New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-19

obssrve notices in our exchanges asking infrnatou on
the subject That there is gold and in great quantities
the tributaries Of the Colorado short distance THE
city We longer entertain doubt Tor some spsc
rnens shown Of the beautiful character We
understand upon good authority that specimen has
been found with twenty four dollars worth Of gold Ihis
port have 10 hesitation in credng il brought
by gentleman Of uncOubted yeracify The number O
persons nov az the mines is very considerable set dowa
by reports al from 20 20 800 most Of whom greatly
cosIsged by their Persons aoeknE in % the
mining district from all parts Of the country and sh4
not be surprised 10 hear Of discoveries e. Ing IN m
pcrtsnce the golden stories Of California
The Indiaaoia BUiefis says MIR Vim. " Varnsn o nat
town 18th several persons from Port Layaca and ess
where, viii soOh leave for the mines by way Of GONZALES
Austin. &C. The district Of county IN which gold hA' oeen
found is very extensive aud easy Of access from TINS
city. Our readers may rely upon it, that we viii gre hen
from time TO TINE such information tbs subject and sdon
only a. can De relied upon - true We shall pracucs no
cODcealment crafty the avarice Of specula;Ors nor IN
duly magnify the extent Of the gold discoveries TO m'ead
the unWsry.
The following letter IS published in extra Of the La
paper We learn that not written Tor Puoie@-
GREAT EXCITEMENT N LocKH i GOLD DISCOVERED
The TRANQUILITY Of our peaceful village greatly ag
taed some three weeks from the fact Of ramDr IN
relation 10 recent discovery Of gold about seventy miles
distant In north. trecion from Lockhar pre- emily
on the inception Of the report many OF our citizens not
only in town but also those IL the country proceeded in
meoatey 10 the designated place for the purpose OF scs
tning It's accuracy and among the number was few
upon whom cur community relied with implicit conf
dence, because they known among Us as men OF
vtrscy, and besides they had heretofore successfully
worked 10 tie mines Of California, consequently they were
esteemed fully competent to judge. But previous 70 the
latter starIg they wisely provided themselves with I'm
PIGMENTS necessary tools for mining and arriving At the
spot they carefully explored the whole adjoining country
and since their ARRIVAL in town they port that they
found gold the surface and the further they descended
their dgg g. they realized the VEINS TO become richer
and from the specimens Of quartz which have beea sub
ntted 70 me- have hesitation in pronOuncng ID en-
after ngid anal zatoD, equal in value to any ever wit
Iessed in California.
Various lups Of gold have been obtained and exhibited
in Lockba valued from $50 10 Sl75 however, the lar est
piece which have examined worth agreeaby 10 the
standard value Of gold $50 Yet without atom
the public may assured that there is plenty OF gold
this section Of country and it is abundant in Caipr
ua nevertheless, there will be some Soomons 50 FAR IN
advs Of this intelligence who will display their ciy
by Their unbef for other than that IeXs not
50 far off a. California Australia Among this class Of
domestic ssges Distance lends enchantment to the view
The gold region is located in the mountains ncOssd by
the Colorado the east the San Saba the north, and
the LlsnO the south. 4 CITIZEN.
LocllayL Apyil g. 1853 fLavaca Commercial
In aodtion 10 the above are indebted 10 Mr. Brown
Of The Iudianoia Buetn, for the following information
which he had prepared for his paper just before leaving
home: 49,. -
As much excitement exists in Texas and elsewhere, in
regard the late discovery Of gold the Colorado and
is tributaries commencing nifty or sixty miles above
Austin and have not as yet received any very fG
accounts from that region IN much that some degree Of
skepticsm prevails the subject propose briefly 10
state what know have heard the subject, long
before the present excitement IL is tradonary and his
torical
We know that the remains Of old Spanish fort sand
on OF near the Saba that il erected 10 protect sill
mines in the vicinity that they were long aud profit
ably worked and only abandoned about 1850 by the mas
of most of the operatives and troops This hst0r
ical truth The mines were Iich.
To work these mines and search for gold mine said by
old MexcaDs to be in that region was the object Of Rem
T. and Jas Bowie when they attacked and had the
celebrated fight with the Indians in 1881, SIX miles from
this Old fort
lis well known to many that the Indians have agays
said there both gold and silver in that section, add
specimens in their hands macy years ago; but
they have always refused tO dvuge the place uf
istence. Santa Ana, the Comanche Chief, when drunk
told the agent of the German Colony that there
plenty Of both metals through the mountains Of Texas
There lived some years ago very old Mexican at san
Antonio who claimed to have been long among the Indians
in his younger days and said that they often visited
gold and silver mines in the section, and used the
metal for various purposes that they very careful 10
conceal one two rich places by using large stones aud
that none but old cOntdentamen allowed 10 know
the places most highly priced.
Tie Alcalde of Moncova in Mexico, during the n
ls47, informed Captain Buchel of Ind anoa, and
of yeracty bis father had been stationed
s.ry day The old San Saba Fort and had during his life
often told him lbe Acalde great deal about that
try and that there valuable mines there, and that he
THE Alcadel had doubt but interesting documents
the subject could be found among the archives of Monte
rey or Chihuahua
In the year 1880 or 81 the father of the editor Of this
paper with few persons, having learned various t35 on
Tins subject from old Me1caus in San Antonio, made trip
INTO that region, visited the Enchanted Rock, aud made
some ouragng discoveries but were driven in by the
Indians
In slO party Of two or three men from the Colorado
went up there having 10 great caution against the
avages and found specimens of the precious metal to such
an extent that they or some OF Their friends obtained from
the Congress charter for mining purposes but the
wars of 1912 broke up their plans and several OF their
number were killed that year
These are few important facts all in possession
To oyO lneya al end "a he
general fsct-that gold and silver do abound IN the
mountains Of Texas. We give them for what they are
worth just received them before there WAS any of
The present interest felt
We have not and not doubt the existence of both gold
and silver in the district alluded to we hopeis very rich
but cannot speak this subject though the truth will
soon be known Ii is known to all that those metals do exist
great abundance along the mountains from the extreme
orih 10 the extreme South of Mexico and that
ains branches of those Our mountains are said to
resemble the gold regions of California very much
80 Mr. Narne, our townsmsn, tells us, and be has seen
both
Those interested can add these facts to the statements
now made of recent discoveries and better know how TO
estimate them We have had several very encouraging
rumors from the mines but declined publishing anything
merit TO get excitement and desire to await suhen
c repor But again repeat, we have no doubt but
hat the mines therethe only questions to be solved
are-how eatensvei how valuable
We may add that very lately nexhaustble beds Of excel
lent coal and the pures marble have been found in the
same portions Of our State. lndianola Bulletin.
Capt Southern of lndianOla, received letter from
gentleman Of undoubted veracity written from Hamtons
Valley, in which the writer says
81 am at work digging gold, in neighborhood where
there about 800 persons who, with myself
aging from s. to So per day and the prospects are certainly
improving"
We are assured by reliable authority that the writer OF
the above statement may be strictly relied upon.
We have hus gwen in detail all the information have
been able to cOate from different this all 40
sorbng topic We acknowledge that the silence of the
Austin papers this subject and the direct iamSon of
one them The AsseTicaR that the report all hoax
have hitherto made somewhat skeptca But the facts
cnrrnhnIa.d from much ndepenient testLmonY