New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-03
cotD IN DUTCHESS COUNTY.
VISIT or rxPrRTs TO GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ
VEINS IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE
yEtNs-HISTORY OF THEIR DISCOVERY -i'n-
e,.ITs or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RE-
STITS FROM ASSAYS.

p,rNrpFCK. Dec. 2.-The object OF this let
49,, O. IN Law before the readers OF THE TRIBUNE some
evidences and analogics which go to establish inc eA7
ence Of gold IN large quantities, and III such state as 10
make the mining OF it profitable IN Du'cness county "
mi. state On Monday afternoon party OF gentlemen
ift NcuYork on the steamer James W. Baldwin for the
rrofcssed purpose OF making thorough examination oil
Tho ouartz veins which appear III various localities In ts
township and which, 1t has lately been rnmored contain
mid The gentlemen composing the party went at the
invitation of Or. Martin Frelgh, ST., OF NeW'foiA
Among them were experts VIZ; Dr' o. r. sou'h
wall geooeist OF California; Mr.. T. NJ landau "i view
work. Mr.. ]. A. spcrry Of Brooklyn; Mr. Edward T.
u,,,er ~ Montana; Mr. Stafford ID. Gay OF NewIorh
Col lanes c. Lane and Prof J. G. Pohe, geoogst ana
analytical chemist, OF Ncw-YOrk. The five gentlemen
first named it was stated to your correspondent hau o
interest whatever in the gold fields ABOUT 10 DC o
or,ued had never been the ground before but had
been invited MS gentlemen OF many years piacuc. G
quartz VEINS and Of the prospects OF WORKING mem SUI
ccssfully The other individuals composing tne eNpt
-, oyc Dr Martin Trplgl and DR.. Edwin G.. FreSh
Mr. r " Mrbank OF NewYork, and four gentlemen Gun
nccted with the Now ork press ~, ,o., hon,
n was stated that Dr. Edwin O. Felgh had long peen
uuder the impression that the quartz rock OF Duchess
County contained gold lie JndgeG so; nrT, Hn and
second from theoretical considerations. "A very com
mon mode OF deposit FOR gold rs mGcnu, t6 w. fud
with quartz rock The pure gold mus aepositeu -
IN company with various othcr metals llpst ~,
with silver aud the sulphurels OF 2n anu cVPpor brt
nu,rtz occurs I'm veins OF various thickness from thy
1ct down TO three inches or less. 1hcse VEINS are Cu
manly several i'm number, and have the same gce!d w
rcctl0ns There also cross VEINS when ~ t ", IN
al coutluuous for any great length Tho goP lOuhd ~
tbc beds of streams mixed with the sahu - uil Nn
tegratiou of tho rocks and washed down by the water
These veins nro frequently worked to the depth of
p,r n general description Of the gold regions oil
Novo Scotia North Carolina. California, and Australia
The region visited by yonr c9TIssl3nuv' 5r
the general direction y. ~ T. and :. S w Inc VEINS AZ
not visible MT tho surface except In places OF some d
lance apart from each other Az such Patts ,ncg ".
out and form what is technically callea @ ~,
ON tho Murch farm, six miles cast from ihhcDech S'
lion there arc several of these outcroppngs IN an sew
cral hundred feet In lCUeth, ana indicating Iuu
veins From Of these outcroppngs thc suIaCn TUE
has been removed, tue quartz IenoNcu ~, a. q ,ed
some - or feet, and the width OF inc NelD
to bo IA feet 10 inches OF course II cannot DC tolu
whether the vein will grow wider OF hatIo%Sr ul ~ 20
traced TO greater depths below the surface Inc Jutuo
Of the vein with the adjoining waits VI ark, ia al de-
fined on both sides The dip ut the bottom OF the eAc
hensonso Of the veins giving out we're eHpre1ee 10 ,o
contrary, It was predicted that the VEINS "ouu CRU"
richer rs they were worked deeper ,.
There being "a series OF mountain chlns oAWi n
from The mouth OF the ST. Lawrence 10 we uud ~ az IA
leo and hearing the name Of tho AppaiachAn iansoi III
gold having been found IN Nova SCOTIA
Virginia, North Carolun and GEORGIA in w d uit
ture that the quartz Vcins OF Dutchess hlet also
tain gold. DuiChess County is situated DelMseA Vlo
Catskil Mountains, winch loom mp lust %ses lHU ~
and the Tacomc Mountains which form s eastern bQr.
:
Appalachian range With Tie 6her Atlantic coast goid
regions already mentioned. So much ioI genera If'
bancCs aud anaoScs The history Oi tno a'pon , r
respondent By Prof POhic aud the Dts fI'"s VIII Ho"
be briefly sketched.
tions with the microscope he found the irt specimens oi
free gold In float quartz IN the year 1867 on -,
About 1864 he began TO take specimens 10 ne ooo ~.
