New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-29
silver AND GOLD MINES -EE-
SOURCES OF NEVADA.
tn %, Editor Of The ~ T. 7SfJ,ne.

facts Developed in the history Of mining operations on
this continent and Of such testimonies as are mo@
worthy Of acceptance account OF the Intelligence,
character and disnerestodness of the witnesses. The
whole history Of mining, as connected with the precious
metals serves 10 demonstrate that gold mines are far
more likely TO prove Improbable than silver mines.
Gold is frequently, not generally, deposited III Pock-
e,s-is found Ia Disconnected masses the discovery Of
which efcn eXcites the wdest expectations Such de-
ness ere frequently rich ut the surface but are soon
exhausted when the disappointed miner has an oppof'
tunty ~ empty Lis pocket IN prospecting III another
the contents Of which may excite the e hopes 70 he
followed Ivy q similar disappointment This has been
the experience of multi.udos In The gold mines OF Ca
torpia Tie mines in which gold H. depoeed with sneh
other minerals usually run II veins are MOI SO
speedily exhausted If the gold deposit, in such cases
is less promising at hrst, IL quit. hsel W
and permanently profitable.
silver is rcncreraly found In wins and hence the De
pasts are far more likely 20 BE- JeXhausuDe Inc s''-
tistics Of silver mimi. In dihreat counifict cru!
establish THE fact For centuries tins business has Dfh
tho cardinal interest Of Mexico; silver the Circulating
medium er'currency Of the cointy; and-in coin nla
barsa chief article Of export Since the oOhqst ~,
Corteg The mining interest has been so successfully
prosecuted that the nos :rlstwcrthy statistce ney
tic MS with Suggestions OF almost fabulous oiIues
realized and with Nagne conceptions oi " ven ivi
al vcalth Of that county According ~ hulnbout we
total aount Of silver chained from the conquest TO INC
time be- WI ote QsGO - or 92,Oc other aLthOfl
ties represent the . much larger ana as amount
No touo les, 90 COOOc And yet the " hole period
- a. Tho conquest Of .51l-neary three hundred ana
6ir ycar-has developed sign Of the possiDe failure
Of The silver mines Of Mexico On the contrary 'hey
w,re never richer than they are to-day. IEe AL,
nnol coinage Of The hints II Mexico AZ the beginning Of
the present century not less than s27 uIC1. Our
statistics FOR some !eaIs past have been hss comper
and Trustworthy. III J..
traced long distihoe. The Yela ksd1s said 10 be- the
richest vein In Mexico. has been opened al diitre1l
points along the strata distance Of twelve nes ana W
nan, rlaces IL is net less than geo feet whe. Ono
vein in chill has been followed nearly 100 mikes WIN"
feyeul OF the branches rgdiatirg from II afr ~ ieS
long. when silver vein ~ sometimes pIuAeh M
runfly ,s in tc mines Of Chill Il IL quite SURF to be
found again If the miner patiently pursucs tue SANE
general direction. In one Instance a. the MINES o,
Chunarcilo the vein was found u he mus 'nFrtupts
hy q belt II limestone bat by sinking shai over 80
Get " rough tbs stoue tie vein Was struck again MOI
l,ss than even Of these belts have been found to inter
tt tb, sane mineral Ye.n al different points AMI yet
tho miner. have failed Of reaching It's hnn termination
n f,t that silver T. generally thus deposited while
geld Is pot must suggest to n" most thoughiess or
server tbat Of the two silver mines are far more likely
~ lie permanently profitable
roya! Df0pcrty until HcIoo achieved her independehc'
Both before and since tai period III" law. ol '' COUNT!
have been favorable "a the Development OF w. eieh MN
.re ,.-ogrres II the writer is correctly informed, any
,e, ray uowhy the simple ht or disc OS ery-olen
and work mine ing no t'ute 80 the pubic treas
nv and being su ectCd T. no restrictions chc'' sIeh
n. lie chances OF frequent political reyoiutSns inny
fle ya,uo u, mining interests rs compared With other
rrcperg and the influence Of the prrcons metals on he
Industry q people and ne permanent ntsr'ss .,
community netou. in'uly" eontroYeried question
IL is presumed that tito great mineral wealth Of certain
countries has connection, NJ cause. wi the IN.
