The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-15
WHOLE NUMBER 464.
From he Daily Sacramento City Transcript. I
STARTLING DISCOVERY.

From Me Daily sacramento City Iranserip,.1
STARTLING DISCOVERY.
Our city was yesterday thrown into an
excitement By the report that mines exceed
ing in their richness the widest dreams OF
the visionary have been discovered con-
siderable distance to the northeast OF
Marysville, between the Feather and Yuba
rivers. We nre inclined 10 credit The fact,
that new and exceedingly rich mines have
been discovered in that vicinity, but cannot
but believe that the reports which we hear
on all sides are very much exa ggerated.
As early as last September we were in
formed by gentleman who had been il
that section OF the State. that there were
mines there to which heintendc 10 90 this
spring or summer, which far exceeded in
richness any mines that had then been dis
covered. lie held mp the dangers Of the
trip and the suiferipgs which one would
have TO encountre while there, in high col.
ors, and stated that there were not ten
men in California that knew any thing a.
bout the mines or their locality. A gentle.
man Of the first respectability passed
through our city yesterday and confirmed
the reports of this remarkable discovery
He states that such is the excitement in
the mines above, that the richest placers
have been deserted.
II is reported that sheet Of water has
been found between the above mentioned
rivers having no connection with either of
them, 10 which the name Of GnId Lake has
been given. A party Of exploration have
just gone up, and we shall expec, to receive
intelligence az to the truth Of the reports
soon.
The following are the remarks Of tho
Pacific News on the subject:
Rich DISCOVERY OF VEIN GoLD.-Thers
is no doubt on our minds that the minernl
wealth ofCaifornia will be found incaicula-
bly, greater than even tho most sanguine
hnve hitherto imagined. Every days dis
covery goes TO confirm this opinion; and
facts within our knowledge warrant IN
in saying that the present season viii
bring TO light the most startling d.ve!ope-
ments in vein or qunrtz mining. If in the
low, OF secondary hills, few hundred feet
in height only, in the San Jose Valley rich
mines Of gold ore are found Of which va
spoke Yesterday, what may not be looked
for in the explorations among the mountain
ranges on either side? And ifsuch results
are found in the coast mountains, where no
one expected much gold TO exist, what
will not the foot slopes of the Sierra Neva-
da disclose TO the searching enterprise that
is now actively employed amidst their
gorgcs, and on the borders Of their streams?
We nrc led to these remarks from GER
tain remarkable discoveries Of quartz gold
which have lately come to our knowledge
from an unqnestionablo scource. Several
gentlemen. engaged in mining upon one
of the northern rivers in their explorations
in the adjacent mountains during the pact
winter, cnme upon vein Of quartz, whore
the pure ore was observed in threads and
spangles, beautiful 10 look upon. An en-
animation took place, specimens taken from
various portions Of the rock and such rude
tests as were at hand applied, with the
most satisfactory and even astounding re-
suits. The vein is about thiAy feet wide,
and in some portions SO rich, a. to produce
q dollar 10 an ounce rock! A piece was
knocked off weighing fourteen lbs, and
subn itted to the action Of heat in black
smiths forge, when the amount Of thirty
t,ro dollars was smelted from the rock
Not half Of what it contained could be got
in such way: Other specimens have
Welded from dollar to two dollars to .
pound of the rock and the quantity Of IL 10
represented ssliterally inexhaustibls. We
shall have some specimens from these
mines in week Or two, when we shall
probably spenk Of it again. The mother
mines Of California are yet to be discover
ed, Of which the gold 10 the rivers and ra-
vines are but the disintegrated particles.
On Tuesday, the wife Of man named
Jacques, in the lower par. Of the city, was
attacked by cholera. Dr.. knight was call.
ed in, nnd, by bis direction, Jacques went
for medicine. On his return, he enquired
anxiously Of the doctor how his wife was.
He was informed that she was in a collaps-
ed state and could not possibly live
Thereupon he calmly took on, his watch,
and handing il to bis brother, said-"my
wife is going to die, and cannot live with
out her; shall die too" He seemed ia
perfect health al the time, hut all the sym-
toms Of cholera made their appeaFa nee i'm
mediately, and he died in three aours.-Lou.
Journal
THE SroMAcH.--'l firmly believe that
almost every malady Of the human frame
is, either by highways or byways, connect
ed with the stomach. And must own,
never saw fashionable physician, uys,e-
riously consulting tho pulse Of his patient,
hnt felt desire to exc!nim, why not tell
the poor gentleman At once, Sir, vou have
eaten too much. you've drunk TOO much,