Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-06-10
From Plymouth Cold Digsings.
PLYMoUru. June 3. 1859.

ILfMoUrn, June 3, 1899.
friend 'Saoala:-In my last spoke Of
the preparations that were being made here
tor washing gold. Since then the work of
washing has been vigorously pushed on
several OF the claims, and as is G. mmon in
the usual vacations of life, the efforts Of
( some have been unrewar!el. A few of
the claims are now temporarily abandoned,
but others are being worked successfully.
he price for claims remains about the
same as it has been for two moaths past-
from ten to twenty dollars rod on the
stream We're l to give an opinion of the
probable result of ,he experiments now be-
ing made for gold by the crowds of miner.
who are at work here, it would be that
most OF those who are Inexperienced at
washing gold, and do not prepare for the
emergencies which they are likely TO en-
counter, will be very likely TO 90 away
disappointed, but those WHO are willnp IN
work hard, and chance to make n pooa 60
lection of place for digging and prepare for
work by erecting pumps to be worked bv
water, Tor daming up their pits, will he
amply remunerated for their time and tine
expense incurred. Mr. William Ha,ker. I
son IS one who belongs to the latter class.
Last year he worked here and became SAT-
shed that god existed in quantities that 5
Would pay well for digging, hence this .
ear be,ore washing shovel full Of gravel,
le made a small o,ershot wheel abopt FIVE
eet IN diameter, which he PLACED near his !,
YORK, aid attached to il long sweep for d
iorkIng his pump. The wafer after pass- u
'g over tie wheel is conducted inf, his .
lalces whore the wa. hing is done. IIaI /
mpioys two men TO G out the gravel. wI o /,
lare with him in the profits, and he n. W
'nds 10 stirring the gravel and r;kino cnt b
&c stones that are too heavy to be carried q.
J The current over the "rife>" of his shire In.
Ie usually "c!eans up Lis sluiee once !, ~
~. lh's Is done by shutting out he wa nl
T and taking out The sand, pebbles and ~
'ti that remain in aud above the r;Aes -
I'd after having separated The larger mob in
Is from the rest by passing the whole kn
rough "the rocker it is ''panncd," by re
Inch the black sard and smaller nehbl,.s
e washed off, and the gold remains freed IRE
ON all foreign matter q
The following is the result Of their J., wb
rs tins week. On Monday they washed of
$ 90, on Tuesday S29 90, on Wednes- me
y II rained and they did not work on al
'urSday S32 30, and to-day (Fridayl Mr. NJ.
thinks they will not have m re than ton inr
liars. The gold is found to exist tb.. ~
ole distance from the suriare to The ..h.d FREE
X but it Is on and near the rock that !, Pr"
:urs IN The greatest abundance, and benca t.s,
great difference in the amount r,;so1 ests
days. To-day they have encountar.d by
q some large boulders, which h;,, ret,,d The
Their progress towards tile bed rock ma ga,
iaiiy affect the profits of lie day Ia er
rrow will doubtless be a good dav for som
m, Tor they have removed consider.ll. writ
face dirt TO enable them to e,t ON, H., out
iders, aud before tomorrow nigh, thew ~. er.p ,
Each tie rock Tie depth Of The bed carr
< from tie surface is about SIX feet and 81
e Mr.. II. workedihis claim. he has from if ey
lr'ace OF about one Thousand so,.rf is al
by Sc le..O taken on, g. 9 beio
I dollars uor,h ar ~ i've nun had
gnu ne gold gen it th