The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-30
GOLD IN KENTUCKY.
Especial Cor. of the Cincinnati Gazette

Especial Cor. OF the Cincinnati GaZett6.l
GREENvILLE, (Ky.), October "a. -
Great excitement prevails in this place
over the recent discovery of rich vein
of gold amid the Green River knobs, in
Edmundson county, between Litchfield
and Glasgow junction, some twenty-five
miles from this town. There has been q
regular stampede of fortune seekers from
this and many adjoining towns to the
new gold regions during the last four or
five days.
This is really no new discovery, as for
many years past it has been rumored
that gold and silver existed amid the
knobs, and gold and silver dust in small
quantities has been brought into this
town. also Litchfsld, Hartford, and Glfs.
gov Junction, by parties who reside il
that really wild and picturesque portion
of Kentucky, where railroads have not
yet penetrated.
The country in which the gold is found
is very sparsely settled, owing to the
broken and rugged nature of the knobs,
and it is almost as wild and as little,
almost, known of it as in the days whea
Daniel Boone went prowling through the
self-ssme forests. What few inhabitants
there are there are quiet, peaceable, and
take life easy, not troubling themselves
very much as to how the world wags,
and although they rLise plenty to eat,
aud obtain all the necessaries OF life from
their surplus products, yet they have but
little surplus cash, certainly not capital
enough to engage in any mlning enter
prise, especially mining gold Aud for
years, although it has been rumored that
there was gold amid the knobs OF Green
River, yet capital has not found its way
to develop this important industry. But
now the excitement is at fever heat. The
people from the new gold region have
been bringing in gold dust in small quan-
titles OF late, 80 as to arouse deep in
terest and great excitement. Mr.. Sol
omon Llyod, a citizen of Glasgow juno
ton. KY, recsntlv visited the knobs in
Edmundson county, being attracted
thithsr f,om noticing the quantities OF
precious metal brough. in the town. Mr..
Llyod is somewhat of a geologist, Gnd be
pronounces it rich gold field beyond
all doubt, and an outcroppine of the
North Carolina region. The sands of a
small stream called Sinking Creek are
rich in the precious metal, and the peo.
pie here are of the opinion that the
Black Hills region is totally sclipsed by
this new field nearer home, in a hereto.
fore almost inaccessible, wild and pictur
esque portion Of old Kentucky. A party
of fourteen able-bodied men started fol
the new Ell Dorado this morning, armed
with picks, shovels and other tools. The
excitement is spreading. Aparty passed
here yesterday from Hopkinsville, sim
ilarly equipped, and by tomorrow it ii
estimated that at least forty more viii
leave this town. Litchfeld, Graysor
county, is about the nearest point OF
the railroad, it being only twenty-five
miles from that town to the gold regions
The excitement has reached that towr
also, and miners, or would-be miners
are leaving there daily. Your CORES
pondent will leave here in the morning
with party Of eight, and will write o
telegraph the latest news as soon as
can make an entirely reliable repor
from what see myself.