New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-05
THE VERMONT GOLD NINES.

Corespondsuce OF The ". Y Tribune.
SouTH READING, Windsor Co., VI, July 81, 1883.
You have undoubtedly received accounts before this
of the new discovered gold mines in this par; OF t1e
State together with reports OF operationscaried
on by Miners, and their success. Being on short
yst TO this place. svsled myself OF az invitation -
ride over to the neighborrg township OF Plymouth,
and go over the "pscers' OF Vermont. As | bave
seen and talked with most OF those engaged in washing
out gold and have conversed with residents OF this
,owr, who are scq9siIted with the true state Of
affairs | propose to give you the result of my IN
aui,es ss well as an account of whs. | saw Gold
has been in several parts Of the State, mostly
however, in mountainous region extending through
the State, north and south, parallel To ant IN
the immediate vicinity Of the Green Noun,
isips. The face of the country is rugged aud
broken; granite, gpslss, mica slate, granular line
stone, which furnishes, IN places, excellent mar
bic largely into the formation OF the sab-s,rs.a
Of The bills. Among the ores foand are IRON, lead, to-
gether with some silver with the lead; manganese is
aso fJuId Windsor ia considered the I,hest county
in the State in mineral resources. The existence cf
gold discovered some three years sDce some twelve
lies from the pr, sent diggngs on one Of the branches
of the Quechee River, which rises IN 4 spur OF the
Green Moui ,ans and flows portbery. This 6scOv-
cry CccssiOned but temporary excitement; and not
until Mr. HankersoD, who had had some experience
in mining California, found the color, as il is
technically teraed, and the aurerous particles them
selves other brooks, did the reports gain any
deDce ou; of the immediate neghbofhood and the
excitement become wide spread.
Mr. Harkersou "prospected on the Buffalo Creek
which rises il the same hill that the aforementioned
branch Of the Quschee has ts head, bat nows in an
opposite direction, ard also the Reading now called
God Creek and found gold IN considerable quantities.
His stSeDeLts speedily occasonei the formation of
psIies throughout the S'ate 10 Massachusetts an
Nsw.Hsmpshlre. The people living near provided
themselves with pans, and rushed to the dggipys"
Bot little wos done, however, until this Summer when
there were 90 moe,s at the various dsgings a. one
time. About the latter part OF June last so gentle
msn, Nj Eddy, q singing master, and Mr.. Sawyer,
isrusI, residents Of plymouth, secured claim ut
the coiSaeice OF the Buffalo and Reading, or Gold,
Creeks, erected dam, dug d,ches, constructed
suiees and began operations 10 the New. gland CHA
Iber efforts net With uost encouraging success. In
ole week they washed out nearly 500 worth Of the
oro, which was in scales OF various sizes anl
welgnts ana one or two nuggets, worth from so 10
$50 apiece
TIE intelligence O. their success ]uekly got abroad.
ana in week many Claims were sold, and the rush
tegan Many came IN and secured claims, built dams
sinIces, &c, and then returned home 10 comple.e
bayng. Springfield, Massachusetts,, sent large
number OF gold-seekers, comprising artisans clerks
&c New Hampshire aud Maine are represented in
,ne miter. The manner Of separating the gold from
the baser earth is very simple, being similar 10 The
method employed in California. A dam being thrown
ae!oss he brock on either SIDE Of vpch the gold i