Carolina Watchman

              r , of hie watchman t '''. per year.tvrj 0 i is payable in i . •!..: pa i in advance tw us cried it sl for tit first and 2o eta it insertion courl orders charged lhan the rate a liberal deduc . advi rti sf by ihf year ore must ! •■ !'• si vil clays speech ..,.< genius says waldo emerson is ."« back lo us our own thoughts thousands who will read mr clay's ' : wonder how it can be esteemed so .. t u onlv a plain and forcible ex their o\vii sentiments they have '" " s t as mr clay does ; ihey would ".-•,! themselves just so if ihey had be faculty of ready and cogent ex they do not always realize lhat sisls the true greatness of henry i i s speeches are all applications ol se nse and the most simple obvious . nitrier under consideration — to the t v ot ispective condition of lhe country ■ t i • i j ,,,»,'- has iiotlitti ot tragedy stmt or •,- ' i j about it you atf quiie welcome idle you read that in is one of tlie among orators arid illustrious among nen who addresses you but you in conscious though you iry ever so * i that a sincere devoted patriot is ti the depths of a generous and fer iinseis which lie deotiis most essen * ifei y and well-being of his beloved \ ou may or may not he conscious counsels are the fruits of half a cen rvalion and experience and of forty nt public service but you cannot they aie spoken trom the fulness of a i 1 1 generous heart — n y tribune i clay pronounces that this is not a pjr 0 | defence but one unnecessary and of f«wt aggression he even declares that jtu mexico that is defending her firesides -. and her altars not we for resstons he will he censured and iiliiraeo-'v enemies he has been censured for them already by the new york courier ind isjitirer which lakes the lead iu ground hem the charge that henry clay is opposed to lhe war but that he sym • ill the enemy and takes his stand - own country ! there is a political i r in lhe united slates which exacts fa is the proof of wisdom aud ferocity the lest of patriotism it is no suf the american should li^ht for his nd a son to fight and die for it ; it is it to c immend tbe heroism to la s to defend and protect the hon ots'ti american army all is undone if amid u of glory or the tears of sorrow one is heaved for the sufferings of the igainst whom it is unlawful lo think t : ;. ,. it or utter any sentiment that does m embrace a>:d express to extremity the vw conqueror to doubt the wisdom iy the moral aud political advanta war is to " aid and comfort the en regret or lo pity is high treason ; lo war without conquest and subjugation ) to the republic and enmity to the the very language we speak has been uged hy this furious spirit it is wholly er uus to speak of the american army as an invaders ; and when the mexicans ma.'ue ttcs of mexico they are not de aling their firesides castles and altars — not '■•■.; tie i are crossing the rio grande or nueces or the sabine carrying fire and ilion into our own borders we protest past this insanity of intolerance which let mae freedom of thought and discussion ami immon sense and common humanity heels of passion it is only when by the fierce rules of such a wild henry clay of all men that live found or supposed wanting in affec taattafidelity to his country — n american mr clay's great speech represent to our readers entire in • r the great speech recently de al lexington by the eminent in and patriot whose name heads ■* paragraph it will create a most pro ipression wherever it is read and nclunively that though its dis i author is verging towards the macteric of life his powers of i are as gigantic and brilliant as in palmy days of his meridian splendor tguage of a german critic — " the an al iis ebb is still the mighty ocean every hour of danger and difficulty ■ fj'es ol the country has been turned fw.claj ami it was but meet and right sent perilous crisis of our xation . that he should step forward to ' - ni the public mind by his profound s far-reaching sagacity bis bold thought and ardent patriotism every thing else emenating from is enthusiastic affection for hiscoun flowing every line of this great ' i his interest sees hers alone — tion can only gratify itself by la 5for htr greatness — tor her he pro v very aspersion braves every peril ** oat-sty on every point is pure and '" ev ii/eiu the man docs not exist we "' • whose life as a whole has sur s in demonstrations of undevia *• halted patriotism and whose pub - excels his in unconquerable dis lii but direct straiirht-forward uld consider it a libel on our to urge them to a pursual of this for to resist it is impossible some v can descry spots even en tbe face - ions uod of day ; and such may ernselves that ihey can detect i heresies in the principles which '•'•!) inculcates nevertheless its utone — the propositions laid down uid every sentiment expressed — fj ' l n;tti(l the approval of the eoun vhole country and reasonable ll parties will rally upon the i honor and right which mr i 1 - presented — ral reg j lvl rumor — peace commission - v '■' new york journal of com v^jjfo-d a letter from washington l-^ljj 1 the mexican congress at d appointed three commis | , j mr trist to wash delude a treaty of peace ! the carolina watchman i briner & james f editors sr proprietors { " kee a c " kck ur0n all v °™ 1 ) rulers \ new series do this ant liberty is safi " < gtn'l harrison ) number 32 of volume iv salisbury n c thursday december 9 1847 speech of air clay > at the mass meeting til lexington kentucky t on saturday november ki 1;47 i con'cluded '' of all