Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-06

con61deraDle cnanSe In the r1chness OF the
ore-it is now the deepest mine in opera
ton in the world.
The Hayward Mine, in Amador Co
CAL, has been in operation thirteen years
is now l, 400 feet in depth, the deepest in
the United States, and is much richer than
near the surface. The Eureka" mine at
Grrss Valley, CAL, at the depth of 700
feet is paying largely, while the 5000
tons, near the surface, failed to pay ex-
peases.
As early as 1926 nugget of gold
| weighing 81 ozs. was found at Newfane,
VT, and in 1888 Prof. Hitchcock, at the
time being engaged upon the geological
survey of the adjoining State of Massa-
chasetts, found gold in the drift at Somer-
sci, VT. He mentioned the discovery TO
his friends, who, not having that conf
deace in the science Of geology which its
progress has since entitled it to, ridiculed
tho idea of gold in Vermont in paying
quantities. At later period gold was
Iouhu III tHt uIiit III Ddfls VI IHe
State, and some rude attempts made in
washing for IL.
Il was found IN place, in quartz vein
trasersing the talcose slate of Brigewater,
Vt, about 1851, and shortly thereafter
preparations were made for working the
ore; excavations were made at several
places, and quantities of ore, from near
the surface, blasted out,
Visitors and wofkinen at point high
up the hill, tell glowing accounts of the
sparkling metal, visible to the naked eye,
as the ore came from its place in the lode.
A mill was erected in accordance with
the best knowledge of that early day. mo
practical knowledgel and upon compile
tion was started, and in the brief space of
one or two days completely demolished
itself Tho ore used was probably from
some other point than high UP the hill,
where the rich specimens were found, a.
there was no suitable road for transport
ing the ore from the dump at that point,
without carrying it by hand up steep
bank, and there was another point near
the mill where ore had been e1cavated |
Upon the occurrence of this disaster to |
the mill, the creditors, who were numer- |
Gus, became clamorous for their pay, and !
the whole concern wac taaeu possession of
and sold by the Sheriff without even an
of the ore which had been /
worked Most of the people living in the
vicinity having unliquified claims against
the company, naturally became disgusted /
with gold quartz mining in Vermont, and
came TO the conclusion that 1t would not
pay
Prof. Hitchcock, in his Geology of Ver-
mont, to which | am indeotad for some of
the facts herein contained, says of this at
tempt at quartz mining: "The needless
and the loose and extrava-
gent manner in which the work of the /
company was managed, are, in our opin-
ion, sufficient in themselves to account |
for the suspension of labor" From that
time; till within two or three years, no
further examinations -S.~ --AA1a and the |
dump on the hill was visited by many
curious persons, who found little difficulty
in procuring specimens showing gold.
for gold in the lands of the
creeks in the vicinity has given sights in
nearly every pan of dirt, without going
down to the bedrock. AT Plymouth, the
adjoining town, more extensive explora-
tions have been made in washings through |
various years, mostly in careless man
ner, and not less than $4,000 realized /
thercfrom. Several considerable nuggets /
were found, one valued at S14 another |
$3.50, and one in the possession of the
writer, weighing dwts. The quality of
the gold is exceedingly fne,-a lot of 1876
dwts losing but 3 dwts. in melting, and
was psi carats fine. Il.