The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-01-19

p,dIHiiNt mtintifS OF the carrier cannot Nu>n.
DR., while the squaw tolls in the field. she
harGs her child, as spring does lis blossoms,
on the houeh If n Tree, that II may be rock
ed by the breczes from the au,l OF souls, and .
sooihed to sleep bv the ullahy Of the birds.
Does the mother d'c. the nurSelinu-such is .
Indian compas>iou-shares her grave
BGnT0f.
Dos JOSE D'ALvIAR, The fTi DiScOrercr
Of the gold mines Interesting developments. /.
Don Jose ID 'hivear, the celebrated Span /
iNh GeOlOgi>l whose famous treatise on the
cage OF the Earth' must be known to many
of our readers, has iSt arrived at y. York,
from the Gold Regions Of California, by way
Of Panama, Chagres and New Orleans,
bringing with hin, a large amount Of Gold
ore, estimated TO be worth more than mil
liou Of dollars, the result OF lis labors, by the
aid Of large body Of Indians. long before
the existence Of the Gold mines became
known to the residents Of California gener-
ally. Signor D'Aivear went QUITO Califor.
ria nearly two years ago, III Consequence ct
certain Information which he had received
OF TIE geological character OF that county,
with the firm belief that vast mines of pre-
ciouS metals would be revealed there. upOn
careful investigation. lie was encouraged
to this enterprise, also. by his confidence in
the powers Of certain Magnetic instrument
which he had invented, called the "GOld'
ometer," by whose aid he expected IL he di.
rected at once 70 the ''Gold Placers," if any
such existed. Nor were his expectations
disappointed. His scientific calculations
proved TO be founded in truth and profound
wisdom, ard his new instrument, the &c old-
ometer,' fulfilled his highest hopes. In less
tlan two months after rea ching California,
he struck upon one Of the richest gold mines
in that country, upon m obscure branch oi
The Sacramento river, IN a gorge OF hills ex-
,remely rocky and difficult Of access, and
seldom visited by the native Calfornians.
Disgusting his object under the prctcnce of
purely scientific research, he obtained the
aid of some fifteen or twenty simple and
faithful Indians. and steadily pursued his
task, collecting often more than 81 900 wol IL
OF gold in a single day, which lie concealed
in deep raviLc, without exciting any sus
pcion whatever, until after the discovery
Of gold ut Capt. Suffers Mill, when the
mountains were ransackod 10y gold seekers
and Srgnor D'Alvear's "gold placer" tn,
richest in all California, was hrset witt
greedy adventures. 1t is low found tina
the real mines or sources OF the gold. lie II
the gorgeS of the mountains, and hot ia thu
beds or sands oi the IivCiS.
Don Jose D'Alvt ar was, beyond alqucs
ton, the first and real di>covcrcr of the gol,
mines Of California: and he deserves thu
more credit for this, as his discovery va
based upon profound scientific calculation
and was no, the result Of accident. IhcCv
ldcnCe OF these facts, which lie possesses, ii
the shape Of well auestcd documents, frou
persons high in auihorityin California, plaC
the matter beyond all doubt.
Si.uur D'Alvcar now visits lie Unite
States. where he was for several years a res
idsnt, for the purpose of di.posng Of lis gold
and investing il III safe and improving pro
perry, aud also for the purpose OF obtainin
the necessary apparatus and ma'erial ia
constructing his new instrument, the "GuId
omCtcr," which is how in great demand /
California, hut the means Of conS'ruC;iu
(, them was not to he obtained. Previous I
! leaving California he sold his own n>tru
melt, avery imperfect one, for S3,OUO, viii!
; they can, III reality, be made for less tia
500. The person who purchased II conf
! dcntly expected 10 make n handsome fuI
4 tune, by simply fiudnc "gold plactrS,n ~
I selling out the right Of digging to the GU
workers. As 10 the principle upon who
the new "Goidometcr,' or gold finder,
y, constructed, Nc have TO knowledge, -.
7 nor D'Alvcsr. it is understood, will, fer II
; present keen II a secret; rs il would be in
possible to protect a patent !! ono were tab
= en- out. 1t is very simple IN constructor
q aud is worked somew hat like the old fa,H
toll, / In III al IN y
- inc for water.
Sisuor D'AlvCar is of opinion that va
u deposits OF gold will vet he Found in the In
= ted States, 81 quality vastly superior tn
recently discovered in Virginia and Nor
Il Carolina. and that the other mineral rich,
OF this country are inconceivahIy great. II
Signor is profoundly skilled in the myst
Iic> ot Chemistry, Geology. Electra and '
:, tai Magnetism, and other curious branch
II Of philosophical study, which. il must
u granted, he has turned to good account in Il
" present instance. We hriirye il Is Ibis /
II tcnionto publish some account OF the"Goi
Il om,icr" before returning 10 Califorui
: We shall look for tins wUik with much /
tcres,.
d Life in Nissi:Sippi-W lake TIE fol'o'
ing FROM the last Louisville (Mns) Tel
graph:
Y. MARpIrn-On Saturday, Nov. J |, IN I
'e Court House, by TIE R,v.lu Bell, MI W
A. peevy,o Miss Caroline Iludspo,h, all OF II
Is county.
'' The minister had jus, bern elected Bri
~ adler General ot THIS brigade. and wh
u called upon to oilica,e a, the marriage CO
IL puuuuy. MAS hu>lly engaged ia CalCulai,