The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-06-22
Gold i'm Ton Iumps.

The Pacife Nsrs publishes the following ire
meudous statement, which we copy in order to
show how much bigger gold stories they have in
California than we can raise here, The N,us it
self is evidently taken in. We may look for Sin
bads Diamond Valley as the next discovery,
\ party Of emigrants by way Of the Salt Lake
arriving at Los Angeles, gave an account Of an
existence Of gold on that route, east Of the pm
opal mountain range, when a company then mt
ting out for spot about sixty miles from the Pue
bio, changed its determination and proceeded IN
search Of this other The route lay in north
east direction from the place OF departure, and
full Of difficulties. Striking the Mahabue river
they followed its course some distance, crossing
and recrossing as necessity compelled, some days
often as fifteen times, leaving 1t where It makes
bend TO the southe east, towards the Colorado
into which Il empres. Obstacles were encounter
cd at various points Of the journey almost insur
mountable 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 narrow
er cliffs along whose crests nothing but mule
could pass with prospect of safety, and where
the slightest misstep would land rider and all,
hundreds Of feet below but they pushed on a
bout two hundred and thirty miles from the Pue'
blo, the point for which they started, Here, a.
mons 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 cf-a perfect mountain Of rocks with
silver and gold mingled and commnged in solid
masses weighing from one to many tons. The
quartz proved to be exceedingly hard, to such n
degree that, during their short stay all the imple-
meuts made for this particular purpose before
starting, were completely worn out IN the opera
ton Of drilling and blasting
The strangest part of the whole discovery is
vet to be told These large bvldCrs of gold, Ill.
/ yer and quartz hare gold in the south end dhdI
rcr az the north end No exceptions were found
in their examinations, the silver being the most
abundant Of the Two. In the words Of the person
who was on the spot "there is enough silver there
to sink every ship in the hafbor.'
/ Possibly some may look on this account rs
Jest, and so far as the practicatIlity of putting
the discovery 10 any use ut present is concerned
it is SO. All the water to be found for miles and
miles around is highly impregnated with salt OF
saleratus or both Not single drop Of water
free from one or both Of these properties did enc
Of the party obtain during the ten days Of their
stay. The whole region is a perfect waste, and
disease and death must inevitably follow A true
statement of the difficulties and danger, of fur
Their prosecution Of the expedition induced about
200 to turn back so went on
The gentleman named, from whom these facts
have been obtained, is now in this city with spe
clmens in his possession brought from the moth
er mountain. They are the most singular and
beautiful specimens we have ever seen. and one
need only see them and hear him to be convInc
ed that nothing las been said but the truth.
These facts are communicated by the gentle
man who had headed the party of exploration
a gentleman formerly connected with the n York
press-Mr. Bell, Of the Nec Era. The specimen:
we have seen.--2ribtme