Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-08

work and examine it, and TO felt then if be had bid too high
for he could pay the first annual nsalment and work
second year. and to the end, OF last insa'men as
his interest might dctate and would give him the right OF
transfer Of the claim but no one should be purchaser who
not real person. and made known as suchno nctous
names should be used would place this restriction on the
bidding TO prevent monopoles.
would offer all the forfeited lands for sale soon pos
sbe, to the highest bidder under the minimum and
require the whole paid ia cash the second sale Of these for
eed lands. If not sold, they should be subject to private
entry at the minimum price, as all should be that was not
purchased at the first sale
think il is not an unreasonable estimate put the min
eral region Of this State thirty squaremes One
twentieth of this quantity Of land would give ten acres to
every person in California probably II would give with
In small fraction five to four hundred thousand per-
sons and leave nineteenwenetbs Of this region open to ALL
ncludngn n and enter the minimum price
they might End their interest do Il s bat
time of the sae and thereafter discovered have yet
been discovered and would be passed for the want Of
bidders and scattered perhaps nine enhs Of the
whole mineraI region.
smgtae here would BE- increased because soon As spot
was found conaning minerals the dscovs could secure Il
under the protection Of lsw and ony sn wsny feet,
but he could by the sces and get good title to It.
What will this present the present scung and
cr0wdDg practice II discovers place he has to arm
himself with six shooters TO keep few feet and if he leaves
ia few days is taken from bim, and places all concerned
in 1t on the high road to savageism.
Such system Of sale suggested, with minimum
sufficiently high to prevent entries at random, and yet not
high for the poor and aborng to meet, would
haps offer and hold out inducements to emgrants for many
years to and fast spot found worth enter
ing permanent settler might be counted oD, and
should in time have continuous village population through
out the length and breadth Of this region, teening with an in
dusous thriving, intelligent population, surrounded by all
the comforts and habits Of moral and intelligent society
And what is the prospect the other side of the picture,
under the free mining system leave the answer TO these
questions lis advocates have extended these reflections
length great and will close them, will in another
NUMBER suggest the proper which ought TO be made with
the proceeds Of these lands.
The great national railroad to the Mississippi is in the
mouths and hearts of ALL and has been since acquired this
country and have plausible plan proposed as to the
for its construction Providence has placed us where
need such road, and has happily put the means within
our own State TO pay for its construction. will n my next
NUMBER offer views in connexion with these two great
national questions and show that the two and should be
coupled together and the adoption Of the plan and
should be made TO execute the other. CALIFORNIA. a
FROM THE STOCKTON JOURNAL AUGUST 80.
In my last, or second NUMBER said that the two ques
tons, sale of the mineral lands and the construction Of
railroad from the Pacific the Mississippi river, ought to be
coupled together and the adoption Of the plan could and
that while all admitted the policy and expedency Of the road,
none bad proposed practical plan for its constructions
Vague aud deas have been thrown out that the
United States would lend its credit and impose tax the
people for that purpose and this notion be based
idea Of that the United States would do it in self
defence, to keep California in the Union Now. this is
very humang reflection to say the least Of IT. to cast on
the patriotism Of the people Of this State If that shall be the
only motive present Congcss build this road out
Of the national treasure and other be suggest
ed, apprshend shall constructed In The pre-
generation. But there other moves and honofabe
motives oo and other besides taxing the poople, TO
induce the United States to take hold Of and this
great national work through territory instead Of
leaving private enterprise, of hunting up others IN foreign
lands, to the where may expect the
secret if opcn interference Of rival commercial nations to
prevent it. 1T is to be peced that England will quietly
the of Eastern Asia diverted from the usual chan
around the Cape of Coed Hope, and take western di-
recon and fall into the hands of her crest rival on both
and land in the commerce Of the world esy England will
not quietly submit it. but will continue to thwart all the
schemes Of communication between the two oceans through
other countries and shall be driven om necessity to do
what we ought DO from choice-to make this
nicaion through territory. The public lands in Ca
forna including the mineral lands and the public lands on
the line of the road will constitute fund.- II properly man
sged which be made to produce the means to construct
such highway in the next ten years and il is fund which
may be appropriated that object by Congress- if the people
of this State desire a fund ample for that purpose, and
appropriately belonging to such use But If we go before
Congress and ask them give the the State,
this road and have it and the United States pay
for Of the treasury Of the naoD and unless they do they
will lose California; say, If we go with this modest
ques. to Congress may have it granted but
who do believe any such thing, and try il when may
we shall be disappointed Then, il want this road, il
there be other inducements to sell these mineral lands lei
ask have done for the construction Of this road Lei
the road be the paramount object of ALL and all othe,
schemes be subsevient it. do not believe shall have
a road constructed from any other for the fifty
years. and from this have it in years.
have estimated the mineral region of this State twenty
millions of acrea which, five doIlars per acre. would
amount hundred millions Of dollars but much of is
worthless, and much Of it worth vastly than five dollars
per will say that million Of might be sold
average Of fifty dollars per acre. in ten annual install
mens which would give FIVE millions year for ten years,
leaving nineteen millions of subject to private entry,
minimum of say dollars per acre. until The road should
be completed and paid for and this might reasonably be cal
least in the years might realize twenty thirty millions
The lands the line Of the read and the ngricuu-
raj lands of the State would bring in the ten years ten mil
lions The income from the road which would pay
well and fast the road penetrated into the in
terror particularly the western end reached
ton of part of il several times before the two ends
would II this calculation approximate to any thing
near the truth, would have fund amply Sufficient to
mence work and push with oil possible speed TO
pleon, which would be in less than years And there
in my humble opinion, other which can look
with any degree of certainty for many to come
build this road; and have only 10 unite this to
have it at granted, and oil necessary laws
by Congress vigorous prosecution of the work
But If we split up ard divided, may expect hesancy
and distraction the part OF Congress and shall proba-
bly, let slip this golden opportunity OF having this road built
in the present aeneran perhaps orever for any other
settled policy shall be adopted with these mineral lands there
sda nd