Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-01

wasein mp ,os very period well could be.
Everything 'lsc has been sacrificed 10 a greed OF instant
acquisition that nearly all tho veins have bee, worked
from The top do,rnrnd that is. the car which
cd Ia contain gold Casually the beds banks uf streams
lnsi heow tho crossings III veins) was hrst dug and
worked by tho mdes, into all manner of unsghr
ly ridges and hammneks, then tho veins opened aud
worked mp fon tho water level upward the surface,
alter which anohrr lnytl Of twenty lnct would bc
runal from thc top downward thus keeping The orcn
portion perpetual slough we, ditch. more like the
mna OF dungeon than properly worked mine, and
drawing into II all the water OF the al ,ceni soil Re
GENTLY capital and skill have been me extent drawn
inio these workings, but there is still ample for I'm
riovemen aim -, everywhere. As yet the velns have
hren proved few estates only. and Of thnse that
piomlso well not hall in operation. Il is well
that they should nj he Until they be worked they
should DO, otherwise tho osuls only be disa.ifous t.
ihnse Interested There some instances Of sheer
luck IN mining in every thing else; but the general rule
which requires science, forecast, cap,l and economy 10
rive reasonable prospect Of succcs', holds good IN his
business in any other. Tales of hugo Jumps found
and gea products flnm little execution are common hcrc
in instance 5000 worth Of pure slnil Is snld tp
have been washed lfom single bucket full o ore aud
eafhhut the chance II finding such about equal TO
thai OF hoing struck by lightning. Nn'hing the surface
eatih which happens 10 eontan gold must pl~aya be- u
species OF lottery. but this u over. giving pacn tu
regular mining. which is work of methad, means aud
calculations.
Tho soil Of hc Gold Rceion is or reddish caA, much
he that of larg' rolli al New Jersey. md was
probably formed by dosempost on Of the alale nn which
II tess Occesinnn pebbles aud lou dets II quartz Ia.
dicato the presence nr yrlny oln vein. Ihefa IN anmc
Iron In the nriphhorhaod and a little Copper. lion or
Lead Is found N the 1nnz generally In iha tofm o
uphurcts-hu il is IN such lrilng quaint 81 n h be Of
account, is held I, inI,cae tn presence of
rod Tho rchrst dep isiia OF gold hlve oileneh been
onnd in q sort Of hney eHmbod foitrn gnarlz, from
which The sui ,hnels aforesaid have rotod nnt IN the
course of centuries through tho acnn Of water. one
mineral or another thing largo deposits OF gold are sci
dom never found in quartz that is perfectly sound and
unailec ed by time.
Tho hest known process OF separating tho gold from
tho vein are yet very imperfect. doubt whether
any of hcm ihan seventy five per cent of the
metal Much ot il Is exceedingly fine and remains
connected with quartz o'hct metal ai1er the mos
III rough known processes oi crushing have been cNhaus
ted upon 1t; and so If tho material be hrh quartz
snlphurci, they 0oai away II heavier. they sink aud are
thrown away snnd At The Naucl,nse. ihey mix
pan Of their rciuso sand with salt and aciJ. then
grind aud through the Chlan mill neain oh
taning considerable gold by the process heard of sew.
orn' improved processes for separating lately invented
one of them being solvent (scid bel'ese) which
pehe gold ,cahoa heat. and prccipiiaes II nj Tho bo,
tom Of the pan canllron. ! believe this /, nol se
ete. aud not in practical operation anywhere. Al least
in ,lis region. Il may prove failure but the strone
necessity felt for something Of the st will probably lead
io its discovery, or invention IL s,IIl unknown.
Enough OF Gold \ few words now Of The natural az
poets of tho Gold Region Mines ire usually found IN
districts otherwise sterile aud lobdjng, bat this Is quite
different The soil has been nr subjected 10 the wretch
ed cultivation To Which Virginia Is preminenl -rxhnasl
ed by crop after crop Of turn Wheat without icrlili
2ing nggcrcd on' and then thrown mp and allowed
10 return azy into tlre,t. At this moment. mol ono
fourth Of the sh of the counties have named Is under
any of col walton, while the portion cultivated IA but
welchedly SKINNED over Not one eighth oi what ihe
country ought 10 produce s produced. although (apnl
form few gold mlnes) Agriculture IA Tho aoo business
carried Such an en,re dcahh ol manufactures aud
mechanic arts Yankee can hardly realize and the
churches and school houses hes not equal
Dutch barns. The schools all private and wish
The admirers Of the Nosntny System Of Education would
hero and see II In operation think not halt the
children (out Of tho few Struggling v'lages a'iend school
much MS three months per annum and many o th sc
who do have 10 travel fra two 10 three miles, olteno
verakcn the long slretchs Of woos by violent thunder
sorms, and COM clled 10 urd suddenly swollen torrents
at the immense peril ol drowning. OF twenty st cams
TINT you will in the OF day ride not w
will have any sort Of bridges and this is country which
has bnen well settled for than century, and was
probably aln Al populons IN Washneton's tmc as
s No work. next In none, Is done on he roads,
which consequently all but mpass''c excerpt after
days of bright, dry weather. .-udnencc nproyldcncc.
and ignorance Of The M lin coufus of civilized life are
displayed in the squal narrow wrelched log toncmens
which mainly serve for hab ,,ions and on nearly every
thng else Yet WIN, Vrginan will bear 10 be told o' the
peculiar of nll these evils and mifcricsi lie
knows il if he will bn open his eyes, but he loves tho old
then miscres refuses 10 acknowledgement even to him
self
This should he inyoua popol, ,us thrifty wealthy re
gon 1t has the Of Grecrr. the sky ol Italy Man
las known healthier cline, purer atmosphere The
soil is naturally fertile, and easily cultivated; there are
water power and timber in abundance. and the Gold
Mines must extensive steady Home arke's
lovier land lies mol beneath the ;nnr one
more inviting 10 ellpr yet You ride for miles and miles
through forest of oak and pine which serve but as covers
for game though equal in beauty and fertility to The Dn
cal parks ol England. And IN the midst oi h Sc inter
nnablo forests You will frequently pass the FILLING chin
ney, The scTaggy apple tree the wcedv patch oil grass
and brieTs which tells where the home o family once
nestled The grave has claimed part oi them The sur
vvors are in Aablma Illinois and Caitorn1- any where,
so that they may cam livelihood without humiliation
in the eyes of the companions Of their childhood and the
sharers Of the 1lles which account down rghl labor OF
ie hands lo proper vocation Of Slaves and therefore DIS
hnnorng to Frcemen.
Adicu land of buried Grcancss' ] could MT think
otherwise than regreinly Of the soil hai embosoms tho
ashes Of Washington and Patrick Henry. Nay. will
think hopefully. trnsiingy also II must beihai NrgGd
in silence preparing to shake oil the mcuhus
that STILES her energies. II. &,
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