New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-05

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STA The specimen II native cnnibsr from Califor-
Dis forwarded % TIE Nilt by the Secretary War hss
been examined here a. 20 rs Yield 10 metallic mercury
Taxing transverse section oi the ore which Inc uded
the red white aud brown vera the red predomlnang
there wss obtained by the process Of dlstilla1r 81
per cent Of mercury. The PARTON Treated might be
considered a. favorable work ng specimen
some inquiries which we're msde in respect 10 the
substance accompanying the gold %; California may
here be replied o. First rs 81 the platinum Th..
metal % evidently pr sent sud mas be with the
naked eye among toe spsueles 0 golf aud IN simii,r
form small qusns:y about four grains ia weie ht
wss forwarded irOm tne War Department, and was
ionna 70 Dc ~ the ipccinc gravity of eighteen being
of course DECEASED some What is the intimate mxturs
Of mineral matter not removable BY washing We
have not Ye; Diet, .nct accurately what amount II
ihis metal appears Nth the gold deposited for coinage
O~ing partly to rs known ilirsclahiy In The furnace
and partly 10 its crude condition 10 j. scarcely a All
fused via the gold bit is o. he after the melting
IN s ofsin form, dotted upon the surface of the sod
bars. What dee enter into combination with the -lli
i scarcely epPucs5 aud doris not disturb he sssay
~ dctcr.oTlts ie Metal Tor co.nug ~ manufacturing
purposes ard ta4s VAS material go'nt oi INQUIRY
Taxing her whether fused 0r not OF ur. cent
Impression j., that % ests IN bat small relative guam
sske
Neat 90 other Alloy inl metals 't nay DO ssid ihsi
lrsct ealy TIE ony alloy 40 tne gold etr ~ Wh.ch
lui. on the average 700 rslls 10 q taout.ud The
gold yielding 80. tnele . naludsI 0i two thou
ssndths, which is nearly or cnun.ly copper 4 trace
oi Iridium WAS manifest upon some % the but
We have reason 10 1.lilse . j. q trace only.
To- IRE last place ave 10 -rfinn an KAN nrtion
90 some samples oi ssrd inierspersct WIKI sold Aso
forwarded ~ gre War Id pertinent Otttls there were
tao parcels The Lis' wei hir- Oh about Il penny.
vcshis. vas trst rcsuced 10 talk by removing the
grams Of msznl nc iron and lsn -cted % CD pd la
ton sine tug ir sr 81 way. lle flslli of f-e whole
treatment was - follows
c,ld $3.50. ;..-,......,. pats in thousand.
Prctox'se of Iron. maya tie fsI2
Aesidue consisting chiefly 90
le4.s.lc Sd llol.-.-.-..-..Il
Toisl.........-.......1g 90
THIS would be- equal 60 f Cd -rslns nns gold or 81 ~
srsias % I'd OF nsl'e aneness a apoaat svcu poi.
oi the Sad.
The other parcel was treated in two wsys boih dr.
cfipg from the former frsf We took spec fc gu8n-
uty w1i,hei ~ mll. grsu-u.es ltrlsl g. sbolt ORA
penny shfsN 1u- haslg clearsed % By the magnet
So ectel thc remainder % very thorough snarsns-
TIN Ire smCtut OF hls so,, ottailed III - parts
per thousand. Again. tue same quantity q ssrL
thorou- ay wss-et more time being taken - ); tran
would be likely o pas io ia.se opeTaiion1 snd there
rcsul'ec - 0a parts OF rae cai per thousand 10 give
cupe.iaiios - due credit 1us remark tAas th-s
second parcel VS. evoeaty The ch-sf the eve TIE
SPECIFIC ffsviiy cd TIE bsck sant Witrou. the zut i
nearly the same s. that ~ simple magnetic ircn.
How az these results may nfares'11 o. ths pub
- or important d re miner Il = rof essv % sav ID
were tie t~c state o he case thstihere noihrg
% d ou' % shovel up sn suri'erog. sand whca by
proper trestnitu vc-li e,i lns thousand % twelve
hundred dollars bushel, ia.s would indeed Be "a
Starting disclosure sny watch hzs atei from
Californian sol Bui Was- nc hsd reason u blieve n
reference 20 ths mater coa1rraea ~ N oscia e.
ter Of Captain Folsom pzoishol n zee .1sii "a
CEi1a OF TIE - INST ronl wLch We beg % extract
ieN ines
TIE nas cold s foand tie lower porrioas % TIE
streams and j extracted from ne ~ means OF
washing IN common IN pans sd vessels u sssy And
whch csn b substituted Tor tezn lie nest portions
C me tsris art lsuove by wasll-- snd klad % ~
raiory clca ~ TIE rla The gravel IS fakeu ou yfe
he hsnd "a IT, goid j. ia a tse vessel win kird
oi bscs. i-rrrs sali res ur s. tlf used b wit
-. TIE residue .g'- snL sand IS ihsn ldfi rncr
board or ,lih 81 trr ben t1s ssnt D. blown "a with
common bellows Or tte mou., a i.s the greater
sfec-e CRAFTY - ihe G-1 cll-,s B. % reuln tth.li
thus sppeas tnll the o.-all4ag CT It's ricl ssrd :
Almost Tt last OF elncsac operations. and ia. or
experiments upcr T. though carioGs ana q value a.
iAr a they s-J-i cs1nite a1.caiou q tie rich
ness 81 i1s mining rrcun5 sLnee y does no. appear
how macy Fsa.s.s 5asass 81 the orsrs! ssrss Y us