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ATHENS, THURSDAY
[FEBRUARY 14, 1850. ■ university of Georgia mmt
VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 45
MSHESS DIRECTORY.
Andrew Oomitock,
DKALOt IB BATS. CAPS ASD PURS.
Ill Water Mmt, Ktw T«rk.
JLarch 29. 1/
DR. C. B. LOMBARD,
ftargeoa Dentist,
. «Mak.
Office orer the Draff Store of Mmst*. Hill 4 Smith.
Athene, eept. 16. tf
SELECTED POETRY.
What a hashed sod solemn stillness
Did the pulse of Nature keep,
As in the earlj rooming
I lay awake from sleep,
And Ion^«d for something that would break
John W. Goss,
BKAI.RK Uf DRY GOODS AKU OttOCRRIES.
HARDWARE AND CUTtMT, Ac., Ae.
No, 9. Broadslrtet—ATHENS, OA. j
Hi. j, 1M*. ■* • j
*, calm and deep.
Till I heard the first bint footfall
Echo in the street
have thought that you can’t be married
Massachusetts—•”
44 Can’t—wol’n Qatar’s the reason?
I like Aer, she likes ate; wot’st* hender.
You haven’t been published, sir, I
think.”
Hain’t agnin* tu be nuther! that’s
wot we cum ’ere for, on the sly. Go on,
i, old feller"® J&t -
I really, sir-y^faid the par so if.
WILILAH-iSvWHLm
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOKSELLER,
Till it seemed a
Were harryjoj to and fra
But now the dawn has taejg*
And labnr calls her trahi 1
9 from tbo slumbers of the night,:
llaUsasrr. nulcand «»»lcal laslr»««nl»
LAMAS, CUTLERY, FANCY COOLS, Ac.
Collxck Amct, Atksi, Oa.
, #7" Orders filled at the Avgust* rajet.
American Hotel,
So. 181, CHESTNUT ST,
PHILADELPHIA.
Directly opposite the Old Stoic Mom*, in tckich Ue
Declaration •/ American Independence teas
Signed and adopted.
Thia is a first class Hotel, and replete with every
luxury and comfort.
Thomas G. Eight,
DEALER IS DRY GOODS. GROCERIES, fa.
c«ll«a« A ▼«••«. swat •• F.O.
Terms—cheap for cash or country produce.
Athens, Jan. 35.
W. S. Grady,
Wester Is Wry CeeAs, Sirecrrlre, Ac.. Ac
No 15, Broad Street—ATHENS, OA.
Thonai W. Alexander,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LAWRExccrnAx, Owowm Co.
■ l^”Any bunlnees entrusted to hia care will meet with
prompt attention. \
Feb. 10.1848.
W. H. H. WHITE,
Merchant Tailor.
Nutt dear U Alexander'• Drag Store, College Avenue,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Up m
In the town and oa the plain,
And life has put in motion
Her tbootand wheels again.
And I bless thee, O my Father,
To act my humble part
Y«s. thank God, for human labor.
That mnn can plough the soil.
And in the mighty field of thought
Search for the hidden •poll;
O! I’d rather never know repose
Than never think and toil 1
THE STREAM OF DEATH.
at a. w. oa3xi.no.
There is a stream whose narrow tide
The known and the unknown worlds divide— ■
Where all must go;
t. Eur.cr,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER,
No. t, Broad Street—A THENS, OA.
FEBBT * CO.,
UKTAIL DEALKaS IX
HATS, CAPS, SOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, ho.
Broad Street—ATHENS, OA.
It. J. MAYNARD,
Watckss, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver, Plated and Britannia
Ware, Fine Cutlery, Musical Instruments,
Fancy Goods, Ac„ Ac.
JA* No. 13, Breed-street, under the Franklin House.. Athens
AMERICAN HOTEL,
CHARLESTON, 8. C.
F. A. HOKE, Proprietor.
March 1,1849. ly
ASA M. JACKSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
April 33,1848. ly Wateixsviile, Ga.
C. & W. J. PEEPLES,
Attemeyeat Law.
(Omcxa ix Atiiexs axd Gainesville, Ga.)
tf Will continue the practice of Law in the coun-
Jts wavclesa waters, dark and deep,
’ll id sullen silence downward sweep.
With moonless flow.
I »vw where, at that dreary flood,
’A smiling infant prattling stood,
Whose hour had come;
Untaught of ill, it neared the tide,
8unk, as to cradled rest, and died.
