Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-01
A CALIFORNIA NINE

The ul wing letter is om an esteemed friend Col. Al
en now late The United States Ma Agent for the paci-
puec service in thai quarter Inc account he gives ot The
valuable quartz vein in California will be read with
gfea, ia,e!ss,:-i.N y. Ere Pestl
SAN FRAScieco Aro. Is. 1850.
send you BY ar. Norcross. couple specimens
the main $, in OF Maposa Mining Company, and te-
yont doubt richest Us Tar in California. The vein is Of
solid quartz twhite in dark cu"reG slate. approaching The
iacuse ;e- hundred lee; in length and FIVE 10 ten Il ri
thick running In general rnd course dipping
towards tie south al an 0rpe OF iof'yt'e dgee- The
il in Naushp quantities. ma vii cnnfdi ~,
yed avrfaev ~ fua's Per loo much of The
yc..s re dollars per pound while the poorest
III be worth twelve fifteen PER ib. Altogether
regard this the valuable in California, and in
iced prope ~ You will hear Goni accounts from
in The qunz VEN or,'aons "ho are thong
M California this moment. 10 because hey cant Ill
oSn rock th- moment 'hev get into h~ mountains
nd 70 pounding OF! gol, p'onounc. il al hnnbns,
qiye ~ Their enter total iaie and 60 into uher
operations. While the muir is, h there are veIi many pay
ne veins IN the Sierra, time wi!l show.
have i!uvt,d the rea, quartz vein, running from south
cast 10 moth west for several hundreds o miles and am
such suit Wi! be obtained; ,s however tIne be-
You'd cout that the richness o.. he wins hss been gtca
y tet there IS vein III the Safe tina: viii yield
average OF dollar pound, hall itn SUN,
much less .res four dollars have reported.
We h,ye Startling reports from above. this morning Of dis
bances in Sacramento City, he particulars of which, you
sill learn from oar files which have sent you.
You will hear from many Of our cruakeis thai the mines
failing, &C. No such thing. tel you they hatd
~ opened ihs supply OF geld will steadily increase d.
ring each month If The year. and each week w!i
bring light places Z" unprecedented richness Now
this Is md relied but do think that
WI, their h"in.s the California venture will III
majority, regret will be led thousand
the day they started Aanv get rich but mu.iiiuits
&c, poer and reap less reward than steady occupation
home would insure them. III any can't get any thing 10
HOMIE way L., them come; they DO lrte, and
rich Tell all others rke tnr advice ui
who hnows no has lie elephant in his vaiious guss,
and IL stay at home ~l their wives ard children.
had designed giving you detailed repcit of my Jour
neyngs, in search of quartz, rom Marp"sa nonhmdrd 10
the Feather River hut have not tad The leisure wife Is
would wish the sabl,cf.
Had you better commend 70 the attention of The pow
that be- the Importance Of speedily settl nj the Calf =
mia question: before all get by The ears" here. Should
many months pass Without such action ty Congress us viii
the sanction ni The general government 10 state
oanzston, should be IpIis,d FIRE sindled
throughout the which they ill be unable e
esation may too late US from revolution. May
God forbid hope better things, bur only hope and
main. nost tfaly, DC.
We 6nd al!uson the above mine in the Pacific Neus
OF the 18th, which says
Another field for associated enterprise in mining Is fur
nihd by The many veins Of gold in the qnaz rock, which
already discovered, ard for the working IF Which,
nsye ard costly machinery has been brought from Al,
Intic Several companies composed vi men o enter
prise and ample means, forming TO work quartz
veins, of which al liberty ~ speak, but the
MapnRa Company has perfected it organize tim and is in
possession OF probably Tie richest uine in California the
world which " Ill be worked with all the appliances Of
and power So well satisfied the stock
share to he obained this time though eag,ly
sought for by those who wish receive the benefits OF the
goIen prize The estimate Of the product per week. when
the machinery Is into ul motion, Is 80 large that
unwilling name the amount In few weehs, however,
shall have the figures by when the public will be
informed the value vi vein nllnes.p