The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-16
'an 500, 900, 900 annually

tries, caano, lie less than 500 900 900 annually,
clear OF all wear and ioss!
We have nov TO calculate the increase of Weld in
California and Australia. The yield Of California in
iour years has risen from nothing $50 coo ,000
and soon 10 $50 900 ,C00-nut SO much in conse :
qnence OF the number of persons employed, from
their superior en<rgy and intelligence. The spplica-
ton oi new nery TO the gold rocks and sands Of
CahfornIa has proved TO be incredible advantage
II is within the Limits of probability that California
IN The year 1855 will produce %, less than $780,
900 r gold,
In one year the quantity produced in Australia
amounted from nothing to at least $50 600 .000 it
rs therefore equally within the lius Of probability
that in the year 1855 the gold miners of Aust aa il
not Interrupted by revolution, will raise $1c0 O06-
c0o, OF gold. Il. between the present time and the
per NOD supposed az eruption Of European and Amere
can omigran,s shoUld throw open the enormous gold
deposits ct New Granada aui Central America, not
70 say q Mexico, whose i,chest gold regions lie
within the g'asp Of the United Sta,eE, i, is p hahis
another hiiy may * added 10 The tHc hund ed ali esdy
estimated.
An achievement Of still greater moment is reserved
ios toe intelligent and powerful reputicans of his
contnent--ad that Is, 10 provide or all the world
M abundant supply Of silver; nelal more dMat,
and Powerful than 2old, it Is the ahorers ourencv
and trees hltn equally from want aad from ;,oiical
oppression. Bot 10 supply all the world WIKI silver
by applying American capital and talent to the inin-
erai lands Of Central nerica and Mexico, not onv
TO render general service to mankind but revive
and re-create the decayag population If the Spanish
republics /, is not by process Of Invasion and
conquest that the Spanish Republics TO be es,ab-
hshed on an equal footing with ourselves. By their
own wars and leaousies they have illustrated the in
utility of snch system. Let commerce go frs,,
then; aud we may rest ssuc that war will not fol.
low. Already al three POINTS tide Of northern
wealth and population is flowing, or about to flow,
over the narrower portions Of the continent. Other
routes VIII be opened, o. opening, and in a
snort space of time part IF this moving population
VIII have established Itself upon the miner al lands ot
Orenada, Nicaragua, Guatamala aud Mexico. Al
ready, as ii IN anticipation Of the grand movement
tina; Is t. take place in silver mining under American
auspices, begin notice an Increased activity in
the production of silver IN Central America.
he fines, silver region in the world, not excepting
Durango and Peru, is that portion Of Central America
winch hes north Oi the N.caTagua rcc:e of travel.
"uatamaa, IDcatan, and other parts of this regioa
were ancieny -Anous .or tie ugantity Of silver hey
produced. The trade Of Belize alone, not twenty
years ago, exceeded two million pounds sterling prn
cpally IN sTer, bat has fallen within the past few
years - lat million. On which side Of the con-
tinen; rs the movement in favor of silver to beg;ni
Is 1t possible our Ideas mcagre and Violent aud
our tact so inferior, we can ony think Of invading
and frightening people who possess the key our
commercial prosperity for the future and viii WELD
as easily u Kindness they viii enaciousiy and sue
ccssiny withh ID it iom violence!