Like going home.
Followed, with languid eye. anon,
A youth diseased, and pale, and wan;
And there alone
He gazed upon the leaden stream.
And feared to plunge—I heard a scream.
And be was gone.
And then a form, in manhood’s strength.
Came bustling on, till there, at length.
He saw life's bound.
He shrunk, and raised the bitter prayer—
Too late 1—his shriek of wild despair,
The waters drowned.
Next stood upon that surgelets shore
A being bowed with manv a score
Of toilsome years.
Ah, full of fears.
How bitter must thy waters be.‘
O Death! How hard a thing, ah me I
It U to diet— - *
I mu«ed—when to that stream again
Aootltcr child of mortal men
With smiles drew nigh!
“ Tii the last pang," he calmly
A Short Fire-Side Story.
One evening a poor man and hia son,,
a little boy, sal by thp wayside, near '
the gate of an old town of Germany.—
The father look a. loaf of bread, which
he had bought in the'town and broke it,
and gave the bal?to his boy. “ Not so,
father,” said'the boy ; “ I shall not eat j
i reauy, me parsons | lU[ tt t rer - - -
Railly ! Will,-go ahead! ’Taint
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
Every day’s experience tends to con- ‘
The Gold-Ucnrluff Qnartaal CallVorala.
last publication, we alluded
vince us of the'fact, that 8! ranger things briefly to the interest which had been j presenting the grn
actually occur in our transit through life, 1 exciled here by the exhibition ot some n f g„| c j ex!rnclc J| a
than “ are dreamt of in our philosophy.” fine specimens of gold-bearing quartz, ! a ;,| of q „i c k s i|ver.
How often is it that the spells which a said to be found in inexhausiihle mns- U|0 , (M utiu (J# |HW
brilliant writer ha3 for the moment cast ses or quantities, ihrough ihe whole ! j ar g PS , yield which has been "obtainetl
—suddenly dissipated by ! mountainous region which *
i masses of gold, each about the size and
i shape of a large muskct-lmll, mid both
nnulated appearance
and collected by the
•. One of these coti-
nbout $12 of pure gold, arid is tho
.. , ^ , 0 . £ ,rra * 1,10 from four pounds el the rbekiri question,
fancied conviction—that the fiction, westerns.f.peolthe Sierra Waved a.-- The ot |, er conlll j ns n f )out $ 10 , arid i*
" To me, O Death.’* thou hath no dread;
fair, yoo aee, ’taint I- swaow; you’
married ate, and haintleched her. Go
on—don't slop >re! ’taint jes’ the thing
how, by grashus ’faint!”
' l will consult^" **
14 No yeu wunt—no yen don’t—con
sult nothin’, tier nobody, till this’ere
business is concluded, naow mind I tell
ye!” said Jonathan, resolutely; and in
instant he had turned the key in and
out of the lock, amid the littering of the
witnesses, who were (.early choked with
merriment.
Naow stand, mister, as wc ware,”
continued the Yankee, seizing his in
tended by the hand again, * 4 go on, right
straight from whare you left off; you
can’t cum nun o’ half way business
with this child ; so put *er tbfeu, and no
dodging. It’ll nil be right—by golly!!’
The parson reflected a moment, and
concluding to risk it, continued—
'You promise, madam, to take this
man to be your lawful husband ?'
Yaas,” said the Yankee, while the
lady bowed.
That you will love, honor, and
obey—
Them’s urn,” said Jonathan, as the
lady bowed again.
And that you will cling to him
long as you both shall live."
** That's the talk,” said Jonathan, and
the Indy said 44 yes” again,
“ Then in the presence of these wit
nesses, I pronounce 3'on man mid wile.”
‘•Hoorah!” shouted Jonathan, leap
ing nearly to the ceiling with joy.
“And what God has joined together
let no man put asunder!”
“ Hoorah!” continued Jonathan.—
V Wm’s the price?—hamv much ?—spit
it eout—don't be afenrd—yeu did jes’
like a book, old feller ! ’ere’s a V, never
mind the change—send for a hack, lan-
lord—give us yer bill. I’ve got her!
