Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15
Gold Sands or the Hea.

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These gold.bearing sands are known to
exist along our northern coast for dis.
lance If over two huo1red miles, reach
ing from the 4lst to tho 44th degree of
latitude. Trinidad Bay. on the southern
limit, have been proved to be within tho
belt containing these beach sands, in pay.
ing quantity. The black sand in dimin-
ished deposits and richness, extends much
further along the coast. Very rich do,
posits are said to exist on the coast north
Of Vancouver Island in British Columbi*;
and similar deposits are found, also, on
tho coast of Lower California. Tho first
a. before stated, was made at
Gold Blad, which commences about TWEEN.
ty miles north Of Trinidad Bay. and ex.
tends fifteen OF twenty miles along the
coast northward, to the mouth Of klamath
River. The next important locality where
mining operations have been carried on IL
the mouth of Bogue River, in Oregon.
Next CON es Port Oxford and sill further
north is Whisky Ran, near Coos Bay,
where considerable mining has been done.
and where the ancient ocean beach Vas
Uncovered, situated ono hundred and
ninety feet above the present tea-)evel,
and two or three miles distant from and
parallel with the present beach. At this
point, as well a. at others named, tho
rich sands arc found " extend contin-
uously along The beach for many miles;
some places bving richer than others, -
10 always the case in richer deposats. At
Gold Bluff. the deposit extends full 6fteen
miles along the beach. Doubtless, it IL
continuous along tho entire coast we have
described; bein under tho water ut those
points where the shore 10 rocky, and un.
favorable for retaining the sand 70 40 to
form u dry beach. This regioa may,
therefore, be appropriately called & The
Gold Coast Of the Pacific"
Concerning the distance these deposits
extend along the bed Of tho ocean, sea-
ward, but little is known. Soundinge
have been made for distance # twelve
miles outward from Gold Bluff, which re-
suited in finding the suriferoas sands to
continue the entire distance, and seeming.
" Of uniform richness. At other points,
they have been found to extend Us tar
from shore as explorations have been car.
ried. with very limited facilities. The
belief is general among the miners, that
the sands are richer short distance out,
hollow the watcr.line, than they are at OF
above it; and, 60 far Us tests have been
made, tho belief seems well founded
The beach sloping gcc,ly down under the
water, and the black iron sand and gold
being very heavy, they would naturally
be carried thcre by the lave Of gravita
tion, under tho action Of Tho advancing
and receding waves.
ANOTHER of the most noticeable mer
who preambulate New York city il
Francis Gerry Fairfield, a man VII.
writes an immense amount on all meta
physical, religious, and social subjects
His last book is the "Clubs of Nev
York." and his Last remarkable maga
zine article is in DR.. Sears Nationa
Quarterly, ON the profound subject Q
"Why Shakespeare Went to London !
1t anybody has desire to see hoy
English words ca! be compounded
and how the En-: ll$:, language can b'
twisted until all meaning is wrung on
. of it. let them prruse. this essay o.
lShakspeare.