Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-11-11
THE NEW STATE OF NEVADA.

The territory OF Nevada, which has ilSf
hpen admitted iuto the Union as a SlaIe by
President Luculn, was organ in March
1861. For this pu pose about Ten thUu-and
square miles were appropriated from th
northern extremity of California, and abou'
seventy thousand from Western Utah Al
the lime of its urganiz iIinn the territury pos.
sessed population OF very nearly seveu
thousand white settlers. The development 0
her mineral resources was rapid aud amus,
without parallel. and attracted a constan'
stream of immigration TO the territory A
The pnpuIaIiOn mas MT been suhj CT TO the
fluctuations from which other territories hav,
suffered. the growth ot Nevada has been rap
id an1 steady. AT the general convention
election of 1863, nearly eleven thousand votes
were cast. Daring the present year great ac.
cessions to the population have been made.
Nevada is probably the richest State in the
UniOn in respect to mineral resources N"
region in the world is richer in argenil, rou-
leads These leads are touhd scattered over
lhe entire Washoe country, he richest OF
which is that kuOWG as the CnmsIOck lead, ui
Virginia Cny. The localities OF the otber
principal mines in the regions east of the
hundred miles southeast OF Virginia; The Hum
bold, one hundred and SKY miles nori heasI :;
the Silver MnunIan sky miles south; Pea
vine, thirty miles north, and The K -ese River
country, one hundred and seventy mites east
enbrac many districts, and f4rked by Two
Of more than ordidarY prOmise-the Coritz
seventy miles north. and the San Antonio, one
hundred miles south of Austin, now the prrn.
cipal town on the Reese River
A few months ago another deposit of min
eral wealth was brought to light, which has
proved of incalcuiable value to the silver mi.
ners This immense basin of salt five
miles square, uear the sink of The Carson
River. The basin, says a gentleman whu
writes from Virginia City, appears once to
have been the bottom OF lake, aud the sail
s found good even on the surface. A cover
ing of abuut three inches is louse and indiff r.
ent, hut beneath this, for depth of loIrteen
feet, pure rock salt s found as clear as ice
and las white as the driven snow" meath
there is water, which seems TO be filtered
Ihrrugh salt to an unknown depth. The Whole
of the fourteen feet 10 thickness does nOt con-
tain single streak Of any deleleriOu4 matter
or rubbish, and is ready for qlarrying and
seudlng to market. The locality Is one hun
dred miles wesT of Reese River, aud seventy
miles east OF Virginia, on The overland road
la january OF this Year there were 1875
quar'z mills in operation in Nevada, which
we're erected al cost ranging from ten to one
hundred thousand dollars. About lhrre-fuurrh-
Of the quar- mills Oh Nevada are driven BY
steam, aud he balance by water power .
the entire number, fOur-fluhs are in The vici.I-
~ of Virginia. There is an ave. age OF Que
hundred mills in Constant operation. Thtsr
will carry, ON average, ieu Stamps each
making one thousand, VII capacity for crush
ing one thousand ions per day his ore viii
yield at The rate OF f ~ dn;Iars per ton. glviug
daily production "i fifty Thousand dollars
or fifteen million dollars per auuum.