Hail Columhy, happy land!” roared
the poor fellow, entirely unable to con
trol his joy; and ten minutes after
wards he was on his way to the Provi
dence depot, with his wife, the happiest
mnn out of jail.
hard all c
von You have been workine■| , W ,,,ou * '* P l,er, J ,nco ®l» ,,b,e | We - |, . a Y e since had an opportunity ot ,he smallest yield which has been oh-
o suu S .|?" 1 ’ P robab,l "y ? . And jel does not j exnmm.nglhese specimens. .ndot learn- , lailae( , f rom ,„ y „f lHe experiments np-
duy, lor small nnges, to sup frequently something of a similar, per-I mg. more minutely, the character ot the , nn ,| K , rnc) . f ,• • ,y
Sv-T.LTwuuiiiwrt are "one : h! * p3 eVe " ° f a “"re raord i na xy char- j rock, the tests to which it has been j stam , ,| ial lhc leMJ app li„l | mV e been
gry , I Shall wan 111! you are done. acter,' come particularly under our own subjected, and the results which it has ! sometimes the oncraiioris of nriicksilver
ih^Dlea^^falber^^S^m^* loVte f to me know,et, S e * w ^ 5ch4 £ a d we read of in the j given. We desir^o Rvoiri all exagge-1 aiu! sometimes the test of the com para-
tne pleased- wlber >.^*your love to me, pa g es n { t ) ie noV etist, we should not rated statements upon a subject in te- |ivc specif i c gnlvily of t } |( . pure nunrta
does me more good than n?y food, and have credited? That " truth i3 often-! gard to which the attention ol the world am j ,|[ e ooltl-bcarinc nmrtz P
those eyes of your s remind ii me s stranger than fiction" is generally : ia already sufficiently awakened, yet we The samoles of tllo rock wltii
dear mother who left os, a«>«l^told you a n™ c d, and that point being coneeded, i deem it uot too much to say that the 1 1 “ K
to love me as she used to do; and in-, CO mcs the question,have we not at times ; facts thus indicated in regard lo. the
deed my boy, yriu have been a great; j one manifest injustice to the talents of, character and structure of this vast
strength and comfort lo me, but now j mar ,y em j nen t writers ? mountain, range, appear to us altogether
that I have eat the first morsel to please j The on!y c h arge alleged against the to surpass, in importance, any previous
you, it s your turn . next. 44 1 hank i mmorta | Shakespeare, is that at limes 1 discoveries in the gold region, which
you, father; but break this piece in two, j m jg|, lv genius drew too largely on ' have yet been made public. We are
and.take you a little more ; for you see j |jj 3 imaginritioti. Yet ; are these allega-! glad to learn that the whole subject will
, an “. y wu 1 , rc 1 9°. ,l [ e 1 lions correct? How many of his char- j very soon be brought, in nn authentic
not see daily before us? | shape, to the Attention of the public, ‘
the loaf is not lar{_
much more than l do.” “ I shall divide
the loaf for you, my boy; but eat ill shall j A singular iocident recently occurred in the‘form of a full and comprehensive
not.; I have abundance, and let us thank — - -
- . . . j France, that reminds ns somewhat of report to the Department of State, at
God for his great goodness in giving us | He | ena an j Bertram in ’ his admirable I Washington, by the Hon. T. B. King.
food, anil giving what is better still, come ,ly of “All’s well that ends well,” j As eariy as June last, Mr. King de-
cheerful and contented hearts. He wlio j a |,h ou „| N perhaps, the lady in our tale { voted two entire months to a laborious
gave us the living bread from heaven, j p 055e3 3es a little more of the Lola Mon- exploration of the whole region, anti ful-
to hourisb our immortal souls, how shall; , es sp ; r j rj |h nn ,j, e heroine so beau- J ly matured his conclusions in regard to
He not give us all other food that is ne- ; t if u (iy portrayed by the Bard ot Avon; it. His labors were interrupted by a
cessary to support our mortal bodies!” I as we have already, in these re-1 severe and protracted illness, but his
The lather and son thanked God, and j mar | lS| trespassed sufficiently on the pn- report will now soon be completed, and
then began to cut the loal in pieces, to j ,j en ce of our readers, we shall, without
begin together tlieir frugal meal. But, f url |, er comments, proceed to relate it.
as they cut one ponton of the loaf, there Moni . P _ > nn „| t | military officer-
several large pieces of gold of , a man nf harsh and oabetu |,ng charac-
—had resolved to marry his son to a
Spread but thine armsoi
I aee! ye waters, bear n
There is my home!
HUMOROUS SELECTIONS.
ties of Clarke, Walton, Jackson, Gwinnett, Hall, llaber-
•ham and Franklin, of the Western Circuit; Cherokee,
LampHn and Forsyth, of the Cherokee Circuit; and
Newton & Lncas,
WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL DEALERS IX
oar GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Lo
No. 3, Granite Rose—ATHENS, OA.
