The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-21
IMPORTANT TO QUARRYMEN.
The Discovery Of Slate Vein in California
The Most Extensive Bed Of it in the Whole
World

The Most Extensive Bed of it in the Whole
World
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.
BY degrees California is riUing above her |
sister states upon the American continent, |
and her exhaustless resources of treasures |
throwing to the shade the prior superiori-
ties of the whole known world. Much |
time elapsed ere the settlers of this state
thought about venturing to discover any
thing except the yellow dust, for that was
the thing for which they had bid good bye
to bosom friends, and broken up comfort
able homesteads. They came here with
the determination TO return back as soon as
they obtained an ample portion of the
hidden treasure, and enjoy the remainder
of their lives in quiet upon the spoils they
had taken from the golden state ct Cali
fornia. That commotion has now, to
great degree, disappeared, and emigrants
are coming here to build for themselves
homesteads with the intention of living in
them for the remainder Of their life. Alike
unto that was the beginning Of every
country, and California has not been an ex-
ception to any other country. II it is not
the Welsh who claim the laurel for dis
covering the gold here, their names shall
be transferred from generation to genera
ton, as those who discovered one of the
most useful and important resources to the
dwellers of the borders of the Pacific, and
the discovery will ere long be great gain
to those who have ventured in the dis
covery
1t is freely admitted through the whole
world that nothing has been discovered to
compare with states as a covering upon
buildings of every description, and at
length the dwelers of the western world
are coming to observe that. Search for a
slate vein has been carried on in this state
since over twenty years, and that by
Welshmen who had had long experience in
connection with states in Wales, but the
search was not crowned with entire sue
cess until short time ago. The vein was
discovered about six months ago by Mr.
w. O. Thomas, from Festiniog, North
Wales, and lately from Nashville, Tenn
Mr. Thomas was for about two months
wandering along and across the mountains,
determining to find the treasure that his
enterprislng spirit was perfectly certain of
its being within the golden state, and one
as loud as the bones and sincws of his
head were capable, Eureka Eureka ~
There is no doubt but that this is the
most extensive discovery of slate vein that
we have account of upon the surface of
history. The vein is seven miles long by
one mile wide, at place called Chill Bar,
upon the southern fork of the American
river land about two miles from Placerville,
Ell Dorado county. This slate vein lies in
mountains, similar to that in Wales, but
that it is ineXpressibly more extensive.
blue, and experienced persons say that this
is the best kind of slate. One of the most
experienced men in the world in regard &c
states, is at present upon a visit to thi;
|
superintendent of the Penrhyn quarry
North Wales, for twenty-five years, ant
he assures us that there is not one quarry
in Wales with better states in it than there
are in this quarry. Mr.. Francis made ,
thorough examination upon the vein an(
he confesses that he is overfilled with sur
prise by seeing such a body Of such excel
lent slate vein.
Tho most ;m,orton, and post opoo,r
oo;nr ,,;na for ,be cnmnanv Of tbis onarr,
IL that there is such an extensive marte
onened before them In the frat nlace
they have oil the horders Of the pacifc a,
omen field before them. with no one +,
comnete and in the newt nlaco all Chin,
, ami Janan
China hos lately bepun m Inv slate Il,
, the thousands Tor the nse NJ her do,
schools and If was necessary for her ~ no,
: them from the eastern states of America
II ia said that there ia no comnorison be
tween the eastern States and he states ~
, California 40 tho latter arc of n mucl, dor,
+ or color % Greatly evcel 40 s,ates for Nh,
nse of schools Asa slate-cover;nr tbes
over-evceI ,hoee Of rho .ost oo tho, MI
neyer chance their color Tbere orc so ",,
nles of the eastern slatas IN ho seen mo,
r bniIdipos IN This citv and II 10 snrnr;S;n,
: how their color has CHANGED There is M
; disnuto Int that California will sweon tb,
a market of China and Jonan In sIa,osr-th,
. former with A75 mn mn and Tho late
with az Con ooo of ;rhoh;tonts Srnh -,
{ ;mnortant no;nt will tho sIote yo;r ha !,
r The commerce of this state
This comnanv hos nne snoc;o, odvop,or