Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-08

- om,,occy a tract OF some thirteen
- and contain several veins whicn nave oeeh
.so3 y IN different places. ny lnoo'o'' "
49,, ,n, ,s and shafts Tor distance OF 'a' ""'
GUS .bc r,operry a, which the machinery is TO-
n which the operations are conauc'eo' s'a''s
, hcru sunk upon the principal VEN, WHO" - = 4~'
uc bundled and feet, Al which depth he Ve' . '''ee
o., in thickness In most of the ore taken '1o : " so
;n;. I'm, when reduced yields SIS und upwards per
ION say an average OF S2U 10 so per '
porons Of the vein the ore appear. in visible Jumps IN
; ~ ,ot rh,s. horizons called specimens are
selected und Kept together in Specimen tso'' "a
d,rcJ WELD often several thousand dollars per ION. 40
mo o ,hrse specinens The gold so pure 'ha' a" DC
bent, or broken oil with the hnger. .o
The mining operations OF the company eo "
shafts sunk TO an average depth oi hu"u.e -
these is an old one, containing a co"''o''o' I, e
ing down 10 the contest region we ''a'e a.. ,..
month. Two other shafts are used as ;, .,h;o,
others for hosting the and pumping ny ~" , - .
sufficient quantity is derived rom ,, ~
engines and employ the nnlalsama'ots ~
metal Two of these shafts have been SUI" 1T; :,
months nast ARE situated Immediately upon inc p'inepa
ven and have supplied The large qaa rh;. ,-inciD.,
containing visible gold before referred 10. i"'
; : rn,,v na,,endcuar and has been tes'eu ~ "a
IN, , io,s non,s upon It's course by iour VI ''' o'''
,;I sh.f,s VARYING from 30 10 50 leet in deph' '' ~
:; ~ .; sioh, y as the miners say, suihc'en' " r'
or,ions IN The most extended scue lor many ''
oro,, ia ,he richness OF the vein in The i""e'
now reached land it becomes r!cief '"o -, ,o,h
ted that regular system OF police i , >, s,,h
the mouths of the shafts. as The ore COMES ~ ,,rev.
the miners NJ they relieved from 'u'' Sandal
o'clock on Saturday night and twelve ''o.A =,
nipb, the period of suspension of oPefaoh' NJ ,,.d
,ooed nv lock and key, and guards mounted
over the matches ,.o Gao, il extent
which form a communication between ''e ~ ms
ri,ps along these galleries have been made VII"
s,h -.sul,s as in peilurating the vein perpehu"'
p;do.a ,ooL staff of engineers. about seEehS ~ ,o
- ,Ioy,d no The company. who are hired no" w .
y rho cuunty The company are now seh'''s ,;, .,
EopIand clever supply of practical miners or,io,
,,os. already employed. Besides the "speciae" ;,
"a 40 DEPOSITED in the "Sprcincn kooh'' -, !,
:, ,,e liz above the surface amounting 10 h''' =,
,s which are daily receiving large acces''
,;s below Though. the gold in these Pl'es VI o'' 70
;aiih Lcy nrc SO rich require constant uuy u'''
,,.., Them 10 guard them roE depradaoIs
who when successful cc!cne the quartz separate INC ''
!; = ,ho hu.ksters iurpcly located about the coun-
try. ,.;;
,t ,,Im.nt has the appearance of an actiSe thriving
,l,,e and presents emncnuy worthy OF spec'a'
visit from those who feel an interest IN inc ADVANCE uu
n-osueri.y Of the mining interest OF Virginia
uhrs. ,h,r mines in the county the Wiseman, the b.
dd and the Morton or Hobson mines lie upon the same
auerous bel, country in the northeast and north
west course probably upon the same vein as inc
nett and MGs.ey" They have always been worKeh WIN
profit; bui when they sa have been as fully and elaborate
IL developed and as extensively worried the Gurnet
and Moscy there is reason believe that they TOO WIN
prove far more productive and valuable than ever para
he o.
two first these mines have been recently sold 10 English
canaIsls which wo understand is the fact III 90 large
working money capital will once be employed upon the'
ADEQUATE 10 their complete and thorough development.
which only policy that can succeed IN lie INNING opera
lions of this any other country
II has only been since sufficient capital has been invested
and experienced miners employed in the mineral regions Oh
The United States the mining interests OF The Union
have been anywhere al all successful, Notwithstanding me
richness al our ores Without these necessary conditions
richness of general Of avail except to Keep up
mengle scky aud barely profitable system OF operations
/, greatly 10 be desired that foreign mining capital and
skill having ius found footing in Virginia. WI! soon dis
cover the uumcroua other minerals and localities Offering pro-
he cmn,oymcnl with which State abounds and that
our States immense mineral aeall now hidden in her
bowels will bug extensively explored and rapidly de-
velnned contributing wealth, creating new enterprise,
adding new resources snd apartng new energy 10 all rr
great interests.
JUDICIAL ELECTION. = We have received The follow"
inp mcaprc returns the election held last Thursday for
Judge in The l4h Circuit In Boetonr Hudsons MAORI.
~ il repored 10 be &c AMI in Craig 100 Al Gap Mills in
Monroe The vote for Hudson aS for Andsr son % and
for Smith =.
Al Buchanan-- Anderson l29; Hudson 80; Smith9
Al Rocky Point Mills-Anderson s. Hudson 80. NO
votes for the other candidates al either place.
Roanoke T. NJ Hudson J. Y. Anderson. VIM. Smith.
S.,.r &c Ga II
80 S,,;n, 26
Big Lick % IL
Catawta precinct has been heard froH anoersons
majority will probably reach 100 in The county
DEaTU or DR CHAPMAN