William A.* Lewis,
ATTORNEY AT LA IF,
Coimixc, Forsvth co, Ga.
tSTJIf HI practice In tlie counties composing the Che-
rokee Circuit. AO professional and other business _
trusted to hia management, will meet with prompt and
faithful attention. Dec S, 1847.
CHASE & PETERSON,
WHOLESALE AND S FT AIL DEALERS IN
BOOKS, STATIONERY,FANCY GOODS
PERFUMERY, <fC. s
5 Atbexs, Georgia.
E# 1 ' Af! orders promptly filled at Augustap rices
PAVILION HOTEL.
* CURA LISTON, S. C. « "
q^HE underriffoed begs leave to inform his friends.
— I andthe travelling public generally, that ho has tar
ken the above namedHomo, at which place be would
Be nan happy to aee them, when they visit the citv;
pranking that there shall be nothing wanting on his
port, er that of hia household, to render their stay agree-
One ol the Weddings.
A few daysngo there arrived in Bos
ton, n couple from Rhode Island, who
came lo get joined quietly in the bonds
nf matrimony. As soon as they, were
fairly domiciliated, the would-be-bride
groom—who was a rough but apparent
ly honest specimen of the country. Yao-
kee—sent for the proprietor of the ho
tel, who quickly answered his sum
mons.
“ Say, lan’lord,” proposed the stran
ger, pointing to his modest dulcina
the corner of ihe parlor, “this is t
young ’omhn. Naow we’ve cum all the
way from Rhode Island, and we want
to he spliced. Send for a minister,
'll yer? Want it done up rite straight
off!”
The landlord smiled and went out,
and half an hour afterwards a licensed
minister made his appearance, and the
obliging host, with one or two waggish
friends, were called in to witness the
44 Naow, Mr. Stiggins,” said ihe Yan
kee, 44 deu ii up bronwn, and yer mo
ney’s ready,” and forthwith the rever-
Vwcfct. 1849.
while with him.
IL L. BUTTERFIELD,
Fbrascrtyef the Charleston Hotel.
Notice.
The rahaeriber stQl cootmue* to keep open
| hi* HOUSE in Jxmasox, Jackson County,
Oa, for tiw'aeeeNunodatMB of Traveler*.
April, 1848. tf J.B.NABEB3.
EDWARD COPPEE, M. j>.
red to the comer east of 77. W. Clayton
* w *“ u
Otli Ormsbee,
JtARCrACnTRER AXD DEALER IS
Tramsarrai Wla4owitka4rAC.il * •mice*.
(Removed from No. 7 Spruce st)
. Merchants and others supplied (i q the most liberal terms
^•Orders promptly Attended ta
end gentleman commenced Redirecting
the parlies to join hands. The Yankee
stood up to his blushing lady-love,'like
a sick kitten hugging a hot brick, siezed
her by the hand, and was as mhcb
pleased as a racoon might be'supposed
to be with tvbo tails.
44 You promise, Mr; A.” said the par
son, “to lake this woman—•" .* ‘ '
“Yaas.” said the Yankee at once.
“ To be your lawful and. wedded
wife."
“ Yaas—'
“I SAT, LANDLORD,” Soill a fellow who
great value. The little boy gave a shout:
of joy and was springing to grasp the
unexpected treasure* when he was pull
ed back by his father. “ My son ! my
son!” he cried, “ do not touch that
money ; it is not ours! I know not. as
yet, to whom il belongs; but. probably
it was pul there by the baker, through
some mistake.” 44 We must inquire.—-
Run.” “ But father, interrupted the boy,
44 you are poor and needy, ami you have
bought the loaf, and then the baker may
tell a lie, and”—“ I will riot listen to
you,,my boy, 1 bought the loaf, but did
not buy the gold in it. If the baker sold
it to me through ignorance, 1 shall not
be so dishonest as to ftdto~adv&titage of
hint. Remember Him who told
do toothers ai
to us. The baker may possibly cheat
us, but that is no reason why we should
cheat him. -I nm poor, indeed, but that
share the poverty of
Jesus, God’s own Son, oh ! let
was travelling out West, 44 1 shan’t pay j his goodness and his trust in God.—
for my last night’s lodging, as you said We may never be rich, but we may nl-
1 should^ sleep alone." j ways be honest. We may die of
Well, didn’t you ?”queried the land- j vulion ; but Gods’s will be done, should
i° r d. i we die in doing it! Yes, my boy, trust
Thunder and lightning ! I had more | God and walk in his ways, and you
than a hundred musquitocs lor room-j shall never he pul to shatne. Now run
mates, and each one had a dab at me.” • for the baker, and I will stay and watch
rather guess you can afford to pay j the gold till he comes.” - So the boy
the reckoning then, as each one gave! run for the old man. “Brother work-
you his share ol the bill.'* man,” said the old man, “you have
A certain good deacon’s hat blew
off and led bun a long chase after it
through the street. At length the dea
con became exhausted in the race and
pulled up against a post by the side of
him. A gentleman came along, to
whom the deacon addressed himself
thus:—“ My friend, I am a deacon of
the church, and it is very wrong for me
to swear; you will therefore greatly ob
lige nie if you will damn that hat for
Good nature is the very air of a good
mind, the sign of a large and generous
soul, and the peculiar soil iir which vir
tue prospers.