the possessions which appertain ! to man in his collective or individual con , dition none should be preserved and cher , ished with more sedulous and unremitting , care than that of an unsullied character . it is impossible to estimate it too highly in ! society when attached to an individual nor can it be exaggerated or too greatly magnified in a nation those who lose or are indifferent to it become just objects of scorn and contempt of all the abom ; inable transactions which sully the pages of history none exceed in enormity that of the dismemberment and partition of poland by the three great continental pow ers of russia austria and prussia ages may pass away and centuries roll around but as long as human records en dure all mankind will unite in execrating the rapacious and detestable deed that was accomplished by overwhelming force and the unfortunate existence of fatal dis sensions and divisions in the bosom of po land let us avoid affixing to our name and national character a similar if not worse stigma 1 am afraid that we do not now stand well in tbe opinion of oth er parts of christendom repudiation has brought upon us much reproach all the nations i apprehend look upon us in the prosecution of the present war as be ing iictuated by a spirit of rapacity and an inordinate desire for territorial aggran dizement let us not forfeit altogether their good opinions let us command their applause by a noble exercise of for bearance and justice in the elevated station which we hold we can safely af ford to practise the godlike virtues of mod eration and magnanimity the long se ries of glorious triumphs achieved by our gallant commanders and their brave ar mies unattended by a single reverse jus tify us without the least danger of tar nishing the national honor in disinterest edly holding out the olive branch of peace , we do not want the mines the mountains the morasses and the sterile lands of mex ico to her the loss of them would be i humiliating and be a perpetual source of regret and mortification to us they might prove a fatal acquisition producing dis traction dissentioti division possibly dis union let therefore the integrity of the national existence and national territory of mexico remain undisturbed for one 1 desire to see no part of her territory torn from her by war some of our people have placed their hearts upon the acqui sition of the bay of san francisco in up per california to us as a great mari time power it might prove to be of advan tage hereafter in respect to our commer cial and navigating interests to mexico which can never be a great maritime power it can never be of much advan tage if we can obtain it by fair pur chase with a just equivalent i should be happy to see it so acquired ; as whenever the war ceases mexico ought to be re quired to pay the debt due our citizens perhaps an equivalent for that bay may be found in that debt our government as suming to pay to our citizens whatever portion of it may be applied to that object hut it should form no motive in the prose cution of the war which 1 would not con tinue a solitary hour for the sake of that harbor but what it will be asked shall we make peace without any indemnity for the expenses of the war if the published documents in relation to the late negotia tions between mr trist and the mexican commissioners be true and i have not seen them any where contradicted the i executive properly waived hny demand of indemnity for the expenses of tne war and the rupture of that negotiation was produced by our government insisting m 0 / on a cession from mexico of the strip ot mostly barren land between the nueces and rio bravo and new mexico which mexico refused to make so that we are now lighting if not for the conquest of all mexico as intimated in some quarters for that narrow strip and for the barren pro vince of new mexico with its few miser able mines we bought all the province of louisiana for fifteen millions of dollars and it is in my opinion worth more than all mexico together we bought florida for live millions of dollars and a hard bar gain it was since besides that sum we gave up the boundary of the rio bravo to which 1 think we were entitled as the western limit of the provinceof louisiana and were restricted to that of the sabine and we are now if not seeking the con quest of all mexico to continue this war indefinitely for the inconsiderable objects to which i have just referred but it will be repeated are we to have no indemnitv for the expenses of this war mexico is utterly unable to make us any pecuniary indemnity if the justice of the war on our part entitled us to demand if her country has been laid waste her cities but nt or occupied by our troops her means so exhausted that she is unable to pay even her own armies and every days prosecution of the war whilst it would augment the amount of our indemnity would lessen the ability of mexico to pay it we have however that there is another form in which we are to demand i indemnity it is tc bt territorial indem j nity i nope tor reasons already stated that that firebrand will not be brought in to our country among the resolutions which it is my intention to present for your consideration at the conclusion of this address one pro poses in your behalf and mine to disa vow in the most positive manner any de sire on our part to acquire any foreign ter ritory whatever for the purpose of intro ducing slavery into it i do not know that any citizen of the united states entertains such a wish but such a motive haslieen often imputed