, 1860-07-26
Gold DIS.in.* III Vermont.

LrDLow, VI, JLiy -, 1se,.
II may not be known to Jour readers, rs it
was not to inc until short time ago, that 1he
gold mines Of Vermont were extensively
worsed. So much attention il bestowed upon
things abroad, that We oiten remain is7crunt of
shrt is traospiring IN cur immediate n-i9kbor-
hood.
1t has long been know that there was gold in
some Of the brooks which 20 leapipg anI laugh
iog from their mountain homes down the sweet
valleys, toward the corrup!ions Of the larger
streams which fsw through the low marshes
along the sea shore. Hut, until Two ycars ago,
nothing was doue to discover the extent and
Talue Of these hou1e treasures. Last rear ser
eral companies prospccted' and 'iocated"
claims, and seytrat washed them Two return
ed califoEnians, j. WAS confidently reported,
took out over II Geo ia few 1nonths. Others
did nearly as well. In consequence, quite u
rush has been made this ssnson. and hundreds
Jet discovered are situated in Plymouth, frem
six to ten mics from thi. place.
lew days aEo. in comrany with some Of
your knicketbockers who had strolled into our
Green Mountain State, to look upon its charm
ing scenery, brea1hs its pure air, and drink its
CRY ssa1 wa1eTs, visited the Diggings" Oa
arriving at what is cuilcd the Pollard Brook
Dig9ings, we saw rude sign nailed to tree,
Central House, mile - aud uuJer it another,
"Iutfalo House, II miles," 50. hItching our
horses, We followed the ueil-worn path iodica-
ted by the fnger-boaEd, nud soon found our
selves winding up q uar1ow gorge, ncar small
strean1, where, two years ago, in company with
your" safe man" Alderman Herring, caught
the 6ne speckled trout. We had not reached
the stream before the evidences ot The lore Of
money we're made apparent IN thc piles O.!
stone, gravel, and washed sand = dams,
troughs, .spouts. pans. stanties,. and 9th.
er parephfana1ia Of gold digging. We
soon came to the "c7ai1u' Of q company, AMI
found them sin the full tide Of successful ope-
of fourteen rods- They bad reached The ''oed
rock in one place, some Is feet below the bed
Of the stream, md had found good success. i
small pan Of Xr4yel and sand, taken some two
fee: below the surface, reveals five or six sptcks
worth dime or two. They were working with
strong faith: company above them took out,
in si7gle day, some Isl. They were down
near the bed rock.
There Gre twtlve companies on that brook in
operation. som: claims are not taken up. and
on some work il temporarily suspended. Near
the mouth Of the bEook-in the Cauo5-one
man picked up $l3 in two days. Claims are
sotd at $J . rod. The mere extensive dilgirgs
further. These We did not visit. They are said
to he much superlor-mose like California, hav-
ing gambling houses, groggeries. and Nil the
ct ceteras essential to satisfactory success. 1t
might he added that the managers aud workers
are mostly Calfernians.
There Is gold here-no doubt Of it; and the
Industrious may make fair wages-the fo1tu.
nate much more; bu. whether aay great good
wilt result from the gentle excitement SO un-
cstenta'iously begun IS !qnest'ona'le-, The
same amount Of money aud toll bestowed upon
the improvement OF our farms would doubtless
secure US much gold dust in the way Of Indian
corr, DC.
Po!t'cs quiet, confidence strong. weather
comfortable, trails" in good demand, to fence
IN the Union, Democrats aghast, not known :
what to DO or where to 70. ". s. u.