The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-01-08

Inc origin OF minerals ana Cnelr
forms as veins or layers may be
considered the result Of inlltration
to the surface to which class the
iron deposits in BlOunt County,
aside from the mountains, belong
other minerals of mountain origin |
are injected from below, raised by
the power of internal heat to which
class belong the gold and silver ores
of North Carolina and the copper
Of Ducktown belong.
The first class consists Of wedges
decreasing with the depth.
The second of spheroidal masses
layers.
The third Of wedges increasing
with the depth.
The first class of veins is the
most deceptive and cannot be de-
pended upon. :. .
The second may be measured by
its appearance on the surface or by
sinking shafts into 1t.
The third class may be depended
upon as improving with the depth.
There are gold bearing localities
in North Carolina, which, If not
equal to those Of California at pres
emit will be Of greater Importance
in the future, and I predict more
sure and lasting. Throughout q
vast extent of that State in almost
every branch and along all the
courses can be found wash gold, it
comes from the sides Of the noun
tain, and the abrasion Of rock fur
nishes the metal and when the al
luvial deposits are exhausted work
is generally abandoned and the rich
deposits in veins in the mountains
are left undeveloped; there are no
gold veins where alluvial deposits
occur. To the injected veins Of gold
from below belong the pyriteous
4 veins also ferruginous veins. Gold
in these veins have been raised and
condensed along with other metals
and sulphurets; 1t may be asserted
as q fact that all native sulphurets
particularly all the sulphurets Of
iron contain gold, It does not follow
from this that all pyrites contain
sufficient to pay for its extraction,
as sulphurets cannot possibly pene.
trate any rock but from below, we
may naturally conclude that the
heaviest body of such kind of ore
necessarily lie deep in the earth
and all pyritous veins are invaria-
bly, found to improve in quality and
quantity with the depth. The gold
Of North Carolina is of the pyri.
tous origin in composition with sui.
phurets. We have belt of gold
ores of unparalleled extent, immense
width and undoubtedly reaching
down to the primitive formation
which, on an average, cannot be
less than 1000 feet deep. Here is 9
mass of precious metal enclosed in
the rock which cannot be exhausted
tor ages to come, and in this re-
; spect the gold regions Of NORTH
} Carolina are the most important O.
all the known gold deposits of thu
world, California not excepted
Also near the gold region is found
extensive mica mines which are a
: present being worked at a hand
some profit. Cotton rock in abund
ance, iron of the finest quality ant
copper ore in jackson county; {
mountain of roofing slate near tn,
line of Tennessee on Tennessee,
river, and great forests of the fines
. quality of timber. Here in these
mountains lie inexhaustible treas
} ures to be developed by Intelligent
) man, and will Knoxville, our PEG
! pie, still refuse to complete the rail
. road from Maryville to the Stat,
line, and let these immense treas
ures be lost her forever. The All
Line road, North Carolina, is com
pleted to the mouth of Tuckysiegt
river, and unless East Tennessee,
aids the road will be extended Il
Murphy, Ducktown and Chattanoo
. 60, and we are left out in the cold
SAM. J. GRIFFITTs.
Education.
. Ny respectable audience, avail
this present opportunity to address.