The Shasta courier., 1872-06-22
A NEW AND IMPORTANT ENTER
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uuu Der Of the Alta California
The Pacific Submarine Exploring Com
pany Of NV York is about to make rev.
elstion that may astonish the world Il 10
well known that at and of Gold Biu6, On
the northern shores of California, the sea
beach has extensive ranges Of golden sends
which have been worked for years aud are
now producing no small annual crops Of
gold, remarkable for its purity. : be sand
is black and it contains titsniferous iron
and visible PARTICLES Of gold. There was
rush some years sso to these new diggings,
which failed Of success because they tell
sh rt of extravsgant expectations. The
gold was there and provokingly visible
But the tide was great and the period Of
low water, too short forw Ring. Tnen the
wet sand had t. be carted over roads Of dry
sand and up the cliffs, and thence miles to
water for washing out the gold in crude
way. This does not suit the crowds who
rush to new places, expe;ting to toll little
and pick up much. As usual, the back.
rush reported unfavorsbly, aud ever s,uce
people only remember the abandonment -
1t was found that the sand giew richer
the furt ,er they could penetrate into the
breaker, and life.boats that sounded in six
to ten fathoms beyond found the sandy
bottom to be yet richer in gold of remark.
able bri yhtness l. seemed as if the gold
washed up ON the beach ca from the g
submarine banks. But it was deemed i'm.
practicable 90 realize tie riches covered by
such depth Of moving waters. Some
parties however, who have made it life
time study, have succeed in inspiring cap
italsts with faith in their own firm belief,
that where gold is in sight the Yankee
hand can reach it. Parties wfo used the
divi' 9 bell To so good purpose in remov-
ing the submarine rocks at ell Gate, New
York, after thorough examination Of the
golden sandbanks and the laws OF the
ocean movement, have gone into the co.
reIprise with degree of earnestness that
indca es unbounded confidence in success.
How they yre going to do it and when, may
b. judged by what is to be seen going on
silently and unobserved in our midst. Al
ready diving bcll of large capacity 10 I'm.
ished near Mission aud First streets. II is
divided into chambers. in one OF which air
condensed to three atmcspheres Is stored
for the use OF the woikncu This is for
submarine exploration. A schooner will
be provided with steam vacuum pump, and
an elastic tube say OF iuch diameter. BY
this means, we know hat sands Aow up.
ward into the vacuum chamber in steady
stream carrying water enough to give them
mobility This is no new principle. and it
involves no doubt that one hundred tons
au hour can be so elevated against gravity,
by the pressure of the waters carrying the
sand. As the lighters are loaded they Al
sent ashore for clorination, where fuel is
plenty.
May 1st to September 1st the ocean per-
mits the work to 90 on in safety. After
that date the company sails with its ar-
pointments to the pearl fisheries of the Gulf
of California, kLoSn to be the finest in tine
world. There seems to be every reason to
believe that success will attend the inter.
esting enterprise. If successfulit may add
greatly to the gold product of this ,oast !;
and it certainly will gil the world with ad-
miration OF the wonders of California. and
Of the ingenuity. enterprise and persever.
ance OF the American people.