Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-06
THE uOTI,E r DELEGATES,

ldE f1oOoG =
On Saturday, passed a resolution 10 adjourn on
THURSDAY, the i5ih instant. They also recons'-
dered the vote ~reiec,ing The Covine'on END Ono
Railroad, and passed the bills Tor he T'de-wa'er
conpexion of he James Rive Canal, The Alex
andria and Orange Railroad, (arpfopria''ne
Sis0, 0OO.j and several smaller Turnpike bl's.
THE VIRGINIA GJLD MlNES.-From
an article in tbs New York Herald We extract
che following:
While The attention Of our citizens seems TO b.
d;yec,ed 10 California. wuefe We nave had such
GLOWING descriptions OF The immense deposiSe oi
So,d we hey ;pareht proper Z" make some III
noirir, about the d.vcicnments recently mace
1nncb neare, nome. We have reference 10 ihe
mine of 81, exon. Ie's>. Dexter Il Co, neaf
Fredericksnu,s in Slsa-ytvanIa county, va
This p,opeuv A. purchased. . s!oIt Ii;ae aco,
nv Mr.. Hess, tormtriy oi he Union, oue Of to
gentlemen composing The ifin; ard after aHsoeia-
iins Others viii han, an eXpsnd'ufe 81 severe
thousand dollars was made TO explore and ceVti-
one il. Fortunately, hey soon found quat'a
veias, containing gold in cons'defaele quau.l.eS
Commodufe S:ucs,cn ,hen became tn pnfcha-
.er OF an interest, aud having a CHARTER granite
by the vi sinia Legislature, he company imns-
dia,eiy orean,Z-d Tor ~pfacncal operations.
since June last, tic daye III ;hat organization
the company have been engaged IN sinking thei'
uorkinp shafts and WITH he all oi :. y. layiuC
~ philadplns,a. one OF the Il 81 miheIdlosis. IL
the country, they have opened nearly nNV quart
veins. from six inches 10 niue ieti ,hsce a nid]oit
Az of which contain gold. The ONLY Vcin 'nat or
has been taken from IS a vc'y rich ooe knoWn =
the Dexter vein, and, in iaci, The urs' one opened
on the properly.
~ HE ualn tigp 0Y SIX ions Ol UIe was "a
Ken ont in August. and sent 10 Mr. Warwick, q
This civ. Tor Inc purpose Of being smellec, IN n,
5o,nace nj Harlem. This wa a mere eSperi
ment. vet The Weld was near five nundrei doi'
lar, OF eotd 10 he ION # ore. Sky pounds .
ora was sen,l 10 he m,nt al Philadelphia Tor ef
sentimental purposes, and The company receive,
10 gold for il tour hundred and ninety iouf ool
lara.
No other working of the ore took place unit
the 6rst OF January, anu TINS was Oniy cop'nuet
10 the 9Th, with six hands. TIE product OF ina
isbor was exhial,ed altne directors meeting a
the Astor House on The llta ot January ans
v,s moved 10 be wutih niue thousand collars.
eince that TINE ihis rich vein mas been work
With a few hands, aud We are informed anon
ar deoosi,e OF eight hundred ounces OF goa
worlh nineteen dollars per ounce, was niaae d
the min, on Wedescay. All THIS gold mas oset
,eoara,ed from the ore without The aid Of machi
nary. The laariz rock CONTAINING IL mas peer
broken in a commin non mortar, and The soit
separated by pan washing. One thousand 90!
lars has ben procured ifon iot'y poanus % ,v. s
and specimens are frequently iounu worm ove'
oIoo. The company's machinery will be IN lui
on-ra,;on in iwo weeks, when they e1pecI &c
Hork from IS 10 30 IONS If ore per day.
A very large pa " (ol forty a, least ladies' an.
eenllemen) dloed with the Pre>idsnt Of ,he unlse
States Yesterday. He mad ~ MN the Pieslden
and Vice President eIeci, General Taylor and
M. Friimore,) ana he par.coiar friends OF BON;
Colonel B is an. lady, Genera! Cas-, The PFesl'
dents cabiner AMI ladies, and i!~iends-ihe lady q
the presen, Vice President, Judge Catron aud
lady, the Mayor OF me ci;y AMI his 'ady, &c &c
Never did a mole liberal sP'i' p'esioe over any
entertainment. / was a sceGe Eat was worthy
nj the manly ami noble auo refined temper which
animales the present administration.
IFiiay's Uuion.