Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-31
O Q M m u nj 9 81 tion 81.
FOR TIE KEowEE COURIER.

IMr. Editor: My purpose in the commu-
nications published i'll your lato issues, is TO
fuvnis', sono practical Information acquired,
of tho country and it's mineral possessions, mud
by acquaintance remove any Of i;s speculative
character, concluding with
MANY DAYS IN TIE EARTH.
In The school oc Mining il has always been
asserted tlaS almost All the suphuvets contain
gold, pyritcs, bcins tho true source Of s:,:'
metal, is a crystalline forlhntion by injections
or vapor; and us sulphurets caunot possibly
penetrate rock, except from below, by volca-
nio heat, nor crystalizc from any other so!u.
! tion, wo therefore conclude that the heavy
body Of ore lies deep in the earth. In this
opinion tho miner is supported by his prao.
ticc, as all such veins of orc improve with the
depth. BY these sab chemical fovces penrtra-
ting rock and filing fssurcs, a.ycstiug 'irc re.
ally Of our mining prospects, as hero aro
veins of vo;'.sbic and valuable nc..,ic ores,
predictions OF t,lcsc organic laws Of injimto
knowledge and power, equally characterized
wi:h tl:o crcatiors, and dipi"y with ns much
systeH, Of arrangements below, ns OH the hab.
itable surface.
Tho inncnro extent of ou;crops tr'rcablc
from TO Georgia liuc in tia Southwest, run-
ming parable. with the oou:'o oE the atiAia
formation, striking to the No.!honst, ard
passing; into North Caroline; with pyr;icous
ores, abrudart!y disseminated in smc! perfect
crystals, through oycry piece 0? tho na@s OF
rock raised from its strata; with distribution
Of gamclts: characteristic Of rich mnan!
! lands, III other localities, ROCKS and i!l!; OK.
hhi;.a .,c same pressure from suhscrr.noa,,
forces IS ca Tho Pacific slope F; wish s;nii!ai
We've o. ouHlN lun,!iay par.'!a! with tla
sla;cs, tits extreme uniformity cf q:,artz
and s)a!cs combined, with tho srilc Of tho
bads, to which my examinations IN this Dis.
ljarity. Pvesc:.,ing to the mind d,-rosemh;ng
observations Of existing combinations in lilo
Nevada Mountains, California, in days now
past and gone.
Irom these and other analogous oircun'-
STANCES, tliu,c is an extensive mass Of m:trix
gold, combined wiSh quartz and states, inbcd.
ded !lore il the cur!!, OF more Importance
than all tic gold deposits IN California, when
tho incxbaustille supply Of these fcrru:,iao0s
states vi, be mado to yiold tho great value
thoy couta;n.
It may be said that the sources Of gold te
eide tho value of q mining diatrct. Asau.
ming this to bc tgue, then you have iii thcsc
fcrrugiuous ores, the original seat OF gold
The value of these mineral lands, Beyond a
pcradvcnturc, as tho leads so Gar us have been
! reached consst Of s,ogo orcs, mixed nieh
small veins of quartz, travcrsirg the heavy
| lodcs iu e parallel cou:so, whist pyriteous
crystals ran,ify tho rock in every direction.
Considering the extensive domain o; this ore,
it is TO bo regretted that the mining Of it has
ncyey boon commenced in way That would
develop its pcrmaneucy and v%luc, and o.,
Immense revenue of wealth thoy nrc capable
| Of producing.
The old adago, "That everything comes in
timo," doe, not fail 10 suggest itsolf hero,
where hundreds Of millions Of dollars are be.
ing troddon oyor, day after day, and nothing
| spent, in any earnest manner, to raso it from
its silent bed, Perhaps the tine is not "a:
distant w!,ca n sF: llfu, jndicions ,nltl oconoln,
| ioal commencement will be made, with pur.
pose i"icntly fixed, con,p,cI.cnding the work
which will develop the great mineral resources
Of this District.
With t,c science Of The day, is tnc lcy 70
unlock this vast treasure vault Of the South,
as wo find voin upon vein to depend upon her
regular supplies, which will consume years,
and ages of time, if ever exhausted. Those
precious metals are so profuscly yet regularly
distributed horo, that it is not the object Of
the writer to enter into any Of its science, but
simply 10 state the fact Of the abundant pres
once Of gold in tho earth beneath us, with
some attending pcculiariiics with Which the
miner is familiar.
Aud now with this knowledge, SO far as
have been able to present Tao facts,
building on thia rocls, Truth, Time
and Patience, t,o great solvents and rc-agcnts
to bring forth tho good results, transferring
the gold for circulation and for use, from
their pockets in rock, TO rock in pockets.