The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-04
Great COLD Dt.eorerr.

Colonel Inslee, of st. Joseph, now in
Montana Territory, in letter to his
family, iucloses the following extract
from the Virginia City (Montana) Post,
Of November 18th, relative to some new
ly discovered mines, which bid fair to
surpass in richness anything heretofore
known in the world. Colonel Inslee
writes that he has seen some specimens
of the quartz from these mines, which
seemed to be nearly solid gold" Here
is the extract from the Post:-[ Missouri
Den0erdt.l
"Upon the arrival of the Helena
stage, last Friday morning, the people
Of Virginia city were thrown into a gold
excitement, before which all former ex-
elements were pale. The facts, as we
get them from apparently well anthem
ticated sources, are briefly as follows:
MIR. Brown, Alderman or Sorwetran,
and one of the original discoveries of
the celebrated Goud & Curry lode, of
Nevada, and afterwards OF Brown lode
in Nelson Gulch, in this Territory, was
engaged in sinking a shaft on the "Un-
Gle 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 con-
up hill from the bottom of his shaft.
He advanced in this direction about ten
feet, when he reached gold deposits
which, in richness and extent, has, per-
haps no parallel in the history OF gold
mining. Gold, in almost solid masses,
glittered before his bewildered vision.
For two weeks longer, unknown to 9TH
ers, he tunnelled into the golden wall.
Secreted about him, he had accumulated
several gunny-sacks, literally filled
with the precious metal, when longer
secrecy became impracticable, from the
very extent of his unexpected wealth,
and Mr.. Brown proceeded TO record and
secure his property, when the public
were informed of the great discovery.
II is said that he now keeps strong
guard, night and day, over hisseeming-
ly incompatible wealth, while he HIM
selve, unassisted, delves into the golden
walls around him, and continues null
tplying his sacks of precious ore. One
person who was admitted into Mr.
Browns drift, states that it presented
scene of wealth more akin to picture
OF the imaginattOnt than HctuHlity. Gold!
gold! gold met the view on every side
above, below and all around-and re-
Elected back its rich hues in the glare of
the candle, as if this subterranean
vault had been heWn out of a solid
ledge of the yellow metal.
This gold is found in well defined
ledge, fully five feet in width. Thegold
vein is three feet wide-three-iourth OF
the entire substance therein being pure
gold; the remainder mainly bismouth.
On each side Of this vein there is u
casing of one foot of quartz, which will
assay from S4OO to s., 600 TO theton. The
very wall-rock is rich. Specimens can
be seen at the City Book Store.
Whether this IS, to use familiar min
ing terms, a blowout or a pocket
we are not prepared TO admit or deny.
But be it either, millions are living
around loose We can scarcely realize
that this is distinct, continuous ledge,
as, in that case, so vast an amount OF
gold would affect the standard of gold
valuation throughout the commercial
world. But our informant, whom we
know to be man of reliability, assures
US that distinct ledge has been traced
fully seventy-five feet"