Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-13

GOLD BEARING QUARTZ IL VERMONT.
If gold-bearing quartz be found IN a
locality, it does not follow that every
boulder or out-cropping quartz in the vi
cinity Is 10 become a source of wealth 10
the diScoverer, or the owner Of tho land
where it is found. A mere quartz lode is
of no value. If minerals are found. with
the quaItz it is an indication that more
and other kinds may be contained therein
and it should be carefully examined and
tested before large sums are expended up
on it, Gold Is seldom alone in quartz,
but is accompanied by the sulphurets and
other minerals. II its Pre-ene. i su~-
pected let quantity, say ton pounds, of
tho boot orc In finely pnlvorizcd with
hammer or in AN iron mortar. and then
carefully washed in common pan Mi
ners use an iron pap, but tin can be- used
without quicksilver. The washing con-
sists simply Of shaking the mntorial
while tho pan l. immersed ia Il tub or
stream Of water. 80 a. 10 loosen il up and
allow the heavier PARTICLES to settle to the
bottom, and then allowing the water To
flow ia and out of the pan III such "a man
ncr n~ to carry the lighter or
surface particle with the current
aud not disturbing the heavier par-
ticles at. the bottom. When the gravel
is nearly washed out great care must be
taken, and the heavier portion remaining
examined; if the washing has been
carried on In proper and careful man
nor, by AN intelligent person, and no gold
be observable at the bottom of the pan. II
can be safely judged that no well regu-
lated machine will be able to find any.
If gold is found. even in small quantities,
it will then be advisable to have further
explorations and examinations by some
reliable man who is well versed in work
ing gold-bearing quartz. before entering
upon extended operations. 1t is not the
object of this writing to induce persons
to rush headlong into mining or searching
for minerals; but rather to give such
facts as will induce them, without neg
Letting thier usual business, to observe
and report as to such neurological indi-
cations as may be within their own neigh
borhood. To show that mining is le-
gitimato business, having a basis upon
which to form judgment, and not one
which is based upon speculation alone,
and those engaged in it are only foolish,
visionary people deserving no credit
At the point "high up the hill' at
Bridgewater, alluded to in former COM
munication, the quartz vein or lode be-
came exposed to view by the washings of
a precipitous mountain torrent. The
course of the lode is little east of north
and west of south, and its dip some sixty
degrees to the west. It's width is about
two feet, and the sides well defined and
entirely distinct from the country" or
wall rock, which is talcose schist. Ross
Brown, in his report to Congress, says that
most Of the veins in the Southern mines
in California vary from one foot to two
and q hall, but in width, while at Grass
Valley, the most productive quartz re-
gion in the world, the veins are still mar
rover, not being less than foot in width.
The attention Of the writer was called to
this lode BY having package of the ore
taken promiscuously from the old dump
sent to him. Its similarity to California
gold orc caused 1t to be carefully examined,
and several PARTICLES Of gold visible to the