson Bay', Territores in Nor
America and also to that If Sir r. ] Nr chiso, P,s
/ ident of Inc Geological Society of EnoLand Ro,b -,
these most intelligent persons have visited Sibsra H.
George says
The whole surface of file country finn, tha Ir,Io,,
Mountains the Yablonqoi chan wuld annear IN b one
vast bed Of the precious metals Theqove1nnent
to isefaIl the mines turniro tbsrn = ovIl+ III -
h'h Of revenue and penal colonies The wash
eri.s however Ar amen /, II WIZ ata-;a WIZ
capitlss wish to embark in the work thew en'rv ,s
ants Of experience and there are instances II which
ants have earned $40 day DURING the two mr. ibree
months Of the working season"