East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-03-29

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w "a '-~' H" August,
n ~ el" "iTg " September.
10 r Z" October.
"a November,
Total ll6 days t Gl
Allowing, at the very lowest, A dol
lars per man per diem, il will at once
give us the sum Of $4,000.
AS / remarked above, if tho unfav-
orable weather the miners had expo
rienced in September and October be
taken into consideration also the
small space from which that amount
was extracted, viz about three square
arpents, it cannot but Ireve the i'm
mense wealth Of this gold-bearing
region. The success with which the
fcw miners still remaining here meet,
is but another proof of the presence
gold i'll this part of the province it's
only few days ago that one man
took out, in one day, nine ounces, and
the day previous, the same person had
found n nugget of five or. that
amount was found in n claim, that had
been, as they believed, well worked.
Corroborating thereby what l hereto
fore mentioned, how imperfectly the
mining was carried on.
1t must also be borne in mind, that
oil this mining has been alluvial, not
a particle having been extracted from
the quartz. Some persons may seem
astonished, that out of five thousand
men, visiting the mines, not more
than three hundred should havo re-
manned here. can only give the
following reasons; -
l. A great many came too early in
the spring, viz, in May, the water be-
ing then too high to allow mining OPP
crations to be carried on with any
success;
2. The prices asked for by the pro-
prietors prevented many from pur-
chasing lots;
90. The delay arising in tho issue of
the mining act, and the uncertainty
existing as to its contents, prevented
many from mining upon government
lands. Those tllroo causes, together
with the facilities of conveyance at
every ones command, contributed
daily to diminish the number Of min
ors. tt.Als ftit 'tea-
Gold is to be found every whore
from st. Francis to the lines, distance
of 43t miles and if thoroughly work.
ed for, as on the Gilbert River, would
he found in as great abundance any
where. The native gold is coarse,
one does not meet with that fine pull
verized gold, as found in California,
if so, it is in very small quantities.
On the River Famine, the gold is
also coarse, tits to be found in slate
at the foot of the Falls. Experienced
men and geologists entertain very
high opinion of this river, from tho
formation Of its rocks aud the general
lay of the land / shall subsequently
give the production of this river / |
am led to believe it is an erroneous
statement. Works on large scale
aro to be prosecuted next year by an
American Company, whose agent is to
remain hero during the ensuing win
ter. AS / remarked in a previous
report, road from the falls to Lake
Etchemin would be very necessary
The extent of the mining operations
done on tho Famine amount to about |
700 feet. . di-d h.'.''h
Onthe Du Loup, in its entire length,
gold is to be found; also a great
quantity Of lack sand, which has
yielded as much as 22 dwts per ton of
1000 lbs. SIC K II AfTLL ~
Some gold has boon found mt the |
mouth Of tho river, which induces a
great many persons to believe the
presence Of quicksilver from the gold
found being coated with a coating of
silver, and disappearing at a certain
temperature.
Prospecting has also been carried
On with good results at the Chaudiero
Falls, three or four miles distant from
he forks Of the Du Loup and Chau-
liere Rivers. The agent who was
sent here to prospect, informed me
hat he was perfectly satisfied with
,he results obtained. fisa arr 2
The parties engaged on tho Olive,
Metgermette, Monument, and on
many other rivers, have every reason
% be satisfied with this years pros
,ecting. On the Du Loup, and as far
Up as the lines, different parties have
,een sinking shafts here and there,
md otherwise looking out for good
ocalities, (where they invariably
ound gold, to enable them ncxtspring
o carry on mining operations, on
Gale commensurate with the expecta-
ions they have found by this years
prospecting. Quartz veins are to be
ound everywhere from tho village of
u. Francois to the boundary line.
iold has boon dotected in almost
very vein; thero is one particularly
n the upper part of the lst concession,
rot very far from the Gilbert mine, /
,roduced by assay, viz. % dollars of
ilver and Is dollars of gold per ton.
This was taken from tho surface, tho
width OF the vein being six feot, and
tripped to the length of 40 feet.--
mother very promising vein, running
Northeast intercepted by numerous
mall veins running due east and
vest, exists opposite the church of 81.