The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-12-20
Great Gold Discovery.
From the Missouri ucinoc'"''

Colonel Inslec, Of ST. Joseph. "uT.'I
Montana Territory, in letter I" h,s
family, incloscs the following e1,r"ss
from the Virginia City (M""'auH) f4H.
Of November 4,h, relative to some new.
" discovered mines, which hi r.ir 70
surpass in richue.s anything hrrc'"'"rs
known in the world. Colonel l"slcs
writes that he Sas seen sumo spcclmrns
Of the qu1rtz from these mIn:'. ~h''h
seemed to he nearly solid s"lj.' llers
iS the extract from the Post:
Upon the nrrivrl Of tho Helene
stage, last Friiry morning, tho people
Of vir.ini, city we're thr'wn int" gold
excitement b.f,re which Al! t'rm'r ex'
ci,cmeut, were pale. The f'c''. A''x'
get them from apparently we'll au'hcu'
| ,icated sunrcrs, are briefly as follows:
"Mr. Brown. Germ IN N,rso'r.n.
and one Of the original discoveries IL
the celebrated Gml Il Curry nl', ,oe
Nevad,, and afters .r'ls Of l}t,rn l.Is
in Nelson Gn!ch. in this Territory. vas
engaged 10 >inGin: i shaft on IN: u.
Gle Sam loIc. ahuut the had Of Dry
GIlch, some four miles fr IN II .l'nL
lie had sunk near twenty feet when,
the Indications not sui,iuI him. he c"n.
cudcd to change hrs .cnYr.c bi drifting
10 hill from the hOrtum "f his "htf
lie advanced in this direction lb'a. tc1
feet, when he reached gold Deposit
which in richness AMI extrut. hII. per:
haps no parallel in tho history Of gold
mining. Cold in almo-t solid mSs,cs,
clittered before his bcwiIl-rel vision.
For two weeks longer. unkn"wn 10 orh::
crs. ho tuunYled into the g'licn Will:
Sicrcted about him hs had 4cram Il tied
several gunny sarks, li,cr'IIy fIIel With
tho precious metal. when longer se:recy'
becamc impractcable. from the very Gt:
tent Of his unexpected wealth.. n"i Mr..
Brown proceeded to rrcnri and SECURE
his property, when the public wcre,in.
formed of The great discovery. Ii 10
said that he row keeps strong .u'ri.
nigh. aud day. over his seemingly in.
compu,aLe we,lth. while he v.mss'i,
unas-i.,cd. dclvrs into the CULLEN walls
around him. and continues multiplying
his sacks Of precious orc One p.rs'u
who was admitted into Mr.. Br"sns
drift, states that i, presented scene Of
wealth more akin to u picture If tho
inn.inaiion than ac,uali'y. GolI g"lli
gold! met the view on every side
above, below and nll rnun.l-'nd >ro.
Aected back its rich hucs in the Il ,re Of
the candle. us If this -utcrt,ne, ~ vault
had been hrwn out Of solid ledge u
the yellow metal. .. - "a '''"..".
This gold is found in we'll 'le6nct
ledge, fully FIVE feet 10 With. ''rhc gold
vein is three feet widc.--'hree E"urihs q
the entire substance therein being pnre
gold the remainder mainly bi.mouth::
On cuch side Of this rcin there is 1
casi ng Of one foot Of qna,tz. Which viii
assay from 500 to $4,000 to the ton::
The very wall roe" is rich. Sp"cilurnI
can be secu at,he City Book Store.
Whether this is. to use famili'r min.
ing terms, blow out or = tp~'krt,
We ore not prepared to admit or deny.
But he it either. millious ure 'lyiug
around loose We Gun scarcely realize
that bis is distinct, cop,iuuou. ledyA
as in that case, so vast an smount. OF
gold would affect the STANDARD Of tcnid
valustion throughout tho comm ertiii.
world. But our inforn,as. whu ule1s
know to be man Of reliability. s,sur,s
Us tn ut o distinct ledge has Eccu .tracsl
fully seven ty.6sc feet" r..