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&I)C JTarmcr's itt'ontljlij bisiior. 



make un application with them on our farms ? 

 Farmers nmy have all the improvements in tools, 

 agricultural machines, and a system of scientific 

 culture within their reach, and yet if they use no 

 effort at all to ohtain them, of what benefit is an 

 improved agriculture to them in their business? 

 The truth of the matter is, there is a want in the 

 mass of farmers, a spirit to improve in emula- 

 tion, for it is a fact, thai they are not "progres- 

 sive" enough, (as modern democracy would say.) 

 Action, energy and untiring effort, on the pari 

 of the farmers, ill connection with their own la- 

 bor, is what is wanted. In years gone by — and 

 we think it is more or less so now — these farm- 

 ers will toil and labor on their farms a genera- 

 tion, and just as soon as their sons grow up to 

 age, the lather is ready to recommend any other 

 business under the sun rather than farming for a 

 living. And why is ihis? Simply because the 

 father, through a false notion of pride, vanity 

 and ignorance united together, has thought that 

 some other employment was a liltle more honor- 

 able or easy than to till ihe soil. We have in 

 our mind's eye a ease in point, where a farmer 

 owning some two hundred acres of land, more 

 or less, and the sons, as soon as grown up, left — 

 some to he village merchants, and others to he 

 pedlars or fiddlers, it is no particular matter 

 which — so that now there is not one left to till 

 the farm. Now we ask, is that right: and was 

 there not a radical wrong ill the character of 

 these sons ? and if ihe opposite, would not some 

 of them staid at home and kept the farm togeth- 

 er? We leave every candid man to judge. Ag- 

 ricultural schools are now coming into existence, 

 so that some farmers' sons at least, will he able, 

 we hope, to yet serve at ihe ri^ht hand of in- 

 struction. It is necessary, however, that fathers 

 themselves should have their eyes open to these 

 improvements too : after all, the greater part of 

 the sons' education must he obtained at home on 

 the farm. And if the parent is alive to im- 

 provement, and surrounds himself with plenty 

 of agricultural books, periodicals and papers, we 

 have but liltle fears for Ihe result hereafter. 



Yours, &c, L. DURAND. 

 Derby, Conn , December 5. ItJiS. 



CALIFORNIA GOLD! . 



DISCOVRED BY 

 SIGNOR D'ALVEAR'S GOLDOMETER! 



THE 



GOLD SEEKER'S GUIDE! 



on 



Secret Art of finding Mines of Gold. Silver, hon, 



Lead, Copper, Coal, and ether Mineral Riches. 



TJUIE FIRST DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN 



X California was made by DON JOSE D'ALVEAR, 

 an eminent Spanish Geologist, Chemist, and [SI alum I Phi- 

 losopher, by means of a newly invented Magnetic instru 

 Dieot, called 



The Goldometer. or Gold Seeker's Guide ! 



Signer D'Alvear has just arrived al New York, from 

 the Gold regions of California, by way of Panama, Cha- 

 gres, nnd New Orleans, bringing with Inm a very l-irgf- 

 quantity of Gold ore, valued at nearly one million of 

 Doll irs, which he collected there, long bed t re the exist- 

 ence of tlie Gold mines became known to the residents 

 of California generally 



History of the Discovery. 



