New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Old yirsiEIa-Her Geld Mines-Axrfcuiture-
Social Aspects, &c.


Social Aspects, sc.
Editorial Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Monday June 10, 1850.
| Looked down, late last week, into the GOLD
REGION OF vIRGIsIA-that IL, into that portion Of
it which lies from Is to 90 miles southwest Of
Fredericksburg, in the Counties Of Spottsylvanis,
Stafford and Culpepper. where 10 is cut across by
the Rappahannock and its principal efiuent, tho
Repidon. The entire Gold Region stretches from
near EDiott's Mills in Maryland Through Virgins,
the Caroinss and Georgia to the borders Of Ala.
bama, and perhaps future discoveries may extend
1t further each way. Its general course follows
that Of the Coast and the Anegheniss-that is, from
northeast to southwest, bat the deep indentstion
made by Chesapeake Bay brings the salt water
quite near TO this end Of it. In Virginia it may DO
said TO he at the foot OF the Blue Ridge though ct
considerable distance.
visited, during Friday and Saturday. Eve diff
ierent mining estates, and passed over two or
three others Two Of the five were in Virgins
and in successful operation; another would be ia
the course Of few days fourth was Just being
opened; two or three more locked up by law suits
or disputed titles. The Mineral is more extensive
and the mining more productive than bad sup
posed them shall not speak Of particular loca-
tons, except 10 direct the attention OF nVesass-
tors and geologists to that which seems to me the
most remarkable and extensive OF any. 10 do
signated The Culpeper,' and extends northwest
ward from the Rapidon River, whereon in Stamp
uorks. CbiIIian Mills sc. driven by water arc
s;,us,ed From this river bill rises abruptly TO q
h;obt Of some two hundred feet and Is pierced ct
i. distance Of half mile by q deep rayine This
hin On both aides Of the rsvine. bat especially On
that toward the works, shows by far the widest
vein Of quartz in slate that mine eyes ever beheld
1t il in places, thirty 10 my feet pide, and in one
MACE is said 10 be eighty feet--of course. some
vha, broken in upon by the slate wherein it ia i'm
bedded. The DRIFT at the base Of the bill IL over
ten feet wide with Plank Road laid in it, where
on horse-cart 10 driven in. wheeled about, the
cart loaded and drawn out again BY the horse. I
think two good miners, with good lack, may, after
drift 10 once made. throw down ten tsns per day
OF the vein stone above it, On the other side o.
the iavine, the vein does not appear so wide. bat
there is here rock. Of thirty feet which rises rap
idly to hight Of two hundred feet AL this might
be worked out before necessity would occur iS
pumping the first bucket Of water.
did not learn that this ore was remarkably rch.
and presume it is less so than that Of many narrow
veins. Tie gold is sometimes, thoagh rarely vis-
ibe in the quartz, which shows good deal Of Iroo
pyrites sulphuret Of iron. and sometimes o'na
minerals. The yauclGse, Mibank, Rawson Noun
tain and perhaps other mines are situated on 'ns
same range-that is, the one vein q cut ACROSS ~
The Ines Of so many dferen, properties ooah
rot learn. however. that it ia anywhere ease
wide as here. though the fscs that Is here s@ao.
81 a liver level tbss elsewhere nay psfuS"