Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-13
The Sold Belt OF Virginia.

2 correspondent: CT NGr:hern inicins bur,
uol, ~ letter, speaks as follows @: recent trI
ia this S iato
"a receat Trip over tho sec!oa Of tha V!r-
glcia Gold Bell in Spjtsyivania ard 0; augo
cauotlss has giGen me aGother opportunity OF
exsmlGiaS the formations aud comparison of
specimens Of the gold ores with thoee of Cali
1oro's Of kooWn assay v.ue, Ehioh I have,
showing remarkable similarly ID aopesraCoa-
similarity 80 great that one mey easily be niss
taken for the other. Untoriuuateie, however,
Whlo re . spCaImecs from crest depths as
We'll Es z Ene sur;gc: trom Ua,itosoia, ncre
utLhosot!' . tbs section are from greater depths
than 100 f." POO feet below the surface Is poue
OF she sas IS 10 Virsinia are much dscper than
thai ! uuu1ratsud, and consequently give co
criterion. BY which 10 judge ct tbo results OF
terp mlol9g such as bias Drcn Done 10 Calitor,
o!G aud other paris OF the word w;th praa;
succa6e SID 30 hope will sool Eo done here
il6glog from the rlchness of tbs vcius ncar the
suti,os aud as deep as they tav3 baeu explored
INC placer M!ae5 hsVo OeeD worked viii! sus-
csss ;Cr clany ycsls aad as the gud 2eias arc
vertical or ucsrlY SO, ga the sucigoa sssh-
lrgs have resulted f:am thcl: d.scCtegta;i3c:
re sec d !es55a wig decn qgsrz miu,cg
y 3,
as mspy OF the suec mecs examined arc -eii to
yield tfem $40 to $500 pe! 1a. Hbiie 81 Der
ton viii n-f handsomely iGr cr3 Saica costs
less tG0n S3 80 &c mlDe SID t:ca:. This sold
belongs 20 thu Arc! 1l foTnatioa p7obatly the
Noolsibau g9ouF, srd is Composer Of q series
OF graol'lo. syooI'lc gueiS,la, s;caio. tacisa
Gnd chorltc soaisis. CO.. having general
course neariy north northeast and gou,h south
rr,o h.io =;
piag at high angles sintcr;ra:;ied aith 7eus Of
god best.rg Qaarz trap d5kes, SEAMS CT iron,
manganese AID copper ores Tho free god io
tho coil sod gravel rsa: the s1tisc, contains
cply small p-rc n.sgc CT silver, acd Is posry
Iure, sone uuQses ba7iog asssycd 935 iar,
auc as general rule the tree gtli in the vcias,
is OF tie same gousrsI character. NsGr shs sur.
lace the suIph!tes Of iron lpyrte) snd c?pper
lcna!oorSc!te) aso much deco imposed, leaving
the gold they may hare carried FREQ or dissent
asteG through the rr.vlo.s OF the veius, At
greater depths, however. tie suphidcs ire
fouot lntsc! or bu: p:TtIe! y deconposei aud
still retaining thc gold. In the tvrner casa
s'mQ!y c;uahlnr ard EsshGg the rcck 10
presence of mercury will tuti 20 10 save taa gold;
in the isner case The usph!G,s mus, fst ba con-
contracted aud st:erws7i trcsted IN order 10
separate tho gold. Until very recently the
section.
the ores being worked only for free gold the
suip:des heng entirely neglected. In ore case
ore assaylng Sl67 per ton, SIT in trce gold
a1d $50 10 the sulphides was worked Tor tho
free gold alone by y very ruda PROCESS and
primitive II lchinery by which OILY Sl2 pe. Ton
wsa resz III ct cost OF Ia&s shsn So per ton
Improved processes CT TecaIt introduction gives
US plo,pect Of saving economically nearly ui
the gold IN tho ore, snd every additional visit 7
have mude 10 this section OF the gold bel. con-
vnco5 mo s:i!l further Of lis enormous yslue If
develped; it /. not only rich in mineral Wesl!h
bu! veil wstered. tim6er2d, healthy and easy Of
access from our eastern cities co thst cspitsistg
can visit their MINES in few hours aud syoii
many OF the failures snd emosrrsssm ants to
which their Investments in the West sre sub-
jsCted."
A CHICKEN STEALING PREACHER. The
R,v. Theodore Arnold, of North rarrgtosu,
missed some fancy fowls % Sandsy morning,
apd Tuesday be procured search wa-raus and
went through the dwelling Of Allen Thornton.
colored. who l5 also preacher. There Mr..
Arnold fGuod chicken bones snd feathers, the
latter beiog idcot6ed es having covered tue
backs OF his missing fowls during their life, oD
bis premises. Further investigation reVasled
tbe preserce of feathers sod chicken heads
sahicisn: to have adorned nearly a hundred
tOSiS, VI Hb'Si DnVC OS:G SlOICU lIOCl ulueT
en-. PERSONS daring the psa. ncnth.-N 7.
Herald.
r. PoRTNER's BEER, bottled daily; prico 60
cents per Gtz!n.
GEO. McBURNEY & Son,
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