The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25
s.a.nm.ry the reaction that took place 10 the GREE
mines July 1850 after transient flush II lamp

p.@ensnsry The reaction that took place 10 the Gree
mines In July 1859 after transient tush ~
prosperity Ia June, os ing 10 this circumstance
ThA, there quantity OF gold bearing rock con
the Gregory, RUSSELL Nevada aud other guchcs Vas
quezs ST. vrans creeks, has been fully ascertaned
by the frequent tess OF practical miners well as by
the few efficient quartz mills in operation; out TO
make al exact estimate OF both the relative aud sgere-
gate quantity Of gold buried In IL, would he
psbe than /, state the exact volume OF the mountains
A .upposition, no xever that all the quartz OF the
mines referred TO is auriferous, entrey unwarraud
yet ridiculous faith IN the universal richness Of tue rock
has, nevertheless, already causei much unlucky
Speculation in mipSg claugs. The truth IL that
only a portion OF the veins gold bearing, sud
that these tne gold uniformly distrioatet-
quartz mining One cord may yield 500, while
another from the same vein Will BOT produce $40.
10 It's second state the gold Of the Rocky Mountains sp
In calico plscers that ia in scattered deposits Of
Tres abundant AMI mnltiOrm PARTICLES Of gold,
made aorgsde OF and In the former aud present channels
Of writer
TIE placers hardly ever appear the surface Of the
Mining ground They generally found 10 wnst miners
esgnaie AZ the "oea rock beneath many feet Of au.
matter.
In tue paoers a. in the quart, veins the gold not
equally Gs.gi Jucd, that ~, tue zane Qusut les OF bed
hardly yield the percentage OF goid and
thus heppeus thst claims will hardly yield uni.
The paccrs 81 tbs Rocky Mountains arc evidently no
primitive creations. but rather the result 4 the chems
IT. tnt mechanism OF nature that s tue action Of
and water IN an undennei space OF time the PARTICLES
q gold that constitute thern we're originally emoaddedon
aid uespostioh vas gradually effected by the ecmsns
re fact that gold bearing veins have oeen discovered 10
the vishity nearly al the psoes ADD that the PAGER
god 'queIty intermiXcd with fragments OF quartz,
uliy SuG,aing tnT theory.
whne "a, quartz the gold usually appears ), atoms
nTaceriioe 81 the nas-d eye in "pa'es" Il rs found
oOlh dour like form ard 10 scales, grius and nuggets
rAsgDg IN weight fruru ftw grains W penny
,ense nom 10 10 10 dw,s 'Piacers or 'galch ds
sngs drc' vercc and worked last summer on the
eastern soua on both forks Of Arar or yxqurz aud -
La lulf 4eF M
the Blue aud Ar rivers ,seers only have thus
far been discovered and worked Those on he head
OF the last mentioned river all oborb ne
% richness aud extent
Tie quest,on whether NE quartz or placer will
ooasi1ered solved Tue eId of the latter a. however
estimated &c be couble that Of the former Placer
gucl d'EguEs certainly alone onH opportunities 20 the
snr muer Qua rts rlinr REQUIRES not ony experience
nut also considerable capital.
~ -Tiu CON oRoP o. 1859 -6o-ux MINI VALUE OF TnK
UIfTssKSr MINIS GOLD
he rrecse figure Ieprcs.utiag the value If the
god crop Of the Rocky Mo1ntaas up the present time
zs by he ooia ned Consequence 81 irregr
ari,y Of business relations Of ~ regions
estimate OF million Of dollars probably cot fa from
' rub The recsy' Of rikss peas gold a. the Ie,ed
Cha sxcsen,d 1850 600 the Vet Of July Sinoe then
about sioo 300 wo,n Of dust vas sapped last by cs-
prs about ESQ 600 ~ the states Ia pri
bauds as nust forms am"st the oniy carrescy 40
~ the opening Of the assay and ntirg Olce ~ Messrs
slaik, 5fub~rd Co, ieavenwor,h City bankers, $40
,ssu private lev Gays ego, AMI a. nost miners
brought oui complete Ouihg ami supplies for many
fhfTehl Bvfdug the neccrlty Dnytnf athHn
pfcsT prevailing hrreabOus, II may be safely presumed
That several hundred THOUSAND dossrs' worth OF bullion
are yet rmaininr u the country.
the rector ~ the Philadepts Mint, 10 oBcia
pot on ,be relative value o. Ptes Peak scd nsks the
value ~ grains scales nuggets &c, per od 90
r. ore II
After m"ffg.. 10 20
Anhx.fn;-
b'fOre teNhg'.... 10 ~
Ices Of Dirt, 40, &c equal TO Per cent
Average nneuess *3sths
IN
cvsprso1 of the qcictsiiver pronuc~s 'murity
~ the ara gam and frequently e-ctt discrepancy be
tween The efWs weight END asesyct net vJae
Tho irurmixiure OF The gold WITH particles OF
atsrs produces the difference bo~ccn the values before
snd after tltitirg
The euartr gold coutaips greater per censse cfsver
ttsa ~, placer "oli.
on the otter that from tho diggiogs III the South psrk
ans on tn Blue n Arkansas tbs purot and most beau
tiivI ~ apfcGshce
u.-rryrIofksKr OF 1owNa--rRAuE-aoCTAL IND roftu.
cat trFs
n The r1tent % A. on,ot be good measure Of the
power Of oause, the tpringing vp RAPID growth Of
the tovns o. the Psea Peak region certainly ufnish
mineral reFoufUes TIE towns FORM indeed. the
wondrrni features ~ me ne~iy opened Dorado. In
der % give tie readers &C the HE1Ip correct idea of
the degree ~ dew Opponent already attained ny them,
9i'ou 81 the most important ones s subjoined
The fTsi In rank
uaxysR CITY,
The metropolis oormsycia ocnte ~ the entire
trv. Il eve ~ the rght bank ~ ths Scuth I1atte 10
the two sDSies toruss By L< Tiyw With Chery Gsg&