New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-05
(sOId In canada.

| The following Is from the Report VI 'N0
,o,Ieoisi Geologist of Cansds for 1s5o-3l:
Tho whole quantity Of gold obtained during the sea'
80 vas alb ut 900 penny weights, ana oecn mon Wore
spo5ed 10 the work, but IL nns easy sse sao
rme devoted 10 streaming Tnefun period VI Voc
N fvs rD0ntAs; but copst6ersos deoueuon mast 20
sscs for academia The whois gang sasfor some ZINC
espleyed IN constructing dam, ~nicn, wnen was
Sni, complete va. ss,ssE s vbso tbs river va.
rvest (wb'ch should have been the be" peneo Tor
sofking through the wsas Of proper supply OF wa1or
he height required 20 keep the yes In iuu acaon
taetoips h 10 be allowed for 6rIken time occaslooed
!, rain, dsva and much for all thoss difficulties
.tIcn ar, Unavoidable IN starting new work Ia new
ace. vherss knowledge Of the natural local impsdl.
spts q opy 10 be gained by experience, and nons of
ssss enees exist which ri'c up only afsr ope.
cons bsve been csrried on regularly fr SONS time
| NJ Wait lasted week, during enc day OF which
sry fall Of rain prevented wOrk but the remainder
Ode time regular account vss KEEP by ms of the god
suected and the wages paid The quantity of gold
rOgn,ed to l431G24 penny the price Of which,
ssed subsequently, bv g. siers in London, TO whom q
pupe submltted, was e. TO- . sserling psr ounce,
asbort four shinrs and fourpsrce currency per pen.
lursebt Tolls wonlo rive total value of 43l 81 the
uses paid wsre al5-leavIng margin for proas Of
l6 81 BY which II would appear that the deposit was
psdisg about double wages
Resulting from the seasons work the RIVE q du
pp there was about tun Of fine black tronssnd Ia
n bsev9 or vat, over which the cooper bottom vas
vd Tho Unsepsrsted quantity Ct gold In this after
sealed ttss, was sscertsBed 10 be LII grains per
end avoirdupois, this would s'vs about l65 penny
shts to the tun, the gross value OF which would De
sovs 2j6 From among a f5s ounces OF fine gold OBJ
assd from the sand, there were collected come small
rJrs both Ct paiit On and irdos1ine the value OF
former being belo~ soo o! the latter double that OF
nd smoss all this hne gold vas az met OF 90 wni'e
liar thai uas eopsideSs1 probable ihs circumstance
ins be owing 10 the presence OF very large proper
of silver some Of the larger pieces also obtained
= the ooppsr bottom, were 'poted white from the
sme supposed cause but Mr.. Hunt, on heating fnis
vks gold found that II quickly turned to good gold
a yellow aud th AZ the dv ooloTason oceasioned by
,ln coating Of msrcurisl smsls,n Az the spots we're
pce.vsd on some Of the larger pieces inmedasely on
ar be.pa 6t obtained BY vsnntng On the shovel, Hn
IMPOSED thsy must have been spotted 9Th the mercury
vls still undIstur bed In the drh aud % no mercury
had oeen used the ground II leads tothe supDosnon
nss ore OF mercury may possibly DO one OF tne
mineral products OF the country on2h not gralo OF
sppsssr the form " the ores OF mercury,
M been observed In the gravel Among the substances
obsined 10 separating tie gold leso, shot 81 various
Dies rom partridge 10 s~sD shot has been nearly a.
,bsndsot 40 the gold Not vsnnug was made OF tie
srcsntrasd msterL without ebtsinipg some OF 1t in
veepce doubt due 10 the operations OF those who
lave f. lowed the chsse and 20 4dge from the quantity
the shot the place must have been one Of fav,rite
rsoh Whether the hunters may at any time have
brought quicksilver With them and split H. IL question
ha cau not bs determined.
hi,In possible 10 say wi,hou, more widely dstribu'
vi effective trsls whethar this place 10 better worse
ban obers In regard 10 the quantity Of gold. Several
vespooys a. they ere called hosh Canadian and Amer.
Gao, Gaver,ed the country during the season, but
ave not heard Of any that paid their expenses though
dmAny that met With the precious nlets Tner modes
wasbipg. how svor, OF the Tudest description,
md were scarcely eouiinued long enough, ADD with
Hcien regularity 10 eny placa TO give fair results
but Il appears evident that whss brown Of the deposit
fclsnt 10 authorize the opinlon that II will not In
ysnera renunerate pnskled labor. tnd that agrlcul
nhsts and others engaged In the ordinary occupations
Of the country, would only lose ihsir lime by turning
soi1k up