New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-02
TIE SING SING SILVER NINE.


To ne EGar Of The " u DbuHc.
SIR: The traveller the Hudson river cars may
have noticed small building locsted just above the
e.Sng prison and less than twenty feet distant from
tie line cf the railroad Though containing steam
engine, snd surrounded by high fence with tho
stereotype sign ono sdmtance visible on It's gate,
there is potbirg in the appearance Of the structure
particularly calculated to arrest attention. On enter
ing the nclosure the most prominent obect-to use an
Iish bulls an guar cavity in the rock OF SIX OF
seven feet in diameter, which a crane IA seen
pendant while vertical ladder leads down into the
dalk profound. This small aperture in the ground 10
Interesting both from it's past and present associa-
tons and If the reader will sthe his curiosity for Q
II oment will endesvor briefly to explsnify.
About the year l77O ancestor of certain FAM les
now residing in Sing. Sing while engaged in fishing
along the shore where the prison now tandP OBJ
served what appeared 10 be MAS OF silver cropping
out from q rock of limestone formation. With the as
ii lance Of large stone he succeeded in breaking on
ihe piece, and found it to be rich specimen of tho
precious metal Gomez alipg the fact of this remark
able discovery the finder subsequently attempted to
explore beneath the surface by the aid of powder
blast. sfortunately, through the very sgercy by
which he expected to lire his packets eventuated
that his hopes themselves were blasted IL seems the
rtDort spread and publicity snatched from the poor
fisherman the unknown treasures OF ths argebu'trous
Golcords. Whatever may have been nus aiuclpa-
tiops il il certain he he richer for his dis
coyely except far as nature, in comnseretIon AZ
were for his loss, may have "sHrered Ger MS head
Z" with age"
The Colonial government Boon took the matter in
| hsud, and traced to considerable depth what
moved TO be rich vein Of silver About fifty rods
| nom the spot at the mouth of the Sing Sing Kill,
a stamping and smelling house was erecfed-tbe ma
cLir ery being moved by water power. Some OF the
tnb Of tho
convered with those who had frequently seen at these
works silver TO the amount of several hundred weight,
in the form OF iDg0ts about Lue inches 10 engh IN
fact il is well anthem icated that this mine was ex-
ireney productive and mus, have been wrought at
comparatively little expense. On the breaking out Of
the Revt utioDay war the troubles of that period put
on ED 10 further operations; and up % the present
tin @ no subsequent additions have been mace TO our
Ma iOna currency from thus quarter
About a ye8r ago company OF citizens, with APP
partntly no more foresight than capital reopened tho
mine and esSayed to rival the success of their piodo
cessors. After bringing u seam engine 10 the spot,
end puut away vigorously for some time, their
fnabces through gross Encouragement. were ex-
tausted simultaneously with TIE water.
At this juncture our celebrated townsman, DIR. Is.
Brandrcth purchased the whole establishment, and
during the last few months has been prosecuting the
search sitter drgenthm with upnagsng energy. Inc
doctors dill factories and mine being on level with
ard nearly equi distant from the railroad track, ha
may be said, in bis rev enterprise, to continue much
In Inc same lire of business heretofore. IL his sue
tie present instance enOull Oe NJ
TO that achieved by him In the department OF materia
medica he will prove dOubly benelactor OF the race
To add to the circulating medium by overhauling
the bowels of the earth and to pro note healthy CIR
culatOn Of the boOd by pumping the human bowels,
are deserving alike Of the highest COMMUNICATION
II is understood that the doctor has already OBJ
tanned some Ich specimens OF ore and iees conldent
OF having struck voiD." However that lmayI %,
arguing from bis welkDown enterprise there ittle
dopbt that the net proceeds Of few hundred thousand
Gross of pill boxes will be discussed ere he abandons
the periment. The original productive yltd OF thus
subterrasean soil is beyond question: but II IL hPhly
probable lis veins have either been lost or IN q
measure, exhausted. On this presumption, 1t Is
slrewdly guessed in some quarters that the doctor
will deposit more silver than he realizes Of its eqnva-
lent in gold and, in the end, will find preponderat-
ing al cunt on the wrong side OF his balance sheet:
Sill in any case, he will have done much toward
solving knotty problem for many qud nuncs OF this
pace on whose minds the idea Of the proxlm OF SO
much unclaimed wealth has for years weighed IKE an
incubus. ,,,
Having donned a suit Of oil cloth, lately explored
this ancient silver mne aad can descroe us efoens
ard position frsm observation. Inc main smart al
most rerpendioular, and reaches TO depth OF one
hundred and twenty feet below tide water. The gal
e,ies or chambers are nine in number and vary from
thirty 10 one hundred feet In length extending In
every direction, some Of them 10 a considerable dis
tapce under the Hudson Since the period of the Re-
voluton, when ops ration, erminated here the mine
has remained full Of water antl into tie hands
of the late defunct administration When iu veins be-
gin to pay the doctor handsomely will furnish you
ryii;;ih further adyicee. Yours &C., QCi WYE