The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-05-17
AsHiNlNo SHORE.
The 0oldsa Sa1As Aleng u, Coast q
NoOrthssn oalif69uia.
From the Sam Frxnciscu Chronicle.


The fact has already bcn mrntioneL in
the Crs"icle ths' . number Of geutlcIncn If
New York and San Franci,cO were fitting
out M cxpedi,ion ~ the northern c'msi for
the purpose Uf working ,h. rich aucrifcr nus
'IrlS'si,s known I" exist along the shore Of
klamath county, br,~e.n Trinidad and
Il II nr,On Rex For scvrr"i years pas,
the sands Of the beaci, have bccu proti,nbiy
worked by various parties. and Mr.. Greene
l's"m. tue we'll known auctioncrr If this
city. is rrp"'rted 10 i,Svc i,ieL cons, deral,ly
"f nis s'Uck Of Iucrc by having a. in,cres;
~ one IT these enterprises.
S"me months ago y gentlemen named
Taylor having a>tvriain'ri that the richest
,'rlN,siis Oi g'.ld were Vff shore. nj \ dept,
Ut fr0m. ten ." fifty fec', had large diving
lHil built aud taken w. ii,eIc tar the purp,,>..
III ann,chi"g n PARTON Of the gIillcring gold
frsn the greedy ccsi. Owing ~ the dit
liculty IF using sucl, n cM,n,,rVus and un
wtchiy apparatus snsU,g the breakers " hici,
sltir~t constantly prevail in that locality.
The diving bell proved failure. Mr.. lay.
h'r. however, managed to secure alMui =
ha>kc'iul Ut the coca" sand. which hc
brought 10 this city mud ha a>>aved by the
San FIsnciscO AssayIng and REFINING works.
THE result .Ot the assay ex. erd..d Mr..
Tay Lsr' = SAnyuine hopes. showed the sand
Ia w worth $2;. O5S.G 90 per ton. AZ the
sand Was taken up NJ various spots within =
distance nf about half y mile. the richness
aud extent Of the drlnix,is were regarded ..
fixch incis. The only remaining question
wa-. how Ia get e'"'ush Ut the pre',Uu.
>tuf. Mr.. 1nyl lur tUund m difficulty en-.
listing capital And ingenuity to All in s.'lv
isg the problem.
a. The idea ut pumping W the sands MAS
suggested and finally sd'p'e,i, and tori,
with tlIr ne'pssary "Plmra US WIS procured
and p!scrd on I,uri the steamer CUqullIc,
which Was chartered f"r the OcaasiOn This
apparatus is very simple c.'n'r,vnnc~. con
S,sti,,g merely Ot an oval SHAPES! iron cham
brr. mla,ut Twelve inches lO"g nQd six ~
diameter. To the side Uf this y section Ot
ordinary rub~r hose is . 'act,ed. the other
si.d le.ng lowered over tie vessels side IL
the i'u,t,,,n. A. "ne end If the iron c!,a,Nhrr
n powerful je, VI sieam enters aud l'~ssrs
Uu' through ~ rxhsu,iing pipe nj the other
end. by this means vacuum il created.
and NJ n natural consequence. the water.
.a"d. mud, "r anything small enough {"
I".ss ihr"u:l, tL. hose il forced up F"r, III:
raj ihrer Or four days the C.Nuille has
been lying St she Jackson street wharf.
while the apparatus was l'sing put in work
ing order
Two days time was lost through the care.
lessness Of some OF tho mechanics employed
ON The job, but yesterday morning every.
thing ~as ready and the steamer started on
her voyage. Doubts were expressed by
many rs Ia the prsciibility Of pumping the
sand into the tanks on the vessels deck, but
the tests made yesterday removed oil fear
on that point. The steamer will probably
rcnci, her dcs,inatiOn iO-nOrroT. Within =
week, Unl4k 4ks the weather h stormy. Mr.. +.
il coniideht he can get hundred tons Of
the precious ssnd on hmrd. 80 that 10 alH,u,
ten days VIZ may lU'k for the rriurn OF the
expedition. The result 10 awaited will,
great interest by many people aside from
,l,0se directly concerned in the enterprise.
II II pruvcs successful we shalt have IL new
field Tor speculation aud excitement.