Too Good to be Lost.—One of
exchanges is responsible for the follow
ing hit at political parties:
‘I say, Pete, some d—d whig stole
half my pig last niglil.’
4 How do you know it was a whig ?*
‘ Because, if it had been a locot'oce
he’d have stole the whole of it.’ We left
then. \
made some mistake, and. almost, lost
your money;” and he showed the ba
ker the gold, and told him how it had
been found. “Is it thine?” asked the
father, “ if it is take it away.” “ My
father, baker, - is very poor, and”——
“ Silence, my child: put me uot to
shame by thy complaints. Iam glad
saved this man from losing his
money.” The baker had been looking
alternately upon the honest father and
his eager boy, and upon the gold that
lay glittering upon, the green turf. “Thou
art indeed an honest fellow,” said the
baker, 44 and our neighbor David” spoke
but the truth when he said thou wert
the honestesl man in our town. Now
I shall tell thee about the gold: A
stranger came to my shop the other day
ilgave me that loaf, and lie told me
sell it cheaply, or giye it awajr to the
honestest poor man I knew in the city.
I told David to send tbee lo mu, as, a
customer, this morning ;. aj$4 as thou
would.si not lake the loaf tor nothing, J
“ “How do I look, Pompey?” said
ynnrig dandy to his servant,' as he fin
ished dressing.
“ Elegant, inassa ; you look bold
a' lion.”
-* 4 Bold n3 a lion, Pompey ? How do
you kliow? You never saw a lion.”
“ O yes, riiassa, I seed one down to
mass Jenks, in his stable. 1
“ Down to Jenk’s, Pompey ? Why,
you great f‘»ol, Jenks hasn’t got a lion,
* “That you will cliiig lo her, ami fcer ! lbal ’® & ^ cba8 ?*” ■ , ~
only, •* tong yon ;hoih shall lire.” “Can tholp it, manat yon took jasi
“ Yaas,’mlced—nothing else!” con- 11'^® him. '
;: ,ocd _lt.e Yankee, in the roust delight-1 ., Lilt i, b^y, how mlln y kjnfetf fire
ed and earnest manner ; hut here the I „ rp lhere !•’ -<• Four, sir.” • Wl.al
14 That you will love and honor her
in all things." '
Yaas.'
reverend clergyman' halted; much fo j, hev aa ,| e(] ,.i .. YVond-fire, emil-fire.
especially to the annoyance nnd discom
fiture of the intended bridegroom? I*
^ Character.—We may judge r
44 Yaas—yaas, I said,” added the j man’s character by what he loves—
Yankee.' j what pleases him.. If a person niani-
“ One moment.' tny friend,” respond- J fesis delight in low and sordid objects
ed ihe minister, slowly, for it occurred ;—the vulgar song and debasing lan-
to him that the law; of Massachusetts Jguage—in the misfortunes of his fellows,
does not” permit of this performance! or cruelty to animnlsi we may at^once
LOOK AT THlb! - . . v iihout the observance a • publishment,-* determine the comidesum. of bis char-
- ' n * ‘ A1- ‘^ Vcoqirary, if lie loves pii-
daughter of one of his brother officers.
The young man had formed other pros
pects—had dreamed of another union ;
but, being of an exceedingly-timid dis
position, dared not openly resist his fa
ther’s wishes. His first words of dis
sent having been answered by a torrent
of abuse on the part of the old gentle
man, poor Arthur permitted the month
of betrothal lo pass without further op
position; whilst his fiancee, Mile. L ,
mistook his sighs—his melancholy—for
proofs positive of his passion for her,
and considered herself in duty bound to
adore him. . ..
