, 1869-05-18

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TUESDAY, MAY Is, lst;9.
AbouT GoLD-sEEKlN9.
Tie completion Of the Pacific Railroad,
ind the extension of other lines Of rAifway
westward. will afford to al who deaire it IN
opportunity u visit the vast and but PAR
tlslly explored mining region which lies be-
tween the Mississippi Valley end the Pacific
<,,rs.u. Heretofore the pioneer go!d- |
s..A,r, in that entire region, with the e1- ;
c,1slen OF Colorado, have been almost e1- i
c:esiyely Califuzuians, with more or less
experience in I'll things pertaining to pros !
p.c.ing aud mining Henceforwa5a East
esn energ;, muscle and skill will be sln-
I,l,yed in discovering, and Eastern
c4y:,ll in developing, the Enitless min
.ssl Resources u the country to much
greater extent than formerly. The super
:,,,,,u,l:n, population Of our crowded cities,
wl.!ci. .4as 10 taste for agricultural pursuits,
,a4A lacks either capacity or oppost unity to
s;.ccerl in the trades, professions or me-
Il AAi4ic ATS, viii find congeuial and prohta-
Die occupation in searching out and bring
ing to light the immense and variel mineral
treasures which lie hid in the mountains and
plains ul.t stretch between here and SUM-
Est: ARa anz Z q saE s1Pask gta 81 ka Sas hs s
not be aye1se to investing in mining enter
prises, which, judiciously conducted, will
yield them great und certain returns.
Tue more permanent and, therefore, the
NOR. valuable mines are those which e1it
III veins OF lodes- The presence Of a metal
former ;:1;cle araa a kindred subject) by
its c5up4ing out Ut intervals, ar ut length,
Hl'ove the surfA,e Of the ground, or by
a.At-rock"-i. l., fragments If metalliferous
1ucL found in its vicinity. The secret Of
s,:cc=s,s in prospecting is ability TO reoog-
nize the ''inLc.ltions7 at Kight aud this
faculty is one which cannot be impastsl,
even 10 the most intelligent and eager pu-
Il, hy words alore. The indications Of
gold III quartz or othe, rock are usually so
clearly tlcfaea that it Il next to impossible
fur TIE expert to he mistaken in them and
Vet they are presented in such constantly
varied forms that the most minnie descrip-
tion Of an inIvid.,A specimen would not
csal,lc the novice to recognize similar but
different one. Yet let not any tnan be de-
tetted from prospecting because Of iguo-
lance concerning ores. Ii he has the means
to pursue the occupation faithfully, and is
provided with facilities for making tasts Of
the presence Of miaer71s, the desired
knowledge will gralually aud surely come
TO him, ard with it, mayhap, s<ono stroke of
S>o1 fortune to reward his courage and per-
severance The most learned md ex-
Vtrlenced in these matters are rs yet but on
tie threshold u meteorological science, III
which new and astounding discoveries are
constantly 1aale The results Of practical
nlEing experience have already oreHhrown
lnluy Of the dokmas Of merely scientific
mineralusists- But few years since
science stoutly maintained TINT gold
WIS never found in chemical combins-
tsru with baser minerals though often
mixed with them. The best writer's on
1ninerulocy ruw mint that this vas IN or
TOR. The '+one-lesigc theory advanced by
haeosiee t'su' WHICH 'naaot-1neo 'oAa III aly
gwen mineral range there was but one main
metal-1iferous ledge, Of which ali others in
the vicinity, whether lying parallel or in
right or obGque angles to it, were mere
spurs and offshoots, gave rise to soma cxpen
eive and ye1A.ious lawsuits in California
and Nevada, which were finally, upon thl
soncufEeat tcs11naony o1 Inc moss e1pet'
L.
enced miners, oeeaea against tne "ne
ledge claimants. In sase based upon thi
theory, which was tried in California, th
most experienced miue1a on the Paa6
coast testified that in the Grss Valley Dis
tsict. distinct lodges frequently crossed enc
other E, right angles. Again, science Us
serted that no silver mines would be foun
on the western slope Of the Sierra NeyAd
Mountains. Sure enough they wore foam
there. Formerly there was theory cul
rent among practical miners, as well as &c
entiSc men. thnt quartz vas the natur
matrix OF .'mother" Of gold and that
was useless 10 look for it in any other kin
of rock. Iatterly, however, the mo!
precious OF metals has been found qait
rlenEfu1ly ;.iff,,seI in talc. in paeiss, j
limestone "a ve.v large nntl rich ledge Of
in Meadow Lake District, near the SUNNI
Of the Sierra Seyadas), in yellow ocure, at
in other rocks whereof quartz formed r
component part. In truth, gold b
Lvcn found in SO many differc,
combinations, md under such varied ci
rumstanccs, TINT the well-info11ned miner
cgist finds it more difficult to deterni1