Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-03-14
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VALUE OF NORTH CAROLINA MINES.

cl tHe WoTIu, IndC more SOIu bearing lanu
lies within her domains than are to be found
in the State of California and yet such is
the true state of the case. Thousands are
even now emigrating to the Pacific Coast,
at large expense, who could enter the mines
at either Virginia or North Carolina and ac-
cumulate more wealth in ten years than can
be made in California during the same time,
and not run the risk Of losing ones scalp at
the hands of some savage, either; besides,
much better homes are to be found in the
Aatlantic States. We have before spoken
of this in these columns, and do so again,
that we may impress it upon the minds of
our many readers who anticipate a change
during the early spring.
Men OF small means can now enter the
mines with fair show of success, whereas in
former times it required men of immense
capital. to operate at all. During the past
year or two some of the most effective in
v~entions on record have been successfully
introduced, whereby the gold bearing sui
pirates found in these States can be treated
at a nominal cost and without the use OF ex-
pensive machinery.
A few years, ago, Governor Vance, in
writing to a gentleman who had been sue
cessfully desulphulizing the products of a
mine near Charlott, said, that if he could re-
duce these ores. as perfectly as the sample
sent lin was, done, and at the expense
named in his letter, the mines of North Car
olina, now abandoned, would be reopened
at an early date, and would produce more
gold than the entire Pacific Coast had done
since 1849.
The process above alluded to is nothing
new, but the means taken to produce the
desired, effect is, and is so simple and vet so
effective that it astonished the Goyarnor
when his attention was called to it,, Every
one who has had any experience knows that
Immense quantities of gold lie embedded in
the sulphurated quartz found in immense
quantities in the old North State, not only
near Charlott, but running through a great
CT part of the entire State, and there awaits
the coming of this new process, and busy
hands to bring forth untold riches. These
mines have been worked in former times,
bsat this refractory element (sulphur) was
almost a complete bar against success, and
in many instances rich mines have been
abandoned. These refractory particles can
Do removed with chemicals, but the cost is
greater than the gold is worth, therefore it
is not practical. Immense quantities are re-,
dueed yearly by 4 roasting process in the
open air, which is attended, by large ex-
pense. OF fuel and labor, and the finer parti-
cles of gold are carried away in the drafts of
air; besides it mats together and does not
result nlarge profits. We have seen as
says Of gold run as high as $l2Q to the ton,
which would not yield under the ordinary
treatment over $40 or Slipper ton on the av-
erage. Anyone can learn to treat these
rich gold snlphrates inside Of t%wenty-tour
hours and the expense Of machinery, fur
naces, engine and tools to work with will
NOT cost three thousand dollars all told Oh
the ground. The cost OF desulphurizing
these ores can certainly be covered by the
expenditure of one dollar per ton, and, we
think, at even much less than that; and
when once reduced to this state, any ordina-
~ miners assistant could crush the quartz
and an~algamate the particles of gold. We
trust men who are longing for the gold
mines of SONG distant land will look care
fully into those lear at hand, and seize the
present opportunity to realize a handsome
retagn. Should the reader desire further in
formation as to the working of these COM
bined new and cheap processes a letter adj
dressed us will meet prompt, attention.
American Miiiaer AID Dsass-Aaker.