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Domestic News
April 15, 1857
Semi Weekly Standard
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Gold nuggets found at A. H. Davis's mine in Ransom's Bridge, North Carolina, near Warrenton, employing 40 workers at $2-2.50 daily; largest nugget 10 pennyweights.
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North Carolina Gold.
We have been gratified with the sight of some small nuggets of the real "Simon pure stuff" from the mine of A. H. Davis, Esq., at Ransom's Bridge, about twenty miles from Warrenton. We understand about forty hands are employed in the mines at the place, averaging from $2 to $2 50 each hand per day. The precious metal is generally found in grains among the gravel, but the nuggets we saw were turned up in ploughing. The largest weighed about ten pennyweights of pure gold, and with others of less size made a pretty pile.
Warrenton News.
We have been gratified with the sight of some small nuggets of the real "Simon pure stuff" from the mine of A. H. Davis, Esq., at Ransom's Bridge, about twenty miles from Warrenton. We understand about forty hands are employed in the mines at the place, averaging from $2 to $2 50 each hand per day. The precious metal is generally found in grains among the gravel, but the nuggets we saw were turned up in ploughing. The largest weighed about ten pennyweights of pure gold, and with others of less size made a pretty pile.
Warrenton News.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
North Carolina Gold
Mining
Nuggets
Ransom Bridge
Warrenton
What entities or persons were involved?
A. H. Davis, Esq.
Where did it happen?
Ransom's Bridge, North Carolina
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Ransom's Bridge, North Carolina
Key Persons
A. H. Davis, Esq.
Outcome
about forty hands employed, averaging from $2 to $2.50 each per day. largest nugget weighed about ten pennyweights of pure gold.
Event Details
Small nuggets of gold from the mine of A. H. Davis, Esq., at Ransom's Bridge, about twenty miles from Warrenton. The precious metal is generally found in grains among the gravel, but the nuggets were turned up in ploughing.