Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-12-15
GREAT GOLD DISCOVERY.
Richest Deposits in the known world +
sold IN almost solid masses TTeInen'
deus e&citementin Montana.


Richest Deposits in the known WorId-
Sold IN almost solid masses Tremcn-
deus excitem ent in Montana.
Colonel Inslee, of St Joseph, now IN
Mohiana Territory, in letter to his family
inciisses the following extract from the Nif.
eilfs City( Montana Posi-, of November 4th,
selative to some newly discovered mines,
which bid fair 10 SuFpalis in richness any
tlAi3g heretofore known in the world. Co,
.nel 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 ioa
Upon the arrival Of the Helena stage,
last Friday morning, the people Of Virginia
City were thrown into a gold excitement, be-
fore which all former excitements must pale.
The facts. as we get them from apparently
well authenticated sources, are briefly as
follows
''Mr Brown, German or Norwegian,
aud one of the original discoyerers Of the
celebrated Gould & Curry lode, Of Nevada,
and afterwards of Brown lode, Ia Nelson
Gnleh, in this Territory, was engaged in
sinking a shaft on the Uncle Sam lode,
about the head Of Dry Guleh, some four
miles from Helena. He had sunk near
twenty feet, when, the indications not suit
ing him, he concluded to change his course
BY drifting up Hill from the bottom Of his
shaft lie had advanced in this direction
about ten feet, when he reached gold de-
post which, in richness and extent, has per-
haps. no parallel in the history of gold mi
ming. Gold, in almost solid masses, glitter
ed before his ha1uildsrs.l ,5ision. Eor two
weeks longer, unknown to others, he tun-
nelled into the golden wall Secreted about
him, he had accumulated several gunny-
sacks literally filed with the precious metal
when longer secrecy became impracticabe,
from the very extent of his unexpected
wealth, and Alr. Brown proceeded to record
and secure his property, when the public
were informed of the great discovery 1t is
sad that he now keeps q strong guard night
and day, over his seemingly incompatible
wealth, while he himself, unassisted delyes
into the golden walls around him, and con-
tinues multiplying his sacks Of precious ore.
One person who was admitted into Mr.
Brown drift, states that it presented a
scene OF wealth more akin to a picture of
the Imagination than actually Gold gold
gold met the view on every side-aboVe,
below and all around and reflected back its
rich hues in the glare Of the candle, as if this
subtoranean vault had been hewn out Of
solid ledge Of the yellow metal
This gold is found in well defined ledge
fully five feet in width. The gold vein is
three feet wide-three-fou of the entire
substance therein being pure gold; the re-
mainder mainly bismuth On each side Of
this vein there is casing Of one foot Of
quartz, which win assay from $400 to s., 600
to the ton. The very wal-rock Is rich
Specimens can be seen at the City Book
store
Whether this is, to use familiar mining
terms blowout on pocket, we are not
prepared to admit or deny But be it either,
millions are lying around loose We can
scarcely realize that this is a distinct, ,contin
uous ledge, as, in that case, so yastan 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 a distinct
ledge has been traced fully seventy five feet.