Hi Sue... : ) Well that's kind of disappointing. **laffs** If he had continued long after everyone else stopped that would have fit the stories I've heard about him so so well!! So Sam I guess this answers the question about what *might* have attracted some folks to Moore Co. during that time frame. **smiles** tamiz ----- Original Message ----- From: sue To: NCMOORE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [NCMOORE] WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE 1830'S AND 1840'S Sorry, just caught a typo, I said: > 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. That is supposed to be "1880" I may have been in 1800 too, but doubt it.?? So, the 1880 occupation for your gggrandfather was not a case of obstinacy! <g> jus'me wrote: > > The reason I found out about this "gold rush" pre California was due to discovering my GGGrandfather on a Moore Co census and he listed his occupation as "Miner". Course this provoked in me a "what the heck was he mining"? **laffs** > That was in 1880. So either the mine was still active at that time or he just didn't know when to quit!! > > According to the link I posted there were some significant "peaks" in activity and 1830 and 1840 were a couple of those times. > > tamiz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sue > To: NCMOORE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 4:30 PM > Subject: Re: [NCMOORE] WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE 1830'S AND 1840'S > > 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. 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