to the slave states and i therefore think it necessary to notice it on this occasion my opinions on the subject of slavery are well known they have the merit if it be one of consistency uni formity and long duration 1 have ever regarded slavery as a great evil a wrong — for lhe present i fear an irremediable wrong — to its unfortunate victims i should rejoice if not a single slave breath ed ihe air or was within the limits of our country but here they are to be dealt with as well as we can with a due con sideration of all circumstances affecting the security safety and happiness of both races every state has the supreme un controlled and exclusive power to decide . for itself whether slavery shall cease or ; continue within its limits without any exterior intervention from any quarter — in stales where the slaves outnumber the whites as is the case with several the blacks could not be emancipated and in vested with all the rights of freemen with out becoming the governing race in those states collisions and conflicts between the two races would be inevitable and after shocking scenes of rapine and car nage tlie extinction or expulsion of the blacks would certainly take place in the state of kentucky near fifty years ago i thought the proportion of slaves in com parison with the whites was so inconsid erable that we might safely adopt a sys tem of gradual emancipation that would ultimately eradicate this evil in our state that system was totally different from the immediate abolition of slavery for which the party of the abolitionists of the present day contend whether they have intend ed it or not it is my calm and deliberate belief that they have done incalculable mischief even to the very cause which they have espoused to sav nothing of the dis cord which has been produced between ditferent parts of the union according to the system we attempted near the close of the last century all slaves in being were to remain such but all who might be bom subsequent to a specified day were to become free at the age of twenty eight and during their service were to be taught to read write and cipher thus instead of being thrown upon the commu nity ignorant and unprepared as would be the case by immediate emancipation they would have entered upon the posses sion ol their freedom capable in some de gree of enjoying it after a hard strug gle the system was defeated and i regret it extremely as if it had been then adop ted our state would be now nearly rid of that reproach since that epoch a scheme of unmixed benevolence has sprung up which if it had existed at that time would have ob viated one of thegreatestobjections which was made to gradual emancipation which was the continuance of the emancipated slaves to abide among us the scheme is the american colonization society — about twenty-eight years ago a few in dividuals myself among them met toge ther in the city ot washington and laid the foundations of that society it has gone on amidst extraordinary difficulties and trials sustaining itself almost entirely : by spontaneous and voluntary contribu tions irom individual benevolence with out scarcely any aid from government — the colonies planted under its auspices are now well established communities with churches schools and other institu tions appertaining to the civilized state ywey have made successful war in repell ing attacks and invasions by their barbar ous ana savage neighbors they have made treavi esf annexed territories to their dominion and are blessed with a free rep resentative government i recently read a message from one of their governors to their legislature which in point of com position and in careful attention to the public affairs of their republic would compare advantageously with the messa ges of the governors of our own states i am not very superstitious but i do so lemnly believe that these colonies are blest with the smiles of providence ; and if we may tlare attempt penetrating the veil by which he conceals his all-wise dis pensations from mortal eyes that he de signs that africa shall be the refuge and the home of the descendants of its sons and daughters torn and dragged from their native land by lawless violence it is a philanthrophic and consoling re flection that the moral and physical con dition of the african race in the united states even in a state of slavery is far better than it would have been if their ancestors had never been brought from their native land ; and if it should be the decree if the great ruler of the universe that their descendants shall be made in struments in his hands in the establish ment of civilization and the christian re ligion throughout africa our regrets on account of the original wrong will be great mitigated it may be argued that in admitting tlie injustice of slavery i admit the necessity ol an instantaneous reparation of that in justice unfortunately however it is not always safe practicable or possible in the great movements of states and public affairs of nations to remedy or repair lhe infliction of previous injustice in the in ception of it we may oppose and denounce it by onr most strenuous exertions but after its consummation there is often no other alternative left us but to deplore its perpetration and to acquiesce as the only alternative in its existence as a less evil than ihe frightful consequences which might ensue from the vain endeavor to repair it slavery is one of those unfor tunate instances the evil of it was in flicted upon us by the parent country of great britain against all the