Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-16
THE WELSH GoLD-FlELos.
Estimate by n Geologist that ,OOO,-
roc ~ In sight.

season, says a letter 90 The Lo.iou inns, Is
a drive 10 the Pistyll-v caen waterfall aud
khaisdr Mawidach, aud of the tbuu-ands
who have made this delightful trip very few
have had any idea Of the nature of the district
In which they found themselves. The car
driver would, however, certainly have directed
attention TO The ruined hu .ldngs whore for
merly workings were carried on unsuccessful
" 10y gold prospcc'ors. just where The two
streams formed by the falls max, a junction
Commences the estate or GWvnfynydI, which
Mr. Pritchsrd Morgan purchased about four
years ago, aud upon "hIch he is now carrying
on the operations which excite so much inter
est. The statement OF a former shareholder
In the old Gwnfynydl mining enterprise has
been published, and IL shows how much m0hey
had been lost there and how complete was the
d disappointment OF those who invested I'm The
old undertaking; but IL is The same story In
mining Of every sort-hOW one set 81 s|pccula-
tors open The ground and exhaust their capt
tai just when hey are within touch OF The
riches they SOU ht and how a second set Of
capitalists coue IN aud reap the benefit of the
whole enterprise. Such would seem 10 be the
case at GwyufYrydI. The gentleman who has
commenced the work of exploiting he
MaWdIach valley ami the hills iu that neigh
borhooi is no movie IN gold mining aud,
therefore, not one likely TO be mistaken In
regard 10 the real nature OF anv discovers he
NAV make. Least OF all is he likely 10 think
lie can succeed where others failed, unless
he has full reason for entertaining such a be-
lief. Mr.. Pritchard-Morgan is so well salts
fed with the value OF the discoveries he has
made that he has bought the charming man
sion OF Bryntirion, and has taken up his per-
maueut residence there. For four years he
has been al work on the Gwynfynydl estate,
and has subjected not only that but also the
whole distrc ct to a careful examination, secur.
I'M for himself the rights OF work NJ upon
land through which the valuable lodcs run.
Mr.. Morgan u.s. a native Of Tex. and after be-
ing artIclcd with "a firm ~ solicitor, in South
Wales, he cuI-rafed 10 Queens and, where he
assisted iu drawing up the government rcgu-
lat.ons Tor gold mining, aud where
Tor sixteen years he Was concerned in
e~oli-miuing ventures, from which he
hl, realized such success as his
enabled HIM to lay out $4,000 in purchasing
land In the MaWddaCh district. Ills reside
dcucc, Bryutir'ou, Is surrounded 10y three hum
drrt acres, aud up a. The 900 nes Doe Ia. C!o~e
upon 1850 acres in freehold and leasehold,
part OF The latter being with the opt ON OF
purchase. VERY much of the uelghborins
land has been taken up bv q syndicate, Of
which Mr. Morgan - tie director, anu the
strongest Living huanciei' d., he assert, De-
hind him. Mr.. Morgan during The interview
] had with him, stated that there IL already
"In sght' between elj0,OO0 and E5l.u 900
worth uf gold. Mr.. Nuutln, consulting gcolo-
gist 10 the Queensland government Ia, been
over tie work ngs and hs estimate Is thai TIE
proved ground contains 1000. 90 worth Of
gold. Mr.. Morgan expects 10 90 TO Windsor
in the middle uf January with 4 bar Of gold
We CHING one hundredweigh for exhibition u
the queen. Crushing machinery made by tie
SsndNcrOft Foundry com any near Chcster, IS
beng PIT up, aud will be in operation next
week. This Will deal with about 40 tons OF
quartz weekly, and a. the estimate OF result
ranges from two ounces TO SIX ounces OF gold
I'm The ton. the worth OF The mine viii soon,
Mr.. Morgan, declares, be proved beyond
question One-eighth OF an ounce in the ton
will repay working; consequently, IL two
ounces or more are gained, the lode is one Of
exceeding richness. Whether as the proprie-
tor anticipates the works VIII ever produce as
much as "a million = year. In gold is as
p~roblematical as most questions connected
with mining ventures. IL was on July IL
that MIR. Morgan received a communication
from his manager. "Struck heavy gOld,n aud
ever since then that lode has been found cx
ceptionally rich. Two ounces TO the ton is the
Lowest estimate yet made Of the average
Weld. 10 IL the opinion OF those who have
examined the country that the lode bears
from Gwypfynydd almost due west, dipping
under the sea at Hsrlech. To the eastward
of Gwynfynydd II Is be ieycl TO make a sharp
turn southwark. Mr.. Morgan has in his ser
vice miners of wide and varied experiences:
bis manager has had lifelong experience over
all the district, and is the son OF n Merioneth.
shire miner.
1t was no very delightful experiences to &C
cept the managers prufter of a dirty tallow
candle from the bunch he brought out of the
shed aud follow min into the dismal hole
which ran INTO the mountain side, the roof
dripping fast with water, aud a stream run
ming along The floor; but II Is not every day
that one has a chance OF seeing gold dug out
in England or Wales. The tr~t length OF tun-
mel runs 20 the bottom Of 4 wide shaft opened
by the cd Gwynfynydd company. Turning
sharp TO the lett a tunnel about 30 feet long
leads 90 the spot where a very rich lode has
been struck. aud where "A cursory exam. nation
with The aid Of The candle shows brll liant
specks dotted all over the quartz In another
direction q great lode Of sixty feet in width has
been reached. Later on my guide too, me
over tho crest of the hill and showed the out
crop OF TIC quartz Il various places. and ed
me 10 a new shaft VIII ch IS being sunk direct
u.s. into this sixty-fO1t lode. b sides the small
er ones. there are two main ludcs which tie
Workings are directed upon. These lun par.
ale AZ a distance If ffty or sixty wards, aud
both So fur as proved are except onally rich.
They would. 10 l. SAID, be cons dcred rich even
i'm Austral a. The mouth of The adlt Is about
a hundred feet from The summit OF tie hll,
aud from this a narrow iramroad runs down
into the valley, where, on arrival A. the build
ing previously mentioned, the quartz Will he
thrown into 4 crushing machine, which VIII
break 10 up in'o pieces about as big as an egg,
and then another machine will grind 1t into
rough powder Thence the ore comes under a
set Of vertical "stamps." These hammers In
sells Of five. rise and fall alternately at the rate
OF ninety blows per minute, pulyerizing the
ore into fine dust. A flow Of water afterward
forces 1t through a wire screen snd on passing
this obstacle a very important stage Is reach
ed. The dust gliics over an inclined apron,
which "a electro-p' dted with copper, and a
certain quantity OF quickest Yer Is introduced
into the ore. Ihi, causes he particles OF gold
TO amalgamate aud TO adhere to the apron,
while The refuse Is car icl away by the water.
But although a considerable percentage OF
the pure metal Ia thus eliminated The ore IL by
no means done with. II passes into u trough
like machine called the cuncrutrator, where
the iron p,rites are mechanically separated
from the quartz aud afterward separated in
order 10 get rid Of the sulphur. IL t. then
treated by the chlorine process, which dis
solves The gold, aud this is prcc plated 10y
! means Of sulphate Of iron. Some gold re-
quircs a repetition OF thi. elaborate treatment,
for gold : often present Zoo large quantities,
but so fine that a microscope W j NOT d scover
it and The stampiug-mac inc has no elect.
Il Tire wIDe az tNp gold ia SUI scQueutly purified