The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-07-08
THE DORM G0Ln MINE.

The last number Of the Farm,r and Planter
contains very interesting and elaborate
sketch Of the Dorm Gold Nine, by OSCAR NJ.
LrErEr. the State Geologis'. who is now ell
gagged in geological exploration of our Dis
tric:. The mine is situated in Ahheville Dis
trict, the Ed.seiiel'i lire and about six
miles from the Savannah river. and according
to the WI tier. it is Of tle richest and most
productive III the world.
On the hill of the older Dorm Mine. two
veins,-one of which opened in 1851. in the
short period. extending up to 1854. yielded
about $500 900. One hushcl Of the from
II single bias, tried by Mr.. DoRS, for the
purpose of asc"r,ainnC the average pro;lnc-
ton Of the richest portion OF the lode and WAS
found to contain the large sum Of 81. 100 A
single small horse mill was employed in work =
ing the main Inrioa Of this v-in and yet ln-
ring the most productive period, the weekly
yield amounted t" ah"u, Slo.ooo.
North of this vein, about thirty feet, is
another which has been opened for about two
hundred yarrls and j. the which is now
chiefly worked. This vein has also been very
pr"ductive. The a".rcra" yield Of the New
/ ofk Mine mas uccn HiDnt lHc
production Of thi> Mine AMI that of the Dorm
Niue, has been s4n,,ut,, although, engines
kavc been employed only within the last six
years The average per rrh;ag- Of the pureSL
gold of the mine has been 9,. & cents per pen.
nyweigh'.
We rAtra-t the following interesting account
of the mode cf obtaining The gold from the
"ln the cxtrarli"n If the gold. stamps are
used. four Of which work in mortar. As ia"
heads never RS" above III" water spiashinx is
avoided II rh" crushed orc then JnsS-s into the
mill. whrr" il Is .!ll farther co,r,ninn,rd hv
two revolving circular stones. mercury being
placed IN the trough for thr collection OF the
gold. After tins the mr.l aud sand with tn.
finest PARTICLES Of gold. l,~."S through Il fine
scivc iu'u i;u->;ns au,nloamnt"r. which
works 'u perfection. /; consists Of n circular
pan with c"nc.n'ric rartiti"nS, in which the
mcrcuiy r,s'>. and >imiinriy SNAPPED but in.
vcri-i. rcv"ivin. upper i'ari. th" partitions Of
which nitcrnni" with those hcluw, aud thus
constantly ayiin'u til: quick silver. IL las
been n"'ir.i HAT the ,,"i,i collected by this
apparatus. after haviu, been burn, off. /, rx.
r.riucy r"gi.>, in rrnu u:,I resembles the
roar>.:s gold which il.r mine produces. vet on.
y he finest lev gated .,"l,! ca:, cu,cr anl such
gold. under ordinary circumstances. would give
II *"fi, mm>ky nnairnrn, and w"uld l.. perfectly
hnn,"g"ntnus and fine grained, wlI"r hnrn.. ="
that IT w"uIl appear that some electrical If
fort. produced 10y frcti"n. in this instance, con.
soiiiat"a tn: fine int" coarse gold.
a. long ns rsulrl,urzrl were worked
alone not particle "f lost god WAS Ia lie
found III the si",ip". wlIrli rn,,s off from this
nnalgalmat"r; bat la,trriy. the l,yrir"us ores
flower the mercury and carry oil gold. Per,
hnps, there is suc, All abundance Of man.
ran.se on the property, il may. in future, IL.
found advantageous /" d>s"i>c oul the gold us
n chloride, by DR.. P,rcys process. Tie high
price Of quicksilver and It's loss. apart fro m the
value Of the gol: saved would be likely To rcn.
der the change i'll the process uf extraction II
profitable enc"