Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-01-10
w. s SIOUX CITY, IOWA. SATURDAY, JANUARY TO- 1868
q The, mineral d Re. oucces 0f the
....,.,,sl ,..i.. Country. .. $780,. 3.

| p1he report OF the Cani ssioner OF the
Land Office p.esents some startling facts
| 10 the country as to the amount Of It's
mineral RESOURCES in the Territories in the
West. 1t says that coal is found in abup.
dance and variety between the Mississippi
and the Pacific. The ex,eht OF the coal
bearing ksldss in the States east Of the
mississippi bear but small proportion t.
the immerise fields west Of that river, as it
abuunds in Kansas, Dakota, Nebraska,
Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Cal:fornia, Ore
| gon and Washington. But The yields of
the gold telds7ls particularly, dwelt upon
! in the report. The aurierous region EN-
Braces portions OF Dakota, Nebraska, all
of New Mexico, with Ari2nnia. Utah, Ne
VIDA, California, Hegoa and Washington.
1t comprises II degrees Of latitude, or "a
breadth Of 1000 miles from North to South,
and an teGual longitudinal extension, MAX
ing an area Of more than a million square
mi les. ,r1llis region is div .ded by ranges
ut mountains running iromN Nnrth to South,
which are themselves connected with EACH
other by mountain links, by which the
country s divtded into basins, which have
agricultural resources equal To he supper,
not only Of miners but OF ~ GenSe popula
| ton. These mountains are richly stocked
With minerals, new discoveries of gold
and silver Gerng continually brought to
| light Beside the gold, NO part Of tn.
world is SO rich in silver mIues rs Nevada
and New MexiSo; yet these may be e>t-
mated as only ih small proportion To the
! gofa t'eids which are in prtcess OF drvel-
2opmen,, and which are hoId hg "u, induce.
ments to the enterprise Vi ,the world. .
Prior TO the gold Giscoverits OF Ca!ifor-
MIA in le4s, the annual product of the
world was only $!S 900 900. In 1853 the
yield Of California was $40, ,UOUO0O, which
Is about the ptts,nl average OF ,ha, State
In amount four Times a. large rs The
prevlou, yield of the world. Tue report
says that if We compare the gold ti,id,
elsewhere in our public doma'n With the
yield Of California. we wontd nave. II an
equal ratio OF labor WAS alpi,ed, All nanrnaI
value OF between $500 coz. 900 and 500,
0O0,O00 Eveh in far off W.,hius,un, tue
yield of the Salmon River River mines IS
estimated tor THIS year at x2O, 900 900,
| which has been obtained in y seas"n whi,h
presented unusual Disadvantages to 1e
! overcome.
The Commissioner then proposes an
important measure ct revenue I" he "b
ts,ned by SUI jectlng the rnbnc mines
either to lease Uuder quarterly a!ments
or a quarterly tax upon the actual product
under sou.e vel regulated system. As.
surbing the na,ionht de ht OF the l., II
July, 1868. to be S,.s s,UoO.OdO, the Com.
missioner says that inx OF some 5 per
cent. on the W who!- yield OF the mines
w"nld upon the maturity of proper
mining system, and when the same shaI.
eventusIIy 90 into full operation, pay of
this Interest, cnasle The Government to
reduce, by AT least twothirdS, the existing
direct tax, and from the residue and I'M
ports, have an annual ircome sufficient to
Support The Government, and provide IL
fluid for the gradual extinction of the
public debt, aud restore the currency to a
metallic basis.
The average size Of a mining claim al
lows OF 1900 10 the square mile. Sup
posing that only one hundredth part OF
the mining surface is occupied by paving
veins, there will be space for 5000, 600
claims. But Governor Evans, of Colora
do at the Pacific Ra,lt"ad meeting IA,
d. Chicago, said that that Territory alone
affords rom tor 100000 claims, and
slAltu IHdt ne" uischNeIltS were Edl III
cr"asing this area. The Territory uf Col
orda occupies less than one sixth Of the
Whole extent under cOnsiueration, which
would be equivalent TO 4. 500 900 claims
upon the whole, which would give employ
menl to 10000, ,OOO men. The yield Of
these Nens ranges from Sl2 to $4,000
per ton. ..t..,,,.'T '.,....,4..-,t
The report closes with these remarks ::
| he value of thsse mines to the country
is absolutely inealculab'e---to the Govern
frpment they may be made to yield in rev.
q epue just in proportion to the number "f
men employed in working them. This year
they should yield $4,000, 600. and would
; do so under the operations Of a well ma
y tured system. The experience of miners
in those districts which have been suc
cessiully worked, hos demonstrated the
posperity, and, may add, the necessity
Of dividing the mineral lands into small
parcels or claims. t.r . ..-r
This cffice cannot recommend any
measure for the sale Of mineral laLds, but
would advise the retention of the Zee ia
the United States, aud that they be held
open to the free occupation of all our peo
a pie, subject only to anominal annual Ii
III cense, and such monthly, quarterly, or
n nual moderate percentage upon the pro
duct as shall be prescribed by law. A
Limitation as 10 the quantity which may
be held by any person is also ad Used
with the guaranty that such quantity may
be retained so long as the location shall
be occupied, worked, aud payments duly
made to the Government ....-- 5
CoI1 "a ~, v Thn
(, Republican party is ALREADY gone up
d j,ad VARIETY OF, CoLoH R publirans are
= usually, black but Democrats, whenever
you Gnd them, are true hlne.' ..->
{ We nsed TO think that par Y fcoored
meant many coio-ed. aud this is the die
tionsry definition. But the party color Of
the repnblmsus ID simply. sinply. and Sa
tanieally black.-Logan (O) Gazette.