The weddingday having arrived, the '
\fiances,'with their attendants, presented
Id liave^others do | ,| iemsc j ves ai | bc Mayoralty. Arthur
' was gloomy and reserved, and seemed
to have his mind made up to some des
perate resolve. The countenance of
Emma was radiant with happiness.
The preliminaries having been duly
arranged, the Mayor of C (M. Mor-
band) put to the groniu the usual ques
tion ; “Arthur P' - ■, will you take this
woman, Emma C—-, for your wife ?”
etc. Arthur slowly raised his head, and
in a trembling, yet clear, emphatic loue,
answered—“ No!”
Of course, then followed n scene, to
the portrayal of which we cannot hope
to do justice. All was confusion. The
parly separated in disorder—the rela-
of the interested bride indignantly
demanding an explanation of Mons.
“ -, senior, who looked the picture
of petrification. As for Arthur, he had
already escaped, and started directly
for Paris.
i* * i ...vcn..,,..v9 <>, ■■ix. which Mr.
much l«. say that > | Wright has testcl have Ik^u taken from
... - •■ ■■■ „y (lilt;.rent veins. I„ no sample
tested has the yield been less than one
dollar to the pound of quartz. The nv-
crage yield of the different veins has
been, as determined by the samples,
from one dollar and a half to two dol
lars to the pound of rock.
A single fact will show the unheard
of and astonishing character of the re
sults which have been thus arrived at.
Mr. Wright informs us that he recently
conversed with an intelligent gentle
man, now in ibis counity, who has been
long conversant, in the capacity of an
overseer, with mining operations, ns
carried on in the quartz veins of Geor
gia. From this source Mr. Wright
learns that a fifteen horses team power,
working twelve stamps, will stamp
about a thousand bushels ofquartz rock
in a day—each bushel of quariz weigh
ing about eighty pounds. If twenty-
five cents worth of gold is yielded from
each bushel of eighty pounds, the busi-
considered a good one in Gcor-
itl doubtless, we trust, reach Wash'
ingtun before the discussions upon the
California question shall have come up
in Congress. We hazard. nothing in
saying that the facts and the
be set forth in this report will command
the public attention and interest, to
extern almost if nol al.ogelher, unexam-! S”\ K' he b f b , fi y TO
pled by any similar document. As Cal,-j busb, Vl 10 pr ? hl '.*, li : r ,S"\, r N . 0 ™ , lho
tdrnians, we await its publication with > 'V J of he r ' ,ck wh . lcl ! Mr ' . Wr J8 b ! b »*
impatience. Mr. King we learn. w ;u »"d tested, instead cd‘being a
■ake to Washington wTlh him a full col-1 < I uar ' er ,,r a ‘ l<,lb ' r - ora bal f a d " llat >®
lection of specimens or ihe gold form..- ,ba “veniy-hve 13 • m one great
lion, both pure and in union with n ' arl J’* 3 ;° one pound! Abate
quartz, which will fully illustrate and 1 . ’ '. n v,ev Y °. or IJ ro P^>»®
.Uflnama. xar.’.h »1 rmLs i*sa m «f .o«l I misiukv,or in vietv of the superior yield
igle richer vein, to an average of
a half n dollar to the pound,
demonstrate, with al.mosi mathematical
clearness, his theory of the gold region of j
California.
The particular specimens which wc
have seen of these quartz mountain
quarries are in the possession of Mi.
Wright, one of the members of Congress
elect from California, who will take
them on to Washington in the steamer of
1st December. They consist, for the 1 ,
and the result still remains, in ev.Rry
point of view, almost equally 1 unex
ampled and momentous.
