Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-01-11

HfTtUdt u iIO" "OSt
-diseoperer Of the GOLD
Developments. - =
Don Jose D'Alvear, the celebrated Snap.
ish Geologist, whose famous treaties on the
Age of the Earth must, be known ii
many of our readers, has just arrived a
New York, from the Gold Regions of Ca
ifornia, by way of Panama, Chagres an
New Orleans, bringing with him larp
amount of Gold ore, estimated to be wor
more than a million Of dollars, the re-
of his labors, by the aid of large bod
Indians, long before the existence Of tf1
Gold mines became known to the residence
of California generally. Signor DAlvearV
went out to California nearly two years ago
in consequence of certain information which
he had received Of the geological character
Of that country, with the firm belief that
vast mines of precious metals would be re-
vealed there, upon careful investigation
He was encouraged to this enterprise, also,
by his confidence in the powers Of certain
Magnetic instrument which he had inven-
ted, called the Goldometer by whose
aid he expected to be directed at once to
the Gold Placers," if any such existed
Nor were his expectations disappointed
His scientific calculation proved to be ioun-
dcd in truth and profound wisdom, and his
new instrument, the Godometer," fulfilled
his highest hopes In less than two months
after reaching California, he struck upon
one Of the richest gold mines in that coun-
try, upon an obscure branch of the Sacra-
mento river, in gorge of hills extremely
rocky and difficult of access, and seldom
visited by the native Californians. Dis
guising his object under the pretence 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 $1,000
worth of gold in single day, which he con-
cealed in deep ravine, without exciting
any suspicion whatever, until after the dis
coyery of gold at Capt. Suffers Mill, when
| the mountains were ransacked by gold seek
ers, and Signor D'Alyear's gold placer"
the richest in all California, was beset with
greedy Adventures. 1t is now ioW.ld that
the real mines or sources of the gold, lie il
tilS gOIScS<oI tiG illOuHtdlhoI ait not III lac
/ beds or sands OF the rivers
; Don Jose D'Alyear was, bey ond all CUES
t ton, the first ami real discover er of the gofd
: mines of California: and ht deserves The
more credit for this, as hi discovery wa.
! based upon profound scieu IFS calculation
I and was not the result OF accident. The
9 evidence Of these facts, which he possesse
inthe shape Of well attestens documents
from, persons high in authority in Califor
MIA, place the matter beyond all doubt,
Signor D'Alvear now visits the Unite,
? States, where he wv S for several years res
/ ident, for the pw pose of disPosing Of hi
gold, aud inyestr g it in safe and improving
property, and al so for the purpose of obtain
! ing the necessary apparatusand material f.
constructing lis new instrument, the " Gold
0 ometer, wb ich is now in great demand i
California, but the means of constructin
+ them was not TO be obtaiaei. Previous {
/ leaving I allfrnia he sold his own instr
ment, very imperfect one, for SO, i0(
!. while lhey can, in reality, be made forle
than $50. The person who purchased
81 cont delhly expected to make handsom
1t fortune, by simply finding, gold placcrs,