Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-01-03
GREAT GOLD DISCOVERY.

Colonel Inslee, of St. Joseph, now in Mon
tana Territory, in letter to his family, in
closes the following extra,t from the Vir-
gini@ City ,aIontaua) Post Of Nov. 4th. rel
atiye to some newly discovered mines, which
did fair to surpass iarichness ANYTHING here
tofore kno N in the world Col. InsIee
writes thar he has seen some specimens of
the quartz fon these mines viii h seemed
TO be nearly solid gold" Here is the ez-
,ract from the P5st;
Upon the arrival Of the Helena stage
last friday morning, tlle peO pie Of Virginia
City were thrown into gold excitement be-
fore which all former excitements must Taie
The facts, a we get tbe:.. from apparently
well authenticated soHrces, arg briefly as
follows:
mir Brown. German OF Norwegian,
aud enc OF the original ciscoy yereIe % the
celebrated GoaId and Curry lo4e. o. Ne
vada, and afterwards of BroHn lode, in Mel
son Gulch, in this territory, was engaged IL
sinking sliaf, cG he ''Cuaie 2aal" lode.
atout the head Of Dry, Sulch, some fol.i
miles from HslcGe. z had SUI. le4T
tsen;g feei, when tile ini3ia,asleus hot suit
iiig am he cone!aed IA change rs course By
drifting UP the hSLi IroA tia bottom q his
shaft. He had advanced Ia this direction
a3oatsten feet, when he reached i deposit
which, IN richness and extent, has. perhaps,
no parallel in the history et' geld mining
Gold in almost aoiid massas. slittered before
his LeWildered vision. For two weeks lon
ger. unknown TO Others, ne tGnneigd isl.o
the golden wall. Secreted about him, he
had accumulated several gunny-sacks. liter
a,iy tiled with the precious metal, when lon
ger secrecy became inpracticable: from the
very extent OF his unexpected wealth, and
Dir. Brown proceeded TO record and secure
his property, when the pubic were inform
ed of the great discovery. 1t is said that
he now Keeps strong guard night and day,
over his seemingly incompatible wealth,
while he himself, unaSsisted, deives into the
golden walls around him, and continues
multiplying his sacks Of precious ore. One
person Bho was admitted into Sir Browns
DRIFT, states that it presented ! scene o.
wealth more akin 10 Il picture of the inIsgi-
nation than actIIality: Gold gold gold
met the view on every side-above, below
ana all &round-anl refieeted back It's lich
hues In the slare OF she candle, as IF This
sabt eranean vault hsd been ilewD ou1 Of a
solid ledge Of the yellow metal.
This gold is found 10 well defined ledge,
fully FIVE feet in width. The gold vein is
three ieet wide-5hrae- fourths OF the entire
substance therein being pure gold; the re-
mainly bismuth On each side of
this vein there is a casing of one foot OF
quartz, which viii assay from 500 to $1,000 !
to the ton. The very wall-rock is rich.
Specimens can be seen at the City Book !
Store.
Whether tins is, to use familiar mining
terms. blow out or pocket. weare not /
prepared to admit or deny, But be ii Ell |
cher, millions are lying around loose We |
can scarcely realize that this is distinct, |
continuous ledge, as, IN that case, so vast an |
amount of god would affect the standard Of |
gold valuation throughout the COMMERCIAL
world But our informant, whom we know /
TO be man of reliability. assures us thataa /
iistinct ledge has been traced fully seventy
five feet.