TO make assays Some OF these specimens were seen by
returned CahfOrnans, who insisted that the rock was
from California DR.. Feligh did not attempt 10 puOsh
M discoveries from desire mot 90 be laughed at nor
dd he wish the credit Of having made Tie di,toVcry by
accident lie traced the principal Nelh iof Instance ~
is miles TO the nOrhwad and southwark over the N'r
TO distance Of 25 miles from the spot visited y.5ttf
day. lie had specimens Of az the ven, ss,y,',u IN
analysis with results varying frou = to over so1 on 'l
10 the tuu Ia June Ncsrs. ScCOr, swan Go made ''
assay 80 n, which yielded at the rate of 80 - u
In July the nrn made an assay 81 r., 10 .Hl.h
Welded 81 ~ aud aftefward 81 COS o. ding ~ a.
Prof Polc has made great ~ 'n o., t''', uot, y!
scientific methods aud the p' tca hohts "l "oIAhb
lie has, he snys endrayor 20 uan' ~ ry ir
pieces ana . very poorest spccimens-he latter max
ug up. ..lys only about onecigih OF the WhoIe hy
mo Ir..,Ical working. by crushing aud auhsainntl"
yield @as about s25 Is per iun By the asaAyS ~ was
lille at lie vein DR. soulhvo and Col Randall splii
fragment Of rock from the bottom OF ,me esG,r =
lGrcls. and placed them ia hrin' Nn,,h LAa ~ y
ronghi along ny one :" 'ne I'm, ,, ~ ,. II liz
horn OF OK. aud Is the article carried by HlnI' T.
when they are prospecting pm Sl@iD wen Pi"i ,
ns visible fcw particles % gold, which by peculiar
motion were collected IN one end % 10, zen Inc MN
n 5i sSia ay tb H.' v5 ~ a.dS3 hyo rJsuii
When 1t Is considered that ounce Of gold 10 tn II
rock il very profitable Yield the quantity to De- derived
from two or three pounds by coarse process D'c'o'
alUo- impcrceptbie.
The expense Of reducing tun Of quartz aud extracting
the gold varies, OF conrse with the situation OF the nine
the cos, Of labor aud fuel economy OF management aud
Other circumstances :. Was stated by The experts thAt
rock yielding from $ 20 SO per tun can Ice proitapg
worked IN California. The same statement snbsiai,
TALLY. u made IN the last official report on the Mineral
Wealth of the United States quartz rock IN Dlchess
County ought al the outside not 10 cost more than = IN
greenbacRs for mining crushing, ana anal gnmatlOl;
The margin for profit rock yielding So 20 $50 IN gold
per tun is thus seen 20 bo Immense The question IS ~
there large deposit OF such quartz In Duichoss County
The answer must he little uncertJln NO shafts nave
yet been sunk 10 ascertain the depth ana Width on Inc
II may be pO6abie that the veins grow wider or
continue Of clr present richness, or even grow nohcT
but 10 is not cerfa The public Win doubt be glad To
the facts ascertaned 10 the richness and oNont 81
the deposits report OF a. geGlopcaI survey ana oi
analyses, hitherto made by Prof Pobe, u published aud
may be had Of Mr. H. W. MnbanE, No - Front,s IL was
the unanimous opinion ~ me 'horhlahs thht sh'it
ought to be sunk down 500 feet wtuu delay and mn
with ~ stamps put up Immediately. They Thought me
New-YOrcrs rather slow II was stated thnt pr ttelig
who originally bought the Murch farm from Mr.. Mnrcl
had sold out his interest totlie hesr- MDank The ma
cnery needed IN addition To the holsng apparatus "c
u stamping mill for puiyciAng The quartz The cost
OF this need not be more than $4,000
Since the above written your correspondent has
received from Mr.. Mbank The following important let
ter from Prof Toey Of the United states Assay once IN
this city IL will be that whereas, from the tests or
Prof POll6 aud DR.. Fregh, the average yield was est
mated at from s25 to $50 per tun, Prof Torey, from
quartz eXcavated probably at somewhat greater depth
obtains average Of sIs 5O Here follows Prof Tor
rcys letter.
UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE,
NEw-YOIK Dec 2. 1868. )
II. W. MnBANK, esp Deor SIR: have made number
OF careful assays of from the great quartz lode on
property ia Rhincbock township, which shall re.
port on In fun very shortly The ore was obtained and
packed la "a barrel under my SUPERVISION and sent
AZ 10 my address in NowYork. Every precaution
was used to get iar average sample o the lode sew
cra assays made aud In none was the proportion
Of gold less than 800 per tun OF 1000 pounds, and the
average was Sis 49per tun. Yours, respectfully.
JOHN IOEREI.
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