New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-11
THE GREAT WEST.
Nlt BmigrantS and Settlers Guids to tho new
States and Territories.
Nevada Territory.
IN u III Dor SILL
SILVER MINES AND MlSlNd.

| CAPITAL, Csrson Ciyi coran'eraH een'or' ''s'"' Wy
population. l3,On - A..
Among tho valuable mineral fields OF the
TRENT West the young and Hoursbng Territory OF NJ
vsda is Justly entitled TO be placed in the uoh' 'i>
IIs PAST HISTORY
10 xerv brief one Five wears ago Mr.. Horace Greo'
lev rayersed the region now Known as Nevada thon
tho ortlvjng western poron Of Utah, at which tine no
staes hst AT least ninety.nlne hundredths OF nau
never had the dwelling Of civilized human 49,
within sight lie Travelled some four or FIVE
within the present limits Of the Territory and never ID"
50 much as field Of grain decent house thefel
m, he struok the Carson River Its SINK the day
hosra crtssing the Sierra into California There was
one bouse-o rery nso one-at Virginia City. now the
commercial center Il the Territory. AT that time
1uv 1880 there could hardly have been two hundrod
decent dwellings, In tho Territory"
Three months later September, 1852 party OF young
men from Illinois arrived ut this point ('irgnh C31
IN their way to California brief extract rom thsr
",oc hook. win Give somc dca Of the condition oil al
fairs at that time;
Camping for O day OF two. preparatory 20 inc IA
tioue of crossing the dreaded Sierrns into caVi mr.
we learned that few miners were ~ woia IA W. ros
cnity, having found favorable indications ana ios
nocs = short time previously. This town. ri mat uu
called 'Ophir contained in buildings all counted. M'N
hoEs' or tent, Inhabited D. apot liant etly
nnder the friendly shelter OF some projecting rock or
sage bush. cooking and living in tho open ar
| An were busily engaged in prospecting ioca'hg'
| and stalking of lots and minlng claims. ,,. .
81 sunposa a more forbiddne. dTeaTy desolate tpo'
exists the face OF the globe thsh tne sls " a
cina "a il WIS Ia So Not living thing gre" on tne
barren desert b sstc If you except lew. very low,
snntod pine at cedar bushes, and Horace dteeis.
eyerasinC brush. Interpreted ~ nov Gnu .nen
say nerhnue an the acresolitary blades OF grass
in short not ole attractive but many ropu4svc lea.
lures Yet ON this naturally miserable spot whose
only redeemne yet all powerful feature. was the MIN
erl hidden beneath it, snrfnce has IN little over Tour
wears arisen magnificent city riyaliIS many e'en'
very prosperous ones on tho Atlantic sioe VI 'en VI
even twenty years growth
Gradually capital BEGAN 10 turn ia attention TO his
unnronisug region The "Comstooh lode" which had
been discovered shortly before into the possession
OF capitalists able to develop Its resources, emigration
menced TO Sc, IN and things began TO wear prom
i.ing appearance when tho III Ute broke out ana
rrorress in any direction suspended for period OF
nearly three nonths Tho war ceased in July, lsoO.
sine. which time the Territory and the principal points
In IL have grown epace.
PHYSICAL AsrBcT AND BouNDAEIfs'
Nevada forms the western side Of the Great asn IN
closed nv the Rocky Mountains the east and tho
Sierra Nevada on the west the average elevation OF us
valley. ling at least five thousand feet above tide
water while very little Of Is low ~ four thousand
feet Some Of tie peaks Of the Humboldt Mountains
or, eleven thousand feet In hight
Its bounded On the north by Oregon and Idaho on
the south by California and the east b, West Utah.
and embraces On area OF nearly Lny'thrce MILLIONS
acres.
CLIMATE kc.
Nevada is remarkably and alrnos necessarily beauty
Tho Winters are q moderate length. Win temper
n,urr like that Of Nea.York. modified To some extent
by the mid brcclcs from tie Pacific. No RAN iHs Tor
six TO eight months " each year. and there are 10
svamps The rivers which run eastward from the
Sierra lo.e themselves In sinks" on the great usually
barren plain that stretches lar ard. thny covered
with the ubiquitous. hopeless shfab. known ~ tic
"ssgobrush.'
In contrast with tie Winters u tho AtlaHpc. those
Of Nevada may be regarded on the whole moderate.
4 late resident Of the territory, during the "inbrs OF
lsfs-Ct writes. Accounts reach Us nom al parts o'
ire country east Of the Rocky Mounelns OF Winter
OF unusaa seyeriiy-n contrast We hnvo here enjoyed
one Of unusual mildncss In fact u hss been the hnest
Wnter-if indeed Winter II b. cal.ed-that ever
saw We have had thus far Deb D three falls OF snow.
In all thc heaviest covering the ground to the dopih oil
some three inches. but none OF 1t lasting over Two OF
three days Tho bslauoe u tho time tie ground has
been bare and dry tie sly unObscured BY clouds The
weather warm and pleasant as Indian Summer. The
lowest nip az the mercury hs hot Nv NM '"V NA"Se"N
I've degrees below freezing point
| AGRICULTURAL PEoDUCTs PRICES, &C.
The agricultural resources products of Nevada are
hardly worth mentioning IL is essentially a barron
country-n al sgrioulture sense few fertile spots
have been found in the Territory but they are fcw H.
deel-oases In the great desert Prices OF Leading
articles of consumption during the Winter since which
time there has been material change were as follows
hay Of quality inferior TO the "s!ough hay" Of iii-
noi but the beet to be had sells readily at ssJ IN 800
y tun bailey auy Kind Of hoIse-feed at to 80 y
II potatoes. 4 TO g.. ~ n cabbage. onious. bcc,s
fruits &c. az ~! 20 2oc- y n eggs. &c. to Ell do,
chickens at - 20 S. apiece turkeys s3 to s. each
steak, mutton pork and other meats Is 10 2jc. ID
butter and cheese % 10 7Jc. p u common lumber thc
lumber Of this region ia very infcgor 60 10 $40 NJ
frowood. cedar sl2 to :l5 y cord; pine wood 80 to
/ s,,2 v cord.
! Rents owing TO the high price Of lumber md other
Building material. are also eIhorbitnntly high.
For houses suited to the vsnta Of a small family.
$50 to SIS per month are paid. and ioT business paE
poses almost incredible rates.
NINA AND nSIs0.
The Silver Mines II Nevada, before stated. con
stute the great and permanent source Of wealth Of
that Territory Even now when hardly pTo years
have elapsed since their discovery. these mines yield
greater annual product thaR those Of any other ooun
try. Mexico excepted. But little had been done toward
developing the mineral wealth Of Nevada until tho dis
co,ery Of The "Comstock Lode before referred TO-
which memorable even, took place in the Spring Of iS"
No description OF This mine can gi,e any adequate
idea Of It's wonderful wealth Of silver.
Tins for. experience has shown that the deeper
In. mine ia worked tho richer and wider tie vein ~
co n that "A deyeloufneuts thus far unde Justify tho