The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-06-18

Discovery OF "A GOLD MOUNTAIN We
have had, says the Boston Traveller, some large
gold stories from California, and have published
some statements which have appeared well nigh in
credible. But, if the following account from the
"Pacifc News" may be taken veritable facts,
then may we believe the most extrayagant stories
yet told, and regard the widest visions of the gold
hunter as sober expectations:
Discovery of a Mountain of gold. A party of
emigrants by the way of the Salt Lake arriving at
Los Angeles, gave an accountofan existence of gold
on that route, east of the principle mountain range,
when company then fitting out for spot about six
ty miles from the Pueblo, changed its determination,
and proceeded In search of this other. The route
lay in northeast direction from the place of depar-
ture, and full of difficulties. Striking the Mahalve
river, they followed its course some distance, cross
ing and recrossing as necessity compelled, some
days as often as fifteen times leaving it where it
makes a bend TO the southeast towards the Color
ado, into which it empties Obstacles were en-
sountered at various parts of the journey almost in
surmountable, in the shape of mountains Of rock,
which they had to climb, and mountains of snow
which they could not avoid; narrow gorges through
which they had to pass, and still narrower cliffs,
among whose crests nothing but a mule could pass
with prospect Of safety, and where the slightest
mis-step would land rider and all hundreds Of feet
below; but they pushed on about two hundred and
thirty miles from the Pueblo, the point for which
they started Here, among the eastern spurs of
the Sierra Nevada, they found the object of their
search-gold-and silver too; and in such quantities
as they had not dreamed OLA perfect mountain of
rocks with silver and gold mingled and commingled
in solid masses, weighing from one to many TONS
The quartz proved to be exceedingly hard, to such
degree that, during their shorttstay, all the imple-
ments made for this particular purpose before start
ing, were completely worn out in the operation of
drilling and blasting.
/ The strangest part of the whole discovery is vet
to be told. These large boulders Of gold, silver and
quartz have the gold in the south end and the silver
in the north end No exceptions were found in
their examinations, the silver being the most album
dant of the two. In the words Of the person who
was on the spot, ssthere is enough silver there to
sink every ship in this harbor.'
Possibly some may look on this account as a Jest,
and so far as the practcaby ofputting the discov-
cry to any use atpresent is concerned, it is All
the water to be found for miles and miles around is
highly impregnated with salt or saeratus, or both.-
Not single drop Of water, fee from one or the 9TH
er of these properties, did Of the party obtain
during the ten days Of their stay The whole region
is perfect waste, and disease and death must ine-
vitality follow any prolonged stay. On their return
Iney met large company gonS 10 tie same spot
true statement Of the difficulties and dangers of
further prosecution of the expedition, induced about
200 to turn back--50 went on.
The gentleman named, from whom these facts
have been obtained, now in this city, with speci-
mems in his possession, brought from the mother
mountain They are the most singular and beauti-
full we have ever seen, and one need only to see
them and hear him. be convinced that nothing has
been told but the TRUTH
These facts Fare communicated by the gentleman
who headed the party of explorations gentleman
Riell, of the New Era The specimens we have
seen. sd.a ..9el hHlel aa eiafla ..aiit