Nevada national., 1859-02-26

We copy from the 5. F. Hcralds Sacra
mentc correspondence, the following con.
cerninE Mr.. Rogers. OF Alameda County.
iail tncd resolutions.
Mr.. Ppgr-~ presented some re, olutions in
the Assembly. en- Saturday. relative 30 the
construction uf The Pacific Rail.aal which
see really worthy Of some attention. sub
mt some views upon them kIudly iurnisted
, to III hy one oi their WaImr-t supporters:
90 The Resolutions p-uprse 60 donate the
public uuoccupicd lands Of California both
minrrai and agricultural. TO the purposes oi
Pacific Railroad. One FEATURE H. thai
California /. authorized 10 oict proposals TO
Eastern capitalists 20 construct a railroad
toward san Frtuciscp the COMPANY ~ wi-,rb
gives rnrt security ter thr construction o. a
railroad from 'h- Eastern settlements near
ct to san Francisco. shall be entitled To
rave It's efforts seconded hy California capi.
tai. tu meet il with "a line Of road cnmmcu
cling irum the Pacific coast This bid will
have the effect Of making the conflicting
sectional Interests in the Fast co,rpet, win
each other Tor the purpose Of building rail.
road. Instead ut standing in the Way and
preventing each other from entering npon
the task, As has b.cn the effect Of the conflicts
IN Cpng r1S. between the North and South.
These resolutions suggest that all claims nn,
occupied. he urdls'rihuied further. that all
persons now resident. aud citizens of Cali
inrnia, or TO become such before the first of
September next. hc entitled until the LIT of
September Co lnca'e mineral claim
The wrthcd of location and settlement OF
new mining districts will not be iniertprpd
with they are lett 10 the miner TO occupy
and pn-sess. in the same rrannr- as hereto.
:orr-hut persons taking up claims in the
mines after the l-t OF September next are
required. after AZ occupation OF two months.
/ (Which will give TIN" O. prospect a claim
TO obtain a warrant f-cm the government for
their claim. Of whatever extent il NAV be. a.
regulated by the miners themselves for
which warrant they shall pay one hundred
dollars which shall be appropriated to the
Pacific Railroad
The unoccupicl Agricultural lands are to
be sub divided, in the method heretofore
established by the United States Govern
nent.
the value OF mineral land warrant shall
be one hundred dollars
The value Of IN agricultural land warrant
shall BE- two hundied dollars.
II shall be lawful for holders Of one arri.
cultural land warrant, or of two mineral
land warrants. to locate the same upon any
quarter section Of public lands In any part
Of the aitod States.
When so located out OF California. the
Government Of the United States shall be
entitled TO reclaim an equivalent out Of the
uncccuGied LANDS Of California for the value
Of lau4 located upon.
Each holder aGd owrer Of r mineral or
agricultural land wsrran t. shall he entitled
by virtae thereof to such a share in the
stock Of .he road as the value cf the warrant
will authorize him.
The Government Of the United States to
receive such land warrants at the Custom
House ard the Treasury Of the United States
in discharge Of all debts and customs. and
when so received. the Government OF the
United States to be entitled to reclamation
for an equivalent value Of land in California
aud 10 be- entitled t0 hold corresponding
share in the stock Of the proposed road
No person shall be entitled to bold and
possess a mining or agricultural claim. un-
less @ shall occupy and work the same
Other portions OF the bill refer to the mode
of organizing the working force.
IN view of the defeat of all previous
schemes before Congress, il becomes impor-
tant that some new and practicable method
should be devised