The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-12-21
(From the Montana Post Of Nov ~ tt
Discovery OF the Richest Gold Deposite
knownin the History OF the w oridi--
Tremendous Excitement In Conse-

Discovery OF the Richest Gold Deposite
known in the History OF the W oridi-
Tremendous Excitement In Conse-
quence. O.
Upon the arrival of the Helena
stage, last Friday morning, the people
of Virginia City were thrown into a
gold excitement, before which all TOR
mer excitements must pale. The facts,
as we get them from apparently we'll
authenticated sources, arc briefly as
follows: abti e.. +trt r.
Mr.. Brown, n German, or Norwc-
gian, and one of the original discover
ere of the celebrated Gould & Curry
lode, of Nevada, and afterwards of the
Brown lode in Nelson's Gulch, in this
Territory, was engaged in sinking u
shaft on the "Uncle Sam" lode, about
the head Of Dry Gulch, some four miles
from Helena. He had sunk near
twenty feet, when, the indications not
suiting him, he concluded to change
his course by drifting up hill from the
bottom of his shaft. He bad advan-
ced in this direction about ten feet,
when hereacbcd q gold deposit, which,
in richness and extent, has, perhaps,
no parallel in The history of gold mi.
ming. Gold, in almost solid masses
glittered before his bewildered vision
For two weeks longer, unknown tc
others, he tunneled into the golden
wall. Secreted about him, he had &C
formulated d several gunny sacks
literally filled with tho precious
metal, when longer secrecy became
impracticable, from the very extent Of
his unexpected wealth, and Mr. Brown
proceeded torecord and secure his prop
erty, when the public wore informed O
the great discovery. 1t is said that ht
now keeps strong guard, night and
day, over his seemingly incompatible
wealth, while he himself, unassisted
delves into the golden walls arounC
him, and continues multiplying hi
sacks Of ore One person who wal
admitted into Mr.. Browns drift, states
that it presented scenc of wealth
moro akin to a picture of imagination
than actually. Gold! gold gold
met the view on every side-above
below and all around-and reflected
its rich hues in the glare of the can
die, as if this subterranean vault hat
been hewn out of q solid ledge of TIL,
yellow metal. e.. as.1sa,, .sa.,-
This gold is found in well defnec
, ledge, fully five feet in width. Th
gold vein is three feet wide three
tourths Of the entire substance there
in being pure goldi the remalnde
mainly bismuth. On each side of thi
vein, there is a casing of one foot Q
. quartz, whichwill assay from $500 t
$1,000 to the ton. The very wall roc
is rich, Specimens can be secn at tn
f, City Book Store. .rla.- aaryy p,c
F, Whether this is, to use familiar mi
, ming terms, a "blow-out" or o "pock
, ct, we are not prepared to admit Q
deny. But be it either, millions ar
: Hlying around loose" We can scarce
ly realize that this is distinct, cor
i, tinuous ledge, as, in that case, 50 vas
an amount of gold would affect th
standard OF gold valuation throughor
, the commercial world. But our infol
mant, whom we know to be a man {
: reliability, assures us that distint
: ledge has been traced fully seventy
five feet. s..5q.oeIre.o. li.i' =.
Further and more positive informs
: tion will be given in our next. aa