The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-07

THR MARYLAND GoLB MiSEs.--Thc Rockville
SsHiiHei gives an interesting history ofthe various
attempts at gold mining near the Grea, Falls. in
Montgomery. As far back As lS25 Professor
Dueha,elle, European mineralOgis, OfsOmc note.
declared tina, the region gave strong indications
Of the presence Of gold. A few years afterwards,
when Mrs. Trollope was writing out her notes
upon American manners while on q visit ut the
residence Of Miss Stone, n German consul, Mr..
liitE, found traces Of gold. About 1855 a geid
hunter FROM the Pacific slope found samples Of
free gold and soon AFTER q company purchased n
tract Of land and secured many samples. Next
the maryland Mining Company" commenced
operations with machinery that cost 81. 900 but
the quartz contained no gold, and the sheriff
wound up that undertaking. Another company
sunk several shafts ON the Forest property, but
failed 10 find gold in paying quantities. com
pany from Washington and Baltimore sunk a
shaft one hundred feet deep the canal, and
ended In nothing. In 1870 ex-Goyernor McCiurg
. member Of Congress from Missouri. caught the
gold fever. but after much prospecting gaveup the
effort. so IL may be safely said that within the
short period of i've years, over 100000 were
spent within this section in prospecting for gold.
all of which turned out 60 be u permanent and
worthless Investment. In ISL lad the son of
Robert u. Davidson. while herding some cattle
on his fathers farm. picked Up stone four or i've
inches long. which contained free gold. anil sold
for si65.l5. This led % further g aminaiiot and
q rock Of twelve 70 fourteen inches was found con
tanning s5ee in gold Mr.. Davidson pursued his
mining until in 1870. when work va stopped. the
results being unsatisfactory. Two ~ three year.
ago Mr.. Davidson sold sixty ave acre, 70 Bartlett
Merritt, Jones 4 TO-. for 5000 hall cash the
balance in certain interest IN the tsinins pFisi
leges And proceeds. These gentlemen. after sprk
ns awhile. sOllto Apariy IN Baltimore. Mar lad.
Who formed company. knoSn a. the "Nsrt
gouery Mining Company. AMI elected William
H. Brosn, ESQ. an extensive drussist 10 bA!u-
more. as president. under uhose management ias
work has been pushed forth viso-aa.ly aui ~.
gArdless q cost. They hav. NJ some thirty
hands AZ wofk have sunk Eve shafts, varying
FROM eighty % t-enty feet depth from shieh
have been tassn soe 6nU tons q ors. Iss siesla
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