The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-24

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we'd at St. Anthony, making inquiries in regard
to CarverS claim, from persons at the East, who
have purchased interests in the same. and 1esi-
rous OF ;Scertanng the pre- else location of their
possessions, and their value. All such vcrdnnt
spooncys as have made Investments in this spec
les Of property are notified. that speculatiOns
on Real Estate owned by the Man in the Moon.
or by the subterrancan inhabitants Of Capt.
Symmes' Hole will probably turn out quite ss
profitable. as those in Carvers Claim. Tradition
relates that such an individual as Capt. Carver
once perambuiated this section Of country and
procured Il sort of Indian assent to his holding
an immense tract of land. somew here in this rc-
gion This was some hundred years ago. He has
made sundry attempts to have his claim rccog-
niZed by the Government of Great Britain ~
well as our own, but with very Indifferent sue
cess. The old gentleman has long since gone
to his rest. and his heirs have never made an
actual settlement marked out their claims
or made fifty dollars worth of improv cments,'
they will hardly stand an even chance, with
the hard listed squattcrs Of the present day.
Our advice to the owners of these claims is,
not TO hold on. anticipating rise in the mark
It, but to dispose Of them On the first offer Of
fifty cents on the dollar. even if compelled to
take pay in some Of the worthless shin plastcrs.
now circulating SO plcntlfully in this market.
st. .4nfhOny Erpres..
The gold mines of Maine are likely to turn
out the genuine article to considerable ex-
tent. though not 10 realize much for individual
diggtrs. They are located in Madrid and Sa-
lem towns or townships. Franklin county, and
the editor of the Pennington Chronicle who
says that he is familiar with the geological feA-
lures OF the region. declares it to be an aufori-
ols formation. He tells us that years before
gold was discovered in California, he predicted
to some scientific friends that the precious met.
al would some day he found in that section OF
Maine, and that now he has no doubt the own
ncrs of certain tracts Of land will realize hand
some fortunes. Further. he expresses the Opin-
ion that thrc is more gold in the vicinity Of
certain localities there, which he names. than
has ever yet been dug from a similar section in
California. This sounds very much like cxag-
gcration, especially in view Of the condition
which the editor gives that much labor and
vast expense will he required to get ut tho
gold. Nevertheless he makes it out yery plau-
sby thus
TO speak in the language Of Seolgv. the
stratum containing the original Il, post Of tho
g"ld--and where alone it Will he found in lar GO
I''ahtif'e Il in most in tlnces, Ov.r.aid by
masses "f debris from the cloud capped summit
and slopes OF the mount aims, which will occn-
SION enormous expense in reaching it. Hence.
though IN some small tracts where il .crops
out. fortunes possibly may be made sudden
ly, We are of opinion there is very little induce.
ment for multidues, without capital. to rush to
the tiggins. Most of the profit that will be
realized from the gold mines of Franklin will
b.. OBJ a'ned By Compare s who have suf'-
Gent capital to enable them to spend thou. ands
ct dollars. often. perhaps in inc tcctuai pttcmpts
to reach the original Deposit