The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-28
More About the cold Mines OF North CarOlinas
TO TILE EpIlQR QF TIE HERALD.

More About the cold Mines OF North CarOllnas
TO THE EDI1OR OF THE HERALD.
Tho writer Of the article published in the HERALD o.
Tuesday, May g. the signature Of L. r. s., seeT to
think that the mineral resources OF the State o. North
Carolina Of little value compared with To- Of the
gold belt beyond the Gulf OF Mexico Will be is willing
to admit that there spots pockets of prodigious
wealth. he denies that any considerable advantage has
ever been derived from working the Of this region
The writer may, perhaps, DO honest in his opinions;
yet s evident that he Is not sufficiently acquainted With
the mineral and mining operations Of the State
North Carolina 10 form correct conclusion to their
immense value He says that The SURPRISING richness
Of that portion of the gold belt is fancy SKETCH that the
belt exhibits far less conspicuous richness this side the
Gulf OF Mexico than beyond IT, and that the Of the
four gold producing States are comparatively lean"
During the past years had every opportunity to
acquainted with the mineral of the gold
producing States but particularly Of North Caro-
liza and Georgia; and have drawn widely different
cuson from the writer Of the article as to their rcn
and value. Along the Of the belt from War
rem county in North Carolina, through Abberville dis
ict in South Carolina there have been found mines that
were in mensely rich in gold-equa, IL not superior to
Welded more than million of dollars with very mo.
derae expenditure Most Of the mining has been doue ia
cheap, rude manner, for the early settlers had neither
experience skill in mining matters YET not Withstand
ing their ignorance Of the subject their labors were
crowned with success-ottentlmes finding large Jumps Of
gold which would amply repay them Tor the toll Of years
In Meckepburg county, however, mining has b sen
carried with more energy and SKILL and the statistics
Of the United States Mint at Charlotte clearly demon
strate the value Of the mines in that vicinity although
not half the gold obtained in that State finds its
to that mint II sold 70 the merchants in the neghbor.
hood Of the mines and they bring IL North instead
chandse In this way much Of i. loses its local Identity
would like to call the atte nton Of the writer to
cent discoveries OF gold in North Carolina by MI Samuel
Christian, his plantation from which he took out
thirty thousand dollars worth of gold in Jumps
at an expense about five hundred and about twenty
thousand dollars worth Of the Jumps be seen at
the Bank Of the Republic Other discoveries less valua
ble are being made frequently which proves one impor
done towards developing the mineral resources of that
State Should mine like that Of Christians be discover.
and through the press, it should be known to the public
thousands would be ready to take their line Of march
to that point without deay-making true the remark,
oct distance lends enchantment to the view" could
mention long list of mines that are and have been pro-
ductve, and would be eminenty so If they economi-
cally and energetcaly worked But shall mention only
her, viz the Dorm Nine in Abbevlle district South
Carolina which H. without doubt the most valuable gold
mine that has ever been discovered in America or else
where
There are besides the gold other valuable mines
per, silver and lead in this region. Some enterprsng
gentlemen Of the city of Baltimore working the gold
and copper mines Of North Carolina, and making them
emineItly profable and aome gentlemen Of this city
the attention Of the correspondent to the reports of the
State biologists and other scientific gentlemen who have
visited aud explored these gons with view TO
tain the value Of their mineral resources, for conma
ton Of what have stated to the value Of the
AS to the twenty millions that have gone out OF New
York, the wreck Of which r. 8. saw in his travels
through the country he had said that nearly mil
lion had been expended along the gold belt with little ad
vantage, he would have stated what doubtless true
This expenditure made without eecing the object
for which designed for in very many instances
mining DONE and there was hardly money enough to
complete the machinery and in other instances where
mining was commenced, it was carried by persona
without experience without economy and without elcien
cy. And would like to know what business carried
on in this could be made pro1tablep This
was not all. The propretors Of these mines,
and the officers of the companies, had such
wild and ancfu ideas Of their future value led them
into every kind Of exravs gance Of which their dsordered
imaenatopB could conceive. ia my honest convcto
that there finer field for capital and enterprise than
this mineral belt under consideration and that conviction
is sustained by every who has made thorough in
vestigsiop into the subject
1t s already attracting the attention Of English CAPT.
taliss, and am credbly informed that they have had
competent gentlemen to explore and secure mineral lands
in the State of North Carolina and that large tracts have
already been secured Doubtless, alter the value Of
these mineral lands shall have been made known through
foreign capitalists, shall have occasion to regret
own ignorance and stupidity in these matters