The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-01

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human testimony, in bursting out at all its
pores in virulent eruption Of genuine, I'M
doabted, palpable gold. Accounts Of gold
discoveries pour in upon US from all quarters
We have no intention Of deprecisting these
gold stores in saying that there is something
marvellous about them, considered either
singly or relatively 70 each other. They
are as full Of surprising condolences az one
Of Lippards plots and gold like grief ia
proved TO be gregarious. On the same day
when Mendoza was conyulscd with her gold,
en- spasm, the report comes in that the Ium.
| bro has turned into Pact0lus, and that its
bed is paved with gold and there is gold at
Oronoco, and gold at Sacramento, gold on
the Straight river and gold on the Cannon,
ill it almost seems as il the prayer of some
blasphcmous Midas had been answered, and
that the angry gods were reveBging the
universal cry for gold by turning the earth
into solid mass Of that precious metal to the
ruin Of the potatoe crop and the general dis.
comature Of the vegetable kingdom.
We must not be understood as Lsinua ting
that this astonishing simultaneousness OF
discovery in 30 many quarters, so widely
apart, casts any suspicion on the authenticity
! Of tiinc reports Themselves On the contrary,
it Is this very marvellous concurrence of tes-
tlmoDy which establishes the truth Of the
miracle, and Oronoco, Sacramento, Roches.
ter, and Mendoza, are the MATTHEW, MARK,
and Luxe and JOHN, Of the new revelation
Of gold. Each marvel is proved by all the
rest The evidence in each il alike, and
though weak in any one case, would be suf.
iicient in the aggregate to prove a casc OF
murder in any court in the world We
have therefore no more doubt of the exist
encc of gold at Oronoco than we have of
the existence Of gold at Mendoza, which
rests upon precisely similar evidence, and Il
the Mendoza gold will not stand the test Of
chemical agents, the base result does not
disturb our unalterable faith in the uniform.
ity OF the phenomena in all the cases.
What our cotempo raries Of the towns in
the vicinity Of the auriferous deposits think
Of the matter--and with what generous
alacrity they confess to the imputation Of
goodwill be seen from the following ex.
tracts.
GotD AT ORoSoco There ia ut present
considerable excitement at OronocO, Ohm
stead county, over the discovery Of gold in
that vicinity. Mr.. J. -. Clark, brought to
town several pieces Of the stuff. which were
tested with acids and pronounced genuine.
Mr.. q. says large number of persons are
digging. and among them several old Cali
fornians, and are making from twenty-five
cents to two dollars per day 1t is thought
that gold exists in quantities TO pay for op-
eratons on large scale.-- Wdbdsl.ap Her
aid.
Tue Com DISCOVERIES. We yesterday
received information confirming the state.
ment published yesterday, Of the discovery
OF gold IN this State. Large numbers of
persons are now washing the auriierous met
al from the sands OF the Straight and Can.
non rivers. The editor OF the Farbault
Republican says he has seen one lump OF
gold worth 1925 which had been taken from
the Straight river diggipgs, and says that
California miners pronounce the diggings
equal 10 some OF the best mines in Caifor-
MIA.
In evcryinstance the announcement of the
discovery of gold has been received with in
crcdulity and derision but have invariably
proved true, and we believe gold win be
found in Minnesota, even il this instance
should turn out untrue Hastings Ledger.
GoLp! GoLp,' MoRE GoLp.!,-The
gold excitement is increasing, and the tact
that the precious metal is to be found in
various parts Of our county, and in ouanti.
ties that will pay TO work, is daily becoming
more evident MIR. Hyler exhibited to ia
this afternoon several specimens Of gold
which he washed out Of a small pan full Of
dirt on Cascade Creek. Mr.. II. was ac.
companicd by an experienced California mi.
ner, who is sanguine in the belief that from
three to eight dollars per day can be made
at almost any point Of the creek. So conf.
dent are they that wages can be made.
that they have commenced the building
OF sluice with the intention OF proceed.
ing at once to active mining operations.
Near 0ronoco also. more gold has been
found. and sluicc y feet long is now be.
ing built, in which an immense amount Of
dirt can be washed. All engaged in this
operation are old California miners, and
know perfectly well what they are about,
and would not be likely to commence mining
thus systematically and extensively. unless
they were well convinced tina, il wuId pay.
One thing is very certain. gold, pure gold,
can be found in the rivers and creeks in this
county, and from present appearances we
can but believe tina, gold digging on the
Iambro and its Tributaries will BE- found u
lucrative business. Rochester Free Pres.
GoLp AT ORoSoCo-The existence Of gold
near OronsNo ia M lonpp- ,rvtbi..f Nv