Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1919 — Gold Placers Throughout Eastern Siberia Are Rich; Can Be Worked With Ease [ARTICLE]

Gold Placers Throughout Eastern Siberia Are Rich; Can Be Worked With Ease

From time immemorial Siberia has been known to Russians as the “Golden Bottom,” and this not without a reason. The great gold placers scattered throughout eastern Siberia tempted and attracted enterprising individuals for many centuries, through their richness and the ease with which they could be worked. Only the severity of the climate and lack of adequate transportation together wtih indifference on the part of the government prevented the Siberian gold fields from becoming the greatest In the world. Alluvial gold was first found In the Province of EniselSk in 1830. Afterwards gold was discovered in great amounts throughout the whole province. The gold is found in many cases in the sand of rivers and small streams. The geological formation of these deposits varies, but in many cases shows predomination of slate rocks. The thickness of gold-bearing strata varies in places from 14 feet to 21 feet, and tbeir extent from five-tenths to 35 miles. The proportion of gold is also different, according to the depth of the deposit. A thin layer of alluvium, called “turf,” usually covers the gold strata. |