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The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
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Silver ore discovered by a gunsmith near Lincolnton, NC, between Catawba and Broad rivers. Excavations yielded $4 silver from a half-peck of material. Specimens confirmed rich by experts at Chapel Hill and Columbia. 200-acre land offered for $200.
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Some pieces of silver ore have lately been discovered, about ten miles from Lincolnton, between Catawba and Broad rivers in North Carolina. A gun smith was the finder of it, mixed in with a rocky substance on the surface of the ground. Some excavations have been made, and from a quantity of earth and rock taken up, equal to about the contents of a half peck measure, four dollars worth of silver was gotten. A specimen of the ore was sent to professor Olmstead at the University of Chapel Hill, who pronounced it very rich, and one has been forwarded to Dr. Cooper at Columbia:
The land on which the principal body of the ore lies belongs to a poor man, consists of about 200 acres; this land he had offered for sale lately for 200 dollars.
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About Ten Miles From Lincolnton, Between Catawba And Broad Rivers In North Carolina
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Lately
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from a half peck measure of earth and rock, four dollars worth of silver was extracted. the land, about 200 acres belonging to a poor man, was offered for sale for 200 dollars.
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Some pieces of silver ore have lately been discovered, about ten miles from Lincolnton, between Catawba and Broad rivers in North Carolina. A gun smith was the finder of it, mixed in with a rocky substance on the surface of the ground. Some excavations have been made, and from a quantity of earth and rock taken up, equal to about the contents of a half peck measure, four dollars worth of silver was gotten. A specimen of the ore was sent to professor Olmstead at the University of Chapel Hill, who pronounced it very rich, and one has been forwarded to Dr. Cooper at Columbia. The land on which the principal body of the ore lies belongs to a poor man, consists of about 200 acres; this land he had offered for sale lately for 200 dollars.