enjfreaties and remonstrances of the colonies — and here it is amongst and amidst us and we must dispose of it as best we can un der all the circumstances which surround us it continued by the importation of slaves from africa in spite of colonial re sistance for a period of more than a cen tury and a half and it may require an : equal or longer lapse of time before our country is entirely rid of the evil and in the mean time moderation prudence and discretion among ourselves and the blessings of providence may be all neces . sary to accomplish our ultimate deliver ance from it examples of similar inflic j tion of irreparable national evil and in justice might be multiplied to an indefi nite extent the case of the annexation i of texas to the united states is a recent and an obvious one where if it were wrong it cannot now be repaired texas , is now an integral part of our union with ; its own voluntary consent many at us opposed the annexation with honest zeal and most earnest exertions but who ; would now think of perpetrating the folly of casting texas out of the confederacy '. and throwing her back upon her own in dependence or into the arms of mexico who would now seek to divorce her from this union the creeks and the chero kee indians were by the most exception able means driven from their country and trtinsported beyond the mississippi river , their lands have been fairly purchased , and occupied by inhabitants of georgia ; alabama mississippi and tennessee — who would now conceive of the flagrant injustice of expelling those inhabitants and restoring the indian country to the cherokees and the creeks under color of repairing original injustice ? during the war of our revolution millions of paper money were issued by our ancestors as the only currency with which they could achieve our liberties and independence thousands and hundreds of thousands of families were stripped of their homes and their all and brought to ruin by giving credit and confidence to that spurious cur rency stern necessity has prevented the reparation of that great national injustice but 1 forbear 1 will no longer trespass upon your patience or further tax my own voice impaired by a speech of more than three hours duration which professional duty required me to make only a few days ago if i have been at all successlul in the exposition of the views and opinions which i entertain i have shown — 1st that lhe present war was brought about by the annexation of texas and the subsequent order of the president without tho previous consent and authority of congress 2nd that the president being unenlighlen , ed and uninstructed by any public declaration of congiess as to objects for wliich it ought to be prosecuted in the conduct of it is neces sarily left to his own sense oi what the national interests and honor may require 3d that the whole war-making power of the nation as to motives causes and objects is confided by the constitution to the discretion and judgment of congress 4th that it is therefore the right of con gress at the commencement or during the pro gress of the war to declare tor what objects and purposes tbe war ought to be waged and prosecuted 5th that it is the right and duty of con gress to announce to the nation for what ob jects the present war shall be longer continued ; that it is the duly of the president in lhe exer cise of all his official functions to conform to and carry out this declared will of congress by the exercise if necessary of all the high powers with which he is clothed : and that if he fail or refuse to do so it becomes the imper alive duty of congrsss to arrest the further pro gress of the war by the most effectual means in its power let congress announce to the nation the ob jects for which this war shall he further pro tracted and puh'ic suspense and public in ii j . tude will no longer remain if it be a uur i ; eonqiie.-t of all or any part of mexico lei lhe people know it and they will be no longer agi tated by a dark and uncertain future but al though i might have fore borne to express any opinion whatever ns to purposes and objects for which the war should be continued 1 have not thought proper to conceal my opinions whether worth any thing or not from the pub lic examination accordingly i have stated — 6th that it seems to rue that it i the dry of our country as well on the score of moder ation and magnanimity as with the view ot avoiding discr.l und tii-.cmtvti at home to ab stain front seeking to conquer aud annex lo lhe united states mexico or any pari of it ; and especially to disabuse the public mind in any quarter of the union ofthe impression ii it any where exists thai a desire for such a conquest is cherished for the purpose of propagating or extending slavery i have embodied mr president and fellow citizens the sentiments and opinions which i have endeavored lo explain and enforce iu a series of resolutions which 1 be now to sub mit io your consideration and judgment ihey are the following ; 1 resolved as the opinion of ihis meeting that the primary cause ot ihe present unhappv war existing between the united states of a merica and the united states of the republic of mexico was the annexation of texas io the former ; and that the immediate occasion of hostilities between the two republics arose out ot the order of the president of the u states for the removal of the army under command of cen taylor from its position at corpus chris ti lo a point opposite lo matamoros on the east bank ofihe rio bravo within territory claimed hy both