The whole question is, docs gold-
bearing quartz, making any approxima
tion to any such yield, exist in Culifor-
lsi Dccemoer. i ney consist, tor xue j nin in vast and inexhaustible masses?
most part, of small pieces ofquartz rock, j this main point, the recent invest iga-
generally of a brownish tinge, and, in *'” n * ^ r * Wright coincide entirely
some instances, presenting the appear-j w “^ l ^ e observations and conclusions
ance of a slight incipient decay, or de- of Mr * K,n S* am * wi, h the testimony of
composition of the rock formation. In *b e explorers of the region with
all these specimens, the gold points of whom we have conversed. They all
particles are very slightly, if a; all, vis- ngrcc lhat a large number of veins of
ible to the naked eye. The microscope, ‘l" nr, ' z permeate visibly the wcstqrn
however, reveals the gold more clearly. s,f f** ot ' Sierra Nevada, running mainly
Besides these pieces, which Mr. Wright from nor,h «« south, nnd throwing oa*
has himself selected with great care, as , branches from the main lines,, at inter
file fairest average samples of the gen- i vn ^» *■* y vcr y form and in all dircctinut.
cral appearance of enormous and very ^ r * ^ r 'gb** learn, is so well assur-
numerous viens or quarries, of quartz, ! ed of »*»® reality of the results at which
there is also one larger fragment of the! be lias arrived, that in connection with
same rock, weighing, wc should sup-jbi* partners, he has already, n« a-largo
pose, some ten or twelve pounds, from expense, placed a number of men at
all parts of which the gold protrudes i work on one of the localities which he
plainly, in a state almost pure. This ! observed, nnd which lie states to be,
single fragment of quartz, which Mri I apparently, scarcely more promising
Wright by no means regards ns an nv- j than many others—lias sent for a mule
erage sample ofthe quarries, but which b»ad to take with him to Washington
* * • ' across the Isthmus—and has already
forwarded to the Atlantic side a large
order for machinery suitable for the
ining operations which he contcm-
pla
A few days subsequent to this extra
ordinary occurrence, a young girl was . . . _ # .
seen rapidly ascending the stairs of a | be pronounces to be the richest rock spe-
hotel garni in Rue St. Honore. She had ‘ citnens he has seen, is found by the most
learned from the porter that Mons. Ar- j careful specific gravity test, as applied
thurP , arrived the preceding night, j 1“ it by Mr. Wright, to contain pure
Il was Emma C , come with her fa- gold to the amount of about six hundred:
ther and intended father-in-law, in dollars.~ This piece of rock, we under
sea rch of the fugitive fiance, who had s
cruelly insulted her. But she was no'
alcne. She tapped at the door of No.
17, and entered without wailing for an
answer. The young man was reclining
in bed, reading a newspaper. Emma j heeded.
walked straight to the bed side, and: But the interest or importance >i , .
drawing from under her shawl an cnor- J ing to this or to any Other single nod iso- ( the Atlantic States. We would say
mous horse-pistol^ which doubtless she j lated fragment specimen, however pecu- j nothing inconsiderately to aggravato
hail procured from her father— bar nnd curious and rich in itself, is ve- | the gold tnania anywhere. It has al-
Sir,” said she to Arthur, her eyes! r y sli gb». and even inconsiderable, hi j ready produced in the gold region of
have only to add,
ieh statements as
so of our respon«l-
T-i In conclusion, *
stand from Mr. White, is destined to be J that we put fiirlh
laid (as a memorial from the California j these under a full s
mountains.we suppose) upon the table of! bilily to the public. We aver nothing
the Speaker of the House of ltrpresen-j of our own knowledge, for to us this
tatives. Its appeal, wc think, will be information is as new and as surprising
j as we are persuaded that it wilt be to
li- : most of our readers, both here and
sold il to thee for the last pence in thy j g asb ; n * w jj|, an „ e r 44 you have grossly | comparison to that which belongs lo the | California, arid on t he routes to it, ter-
purse^; and the loaf with aIHts treasure J j nsu | le g me ^ a|K j i demand reparation ! ! more numerous fragments of quartz, in j rible scenes of individual suffering, dis-
Rl _ ruii( , lhis rcparaI ; on nt ,|,e peril I wilieh very liltle gold, or nque, can be | ease and clcnlli— scenes Iteloro which
your life! Lei us return at once to the ; discerned by the naked eve, nnd which the boldest spirit may well quail, and
Mayoralty of. C——, both in marriage
—and certaiu it is riot small—is thine.;
and God grant thee a blessing with it!”
The prior father bent his head.to 4he
ground, while the tears felk from his
eyes. His boy ran aofl pul” his hand i
round bis neck, and said,' 4 *! shall al
ways, like you, ray father, trust God ;
and do what is right; for 1 am sureit
will never put us lo shame.”—Edin
burgh .Christ. Magazine.
Quick Digestion—Healthy Food.
—Of all the articles iof food,, boiled
rice in digested io the shortest time—
an hour. As il also contains eight-
tenths riutritious matter, it is a valuable
substance for diet. Tripe and- pig’s
feel are digested - almost as rapidly.