doent habits said 20 chsfacer,e the inhabitants ~
vch ,onutres But as two or more facts may cO6Iist
gthnut sustaining tie relation 81 cause and effect We
nay bo Authorised 70 question the inference mat 200
Sut hnhtE either necessarily or naturally, result hon
he abundance o. the precious metals Menie Er more
likely 10 find the Of adoonoO in 81. climate IN
n. sy.ten Of popular eduention snd moro especially IN
ooD.t taii0na prcdlspO-iIOn that Il d""p"r stronger
and more universal than al eItrnsic causos. The oh
soryHtiGn Of hh century does not confirm the popular
cor lecture In tho mind o. no writer lille The poor
wealth The rich often struggle to tho very cIse Of NE
10 accumulate property which may bo OF no earthly al
vantage either "a themselves or their children.
Moreover. she mining interer.A - tho o1nntry are
neither less seourc tho beneficial results Of an
Investment more uncertain than those oil othcr
bsnches Of public enterprise and private industry IL
A, estimated that merchant Ia tn aocumuates
fortune; whilo many merchants and manufacturers
no finally succeed frst become bankrupt In acquiring
the oIpercnco necessary success Tie shores Of the
commercial world are everywhere sireWcd with The
wrecks Of fortune Probably not one nswsplp'r sEi"r
prise IN one hundred Is financial success and multi
tudes Of men OF small every year purchase farms
nJ mortgage them Tor trothir,ls u feir value ony
To- tui few years and thor hare them sold on fore
closure whom they frequently fad that they have saor
feed Lat tIey IEh ialu me tigth ~, wen
sense industry. ECONOMY experience and science
al combined. syocess may be tOerably certain ia al
meat any field Of enterprise, but when $40 or mere OF
these AZ wanting the ehanoes Of failure sntIsy pre-
dominate.
The objection that rich and extensive mining inter
ssts uBiGrorabo 10 agri;liture and Inconsistent
with tho development 81 he permanent wealth Gnd TIE
hgho. prosperity ui the state Ia equally unrosnd. a.
msy b. inferred from tho testimony sf the .ises aud
Ilusi conscientious observer. Ga is point Humboldt
Cow Spain. Vol. u; p. 2esD says
alb .ut. have lsrr a
the uacultyated pats OF the COrdlioras 81 the
insulated table lands. the wo5hng 81 mines. far nom
impeding the cultivation u the soil has been sngulsry
favorable 70 IL Travelling along tie Ridge Il the Andes
or the mountainous part 81 Mexico We everywhere
the mOs striking examples u ue LcaDhcial nfuesce "!
the mines on agriculture.
Humboldt found that, wherever mlDe was opened
and worked IN region before uncuvsted ana d-so-
late the very necessities 81 che miners not only de-
manded the cultivation Of the soil bntthe development
Of various arts and sciences Ind the gent<I pgu ross
Of u1aOn 1T became necessary and Inevitable
Indeed there can be 10 doubt dat The mining interest
Of aioYns has been almost tie sole 6 It's rapid
ssti. ment, it, amazing advancement In wealth and
commercial importance cud the 1teri-hins growth OF
all the ars and institutions Of civilized life. The dis.
oovcry Of tho vas; mineral wealth OF that region dev
spcd an iIrssisfs traction NithDut which tho sitos
o! pOpulous c!.ies sGd tie growing ooAneTc- u tue
Pacific would have been wdcgnoos 10 day. In fhs
case IL mua be admitted that suJsrabundance Of the
precious metal has neither unAerIed The army 81 indus
try nor pasitd the brain 0f sIterprsc. On the cor
traTy Indebted ~ the golden motor for the in
tense activity which has prodacOd n few years some
thug more than tho common resvit II u soltury.
Tie opening 81 tie silver mines Of Nevada IcrriIry
must be regarded with COMMON int1eet By al Who
iustly estimate their prospective rauc ~ the country
and espeoiay te cbif agency In Ike development u
all that great Middle regos between the valley o. tie
Mississippi and he Pacific Cost. The innnense min
era wealth OF that part Of TIRE tiacnt Tuns in silver
veins eastward Into Utah and Ia souteTy direction
W tho region Of the Colorado. Ererywswe, Nc trav.
DER discovers indications n vast mineral dePoss and
IL quite possible thai the silver mines o Nevada viii
proye 10 De rOh those ~ BeIco sns with the ad
lft.n.l al, ,utep>s o. FREQ upd