New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-16
3, ond Nsvod. and with equal advantages

IklHLE Sf1EE L.
OF California and Nevada and with equal advantages
Of population and capital. may prove to DO oquay pro-
ductiye IL addition to tho placer mines, now DeDg
worked successfully upon most o the streams quartz
leads have 70 some extent been discovered ana others
must necessarily he found as e1p,oIsnon - n.y. 10
mountains gold T. fund In paying Quantities ana ex
teusycy distributed the head waters aud Tributaries
Of ,he Missouri aud YELLOWSTONE ana sun l,ll.oi Aoi'"
reaching 10 and beyond our northern boundary.
plaiiug hns been gathered III small quantities bl u'S
Indians in the streams, and It is beoYeb ny some eA
porcss that extensive deposit, OF TINS yaulDe Actp
will be discovered Copper and iron are known 10 cAlHI
IN abundance. aud salt plentiful IN many iocsnues
Coal ia found the Upper MissourLand helo"stono'
and has been discovered upon tho Pacific slope
The igi x mountain T;Igcs OF tins region arc pe'h
and barren The lower hills are generally wen WoOlee
and tho soil &, tho valleys productive. 1He WHole
watercd by Numerous streams and spingslne oInoi,
by the rapidity of their descent, odordng immense
water.power which viii ultimately prov % material eo
in separating tho rich mineral deposit o tAe saus
ard rocks with which they are associated. ,-,. H.
The climate IL the valleys Is mid and saunrlousi IN
lie mountains and upon the elevated plains and nus
cold ard tie country subject % deep SHOWS III tue
southern portion VI this region NUTS grains goscs,
and garden vegetables Of almost ever! ku, 1
with success In the northern parts only tbe h'fuier
crssns grains anu vegetables can be successfully cur
tivatcd IN the sheltered valcys The prnsVai exports
must come from the mines and hrests: ,,.
The mineral productions of California are OF 100 Woo
a rnncc and 30 well known 10 justify or require On!
extended notice. They cannot be rendered moro con
spouous than aey ron are except tIopel ues,ie,l'
scientific exroi alton and report yet 1t may De remark
cd thai. even in this WelknOwn region. new ara I'M,
portant discoveries almost daily made Sections Oh
tho state. hitherto comparatively hegeetea a.. ~.
end 1t rs yet be determined whether the progress .,
discovery the various metals nnd branches OF ninera,
industry. win not fully compensate Tor 'Oe
placsI1 ia the older mining distrcis'
ARIZONA.
Arizona from is position ard general geooelcAi
features 10 far ss apOfatons have made them khO";
1, believed 30 be stocked with mineral wealth p.!yHa
TINT Of any other IeriItoIy vi eila cA''''' Az '
undor consideration. .I 81. O.
The rich silver mines Of Nevada on the noTth 81 30
nora the south. which latter have peeh 'rs.yu r,o
aud ,Iccessly worked in tie southern pt VI ~ IL
rtory recent discoveries In Tie valleys OF inc ,Plt'
Colorado and it, tributaries, ana IN westeIh Wv"
Mexioo and eastern ArzoDa oil point 10 ts,s
az tho grand center Of the immense mineral poAs o.
hi. r. gio The larger portion Of THIS TERRITORY MS
not been critically explored, bat a. IL hhS O.'h ni
preached from either direction tic n1IDer au '''O0
of the known mineral deposits Aaye been iher'taeu
recent letter addressed 10 she Hon. JOIN = ATS
from mis- section hold. tho following Language fl.
