Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-21
REp4rED DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN TEXAS.

The r<rnt accounts from Texas, by way Of New Or
leans, STING that important discoveries Of gold have
been ma in the region of the Colorado, impar interest
to the Slowing paragraphs the subject from late
Texas peers These statements, it vii! be seen,
very conng, but the latest elegraphc report is that
"the PAIRS which have been skeptca in the matter
give go|bg accounts of the Of the miners :"
FROM THE GALVESTON NEWS
The MD impor ant item of is the discovery Of
gold mineii Ham lions Valley above Austin. We have
ror but we he'd ocular PROOF apo
which Captain Talbot exhibited to us this morning
Is Apiece OF q,artz rock Little larger than common
sized marble with pieces Of bright gold attached to It,
The color of the gid much clearer than California spe
cimens The Bulletin has the following information on
the subject
"WoSDERFuL DIscovERFs-A new Ell Dorado is now be-
ing found in beautiful Stae rife of large
quantities gold being fou throughout the western portion
of the country We understand that there is great excite
prevailing at Austin Sn Antonio Seguin Gonzales
and other points the county, and that several companies
left those points within days past in search of the
hidden and othersNr making ready to follow
These found the Upper Colorado Hamiltons
Valley and various other pads and are said to very
rchsupposed by to equi the best California mines
We have been shown letter fo merchant at San Marcus
fully confirming the above repo If these reports should
prove to be well founded live every to believe
they wll it will turn the tide Immigration from Australia
and California to State, hing accessible than
either of these points.
The reputed gold discoyerej the upper sources Of
the Colorado and its trbutarts have produced little
excitement in many of ourheighboring towns. Large
parties have hurried in the designated direction of the
treasure with the most saune hopes of success, while
the more tardy and lesf adventurous tip-toe
for the first reliable intel ence to warrant expedition
ththerward. What is tJbe the upshot Of all this few
short weeks will dev9p. Madam Rumor is doubt
full authority and those who tenacious of joke, and
hayo no extra time to lavish adventures, would
do well pause for alangibe issue. The reports
corning these rumore gold discoveries conflicting
and of doubtful yeracy to say the least of them We
have yet in all TIE accounts have seen, been
abed to trace any satisfactory accounts of these rumored
gold discoveries upon which any reliance can be placed,
beyond the exhibition of piece Of quartz rock and
substance said 10 resemble gold declared to have
been obtained by sohe somewhere in the vicinity Of
the Santa Saba Jeona The well known fact that the
precious metals do in this State could not fail to bear
these asserted discoveries it not for conflicting
rumors based on raiable authority and from which
led to believe tile whole stery originated in what has
proved to be very successful hoax 1t is well known
that several parties left Austin and some of Western
settlements for the supposed gold months ago. and
if rely upon the authority of contemporaries
the capital returned unsuccessful in the object of
their search least this is the public impressions if
they succeeded in their adventure for gold they are
tremey cautious exhibit it, and at the mere men
ton of the subject generally shy of like who feels the
severity of practical oke The history of that wonder
full piece Of quartz rock, about the size of marble
which Captain Talbot has been exhibiting to the wonder
ing gaze OF the citizens of Indianola and which
''much clearer than the California specimen traces il
origin to the mountain region of the San Joaquin froi
whence its exit into Texas made in the well line
pocket Of some retained Californian The "washings
alluded to said TO be the result of sundry filings
old scarihcator picked up about Austin and mngle
with sand from the bed of the Colorado. We hope II
of these facts won't seriously disappor
any over sanguine person.