The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-02-17


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UOR THE ART OF, FINDING NIAESh0l
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MINERAL RICHES.
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rrrJu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
n cITIIa SEe dx En Il 5fsftInEfi
bs.S ,snor IVA ~ sar ba.f ;u.,l L,,,iee atiVaw York
Lfrom The t;oId reyiohsynt t.aliIoruia. byxway "a
panam, C6aores and Nav O,lea,,s bringing Viii
ain; ! v.rv LARGO .ua,,,ttvv IN cotd ~ vaiIed 4
uea,lv nns m,uG,an M Doil,rs yyi,;.b he t~olIecte,
there lo,,y heforsi, ria Iex,.ie,ee of,ft,e Gstt i0ipe
became i nown IA ,hs resiIen,s ~ California zen
eralIv.
M H IT. nISCOVEgY. t
Siunor D,AIvear wen, M, n California nerri,
two Years roo In consequence of certain ;nforsoa
finn. which he had received of the oeoloo n
a Ter of that country. with the ,.m helie, rs
mines NJ nrscions metals would he reveaIsd4fe 81
( ppon careful invcs,igatiou. He was tenco,,rsr Cd
to his ente,nrise. aao. bv his confidence in .be
M uers lof , car,,in M,yuc,i, instrument 90 bich he
had ;oven,ed called he \. EoIdomet I" by wSes Sc
ali he cxnec,ed 10 he al, ec,ed AZ once 10 me
&C aid 7ptacer.ln if a,v such existed. Nor vpsre
his exnec,n,ions disannoin,eds His scientific eli.
cuIatlons proved IN he founded In truth sru ,-o.
found wisdom. and his new instrument. III q. ID.
ometer." fulfilling his HIGHEST homes. InIess than
two months af, or teacbine California. he struck up.
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an obscure branch .nf The Sacramento river. in n
. orye of hill, extremely rocky aud difficult of az.
CESS and seldom yi.iledbv the native Calitorliaos,
Disgusting his object under the pretence of purely
scientific research he attained the aid of soma
fifteen or twenty, simple and faithful Indians and
steadily pursued his task colleciing often more
Than S3. 600 worth Of gold in a single day, which
he conceaIed in a deem rayine. without excilus
any susu,riou whatever. uuiil after The discovery
of gold At Capt. Suffers Mill. when tie mountains
were ransackeJ bv pold seekers. and SiyloltD'AI
wears gold placer the richest in all California.
was beset wrh p,e.dy adventures. 1t is now found
thar the real mines or sources of the gold. lie IN
ooryes of the mountains. and not in he beds or
sand, of The rivers. Previous to leaving Califor.
ria. ,Sionor ID .Alvear sold his instrument. the
Goidome,er a very un,erf.rt one. for "A OD0 :
The nerso, who nur,b,s.d il confidently expect.
ed to make a band.om. fortuue. NV ,;mnly iidinv
.tgold nIacers,, and sailing out Inc riobtoi d,yyiug
IN IN. goId workers. Fl
MANUFACTURES OF THE GOLDOMETER
AND PUBLICATION n GIIIDE
Sipnor D'AIyear. in comuIiance with the request
Of numerous scientific yeuremen. has commenced
the ,nanufar,nre or bis lew Magnetic Instrument,
the GOLDOMETER. he now offers for sale. in
the TINTED States. at the remarkably low price of
THREE DOLLARS each. Accommodated bv full
instructions for use. and a variety of Philosophical
hints drawn from the ancient and modern sci.
en,es ar the,
Art OF FINDING MINES OF GOLD!
Silver platinum OmcksiIver Co,I Iran. Gamer
Lead and cher Mineral Riches. The whole being
yiven in a nublic,iion called The
, GOLD SEEKER,S GUIDE!.
q This ew wnrk and the GOIDOMETER are
borh now ready for s,le.
The EOID1uETER ;s ca simn,a an ;,s,ru.
nent. that a child ,nav learn IN onerate with il in
|; ve minutes If ia M, edec,ed nv moisture mr.
n,hsr kuoyn c,use Tavcan, ,ba oa,nr,I n,o.
mo-; ! md w,II re,,in ;,s nnye, nf no;,tino nnt mir.
49,, ,,;.has i, H., a,,,I, E. a. ,,,,,har ni ,a.rs
b. n. iii ,r,ha ca. 40 ,arso, nav nee Tho
os,r,mon, -, 600 ,y,,h nar,ar, success
TspuEnS M ANN MINERS
Eormor, arI ,,J owna,s ,hro,gbnu, Inc TIM.
ted states WHO have re,.on IN ,uenect the ex;s.
&C.. f,,, L,.a ,r Nn..r,i r;..ha, ,n,, tbo;r1,,ds
shnuId ,~.?, ,he'n..iDa" nf hi. nnnnr,uni,v ,n ,es,
,h,, ran, ~, ,hs su,o., of,I Lnnrn ,.sts heforo
,ha .h,,nnd ,c If d;.rnrs,ies in ali nsr,s ~ tho
c,,,,trv .h,I h,v. Is.saned ,his source NJ wealth
,hs;, s.,.ns
D., aa,.r ~ r,Ira,, cs,,o, maLa a be,.
,or ya" H., nv 'n,,i, ,s;,r ,ne NJ ,hese in.
s,,n,n.,,. ,,hi.,, ,.,,i ~, n,iv hs nnr,,, 6t,v ,;n,es
!, ,,,n. ,h.,a ~ s.,, an.;, H., u;,I hs of ;ne.,i.
,a,,ua ,, '".h, - ,h"aa " 's wv w .sar,h ~ Gle ".
ha. hsen nr"vo1 hy ,,,o ne, ,hnnd.nt sxner;men,
hn,h ~ cpp,;r,r,i, snd me JTu;'sd States
Signor D'Alvear does not deem il necessary to
encumber this notice with a long list OF testl'no.
malls. IN proof OF the value ol his GOLDoM FIER
and GOLD GUIDE. The brilliant