republics but then under the jurisdic tion of that of mexico and inhabited bv its cit izens ; and lhat the order of lhe president for the removal of lhe army to that point was improvi dent and unconstitutional it being without lhe concurrence of congress or even any consul lation with it although it was in session ; but that congress having by subsequent acts re cognised the war thus brought into existence without its previous authority or consent the prosecution of it became thereby national 2 resolved that in the absence of any for mal and public declaration by congress of the objects for which the war ought tu be prosecu ted the president of the united states as chief magistrate and as commander-in-chief ol the army and navy of the united slates is left to the guidance of his own judgment to presecute it for such purposes and objects as he may qeena the honor and inteiest ot the nation lo require 3 resolved that by the constitution of the united states congress being invested with power to declare war and grant letters of marque and reprisal to make rules concerning captures on land and water lo raise and sup port armies to provide and maintain a navy and lo make rules for government of the land and naval forces has lhe full and complete war making power of lhe united states and so possessing it has a right to determine upon ihe motives causes and objects of any war when it commences or at any time during the pro gress of its existence 4 resolved as the further opinion of this meeting that it i the right and duty of con gress to dtdare by some authentic act for what purposes and objects the existing war ought to be further prosecuted that it is he duty of the president in his official conduct lo conform to such a declaration of congress ; and that if al ter such declaration the president should de cline or refuse to endeavor by all the means civil diplomatic and military in his power to execute the announced will of congress ami in defence ot its authority should continue lo prosecute the war tor purposes and objects oth er than those declared by that hodv it would become the right and duty of congress to adopt lhe most efficacious measures to arrest lhe fur ther progress of the war taking care to make am ple provision for lhe honor and safety and se curity of our armies in mexico in every con tingency and if mexico should decline or re fuse to conclude a tre.uv with us stipulating for the purposes and ohjects so declared bv con gress it wouid he the duty of lhe g ivernment lo prosecute the war with the uium-i vi^or un til ihey were attained by a treaty of peace 5 resolved that we view with set ions alarm and are utterly opposed to anv purpose ol an nexing mexico to tl.e united states in any mode and especially bv conquest ; that we believe lhe two nations could not be happily governed by one common authority owing to iheir great difference in race law language and religion and the vast extent ot the respective territories and large amount oi their respective populations lhat such a union against the content ol the exasperated mexican people could only he ef fected and preserved hy large standing armies and the constant application of military force : in other words bv despotic sway exercised over the mexican people in the first instance but which there would be just cause to apprehend might in the process of lime be extended over the people of the united slates that we de precate therefore such a union as wholly in compatible with lhe geniusof our government and with the character of free and liberal in sii tut ions and we anxiously hope lhat each na lion may be left ia rhe undisturbed possession of iis own laws language cherished religion and territory to pursue its own happiness according io what it may deem best for itself 6 resolved thai considering lhe series of splendid and brilliant victories achieved by iir brave armies and theirgallaul commanders du ring lhe war with mexico unattended by a sin gle reverse the united states without any dan ger of iheir honor suffering the slightest tar nish can practise the virtues ot moderation and magnanimity towards their discontinued foe we have no desire for lhe dismemberment ol the united states of lhe republic of mexico but wish only a just and proper fixation of the limits of texas 7 resolved that we do positively and em phalically disclaim and disavow any wish oi desire on our part to acquire any foreign ter rit.itv whatever for the purpose of propagating slarerj or of introducing slaves from tbe united states into such foreign territory 8 resolved thai we invite our felfow-ciii zens of the united states who are an\i the restoration of the blessings of peace or if the eiislino war a!l continue lo be prosecu led are desirous that its purposes and objects shall be defined tin known who are anxious lo aver presenl and future perils and dangers i with which it may be fraught and who are al i so anxi ius lo pn duce conientmenl and s r *- h faction at home and to t i charactei abroad • assem r in ih»-ir h respective communities and to express their i views feelings an ! opini ti h after r >! i r lhe lotions and hi:i in r h them to the secretary mr clay c i gtzing for lhe length of time which he ha i i trespassed upou the meeting and thanking i - md gentlemen most cordially t r lhe h honor done him bv their attendance on ihis oc i casion and the profound attention wiih « i they had listened io him i note by the editor — the speech was often interrupted by bursts nf applause and both at its commencement and conclusion