New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-02
THE GOLD OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.
From The Mining Magazine

THE GOLD OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.
from The Mining Mdga=ae.
The editor OF the Mining Magazine, partly on ac-
count of his health and partly business, took hur
red tour during the last month through portions OF
the gold mining districts OF North Carolina and
Georgia. II not until about the year 1888 that
the extensive gold fields of North Carolina attracted
any considerable attention. For period Of ten years
thereafter the business Of mining was prosecuted vg
orously ard extensvely-the diggers and miners eu-
ployed numbering from three TO ten thousand, and the
aggregate amount CT gold returned to the mnss was
not far from $l6 0O0 900. The work was mainly per-
formed by very inexperienced miners, and the pro-
cesses employed weIe rude ard wasteful. The gold
field in this State forms an area OF some thirty
miles square, and embraces the peos Oh slIeans tne
sdes Of the hills and the ranges Of elevated patesu-
extending through Mcdowell, Burke and Rutherford
Counties. Water being an essential element IN the
ORC duction of gold the mining was conhned TO the
beds creeks and vults and ON the sides OF ravnes
within wheeling distarce OF the water courses. 1nese
depo,i,s ard surfaces becoming exhausted, and The
elevated surfaces not being found rich enough IN the
precious metal to pay for transporting dht anu graVei
long distaI ces TO wster the business was gfaduay
abandoned 10 the poorer csss Of whites the free ne
groes and the extra time and night employment Of
few ssyes By these persons the business has always
been continued and has always rendered moderate
compensation for labor say from 10 cents to 81 day
Tn. discovery in California OF and very simple pro-
cess # surface washing mirng induced Dr. Marinus
H. Van Dyek, who there witnessed It's favorable re-
suits 10 turn his tention 10 Hofth Carolna wAsre,
urng the last yesr he introduced TIE California dis
coysry with decided success. This mode OF washing
ont the gold is called the ydrauhc System, and Is
fully dc in sletter written by Professor Eet TO
the Hop. f. L. Clingmar, and published in the Janu
ary number Of this Magazine. The Introduction OF
this system of surface mining into North Carolina has
given new interest to the gold regioIs of this state
The vast sufsces Throughout tnls great auriieoas
belt az now for the frat time beng brought Under
ty.ts "a of profitable working, and new era IN TIE
oev, lopmeut of the gold hss just commenced. We
4, IA IA, irffp pf IA
ard onr own obsery stiops confirmed the accuracy OF
his statements. The particulars or details of our in
ve,tostiops will in pat be found under the head Of
,Journal of Gold Mining in this number Of the Msgs
zine In Al least one OF the canals bitches which
We witnessed, We regretted that greater head OF
water could not have been obtained. fall of 40 feet
is no. enough 10 give the most economical efficiency TO
the manual labor required 10 giving direction to the
,nn'ied noyer TIE saving of time in olsintegra1ng
The god from the vast banks Of clay and gravel Will
DE foupd 10 be in rapidly increased ratio 20 the VOL
ume ard elevation Of the water.
In the gold districts Of the State OF Georgia tie
same conditions as described in North Caroins, prior
N The Introduction OF the hydraulic method into the
latter state. apply with equal force: Here, the gold
surfaces are vast in extent, may be said TO De ur
touched except only the streams and are claimed
20 be richer in gold thar IN North Carolina. No sJs-
TEN OF mining, however, keret)ioIe introduced, could
render the business Of hillside mining suhcenty re-
munerahve 70 engage tie stterdon OF capitalists or
ep.Iee:jc miners che gold contained in the earth
must rem air cden and useless, uness Dy the intro
ductcn OF the Calfsnis process II sha! be brought
on. ard exnosed to tie light Of day. 1t was with q
view 70 the sIsmra;iop Of his subject Isas We were