Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-12-22
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Pixies Peak

'' ye~s ago. q few pioneers reported the
N'''snee ci-old In the California rssrs- m
" estsoiisha-nt Of State on the shores Of "a
fefss'he followed. a. IL by magic. Tbenee- p
pire No one who watches the path Of en- q
repor,sv country, can ever neglect the first N
which eye discovery Of mineral wealth. G.
over the ssxs 50 controlling an influence n
spread Of AuAents Of population and the a
In both the Asi.iliration- d
seems To govern \ New World. hi. Law a
ores. They are fsusS SIribu,ioa Of metallic .
y spurs or ridge. my on the ssesnda- g
very rarely. IL ever. on Main ranges. and =
greatest elevation. Thus.ptral ridges Of ,
riches, mines exi>, on the AmeFiea. The b
diiIeras and Rocky Mountains. the Cor 7
tral ridges are barren. %he cen. v
The Eastern slope OF the grest o
mountains forming the back bone Of IN OF l
tinent. where hey have been explored inS
leo. have yielded TO that country its chief mi, {
eral treasures. The silver mines Of Arizona
and New Mexico. Of whose richness We are
just beginning TO hear. and the gold deposits
Of the Platte river and Of Pixies Peak rest on
this same Eastern slope.
The Western slope Of the Rocky Mountains.
as in California. - very sbrupt. producing
rapid str ans, great differences Of tempers-
ture, and an eccentric climate The violen,
winds Of San Francisco ate an illustration OF
this The conformation Of the country is un-
favorable. IN many respects. for mining pur-
poses. tie streams being often either dry o'
swollen into torrents. West Of the Mississip.
pi the slope OF land rises gradually for thou
sand miles to the foot Of the secondary ranges
and spurs Of the Rocky Mountains. Here an
elevated plateau exists. extending through
several degrees Of latitude. possessing every
advantage of climate aud fertility. equable
mild and we'll ~s,ered. and more healthful
than the eastern and lower part Of Kansas
This the central mineral region OF America
and many considerations have lead geologist'
to believe that II ~ill prove of wider exteu'
and grystsr richness than the FL Dorado o
: California. It, position in relation TO ths
central chain i. similar to that of the miners
region II Mexico. while il is in the sane lati
: tude With Cslifornis. aud possessing similar
geological formation.
The discoveries st Pixies Peak fully con
firm these anticipstions. IL the reports con
, tiuu- a. favorable until Spring. an emigration
will set into that eouniry on far grsndei
scale than the Mormon Exodus. or the settle
nent Of California. The time iak'n hy
n To. Ika'
: Peak, is represented a. only FIVE weeks. Tn
: facilities of movement are therefore create
i tnan N any previous instance OF extended en-
> isrstion. except in the case of kaoss-, wher
the inducements were less.
j. While great event seems thus to be knock
:. ing At our doors. !, is worth while to look 9
some Of i. probable consequences.
l. In the fret place. it will establish Ia fe'
z wear. an unboksn chain Of States between Mi
3 sour ard Iowa on thi. side. and Californi
Ie and Or-gsn on the Pacific.
.r Second. IL will dc-,de by free labor errigr
,e ton. the character Of the industrial inst't
- ,uions Of New Mexico and Arisona, as well
- Of the region. north.
"A Third. q vilI Naiid the Cnntrsl Rsilrvs 70
4. the Pacific Wild and improbable az it vui'
have appeared a year ago. there can ~ y
- hardly a doub, that a Railroad from II e"'
O. worth to the Rocky Mountains would .'Po''
IN itself BY passengers and freight. " :"
ug operaiion next Spriag.
The influence Of this new devslof ~
the settled region 81 the Mi-sis-ipp'' :
es also yaestion of great Interest s
BE there may he temporary loss oF'P''~s'''
'rd there - every reason 30 believe h ="
IN inc market will be opened. for q F'"'s'"'"
Of Of all the older States. with evf '9"''s "''
d. Of new territory which i brouf '"'o -. :. .
Ia ternity Of free labor and Of '"s'0e ~
IN Is especially true ~ nInin! n!s'"" ""''" -
M. way. opens = market for daes anu manu-
Nv fsctures.
IL Bat IN order that the o ~ s'A'es "sy 'sN
mt the advantages from \ '"e'i'ao'o s'"'s'
ri ) ton To the Western Esns oi uhs new 70
bat years. they must open 2 "eA"- 9, NV co"
the muniest,on before all t'ags. II The eonn,'
III. spreads over space. bust be compact ty
means 4 intercours5 INK 'Ao''" "A''-o
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