ihere was tremendous cheering i correspondence of tbe richmond southerner i rl therfordtov n c nov 1 j 1s47 i to the editors of the southerner : i my last communication for the south lerner was dated at the qniel and truly hospitable little town of shelby from it hence i radiated like the son though i not quite so luminous in all directions embracing a tour through several counties lo western north carolina i this little town has about live hundred i inhabitants all told many of whom arc in ■ great affluence the general bearing of ithe inhabitants seems to partake of lhat ikind of chivalry known to exist in vari ■ ous portions of the palmetto state this lis perhaps owing to the frequent inter course which her citizens have with this ■ town during the summer months the ■ people of this place are generally well in ■ formetl and 1 have no doub a residence ■ among them for a few months or more by one competent to appreciate their notions hot etiquette might be rendered exeeed bing'.v pleasant and desirable i they have here two hotels three church hes an academy for boys a tine court house land some half dozen mercantile establish ■ ments which sell annually about fifty hthou.sa.nd dollars worth of goods i one of the many prominent citizens of ■ this place is judge foreman formerly of ■ the slate of new york but for several ■ years past a resident of rutherfordton — ■ judge f was the founder of the town of ■ syracuse in new york the originator of ■ the safety fund system new york and ■ the projector of the erie canal ■ judge fun man in his place in the le hgislature of new york in 1809 from ■ onondaga county proposed in that body ha concurrent resolution to direct a survey hto fie made of the most eligible and direct h route of a canal lo open a communica htion between tbe waters of tbe hudson h river and lake erie i previous to this time judge f had been ■ in washington holding an interview with mr jefferson ; the object of which was hto secure his co-operation in pressing upon ■ the congress of the united states the int bportance of making an appropriation for ■ a survey and final construction of this ■ mammoth enterprise mr jefferson re ■ plied to judge f " you are fifty years iu ■ advance of the age rut nothing daun ■ ted by this lokewarmness manifested by ■ one from whom be had anticipated great ami encouragement he moved ■ forward unfalterin-lv in this cherished ■ course knowing that it was a noble en ■ terprise for his native state and one that ■ would when completed greatly enrich ■ and elevate her in the estimation of her sister states he finally after bard strug mgling accomplished his object in getting han appropriation from tlie legislature for hi survey and ultimately for th cunstrue hioti of the work this canal is now the thoroughfare for millions upon mill hotis of commerce which annually proceed its channel lt '•< a standing mon humenf to the greatness of that mind which so magnificent an enterprise ; hand the name of its founder will never hdie while the sails of commerce continue to whiten the waters of the beautiful hud hson h i saw at this place several beautiful ar hticles of jewelry made by mr becklerof hthe town out of the native north carolina ■ gold he has of his own manufacture a ■ bracelet for a lady containing foar differ ben t alloys of gold giving as many differ bent hues lt is set in with fine rupees of blight red and the workmanship i think bis equal to the imported i think the la btlies of north carolina should encourage i mr r in this department of american in h near this town arc found several rare h specimens of minerals and precious stones h viz : the amethyst the agate a fine dia h mond the furmalin or sharos the cellu h lar quartz lhe pseudomorpbis quartz h the nickle in a slate formation and a ve h ry curious crystal quartz perfectly tratis ■ parent of various shapes and sizes and ■ containing pure water on the inside — ■ these are dug out of a branch near the ■ town and the great wonder is how the ■ water made its way to the centre of so ■ hard and flinty a formation it could not ■ be by absorption ; otherwise it would eva ■ porate through the pores of the rock — ■ sandstone is found near this place enn itaining crystal formations of three differ lent colors a species of cabault is also ■ found near town i there is an ore near here the " brown b hydrodate which is almost all gold — i this ore is truly singular inasmuch as ■ acid yj^-ot act upon the gold j n bring ■ ing out the acid seems to have an af finity for the iron contained in the ore and leaves the gold untouched this ex periment presents a new feature in min eralogy within three miles of rutherfordton i found an immense body of plumose mica occurring in oblique rhombic prisms per fectly translucent and beautifully varie g ited i also found near here any quan tity of •• talc and also *• f ispar the most important gold mine near this place is owned by mr idler an intelligent and practical miner i saw at mr i.'s specimens of ore black and brown hy drodate which would yield 51 80 per i u s hi !. ore of a very prepo--sesing cha ractei - ' here at lex-els varying from five to fifty feet the veins are general ly \-( ,". small some are only an inch on the surface but at the twenty feet level tbev widen to fifteen inches or more — ild these ti or * i ins form a conflu ence with lhe main vein at various levels the mine will become exceedingly r for thcr are a great number of these small vi . in these veins ihe •' homblend forma tion seems to skirt the >■ isres and form an