New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-04
CALIFORNIA.

RICH GOLD DIsCOvERY-A $4,000 NUGGET
COL. HARASZTIIY DEvOURED BY ALLIGATORS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-Several days ago
quite little excitement was created among our quartz
miners by the discovery Of pocket" Of unusual rich.
ness In new quartz mining claim In Sierra County Cali
forna, near the sesra Buttes Such pockets
frequently found the surface In partially decom-
posed quartz, but seldom 80 immensely rich as this
has opened. Many have been found Grass
Valley, Nevada County, and discovered O few
years since on the summit OF hill the Catholic
school in the Ctyof Grass Valley from which the owner
took wheelbarrOw load OF gold in q few days. His
"sreak OF luck',was aganshim however, for he went
mad, and, believe died In an insane asylum.
subsequently, "a pocket from whence $4,000 in gold
was quickly taken discovered IN the Dromedary
Mine Wolf Creek in the City OF Grass Valley, and
other from which 5000 realized was found
surface the opposite side OF heI creek where the
quarry mne now known as the Garden City Nine is To-
Gated. This last pocket, however ecpses them all
few years ago placer mlne located below the
Sierra Buttes Quartz Nine" in Sierra County the
surface dirt OF which 50 washed when the bed
rock" reached the claim supposed have been
worked out, and abandoned. Recently the ground
located" quartz claim by party of four men,
who proceeded TO run incline down
the vein. At tho depth OF 30 feet they
came upon immense deposit OF porous gold, like
lava IN reformation The first mass nugget which
~
ing 1t up with crowDars, "a pounds detached, and
the "Chlspa" weighs only log pounds. II is Of
graduated gold 92OOO fine and WORTH 1t
stands, s24 900 in coin. saw IL few minutes since and
can fairly say that never its equal and never
pect 10 again. The nugget s about 20 inches long,
10 in thickness and about to 10 inches broad II was
lying in tub Of diluted sulphurc acid to clean 1t and
make IL bright There hardly pound OF foreign matter
IN the Chspa," and 1t s literally back load OF goc in
single lump The men have taken tout not less than
$4,000 already, and have not yet touched bottom
Forty thousand OF this the result OF two mems
work in two days. The owners OF the claim VIM A.
Parish Co. Contrary TO all precedent they did not
and get drunk and remain until they had wasted half
the whole OF their earnings, but they had
stored their big lump safely away, went to work aud
will probably be exhibited here, and after month or so
sent TO NewIOTk for the same purpose. 1t Is, indeed
This community recently suffered the loss OF old
and valued citizen IN the OF Col AgostOD Harasz
thy, OF early pioneers Col Haraslthy born
In Hungary In 1872 and Mt an early age migrated to
America, living for years In Wisconsin and Iowa
Thence he went 10 Texas and the country 10 Cali
fornis. He noted az Democratic politician at one
time and under Pierce held the position Of Superntend-
Of the IT, :. Branch Mint In this city, Subsequently
no became superintendent OF the great Buena Vista
for some years las dispensed friendly hospitality at
the comPany's vineyard, near the town Of sonoma
and Nicaragua where he obtained from the Gov
eminent the right To manufacture distilled liquors for 40
ually handsome fortune. While gong from Leon TO
hs home he left his horse 10 river TO look for
msiie and fell from log into the stream and was de-
vOured by agators. IIo leaves large family OF
up and daughters. Col Haraszthy flush
OF vigorous manhood though o. brave, enterprsing,
hOspltabe and liberal man. and his shocking death Will
be- widely deporcd. The members Of the Cofax Party
will remember him well as also Will old Calfornans and
intelligent travellers who have visited California within
the past ten years.