The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-25

Special Dispatch 10 the Post Intelligence.
WASHINGTON. Aug Commercial
Agent Greener. who represents the United
States az Nladivostok, sends to the state
department translation from n recently
published book by Baron de BATE. giving
some interesting and valuable information
about the gold-bearing strata. climate,
ETC. Of Siberia from which the following
Is taken.
Genesis OF siberian Plncers.
The Siberian placers are situated on the
north and northeast OF great mountain
Gus plateau
This vast plain. iutersected by important
rivers-thc Wenga, Angara, Nenise' NEAR
lv 3eo miles long,. the oh lover 500
miles,, the Lena more than a.eo miles,.
and the Amur (26O0 mlleSl-still shows
traces ~ great glacial activity. The ori-
gin Of the siberian placers, Judging from
researches made I'm other parts or the
world-the United states, Australia, Flu
rope--may be- accounted for as follows:
The Siiurian and Devouiau mud. on ac-
count OF the auriferous pyrites II con-
tains, most competent geclogists agree In
regarding as the almost universal source
Of gold. This was upturned az the period
Of the formation OF the Asiatic ridge, and
az the same time assured and broken
The assures. filled with quartz and pyrttes
torn from the sehist by the action OF the
waters became the veins already found.
Subsequently, the powerful action or the
glacial period gave rise TO the placers
which arc now being worked, :, a,r,-
,,, ,' :, ,,,,ta ,,.htsh Nae h,ay xsrtaesl IL
the other great gold-producing countries.
south ~ the loratlttes al pressnt worked
s shatn a =, sys,sma,ie search for The print
tive strata ought 10 be carried out
tain veins ~ lead silver and copper;
| numerous specincns Of ali kinds OF min
erals have been brought from that region
| hills with their Westerly combinations.
ara In the mountatnous mass which
| easteriy direction that the wealth OF ST.
| he,ta sn,,st he sought
| The chain 81 the Khjngan, Mountain of
| Cold Is said to be rich In minerals. and
snrrs ,hnt he rold IN placers OF tho lis
| siiri md the Arnur dover portion was
The same reasoning holds good for tho
1 hills bordering on the Sea OF Okhotsk.
p.,.-,.,. :. s,n.~,.n p,.~.r.
'Se"""1"eS ~
The great extent OF the regions covered
| with auriferous allnvia In Siberia IL un-
! doubtedly the primary cause OF the dit
hculty experienced IN examining them
| forests at the north, with their luxurious
vegetation, fallen trees, and, above an.
marshy sou; Prov On ons,arae y, 70 fso,"s s-
/ iortty of cases to follow the dincrent
| strata. recognize outerops. or ascertain
the nature o. n. s Sub 49,
school OF geology nj Irkutsk made Itself
felt although as far back ms tho year lsta
the department. Of mines had sen, COL
| Holman to Siberia 10 study the gold ue-
| posits.
The information obtainnhie on the sub
iect q siberian placcrs I. consequently
| monographs, and until the geological
committee OF the great siberian railroad
| publishes The result Of their labors. \ viii
| hensively. In contrast with the great
strata OF the Rocky mountains N Calf
torna ana IN nri,,sh eoium , "n, ,, oe,
| by the volcanic matter with which they
| are covered. the alluvia OF siberia belong
10 the quaternnry epoch and are OF re-
0I siber,s,, niSeers are situated In valley.
| h.,,,, 80" ,,s,inaii,, s,s,,ia taii ana ntss,,
na.,ns "sr LILY sa,.sir,',,,.a s.'a,"ra IL M,
,ms' ~, s,a.s,,, nhn,ps ,ha had ,rck ~
c env paf k 81 ,ha ,,rmsnse ma,ori,v ~
| ehs,eS' WIN ah unprv""c"f" layer ~
| s".'. ,..,,,,a. -. .,,.,
ebaaaniaflusa ~ H. ' prs sen i, law
dounuea niis, ,ssu'y,nF )" 'ns ,nsrn ,as,,
| hestiucINt h.tiuh z. VI" 1870 pn"''s
n ,,s mpon me me ,1 ,a s,,,n oi
moderate altitude above sea level. IN the
| taif ~" - - sso ','' ~ 49, &
a,f,nE ata,n w " ~ ~ ."s 800,
Wv inv 1in.. ~ ~ ~, w ~,
| OF me olehina from 49, .o %gv t.e,' anu
IN the hsnirei from ~" 70 49,, ienl.
| IN naaitlen to nstiNe koai. ifelnehuy
i2nha ~ hutseiR, iron rsrites, otten "
| the form 81 m'tpickel. ana aIi the prod
| ncts OF w. imposition Fnch ~ mag
| netia oxide. h'nnnite. hematite, etc, are
met Win " siherlsn krnxeis. .,
Copper v fpHnd. sometimes native.
| sometimes ~ the FORM OF copper ~ rites;
lead has been discovered NJ snlphats.
! carbonate. phosphate or sulphuret,
/ \ feature altogether peculiar 70 The Ai~
| herian rlac"rs especially thps" IN the dis
/ tficf or the Lena. <"fh- stc-. ~ ihat tho
| soil remains nerp@tually froet bound or
1 thaws only slightly ~ she summer time
| Near the sources ~ rtsfrA PLACES arc
| found not froztH, these are said 20 10
caused ~ ~Arm or sspid springs beneath
| the surface ~ fha earth.
Blstor, az WORKING.
| srs ..,.t,. !, ,at,..t. Ia &C.,. 80.
| .teef 49, y. s,.s4, ~, ~ s-xx.H
! sasst e.n,,,.s, st ,Sbtrh .sst.d a.. s.,
| ,.,.sse.,.sts s'Ssa. go disss,.,s,ra n, 80
| 9,snI~ ga n ,gs ,i,,,,,s,t ~ go
srgal Ge.td ,sss aiaer,ssssl ~ *, rs.st
1 s,|s,,,,ais~ n fla aevsraf sstos .tt.,ais
I ~ ~ DE ksnhe ~ me aver finr.engss