The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-05-14

= equilibriats itself By bsing sndsly exci-
ted. They belong TO the sooial and reli-
sIoas nature e - eeshsr'd sesssAsr IN
- = 81 NE, and ks1 Ihe
lAnTeh ~ Zach reason has rise
$baeeption Of Christian life, IT, II md
lteer views OF Christ, to clearees Ace1 o1Us
II duty and usefulness, to greater desire ~
doing good, and experiences in carrying forth
that desire.
This church has been Christian church,
believing in the great cardinal doctrines held
/ BY evangelical Christians 10 common; and
because it was a Christian church it has been
temperance body, o church full Of zeal for
hberty, and necessarily laborious in oil the
lkreat humanities Of our age.
For the Gate City,
Cold.
KEokuK, May l3, 1858.
! MKssRs. Epirows: Having few days since
become satisfied that many honest people
were detsEnined to be humbugged in regard
to the gGvexcitement now prevailing in
this city and state, took the idea that per-
haps by applying the ssbalf y The anne dog
to cure the bite,'s 6po& = Night be OBJ
tsined, which now seems likely to prove true,
ssn lily since my geological friend at
FsrmiDgtQn has come to my aid. As you
know, md | think will admit, on the 10th
inst. | handed you some pieces Of quartz
| rock--not "geodes'--and that those pieces
- ! found about the bluff in johnson
Reee near the water, in Keokuk, and that
inhat&ppeared on them, or in them vas gold
80 il was, and SO It is now--and here
|in i the "humbuggsry," or "dog's hsir,''
on my part. My object was from the first to
make come effort to correct the public
mind when felt sensibly it was becoming
very rapidly deceived. But am little ap-
prehensive that my friend at F. was little
inclined to teach the rule to test gold to
some that did not need that teaching, for
have no doubt that he will admit many have
had the opportunity Of learning the lesson
during the past ten years without being
taught schools ally, or by reference to
aHissheosk's az bsy."
And nows MasrS. Editors, having plainly
land fairly ! hope, reconciled the matter Of
''fools' CdlH nth my friend At Pennington,
beg smahsrrss ID your paper to offer .
few ideas in relation to the natural primA-
tive condition Of purs gold. ! cannot claim
space to take up yourp6ints sverbatm" but
make my remarks on each without naming
them. take for granted that gold is pro-
duction, and not creation, AZ We see and
understand it.
fornia amongst the miners, cannot discovde
any true indications Of pure gold anywhere
in Iowa---whcn examined by tests, or deduc.
tions, drawn from examinations in Califor-
mia. 10 California it is not found in the
streamlets msandering among the silicious,
argillacious or ferruginous sand plains, but
is found in the rivers extending many miles
past the outlets Of these Wandering stream
lsts- which is conclusive evidence to me that
it is brought from the mopntains. The finest
grained gold il also fosad in ths lowest sec.
lions Of the rivers.
Iaour Pacific States and Territories gold is
found extended in direct line Of about thir-
ty miles wide from Mexico on tho south- east
to the British Possessions on the north ~est,
and through the whole length Of this district
the general geological characteristics Of the
broken and upheaved strata are the same.
Outside of this belt, although in the noun
tains and interspersed with small vallies,
numerous mountain streams, and small plat
teaus Of disintegrased sand, gold is not found
showing conclusIvely that it become re-
leased by abrasion and atmospheric influence.
From those sections Of broken strata that
were lifted above the general level it had
tendency to flow, ~ i'll has done, towards the
lowest places, and the plains. Gold in Cal
iforna is not found in an alluvion. Alluvion
10, Is understand, mainly saQposed Of veg
etable matter which has I'm produced
since the disintegration Of the rich deposits
Of gold found under ii. These alluions are
very numerous and very rich in vegetativs
nutriment ---- are not large-not often ex-
ceeding few acres, but underneath them
some Of the richest placer diggings Of Cali
fornia have been found.
o. TOWER.
We did not speak Of vegetable alluvion,
but Of alluvial soil Of an entirely different
character, and our remarks we're not intend
ed to apply to the California mining region,
but to the Iowa gold land, il such there be.
But in any case We have no special stomach
for controversy over matters Of 10 uncer-
tain character as to facts and theories.--
EDS. GATE CIrY.
A SourHxRH OPINION. - The Richmond
South describes the beauties Of the English
Kansas M ~ follows cit achieves Z Con-
Grsseie teecognition Of the Lecompton con.
e1itutl0 Il afhrms The principles for which
80 commended throughout the
strag1 Admits Kaaeao Into the Union
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