The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-02-24
CALIFORNIA GOLD
Discovered BY Signor D'Hivear's COLT,
Ometer

" U q see Il Grs u ~ a e.
Or Secret art Of finding Mines OF Gold,
/ Silver, Iron, Lead, Copper, Coal,
and other Mineral kIchcs
III ME first discovery ol Gold IN California was
Il made by DON JOSE D'ALyEAR, an emIn-
e"l Spanish GeoLosDs, Chemist aud natural Phtl-
osoPher, by means VI dnewly invented Msgnct'
/ Ic instrument, called
The Goldomerer, or Gold Seekers Guide
Panama, Cnegress, aud New Orleans, ringing,
WIN him very large quantity Of gold ole, val
Ued at neatly one million u Dollars, which he
collected there, long before the existence Of the
Gold mines became known to the residents Of
/ California generally.
/ History OF the Discovery.
Signor D'Elyear went out 10 California nearly
! two yeals ago, IN consequence OF cer,am nior-
nation which he h5d received Of the geological
| character Of that country, NTH the firm belief
/ tuat vast mines OF precious metals would he re-
vealed there, upon careful investigation. lie
was encouraged TO this enterprze, also by his
confidence III the powers OF certain Magnetic
instrument which he had invented, called the
/ "Goldometer," by whose and we expected to be
| directed al once to the Gold Placers," if any
such existed. Nor were his expectations disap.
J
be founded n truth and profound wisdom, and
/ his new natrumenb The "Goldometer,' FULFILLED
| his highest hopes In less than two mouths al.
ter reaching Caliloma, he struck opon one Of the
richest gold mines IN that country, upon an OBJ
! sCure branch Of the Sacramento river in gorge
Of hills extremely rocky and difficult of access,
and seldom visited by the native Calilornians -
Disgusting his object under the pretcnse OF pure
y scientific research, he obtained the aid of some
| fifteen or twenty pie and faithful Indians, and
| steadily pursued his task collecting often more
than 50 900 worth ol gold in a single dav, which
he concealed in deep ravlne, without exciting
any suspicion whatever, until after the discovery
Of Gold at Capt Suffers Mill, when the noun
tains were ransacked by gold seekers, and Signor
D'Avear's "gold paCcr," tie richest in all Cali.
lorna, was beset with greedy adyenrurers II is
now found that the real mines or sources Of the
gold, lie in gorgcs Of the mountains, and not IN
beds or SANDS OF the rivers Previous to leaving
California, Sgnor D'Avear, sold his instrument,
the Goldometer, = very imperfect one, for S3 ,OOO
Manufacture Of the Goldometer, and Pub
licaton of the Guide.
Sgnor D'Alyear in compliance with the rpoust
Of numerous scientific gentlemen, has commenced
the manufacture Of his Ucw magnetic Instrument
the Goidomcter, which he now offers tor sale, in
the United States, at the remarkably low price
OF Three Dollars, each, accompanied by ulI in.
I structious for use, and a variety of Philosophical
hints drawn from the ancient and modern science
or the
Art Of finding Mines of GOldI
/ SILVER. PLATINUM. Omck,,lyer coal Ir., r,,r,.
/ cad and other Mineral Riches ',''
GIVEN in a rubliratIon rali,d,Le '''~ "''0'e "''
Gold Seekers Guide
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