The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-29

fifty miles, have been prospecting on the riv.
ers implicated in the charge Of gold, and
have unanimously pronounced the suspected
streams guilty. AMOS W. HALL, of this
city, q few days ago brought up some UNI
doubted specimens, which were distinctly
visible to the naked eye with the assistance
Of forty-horse power microscope. In the
form in which they were presented for in.
spection they were scarcely available for
commercial purposes. A few minute yellow
specks distributed through vial Of black
sand looking for all the world like the
chicken pox Oh a niger. baby "struck in
comprised the entire result Of several days
vigorous gold hunting, and which was tri-
umphantly produced. rs a satisfactory dem
onstration Of the sanguine aurilerous views
Of some of the newspapers on the gold ques-
ton. II is but just to say that the intini-
tessimal particles were authenticated by the
usual chemical tests, to the entire satisiac-
ton of q conclavc Of California diggers.
The best test Of the value Of these gold
deposits, and one which will entirely DISH
pate any lingering skepticism We may have
upon the subject, is il. availability in pay.
ment for pork and potatoes. II it will buy
bread and meat for the babies, above all, If
it will pay notes, and liquidate printers bills,
there can be no doubt Of its genuineness.
So, down with your dust, gentlemen.
We are open to conviction.
But where did the gold come fromy Can
my one give us the probable geographical or.
igin of these seemingly anomalous deposits
The streams on whose banks they are accu-
INFLATED flow through strata of magnetism
limestone, supcrposed on sandstone with n
southwark dip
None Of the gold bearing rocks occur
anywhere within hundreds Of miles, except
to the North and Northwest towards Lake
Superior. There is, we believe, an out crop
OF granite at Patterson's Rapids, on the
Minnesota, which extends across the country
and re-appears at Sank Rapids. but quartz
or slate, except in the disintegrated state
in which we find il associated with this gold
dust has as far as We know, no existence in
our surface formations, in the region within
which these rivers could possibly have cx.
tended.
From letter 10 the Rochester Free Press
frcm Oronoco, dated July 3, we take the
following
"Men are beginning TO make il pay from
three TO eight and seventeen dollars per day
consequently "the fever increases, and dep
utations from all parts Of Minnesota are
here, to prove that this is no humbug
There are now about one hundred and
fifty claims taken, and the men IRE at work
the claims being fifteen feet front, running
across the "gulch," and back into the bluff
five hundred feet
The Rochester Free Press Of the 2lst inst.
says:
Some very fine specimens o! pure gold
have been found at this place. The largest
we have yet seen, was worth ninety-iivc
cents, and was found on the Iumbro In the
neighborhood Of the bridge on Collegest.
Many smaller specimens have been found In
the same locality, worth all the way from
five cents up 10 half dollar. We were,
this morning, shown by Mr.. Grant, Of Wi
mona, sample Of gold washed by himself al
or near kalmar, which indicates very rich
gold diggiDgs, and Mr.. Grant is saDguine
in the belief that be can readily make TWEEN.
ty dollars per day, q, several points in the
neighbour ood Of the place where he washed
out the specimens exhibited tous. A party
started from here Tuesday last, provided
with picks, rockers and other necessary up.
purtenances OF miners camp, prepared TO
do an extensive mining business"