The New York herald., 1865-06-12

Total aL.............. 154.5so 2,1a5, ,45G
The above territory Is outside of the metaiferoui
mountain system Of North America, above defined.
Wo refcr to it here merely for the purpose of showing
the amount Of territory Macmillan is likely to absorb if
the original Napoleonic programme in regard to the
American continent Is allowed by tho government Of the
United States TO be contaminated
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRECIOUS METALS PRODUCED By
MEXICO.
The total amount Of precious metals produced by tho
mines of Moxco tho period of the conquest 1884,
the present day, 1565-thrce hundred and forty-six
years-is estimated at six thousand millions,
erage Of nearly twenty millions per This in
Ciudcs tho amout registered exported, tho amount
icitly carried away and the retained for home
consumption Tho total amount exported for 1858, Al
have sccn twenty millions, bu, that for 1s4a
was only eighteen millions and half
RICHNESS OF NAPoLEoNs AREA.
The retained by Maximan In the late partition Of
tho Mexican territory in that portion which has hero
tofore furnished the bulk of the production Of the
precious metals The assigned to Napoleon is
pabe OF still greater development and production. The
gold silver mines in Sonora sinaoa, Durango Chi
huahua and Nueva Leon about equally dfuscd over
each State-mnts being located at the special mining
points in each.
wHATMAY BE EXPECTED IN MEXICO.
people, and from the French and Italians Infusion Of
tho energies Of production parallel that which
have formerly characterize the Spaniads and
lately tho Americans in California and the British in
Australia in developing newly acquired gold bearing
countries If such should DE the may expect
see within few years. the Mexican territory OF Louis
Napoleon eQualng in production the entire gold
and silver producing area Of Mexico.
GOLD BEARING TERRITORY IN BRITISH AMERICA.
North Of the forty ninth degree OF latitude the British
territories North America front upon the Pacific Ocean,
having line OF hundred and nifty ules
gether with the great islands OF Vancouver and Queen
Charlotte The gold bearing which lies here imme
diaisly adjacent the coast may be estimated at
hundred thousand square miles, three mcs the area
OF England Scotland The aggregate production Of
gold from his probably equals and half mil
lions, derived principally from the regions draiucd by
Frazer nver.
GOLD BBARIHG TERRITORY IN RUSSIAN AMERICA.
Russia occupies the territory filling out the conti-
mental interval to Behring's Strait, comprising area
of three hundred thousand square miles with n coast
line Of twelve hundred miles upon the Pacific and the
Arctic The search for gold this has been
limited TO tho OF s existence The energies
OF production have oeabshed themselves any
notable extent
THE GOLD BEARING AREA THE UNITED STATES
For convenience will classify the gold bearing
OF the United States-one million hve hundred thousand
square milcs-n tors Of States and Territories, thus
Ffan TiKR-California Oregon and Washington, on the
sea front Of the Pacine with coast line Of one thousand
sxoorp Tlsa-Eaa. sf the above, Nevada and Idaho
TuuD Tmk-East Of these, Arizona, Utah and Mon
FOURTH TnR-And East of these again, New Mexico,
Colorado Nebraska and Dacotah.
Arizona Utah and Montana lie longndinally along the
middle OF the great Plateau The other tiers lie upon
the two Cordlleras and their outside Hanks
besrde tho whole len nth Of the Corier Of the
Nevada including is slope TO the Pacific sea This tier
has M outlets by tho Columbia river into thc pac,c ana
the Colorado into the Gulf Of California. Thc city
San Francisco s the focal point OF business ACTIVITY
for this tief. -, -,
Montana-cover tho Of the Plateau, lie on com
paravsly dead level inside the two Cordl'cras having
The fourth ,sr~Sew Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska and
Daco,ah-besrdes the great Cordilers OF the sierra
adre and Us eastern slope 70 the Groas Plans Whence
front connecs unnterruptcdly seross the basin OF
the Mississippi 70 the dy Of New York Which presents
itself the convenient focus 10 which all n OF transit
from this direction naturally sesvcrge.
AURIYER0us ArKA cosvEpstSs TO rHE rAcfYIc
on sAS FRApCraoO.
The average energies of prodocuoo on the western .de
The continent have w say their convcrgng point at
tan Francisco This region may be estimated 70 contain
an aurferous of about I'VE hundred and dy thoa
sand square miles reduced 70 dsybuted fol-
lows:-
unsr TIER Av0
California. 10 szs ssv
Oregon. e0Me ~
washington. S,soi
Total. q, II, eos
SECOND TIER
Nevada. ........................... "a eco sso
Idaho. %, ,b26 Ga
Total ..........,...,,,,,.....l III. 2is Oss
First tlcr added 20l 324 90,
Grand ,o,a,. ...... sas 81 .o5,
The population this DIVISION may be estimated q
one million aud quarter Nevada aud Idaho must b
regarded as Immediately Identified with and depepden
upon pachc front and sneary to San francisco
The hrst lodgment in this wilderness made IN lsss
ia md lin IN q