Apples, if sweet and ripe, are next in
order. Venison is digested almrisr as
soon as apples. Roasted potatoes are
digested in • half the time required by
tbesame vegetables boiled, which oc
cupy three liours and a half—more I halt
beet or mutton. Bread occupies three
hours and a quarter. Slewed oysters
and boiled eggs are digested in three
hours aud a balf—an hour more than
required, by the same articles raw.—
•Turkyy and goose are converted Jn two
hours* and n .half, and an hour and a
half sooner thap. chickens. Roasted
veal, pork and salted beef, occupy, five
by of. C——, both in marriage have been cautiously selected by Mr. front which the hardiest frame tnay
costume. When the customary ques-1 Wright on the spot as (lie fairest aver- well shrink away. But our information
put to you,you will answer 4 Yes' I age specimens ofwhole veins and quar- ( comes to us at first hand, from sources
and I will answer 4 No,' when my hon- i r *es, said to creep visibly in sinuous and j of unquestionalde integrity and intelli-
ill be. satisfied.” j broken lines through the whole western j gence, and appears to be the result of
quence by brandishing her pistol with j va *t masses of mountain rock large tion. l a iis general outlines it lias had
both hands. It-was a powerful argu- • c n «ugh aud numerous enough to freight the full sanction ofthe most eminent
trufii—if virtuous' pur-
hia' heart and dl-awriut^ tiis r —- rj -,
are satisfied that he is an ■ hours and a half—the longest of all ar-
Emma seconded her persuasive elo-: sl°P« of the Sierra Nevada, and lo form very thorough and delilteraie invesliga-
nd | minds among us. It apprises us of a
Mr.; stale of tacts of the highest importance
i, much | to California, to the mining interest ev-
powerful argu- .
ment. After all,she wns right, or near- | many, tunes over all the navie
|y—-at least such was Arthur’s opinion, j commercial marine of the world.
He promised, and set out the same day • Wright has spent, he informs
with bis father, who ground his teeth, °f the past season among the mountains jervwhere, and, in a word, to the whole
during the journey, but uttered not a collecting the samples ofthe quartz in commercial and financial world,
word. different localities, and subjecting the Jf these facts turn out to have been
.Finally, they presented them selves j jidd of gold from'lhcm, in many itt- j accurately invest igaied and accurately
again at the Mayoralty, before the same stances to'the most rigorous tests. j slated, il seems to us that neither in the
Magistrate, ^rfimr hravely answered j , In pll these experiments Mr. Wright j wet diggings, nor yet in tho dry dig-
“ Yes,” as arranged, and prepared, his lias been guided by the skill arid judg- j gings, arc the future mining operations
countenance to express tho proper de,- ..ment of Mr. A.ugustus Lcland, a'gentle- • of this State to go on. but on the con-
gree of indign’aiion when lie should hearman largely conversant with mining; frary, in those primeval masses of rock
the reply-«f his betrothed, [operations, nod who has been from the ’ in which the gold was formed, in which
The. Majror resumed-^- 44 Emma . 1 first equally-interested with Mr. Wright |n
J«» you consent ?** eic-. “ Ye#,” answer-! all the researches’which Imve been made,
ed Emma,'in the most natural tone pos-j The astonishing results brought out
sible. ...... ^ [by these investigations are, that in a
Mons. P-7-!—» senior, was delighted ; particular and verV extensive vein four
he declared iliat^thU union, commenced' pounds of this jock yielded upon the
tinder such auspices, would end like* the; average, $tk worth ol pure gold,- valu-
fairy tales. And they are bow actually ; ed nt $16 to the ounce ; that is to say,
living together, as happy as'the days the yield of gold from these average
are long, thoa practically deriiorisl rating samples of the rockinthiSparticular vein
^ tides of hod.—Scientific American. tnat “ AlVt yxll that tiiii mil." Is nearly $3 lor each pouDil of rjuafli
L: '- ’ j r ~ ~ "
it still lies, imberhlt-il arid inexhausti
ble, of which nil tliri gold, in all its
forms, scattered through the ravines
and bars of the rivers, is only the incon
siderable chance washings or abrasions*
and which the hand even of the most:
adventurous and intrepid minornmnog >
us has yet scarcely touched. ' Such in
formation, so derived and so vouched,
for, we have deemed it our duly to lay
before the public without'delay. '