Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-13

NEVADA TEeRIroRY.-The following article,
regarding this Territory, is from the Terri
toria Enterprise published at Virginia City,
and will be found worthy eff perusal.
viii Nevada ever become a State? We
hear this question asked on every side, and
invariably answer-Yes We will briefly
state our reasons for so believing The Ter
ritory of Nevada has within its limits almost
as great variety of eoil and climate as the
State of California. 1t extends north and
south parallel with that State; and the differ
ence between the climate of Trinity and Los
Angeles is about equal 90 that between the
Goose Lake country, in the northern part OF
Nevada Territory, and the MoJave and Colo
rado, in the southern part Within the limits
stated, there is every variety OF soil, adapted
to the cultivation of nearly all the products
that are raised in California. Nevada Ter
ritory has generally been considered des-
ert waste, possessing no importance except
such as its mineral wealth has given it. Such
ideas have been formed upon very superficial
surveys Of our new Territory. Commencing
at the southern portion Of our Territory upon
its western boundary and continuing north
ward to the Oregon line, there is continued
series of fertile valleys, of which Carson,
The valleys north and south of those named
are equally fertile, and only await their set
tlement TO prove our assertions correct. East
ward from the Gordon of valleys alluded to,
the entire country, with the exception OF
some few desert wastes, is another series OF
fertile vaileys Even now, parties lately ar
rived from the HUMBOLDT state that the grass
is six inches in height, and the cattle in that
section are in splendid condition. The Daily
Mail Route, independently of the minerals
to be found there, will cause that portion OF
the Territory to be speedily settled.
In the second place, we believe that our
mineral wealth is but partially understood.
AS the Indians are driven back or subdued,
we have every reason to suppose that the
entire range of mountains one hundred miles
eastward of that ON which is situated the
Comstock and other leads, known to be rich,
will be found to contain ineXhaustible mines
of the various precious metals, which it will
require mining population of thousands to
develop. But if we were to admit that the
country eastward is nothing but the barren
waste that some assert, we still maintain that
there are enough minea already discovered,
and enough known about the agricultural
resources of the Territory, to warrant that
In two years our immigration will exceed the
population Of Kansas at the time of its ad-
mission as State. The population of the
Territory at the present time cannot be far
from 10000 souls, and the prophecy that it
will be doubled during the next year would
not be an eXtravagant prediction. The i'm
migration for that time will be in an increas-
ed ratio, for, as we have before stated, we
believe the immense mineral resources are as
yet but imperfectly understood. During the
coming season, as there is no probability of
Indian wars or any retarding influences be-
ing brought to bear, the country will be
greatly developed; when such is the case,
Nevada will compare favorably with other
States or Territories in all the elements of
greatness.