The New York herald., 1864-11-02
4 GREAT FIELD FOR EMIGRATION.
Tho Law Authorizing the
state.
ANOTHER STAR FOR THE UNION,
H., h., II.

place OF paramount impor tance, az new and valuable
State OF the Union.
The act or Congress- authorizing the President TO
do this thing was approved tho 2lst OF March.
1864. BY this act tho reoplo OF that Territory had
the full option TO form State governments. after
which It was provided that the State should be
admitted into the Union upon equal footing
with tho original States in all respects. Tho act
defines the limits OF the State, and declares that
slavery, except punishment for convicted crime,
shall not be permitted to exist there Tho State, until
general shall be taken Is entitled TO one
representative in the House OF Representatives OF The
United States. 1he other provisions Of the act go 10
establish the authority Of the United States In every re-
spect where compatible with the rights assigned BY
the State constitution.
To-day we give map Of the new state in connection
with sketch Of the history Of its progress and wealth.
The State called "Nevada from the old Spanish nomen
clature. that word sgnying "snowy," from the word
"nieve," which means snow in the Castilian language
The Territory organized the I'd Of March,
1891 The capital, the chief city OF the state,
Carson City The whole estimated OF the country
embraced the state s SO 500 square miles, and in
1853 Its white population WAS pnt down at 10000 IL
embraces that portion Of the public domain lying within
the one and fifteenth degree longitude westrom
Greenwich Tor the thrtyoighsh west from Washington
and the western boundary California, and between the
thirty seventh and forty psrae Of north latitude.
which separates from Arizona Is immediately east Of
California and Of Utah. The surface In part
10 mountainous, bong Eavorsed by the Sierra Nevada,
Snowy Mouutansn Of California Gold s abundant
there, both quartz veins and pacers. In TACT, the
the whole Territory is one mass Of mineral wealth.
or ts ten counties seven have already proved
thor claims 10 considered unfa,ng gold and silver
deposits, and is generally known that some OF the
richest silver the United States to be found
n Storey county In the year 1862 that county sent
contribution OF $50 26 70 10 the Sanitary Commission IN
eight massive silver bars, nve Of which weighed oDo
hundred and eleven pounds each Quicksilver, lead and
aptimony found In grest abundance. The Com
stock mnes storey county the first silver mines
which attracted attention.
The principal Virginia City, having In Novem
ber 1868 estimated population OF 000 and the place
OF In the late Territory Carson City, the
Territorial capital 1900 inhabsnts silver City, in Lyon
county, 1000 Inhabitants; Gold Hill. storey coun.
", 500 Inhabitants; wsshoe City and ophir,
wsshoe county; Star City, and Unionvile, Hum
boldt county, 1900 Inhabitants; Dayton, Lyon
county, and Genoa, Douglas county Aurora, Esmcralda
county, 600 Inhabitants, and Austin Lander county,
250o The extraordinary richness OF the silver mines 10
Lander county increased the population there from 20
in October, 1862 TO over 5000 in October, 1868.
WIN. P. Blake, Esq, commissioner 10 represent the
mneralogos and mining OF the Pacific coast At
the Exhibition IN London, 1882 submitted
Interesting aud important report 10 the Governor Of
Nevada Territory IN which is sund tho foown ng gene.
raj description OF the mining regions
1t s an elevated semhdoseft region, ns sur
face a constant succession Of ior2tudna noun
tain ranges, with Intervening valleys and plains,
most OF which are independent basins, neu med
IN by mountains on all sdes, ami tho Nhoio without
drainage 10 the sea. 1he general elevation OF ihcse val
oys 1900 feet above the level OF tue soa and the
mountains from 600 to 900 eet apd, some "a
Stances 20 O0c eot higher The geld aud silver mines
In the south westorn part OF Nevada tho
state from west % east radalng N uofthsry Ana south
eIy directions from tho great csatrsl discoveries of
washce. In August, 1862, sss estimated that there
IN the Territory ope huufo1 aGd iorty nia n opo
ration Besides s resources in the precious
useful minerals II has extensive agricultural capacities
scattered Throughout tue mineral ranges.
.1Aere We bsye'--says A writer tho spot 10 The
Of the Land once in the month Of August,
1867 here have frequent oouliers Of quartz lying
upon tho the country, from three TO i've
miles extent. which prospec, is rich IN sIvor, many
tons or them having beon worked with profit 70 Tho
miners II other country is silver rock found upon
tho surfacs, 50 lar us informed W. have hero OBJ
sIdiau specss Of slass. found ths sJrlaco
il other sections boulder resembling lava. Wo have
oiunnols coal, and boautiiul, clear white salt.
The soi contains much alkali Tho country IS covered
with wld sago bushes, from two TO four feet high.
Cedar pino, and white mahogany trees arc or wood
they grow slow ard very sCrubby. IL the noun.
raus wo have timber for humber Ia the rivera have
this disrlcl.p
Wrh regard 10 this lruor,au, mineral of sat, IN .
mcrso discovery nas recently Dcen made, bens nohng
oss than extensive bssia oi ths puress rock salt
"rhs basiu i've NILES square, near the snk q CaTson
rlyern says gcntlouao who writes from Yrgina CITY
"appears once 10 have bottom O LAKE, and taa
SAT- IS found good even tho surface. covering q
about lhroo Is ooas md iudreront bui oene4ih
THE fo' depth or fourteen fcet pure rock sat s iound
AZ clor as loo and ~hl,o 'as The rven Beneath
tho Is waiar which seems 20 b. aletcd thropsn sali
Tor on unknown deplh Tho whole u tho fourteen cct n
thickness does not contain single scsx OF any dole
ter ous matter or rubbish, and ready 'or qiarryhg
and sending 20 market Great blocks of tho pure STUD
eau be raised the nsK Tora cc or sonei on OK
posurc however, 10 crumbies snacionily 70 adpii Of
bciog cosoly packed in sacks or wagon boxes Grinding
is necessary 10 prepare Tor the table, otherwise nature
has dooe tho coan thing in ns preparation. ouce tho
loose salt on top ~ removed, quarry ana
wheel ou Eve tons each day may work. The iopoet.
auco OF ths discovery may DO estimated tho fact
that many hundred tons Of salt uod by tns Of
the Territory every month in seggresaug tho ore Tne
locality - ore hundred miles OF tho Reese river, and
seventy miles east o Virginia, on the Overland roaiu
The Secretary Nevada Territory also wroo Tho COM
missioner o tns Scnera Land once under date July
- 1864 that "eghiy three quartz mills we're 10 oera
sion, and tvcuy In conrss Of consructonn lie al led:
There ara many warm springs - the Territory, and
bolng once, whose waters rse two and ,hrs5 fet
sh0yo the surface Communication - bal daly
With california, an the capital invested transporasion
acrusi tno mooa.aos 20 ~ millions o d'NhrI
N,h all these lnessaus,Ioic adysaingcs, "men
are hc no reward of ths tc'I aad p''eaee
of thc vast botss ~ people Who PRO sure 70 eat"e"
:fc new STATE, u s az scJ 70 ssy ihit sfaeNea'y
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