Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-06
Gold in Vermont.
PLYMOUTH MINEs-wORK IN THE
SPRING.


SPRING.
The readers Of the HERALD will,
doubtless recollect that few weeks ago
we called attention to the fact that
there were rich deposits of gold lying
dormant in our mountain ranges. This
series of articles, giving the history of
the discovery of gold in this vicinity.
and short statement of facts in regard
to what had been accomplished by diff
ferent prospecting parties and the guam
tity of gold gathered by HERALD re-
porter and others, created more than
transitory interest in the matter. The
articles were copied and quoted far and
wide, and resulted in bringing to our
office miners from California, Colorado,
Canada, North Carolina, Montana, New
| York and other localities which we do
not now recall These men were all
practical miners, and visited the locality
for the purpose of deciding intelligently
in regard to the prospects, and not one
| of the large number who visited the To-
cality but were firmly convinced, jndg-
/ ing-as would necessarily be the case be-
/ fore a mine is opened from surface OBJ
serYations, that there is sufficient gold,
| when the proper lead is discovered, to
pay abundantly for working mine.
Like most gold-seekers, however, the
majority of them were owners of but
small portion of the shining metal, for
which they were so anxiously seeking,
and as it is a truism, truer, perhaps, to-
| day than when it was uttered, that it re-
Quires money to make the mare GO,
these. gentlemen were obliged to desist
from the praiseworthy enterprise of de-
| veloping our hidden resources, andthere-
/ by enriching our town, and, perhaps
although miners, as q class, are too I'M
selfish for Enthusiastically making a
| fortune for themselves. Our last visitor,
however, appeared to be blessed with
more filthy lucre than miners usually are.
! He hired a man we'll acquainted with
| the locality, and proceeded to q thorough
search. He occupied q number of days
/ in this manner until he satisfied
| himself perfectly in regard to
the prospects, and departed with the
assurance that he would return
in the spring amply fortified with money
sufficient to open and work a mine on
I large scale. 1t was generally undersi God
/ that he was connected with a company
of ample means, having their head quar-
I tiers in Utica, N. T., and it is thought
that these gentlemen are now negotiating
for the purchase of land whereon to
/ commence. operations. But for this we
cannot vouch Certain it is, however,
that the man is a practical scientific
miner, and he expressed himself entirely
satisfied with the result of his researches.
! Since publishing our former articles
on the gold mines, the HERALD sent a
small quantity of gold-bearing quartz
! picked carelessly off the top of one OF
our mountains, to Boston for assay. The
result of the assay was entirely salts
factory to all concerned, and proved
4. beyond cayil all that we have published
in regard to the gold in our vicinity, and
4. we doubt not that all we have said will
Il be demonstrated sooner or later to the
entire satisfaction Of the plucky and
perseyering Investigator. -. - i.
We, fail to see why. there is not q
, strsng probability, to say the least, that
gold does exist in. our vicinity in su6-
n cient quantities to pay for working,
when few miles south of us. it is daily
!, being mined in paying quantities. 1
Mr.. Woodcock is prosecuting the
/ work vigorously at his mines in Ply
mouth, and we have. recently seen a
specimen, only a small portion. of a lot,
! worth nearly seventy dollars, taken out
!. a few days ago. Mr.. Woodcoek will
!, | shortly close his mines for the winter
!. but Will open again in the spring ant
i / push the work with more vigor thai
ever. 5ii. & - -. Z
oRD1NAT1oN ExERC1sEs. = The ordina
f ton of Mr.. E: F.. Wright is expected t'
5 occur on Tuesday, Nov. 18th, in DANNY
/ I The churches to be. invited are Yves
/. / Rutland, Rutland, Wallingford, Man
chester, West Dorset and Pawlet. BE
/: / sides these: the Rev. G.. s.. Smith, Q
Montpelier, secretary of the Nerfnofn!
!. Domestic Missionary Society,". Rev. Dr.
= Wiekham and Rev. Mr., Anderson, @
t Manchester, and Prof: FL. H.: Shaw o
q Burr and Burton Seminary, are invite
t to be present. The examination is t
.. begin at four p. m. Rev. james Git
Il son johnson is to deliver. the, ordination
; 4 sermon. y & - rs q