Signor D'Alvear went out to California nf arly two 

 Tears ago, in consequence of certain information which 

 he had received of the geological character of that coun- 

 try, with the firm heliel that vast mines of precious mei- 

 als would be revealed there, upon careful investigation 

 He was encouraged to this enterprise, also, by his confi- 

 dence in the powers of ;i certain Magnetic instrument 

 which he had invented, called the " Goldometer," in 

 whose aid he expected tn be directed at once to the 

 " Gold Placerp," if any such existed. Nor were his ex- 

 ■ itions disappointed. His scientific calculation prov- 

 ed ; " be founded in truth and profound wisdom, and his 

 istrument, the •* Goldometer," fulfilled Ins highesi 

 hopes. In Ipsa than two months after reaching Califor 

 ma, he struck upon one of the richest gold mines in thai 

 country, upon an obscure brani h of the Sacramento riv 

 or, in a gorge of hills extremely rocky and difficult of ac 

 ((■■-. -i id seldom visited by the native Californians. Dia 

 guising his object under the prcti nee of purely scientific 

 rese ireb, he nbtaii ed the aid of some Sfteen i r twt r t\ 

 ji i nple and faithful Indians, and steadily pursued Ins task, 

 collecting often more than #5,000 worth of gold in n sin 

 lay, which he concealed in a deep ravine, w'uhoui 

 ,il t any suspicion whatever, until after the discover} 

 dd .it Capt. Sutter's mill, when the mountains wi n 

 i icked Im j ■ I ieekers, and Signor D'Alvear'a * zoh 

 the i st m all California, was beset with 

 adventurers. It is new found that the real mines 

 »r sources of the gold, lie in the gorges of the mountains, 



and not in the beds or sands of the rivers. Previous to 

 leaving California, Signor D'AJvear sold his instrument, 

 the Goldometer, a very imperfect one, for §3,000. The 

 person who purchased it confidently expected to make a 

 handsome fortune, by simply finding *' gold placers " and 

 selling out the right of digging to Ihe gold workers. 



manufacture of the Goldometer, and Publica- 

 tion of the Guide. 



Signor D'Alvear, in compliance with the request of nu- 

 merous scientific gentlemen, has commenced the manu- 

 facture of his new Magnetic Instrument, the GOLDOM- 

 ETER, which he now offers for sale, in the United 

 Slates, at the remarkably low price of THREE DOL- 

 LARS each, accompanied by full instructions for use, 

 and a variety of Philosophical hints drawn from the an- 

 cient and modern sciences, or ihe 



Art of Finding Mines of Gold I 



Silver, Platinum, Quicksilver, Coal, Iron, Copper, Lead, 

 and other Mineral Riches, the whole being given in a 

 publication called the 



Gold Seeker's Guide ! 



This new work, and the GOLDOMETER, are both 

 now ready for sale. 



The GOLDOMETER is so simple an instrument, that 

 a child may learn to operate with it in five minutes. It is 

 not affected by climate, moisture, or any other known 

 cause, {except the natural magnet.) and will retain lis 

 poner of pointing out mineral riches in the earth for any 

 number of years. By the aid of the Guide any person 

 may use the instrument at once with perfect success. 

 Fanners and Land Owners. 



Farmers and Land Ow tiers throughout the United 

 States, who have reason to suspect the existence of any 

 kind of Mineral riches upon their lands, should avail 

 themselves of this opportunity to test that fact, by the 

 surest of all known tests, before the abundance of discov- 

 eries in all parts ol the country shall have lessened this 

 source of wealth in their estate. 



Adveuturers to California. 



Persons going to California cannot make a better in- 

 vestment than by purchasing one of these instruments, 

 which will not only be worth fit ty times its value there, 

 to sell again, but will be of inestimable worth to those 

 who go in search of Gold, as has been proved by the most 

 abundant experiment both in California and the United 

 Slates. 



Testimonials. 



Signor D'Alvear does not deem it nescessary to en- 

 cumber this notice with a long list of testimonials, in 

 proof of the value of his GOLDOMETER, and GOLD 

 SEEKER'S GUIDE. The brilliant results of hts labors 

 in California, and the discovery, ttiis very week, of fresh 

 veins of Gold in Virginia, and beds of Coal in Rhode 

 Island, by ils use, are alone sufficient to stamp it as the 

 greatest discovery ol the age. Nothing but the extreme 

 cheapness of the instrument, and his desire to see it used 

 for the benefit of mankind induces him to dispose of it 

 al the low price for which he offers it Besides tins, las 

 own desire for wealth is nearly satisfied. 



The following Testimonials, in proof of the value of 

 the Goldometer. selected from a great number equally 

 satisfactory, must suffice for the present : 



Astor Housk, Nkw York, Dec. 21, 184-8. 

 The undersigned, having this day witnessed the practi- 

 cal operation of Signor Jose DeAlvear's newly invented 

 magnetic instrument, the Goldom f.ter, feel entirely 

 satisfied that it possesses ihe extraordinary power of de- 

 tecting Mineral ores hidden beneath the surface of the 

 earth, and have no doubt that it will prove an invaluable 

 aid in the discovery of the Mineral resources of the Uni- 

 ted States and the world. 



J. R DR\PER, Jr . Chemist, 

 L S. TIERMANN. Magnetic 



Instrument Maker, 

 G. S DANA, Geologist. 



Lol Angei.os, California, Aug. 1813. 



