...Marvellous stories are told respecting this rich mass ; — as that it had been seen by gold-hunters at night, reflecting so brilliant a light, when they...near to it, with torches, as to make them believe GENT. M*6. June, 1848. it was some supernatural appearance, and to deter them from further examination....

...Marvellous stories are told respecting this rich mass; — as that it had been seen by gold-hunters at night, reflecting so brilliant a light, when they drew near to it, vith torches, as to make them Believe GSNT. MAG. ./•..-., 1835. it was some supernatural appearance,...

...Masses weighing four, five, and six hundred pentiy-weiglits, are occasionally met with, 'and one mass found that weighed, in its crude state, 28 Ibs. avoirdupoise....all stories of this kind, as I was assured by Mr. Reed, the old proprietor, are mere fables. No unusual circumtances were connected with the discovery...

...ground. Marvellous stories are told respecting this rich mass ; as that it had been seen by gold-hunters at night, reflecting so brilliant a light, when they...some supernatural appearance, and to deter them from further examination. But all stories of this kind, as I was assured by Mr. Reed, the old proprietor,...

...for which the whole labour has been performed. These are frequently no larger than a pin's head, hut vary in size from mere dust to pieces weighing one...But all stories of this kind, as I was assured by Mr Reed, the old proprietor, are mere fables. No unusual circumstances were connected with the discovery...

...occasionally met with, and one mass was found that weighed in its crude state twenty-eight pounds avoirdupois. This was dug up by a negro at Reed's mine, within...some supernatural appearance, and to deter them from further examination. No unusual circumstances, however, were really connected with its discoveiy, except...

...found at Reed's Mines in Cabarrus, and other large lumps have been found, but they are rare. " Various marvellous stories are told respecting this rich mass...light, when they drew near to it with torches, as to terrify them and deter them from further examination." The gold from some of these mines is remarkable...

...avoirdupois. Marvellous stories used to be told of this lump ; as, that " it had been seen by gold-hunters at night, reflecting so brilliant a light when they drew near to it with torches, as to terrify them, and deter them from further examination." Parker's mine is situated on a small stream,...

...avoirdupois. Marvellous stories used to be told of this lump ; as, that " it had been seen by gold-hunters at night, reflecting so brilliant a light when they drew near to it with torches, as to terrify them, and deter them from further examination." Parker's mine is situated on a small stream,...

...its crude state, twenty-eight pounds avoirdupois. Marvellous stones used to be told of this lump ; as, that " it had been seen by gold hunters at night,...light when they drew near to it with torches, as to terrify them, and defer them from further examination." Parker's mine is situated on a small stream...