m. country north OF the Ola River .. rcb m gold sse
and copper IN the new mines there Is peIty o. tiorI
water sud gras-. by arrival eein tL9' We. 49,
found din.s tina; pay 90 10 the The place Is e9re
Antelope Creet and j. about 100 miles northwest 81 te np
VILLAGE thinb will have one 81 the inest coub'e' 90
Inc world n We car have help to Aoep tie ApHcho' aa
made by lava prohibiting sororians nom holding cins u 80
na.s n.es ad viii certainly ny u eai,'e" '"e AVS 49,
In anothor letter dated ID August, 1868, and said to
be reliable the following statements are made;
~ arr we'd here 25b u july, and found this 'e! hAi
looking country ca hi. crc.s there i no WOOD ,hi
wafer enough fr drinking purPoe' i9eis are aooe' ~
N.xr,s ana 81 Americans, sHd hey are ua,s nom 70
ZOO .f d,y one Ysay a nine men have ta.eh oe nv,
pounds sold in Ten days Tho cam IA tratea on ray P
49, "a \. ,nd on ono to four inches below tho surface
II too most ussd 10 the butcher knii Wa ~ 70 INC o
N co,-.- irotn 1ue 10 eshf walkers ds
ss are fry uls. north Of this arh In dn'Ier. county
men age At ors cre mixing from - to oJ per day one
Ia. tassn out so5 PeI day ior the ai '"sny be
None make las. ihan ! and tli2k the s'eta'' "s "
III. cd heidi. large They have pro see''d one hundred
nile. AMI every ssch aj creek ss god -na IN Z. 10
.iHnr low much ssA VII 10 ,asen out "'ssi one 1''
and made r4I ~
Tn. s,afcneus IN these letters fully snstained by
Representations which have reached 10 racine .yst
from rihcr snd Trustworthy sources. ana Efcft ACTIVITY
m con.rausrce now exists in California N tle lorna
ton 81 mining companies for operations In ms hew
held ADD both mining labor ana capital az" iea"l! '-'
LITERALLY enlisted '1T enterprise IN tih, region
some p1r on 90 these viacris have lfnr5 since pre4
tra,ors,d by scientific explorers aud their cout"s de-
sorihtd and calculated. their average prodlcu'ehe.'
eisy mated M below che indications mentioned IN
a., foregoing extracts yet he existence ~ goid IN pay
IN quantities MS clearly stated and It, 0cahIy h1ed
colorado IsiOJy resting upon the hssdH aiofs o. tue
Platte and Arkns Rivers aud the western slope of the
Ro.t Mountains Is r.cl IN mineral wealth. containing
gold silver. capper ron coal aud salt eaisster ln'
tone and .,p.4m. None but .sld mines have b'en
worked " ny extent these arr proving renlAcrsi,e
both upon tie plcers ard quartz veins 10 oos 4, dl
viii ury Doe r,otra to Ha.n tnc supply OF Wood Tor u.l
10 tts vicinity IL tie Ui.s ai towrs u exhausted
Tie copper and non mines 81 lu. be oFAc9 Gnsh LABOR
she'll be- chsa pslcd - more abundant suppy.
several Lagdred quartz mills are now M successful
operation Ia ths Territory AID tAe quantity 81 Buu pro
alr,d u ilcscascl fu month a. m0atL by the erection
81 lcs mIs opening nc"ly Gacoisrod ttlls and tue
ncsf.. n 90. miners IN the Iacrgs The he'll iOT placer
MINING - much rstric' by tie Inadequate supp! N
wafer an4 The hncncss .! iao particles " soid
In many localities.
in tie ,outA western portion u TN territory border
INK lnon tai AID New Mexico are extensive deposits
81 bota gold and silver yet uneorSed but offering 70
tie ipIislg miner - liberal compensation 40 uni
other locality which ha been tested.
There large bodies Of good agricultural lands u
Col RADIO the 81 which may b. increased T. tie full
extent list water 70. rIlgffins purposes can De Oh
fainsd - pres TIE cayaion q tie soil IL confined
prime yliy ghe valleys OF the Streams and few L.
y0rrI alcs wAcIc lf. atl,n aAs bven Ioutu T. Do
unnecessary.
The extension of the Pacific Railroad westward will
soon a lor.inb fore indicated, DO f,,orahy SIT By
even branch of industry t's Territory. and with the
facilities which that improvement III Afford when cir.
red to IT. western DOglSagy. The population ANA pTo
dulta "a Colorado will be- doubled.
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