The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-11-16
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Tho territory of Nevada, which has
lust been admitted to the Union as State
bv President Lincoln, was organized in
March 1861. For this purpose about tei
thousand square miles were appropriated
from the northorn extremity of California
and about seventy thousand from Western .
Utah. At tho time of its organization the |
Territory possessed population Of very |
nearly seven thousand white setti rs.
The development of her mineral resources
wAs rapid and almost without parallel, and
attracted constant stream OF immigration
to the Territory. As the population has
not beou subject to tho fluctuations from
which other Territories have sulf1rel, the
growth of Nevada has been rapid and
steady. AT the general convention election
OF 1868, nearly eleven thousand votes were
cast. During Che present year great ao-
cessonS to the population have been
made.
Nevada is probably the richest State in
tho Union IN respect TO mineral resources.
| n region in the world is richer in arscu-
tiferous leads These leads arc found
scattered over the entire Washoe county.
! the richest of which is that known as the
| Comstock lead, of Virginia City. Tho To-
| calities of the othcr principal mines in the
region east of the Sierra Nevada are the
Emerald Mines, one hundred miles south
southeast of Virginia; tho Humboldt, one
hundred and sixty miles northeast; the
Silver mountain sixty miles south; Peaviue,
thirty miles north and the Reese river
country one hundred and seventy miles
east northeast, embracing many districts
and finl1ed by two of more than ordinary
promse-he Cortez, seventy miles north
and tho San Antonio, one hundred miles
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the Reese river.
A few months ago another deposit al
mineral wealth was Brought to light, which
has proved of inctlcuable vaue to tho sill
yer miners. This W IS an immense basin OF
salt five miles square, near the sink OF the
Carson riyer. This baaju says Il goutle-
man who writes from Virginia City, APP
pears once to have been tho bottom OF a
lake. and the salt is found goo even on the
surface. A covering of about three inches
is loose and Indifferent; bnt beneath tis
tor depth OF fourteen feet, pure rock salt
is found as clear as ice, and white "as tho
rivcn snow Beneath there is water
which seems to be filtered through salt
for an unknown depth. Tho whole Of the
fourteen feet in thickness docs not contain
a single streak Of any deleterioaa matter or
rubbish ami is ready for qulrryng and
sending to market Tho locllity is on,
hundred miles west Of Reese river, aul
seventy miles east Of Virginia CITY, on III,
overland road.
In January OF this year tLore was ona
hundred and twenty-five quartz mills in op,
GRAFTON ia Nevtll, waich wore ereote at
a cost ranging from $4,000 to $l00,000
About three.quarters Of the quartz mills OF
Nevada arc driyon by steam. and the re-
mainder by water power. OF the entire
4 number fourf ths are inthe yciuity Of Vir-
gina There is an average Of one hun
dred m lis in constant operation. Those
will carry, on an average, ten stamps cacl
making one thousand, with cap tcity for
crnshin; one thon5anl tons per day Tho
ore will yicll at the rate OF $50 per ton
giving daily pro luction Of $50 900, Of
$l5 100000 per annum.