Gold Hill Mine was in Rowan Co; The Reed Gold Mine was as is in Cabarrus County. Jim -------Original Message------- From: NCMOORE-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 03:41:50 PM To: NCMOORE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCMOORE] WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE 1830'S AND 1840'S Yes, fascinating. Would you explain what placer mines are? At 04:30 PM 10/30/02 -0500, you wrote: >Actually the Henley Hill deep gold mine was the only one in Moore Co. >I'm not sure when it played out. It was in use in 1800. >The ones in Montgomery Co. were placer mines.This is according to the >book "Gold Mining, North Carolina" by Richard F. Knapp & Brent D. Glass. >You can get it from the state archives. >Gold Hill is still in operation (for tourists at least) It is in >Cabarrus Co. >There were gold mines in Guilford, Randolph, Davidson, Rowan, >Montgomery, Stanly, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Gaston & Union Co.'s, NC. As >the man said it started about 1799. >I think the gold fever is what caused a lot of the folks in Moore Co. to >migrate to Montgomery Co. and west. >Interesting stuff!! >Sue Ashby >CC, Moore Co. web page, USGenWeb. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncmoore/ > > >jus'me wrote: > > > > It seems to have begun around 1799. > > > > > http://www.geology.enr.state.nc us/Gold%20brochure/Gold%20Brochure%2012222000.htm#WHERE%20GOLD%20WAS%20MINED > > > > That links to a site that gives a nice overview... : ) > > > > tamiz > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sam_West@ncsip.duke.edu > > To: NCMOORE-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 3:55 PM > > Subject: Re: [NCMOORE] WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE 1830'S AND 1840'S > > > > Hi! > > > > WHen was the gold rush? > > > > Sam > > > > "jus'me" <tamiz_moon@hotpop.com> on 10/30/2002 03:31:37 PM > > > > Please respond to NCMOORE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > To: NCMOORE-L@rootsweb.com > > cc: > > > > Subject: Re: [NCMOORE] WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE 1830'S AND 1840'S > > > > Hi Sam... : ) > > > > Could it have had something to do with the Gold Rush? > > I haven't come across any history of Bladen and Robeson having a mine but > > Moore Co. definitely did. > > > > check this out... > > > > tamiz > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sam_West@ncsip.duke.edu > > To: NCMOORE-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 1:49 PM > > Subject: [NCMOORE] WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE 1830'S AND 1840'S > > > > I have documented the migration of several families in western > Bladen and > > adjoining eastern Robeson counties into Moore County from the mid > 1830's > > to > > the 1840's. Does anyone know what was the attraction during that time > > period. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Sam West > > Lumberton [Robeson Co] NC > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records > > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Read all about CASA VAMOS!, a great way to help the poor while having a wonderful vacation at www.casavamos.org Read all about VAMOS!. Inc. and our 78 projects to help the Mexican poor on our NEWLY REVISED web page at www.vamos.org.mx ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .