The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-05-20
Further Gold Discoveries.

The Hudssn's Bay Company have received IN
seIgence tina; the crew of the Una, vessel DIS
patched by them 10 Qneen Charlotte Island, IN
consequence Of information that god existed there
have succeeded in discovering, close to the shore,
an exceedingly rich vein of quartz. IL cAiends
towards the interior and becomes deeper below
the surface. The party could only eXtrac, some
specimens by blasting, and their stay was u short
one, be ,ause their number was Insufficient 10 IN
sure safety in case Of any collision with The ma
tives. The weather also was untdNorahle. They
brought away however, about 5O pounds oil the
rock, which they have dispatched to London, and
which Is sad 10 contain at least o or pounds at
pure gold. The vein at the top was about seven
inches wide From the extent and conhguralIon
Of The island, IL Is probable that large quantities
may be found Ia other parts of IT, and n fresh ex-
petition has accordingly been sen. from Fort VIC
iorii, the Company's station on |ancouver's Is
land. The lluj>on's Bay Company, by their
charter, enjoy the prHi!ege Of exclusive trade
with The natives, bat thls has no reference what
TO mining operations, hich are Is free as 1T
any other British possession. Il London Cores
pond .nce of Com. ADV.
Com IN AusrsALIA.---lt has been stated.
tha, late arrivals IN London from New South
Wales brough, large shipments of gold from The
mines IN Assiriii1- S,dncy papers to December
20 give pretty fuH sd apparently authentic esti-
mates If the amount Of gold obtained there " llh-
IN The three preceding months The first an
nnuncemrni of the large Yield of gold IN Nictorih
which eXci'ed the puahc attention Was IN Seplehi-
her last. From that time The population beg 10
Hoes - Jaii, increasing numbers 10 the 20ih %
December he date of the ias, accounts Fer tie
safe trinsa ri Of The products of the mines ~ Mel
bourne. a weekly escort Is established for the
protection nf carts IN which the treasure Is trans
ported. Much, how ever. Is sent BY private hands.
a i toll Of one per cent - cAacted Il, coinii'h-
s,tion Or the escort, ihc distance being only sew
ent, five miles. Computing from the amount ac-
Iuay Ia bank on the 18Th Of November. the a
mount Transmitted under escort during the next
succeeding five wee,s. with what was though Il
moderate estimate for the quantity brought by
private hands and That aiming III possession Oh
operators at the mines. the whole proceeds daring
the three nenths amonni to 2i3, AZ ounces, or 10
tons, 2 cwt.. 50 lbs ~ o., of u value ol $780,,
2I,, or over S3,5oo.ooo
GoLD IN Souru CARoLIxA-The Edge
field Advertiser saws: "Tnc weld Of Mir Dorn's
gold mine Is exciting. rs j; should, some interest
in the minds Of oar citizens. True, the creduiIiy
Of an occa >onal reader is sorc.y taxed by the re-
ports of ms enormous profits. But such persons
should remember that sometimes 'tru,h is stran-
ger even than fciion.' And although II may
seem passing strange that such quantities Of
gold should b. found ~ these old back woods of
South Cmolina, yet il * nevertheless indub,,aby
suhstantlaiei by more ,hin two OF three wines
ses, that such is the fact
Below give the sam and substance Of
act and true account of Mr.. DIS mining opera
tons for The month Of March.
Total produce %, l67 pennywerht-. making
an average for each working day Of aoout ,0o6
penn, weights.
This daily yield IS worth nearly one thousand
dollars, which is proved by the fact that 4, $50
penny weights, already carried 10 the mint by
responsible agent, has been sold for something
over "A 300. Pretty fair, repeat, for eight
hands in South Clrc'na digginss!
Since pennlns the foregoing remarks, we learn
that Mr. Dorm has had weighed in this place, by
Il skifai drugsi>', SIXTY pounds of gold dust.
There's the old fashioned weigh, for you.