New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-01


Us1oSvILLE, II NBoLpT Co, NEVADA
July q, 1868.
uis.ron,h stree have been denizen OF TINS
.,,.,,r,, ,ue,v-situated town, in tho Humboldt
i,l,unt,in-the heart of the most extensive silver
a,trcts Of Nevada.
1 KNOXVILLE lies ensconced in the month OF Euena
vista Canon, looking down upon the Sage Brush
psn 70 the east, and up TO the summit OF the
rocntain to the west; while on either side come
oEn long lateral ridges or "divides," shutting
!, the town. as it were, in q deep bay. The Canon
about two miles in depth, before approaching irs
-ore precipitous portion, and from go TO 100 rods
/, Width. Through It runs q clear, cool stream of
cater. along which are beautiful gardens, made
s,uraut by irrigation, and producing all the yege-
eses in profasion, and Of the finest quality.
Wsen l inst arrived here, in the last week Of
yrne. large fields of snow lay upon the less exposed
,rmmi.s aad gorges Of the mountain--distant, as
A,c -ov flies, some three or four miles; but in the
.s,sparel, ether of IN elevation 900 feet above
re sea, apparently not a mile away. The tempera-
,r,s below was $50 to co., but delicious GOODNESS
,,ne down from the snow SUBMITS, as the sun dis
,,pes-ci behind them, aud was lost to view, an
b,rr or two before his almanac time.
Two years ago, in the hight Of the mining excite
rert knoxville was crowded busy town. A
ally lie Of stages came and went, and often sex
,ass were necessary TO bring the ANXIOUS prospect
o., 10 the scene of their expected wealth. Every
nod, owned innumerablo feet and everybody
.,.a n -'lionare--in Imagination. so excited be-
,sne the "prospec,ors' for quartz lodges, and
a. fearful that somebody would get the
r,r. O. them, that armed with Tevolvors,
kcoa, -four and taQe-lnes, they often
eprt OF, in the dead Of the night and rode mics
and mile, into the mountains to take up extensions
On the ..Tallulah,' -" Forward Hope "Badger,'
O Blue Wave "Golden Hon. "Bulhon,"
0Peru. " " Monitor '' Sheba, &C m CT sierra,
or Best OF Nl"-ed-cs of marvellous richness,
al for Get" IN which the simple people oil san
yraDcisc. OF anv other man" stood ready 70 tell
ont br.. so pieces Of the COIN Of the Republic.
How easy il was 10 make fortunes IN those OF
tine, OF twO years aeonc, Simply by s'ahHg on
"het" ou any ledge whether mineral or moi, H.
e,porat ug company, Issuing scrip ahG-'l"' 5
Nov. what a change! The town, fun Of tenant
less Jiayllated dwellings OF adobe stone or ~ooa,
vii fDc.> Of shakes. Tin, O. thatch-or roolvss
esiugle hotel, and not store, ard OF ap0pHatoh Of
% or 800 in the "uppec' and the lover town,
but a remnant Of l5O remGn-enong Whom are 81
O. 80 females of every age.
SO much for speculative mining. Ana yet the
mineral wealth Of this region, uDdeYe!Oped IN us
mountains, was in no degree oYeTaied, even ii
those tiI-s of Wild excitement. Inc great error
was ~ the insane idea that the millions OF impls-
oucd silver and gold could be realized without pa-
tent. persistent toll, and the employment OF large
capitals ana machiHeries.
The consequences might have been foreseen, had
not the whole population gone mad Inc depIeS
sion ha, been more profound, even, tnah me pre-
youS frenzy The prospcctOrs' left for other
miscellaneous in the far North, or bummed around
lie scene, Of their former fancied wealth. Where
ehc~e wer3 In this cOuntya pretty large onc-3,0OO
people ia 1903, probably not q thousand now re-
main. ana evidences Of decay stare you on every
SIDE.
4 new era is dawling upon the Humboldt
Cosutv. The mines are all here--unshoIn of their
precious contents-and new and richer ones are
almost daily being added % the number. Inc ex-
<Tavagsrt valuations put upon them two OF three
year, 400 BIZ their lOcatOrs, have given way TO
gnodc~r ~, Capital is invited by most liberal
overt ar.,--not repealed, formerly. Half two
clrt. O. three-fourths Of the choicest undeveoped
g1 les W. D. De given to Individuals or companies
- ,u W undertake to wOYk them By the erection
ni mills 20 sold for a reasonable sum IN money. In
d.r' g. ser was presented such an opportunity Tor
n -.t. be- invested safely and prCiitaJly in pay
.uia.s Is at the present tine. Nor With the
jr,, .or railroad communication i'll the near fu-
and he renewed interest in the mineral re-
gor. of he Pacific, consequent upon the close OF
She WaI ~ shown in the current of capital already
flowing r'therward, viii there ever be again so IA
voTabie opportunities for investment, for prices are
nov a. thc bottom, soon ~ take rapid upward
shoot"
The PACIFIC RAILROAD is fixed fact. The ma
tlOL has willed that the connection between the
Atlantic and Pacific seas be completed within i've
Yeas In 1870, from New-YOTk TO San Francisco
2nust not exceed week. The officers and directors
Of the " Central Company are making grand pro-
Ec,s over the Sierra Neyadas; they promise an i'm
mediate survey and commencement on this side,
without waiting 10 pass the submits and COM
plet.oD Of The road to Salt Lake City within three
years Are you, upon the Eastern side, with your
cheaper and more abundant labor and amper facili-
fics ready 70 meet US in the city Of tho Saints
n sO-a1d you can do tive Will invite you
~ Of wears earlier To visit our splendid Quartz
on tho Humboldt, by more rapid and less
r.ut method Of travelling than that other trip
tOu 30, icciingly remember.
Audit Is morally certain that the iron horse will
ere long startle the now solitude Of the sage and
alkaline VALLEY OF THE HUMBoLDI-a region OF
immensely greater agricultural capabilities than
any one even now suspects. Nature has graded
1hc route for the whole distance from the head of
ihe Tru zee to Salt Lake, and capital is not 30
ttoiid % TO prefer the difficult and expensive task
az sealing a dozen ranges of mountains, by choos-
iug more Southern route through this State, than
- follow in the natural highway across the Great
Ba5iD, with not hill intervening IN hundreds of
miles and no material detection in the direct
course.
Tic climate Of Nevada has disappointed me-
thought il Of the same character as upon the west
srl or California side Of the mountains; divided
1utO "Eany" and dry" But ind it more like
fhat OF the Atlantic" sunshine and showers
with good old-fashiOned thunder and lightning.
Daring IBIS month we have bad quite frequent and
often copous showers but heavier, of course, in
fhe mountains than on the plains. HOweyerieryent
1he hcai in the town, an hours ride will take you
MN n-arltinn rLnre Miulnr clntLinr f. nnnn