White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-01-04
GREAT GOLD DISCOVERY.
The Richest Deposit Known in
the History of the WOrld-Tre.
mendOus Excitement i'm COnse.
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Col. Inslee. of St. Joseph, now in
Montana Territory. in letter to his fami-
", incloses the following extract from
the virginia City (Montans) Post. Of
November 4th. relative to some newly
discovered mines. which bid fair to sur
pass in richness anything heretofore
known 10 the world. Colonel Inslee
writes that he has seen some specimens
of the quartz from these mines which
seemed to be "nesrly solid gold" Here
is the extract from the Post:
Upon the arrival of the Helena stage,
last Friday morning. the people of Yir-
ginia City were thrown into gold ex-
citement, before which all former excite
ments must pale. The facts. IS We get
them from apparently well authenticated
sources, are briefly as follows:
"Mr. Brown, q German or Norwegian.
and one Of the original discoveries of the
celebrated Gould & Curry lode, of Ne
vada, and afterwards of Brown lode in
Nelson Gulch. 10 this Territory. was en-
gagged 10 sinking shaft on the "Uncle
Sam" lode, about the head of Dry Gnlcb,
some four miles from Helena. He hsd
sunk near twenty feet, when. the indica-
tions not suiting him, he concluded to
change his course by drifting up bill
from the bottom of bis shaft. He had
advanced in this direction about ten feet.
when be reached gold deposit which,
in richness. and extent, has. perhaps, no
parallel in the history of gold mining
Gold. in almost solid masses, glittered
before his bewildered vision. For two
weeks longer. unknown to others. he tun-
nelled into the golden wall. Secrete,l
about him, he had accumulated several
gunny sacks, literally filled with the pre-
cious metal. when longer secrecy became
imprscticable. from the very extent
of his unexpected wealth. ard Mr..
Brown proceeded to record and secure
his property, when the public were in
formed Of the great discovery. 1t is said
that he now keeps strong guard, night
and day. over his seemingly incompu-
table wealth. while he himself, unassist-
ed, delves into the golden walls around
him, and continues multiplying his sacks
of precious ore. One person who was
admitted into Mr.. Browns drift. states
that it presented scene of wealth more
akin to q picture OF the imagination than
actuality. Gold! gold!! gold!!l met the
view on every side-above. below, and all
around-and rejecting back its rich hues
in the glare of the candle. as if this sub
terranean vault had been hewn out of o
solid ledge of the yellow metal.
"This gold is found in well defined
ledge. fully Eve feet in width. The gold
vein is three feet wide-thrre. fourths of
the entire substance therein being pure
gold; the remainder mainly bismnth-
On each side of this vein, there is cas-
ing of one foot of quartz. which will as
say from S400 to $4,000 to the ton. The
very wallrock is rich. Specimens can
be seen at The City Book Store.
"Whether this is, to use familiar min.
ing terms. blowout or pocket VIC
are not prepared to admit or deny. Bu,
be it either. millions are lying 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 Q
man of reliability. assures MS that a dis
tinct ledge has been traced fully seventy
five feet"