This may certify that the undersigned is fully convin- 

 ced that Signor JoSE De Ai.vear was the first discover- 

 er of the Gold deposites of California, and that this dis- 

 covery was made by the aid of a Magnetic instrument 

 called the ComoMETER, which I have seen successfully 

 applied to the discovery nf veins of Gold ore. in places 

 where no indications of that substance appeared upon the 

 surface of ' he earth 



T. W. SHERMAN, Lieut. 3d Artillery, U. S. A 

 No Agents. 



In consequence of the difficulty of finding faithful 

 agents, and of preventing frauds, where articles of this 

 nature are fen l out for general sale, Signor D'Alvear has 

 determined to sell none of Ins works or instruments un- 

 less ordered by letters sent directly to him, when the de- 

 Bired publication, or instrument, will be forwarded under 

 Ins signature and seal, so that all doubt as to its genuine- 

 ness m IV be removed. 



irrBEVVAKE OF ALL IMITATIONS ol this [nslru 

 ment which may hereafter appear, as the 6ecret of im- 

 parting the Gold Detecting poner is known to no person 

 w hntever. * xcept 'he original inventor. 



The GOLDOMETER and GOLD SEEKER'S GUIDE, 

 will both be sent by mail, closely enveloped and sealed, 

 and therefore, not subject In inspection by postmasters. 

 for the sum of Three Dollars, sent post paid to SIG- 

 NOS JOSE De ALVEAK. Box 2713. New York City. 

 The Instrument is very light, and the Guide is printed on 

 thin paper — so that the charge by mail or express, will I p 

 very small to any part of the United Slates. The pric< 

 of the GOLD SEEKER'S GUIDE alone, is One Dol- 

 lar, sent as above Addr 



SIGNOR JOSR Pe AI.VEAR, 



Box 3713. Nftv York City. 



OFFICE for the sale of the GOLD SEEKER'S 

 GUIDE and GOLDOMETER, No. 38 Centre Street, 

 New York City, where visiters may see several casks of 

 California Gold, in the rough stale, as extracted by Sig- 

 nor D'Alvear from the Sacramento Mines, and also wit- 

 ness the operation of the GOLDOMETER, when held 

 within the magnetic influence of the precious metel. and 

 the unerring manner mi which it indicates the presence 

 of th;it and other metallic substances. 



A GOOD BOOK COMING! 



COLE'S 

 AMERICAN FRUIT BOOK. 



SW. COLE, Esq. s Author of the popular Work 

 ^m entitled " The American Veterinarian." of which 

 23,000 copies have already been published, has, after 

 years of patient labor and close investigation, completed 

 his great work, entitled 



COLE'S AMERICAN FRUIT BOOK : 



A work which we believe is destined to have a more 

 widely extended circulation than any similar Work, ever 

 before offered to the American public. We believe so for 

 the following reasons : 



First — It is a mature work and a practical one, one 

 which Mr. Cole has spent many years of study and close 

 examination, and knowing the wants of the community 

 has met those wants, in a plain, concise and familiar 

 manner, avoiding technicalities, and ultra scientific spe- 

 cifications and definitions, useful only to the few. he has 

 made a work intelligible to all. It will be emphatically 

 a book for 



FOR THE PEOPLE. 



Secondly — It will have an unprecedented sale on ac- 

 count of its cheapness. It will make a volume of 238 

 closely printed pages. Illustrated with over one hundred 

 beautifully executed engravings, by Brown, and will be 

 sohl for 50 cents, firmly bound in leather, and 62£ cents 

 in Fancy Cloth, with gilt backs. It will contain lull di- 

 rections for Raising, Propagating and Managing Fruit 

 Trees, Shrubs and Plants, with a description of the best 

 varieties of FRUIT, embracing several new and valuable 

 kinds ; embellished with Engravings and Oui lines nf 

 FRUIT TREES, and various other designs. Emphatj- 



BOOK FOR EVERYBODY. 



As well for the man who eats Fruit as for iiim who 

 raises it. 



This valuable work will be published early in February 



100 AGENTS, 



Active, intelligent and honest, are wanted to sell ihis 

 book, in every Slate in the Union. A cash capital of 

 from $25 to jjoO will be necessary. Address (post paid) 

 the publishers, 



JOHN P. JEWETT & CO., 



23 CORNI1ILL, BOSTON". 



0^* A rare chance for Agents to make money. 

 Boston, Dec. 31, 1348. 3ms. 



Li^t of Agents for the Alitor. 



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