The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-07

Population Decreasing-Poii
correspoDdesce q The Ineian apols Herald
sAS JOSH, Cal. Oct. G, 1865
Editor Herald .-Once more your correspon-
deut has shaken The cuaf Of the Nevada deserts
from bis feet and has retreated into the lovely
valley Of santa Clara. caiifornia. Tor winter
quarters. In turning his back upon the labd Of
silver. hs is governed By no feelings OF disgnsl
a. TIE country minsraiogcdly considered. Por
he - fully Impressed. from his four months resi-.
denee there IN Intimate relation with important
miYing Interests, that 10 couatTy on earth l.
rchor IN mineral wealth, aud none opens 50 vide
held for profitable investment Of capital.
Between Austin and Virginia CRY. near the
roadside, on the banks OF Carson river liza the
body OF Buffalo jim" Pinto Indian, who was
recently shot Oy some white person IN revenge
ioF many murders with which this celebrated rec
man l. charged. The whites refused to bury
him, and Indians afraid 70 do so because Of
supersutOus fear OF handling the body OF mus
dered brave" Prompted by that insadabie
curiosity which impeIs one to look upon the
corpse Of celebrity" passing to the first
person. got out Of the stage coach and turned
the body over with nv boot toes, and gave is
. critical examination. II was dried up, nothing
remaining bat skin, tendons and bone. The
bones almost ratified INSIDE the skin. There was
none OF that decomposition and smell which 80
speedily follow death ia the States 80 pure il the
atmosphere, and 30 arid. or so impregEated with
disinfecnng agents.
Reese River, just now, IS the centre VI attrac-
ton for enterprise and capital and many notl-
bilites have visited il during the summer Geu
ROseefsns Is now at Austin, making arrange
ments 10 build quartz mill He is highly
pleased with Tie country 30 were the Coiax
patty 90 were all the scientific men who have
been sent out from the Eastern States 10 exam
me the mines. Immense mills are being erected
all over the country, aud the roads from Cahtor
MA are crowded with freight wagons loaded
with machinery aud supplies. for the Reese River
country Every day Lew discoveries are being
made. extending ever the entire district called
the Great Basin, lacking nothing but capital to
make Nevada the richest country on earth. Next
year you may expect To hear OF more silver beiug
exported from the Great Basin. than from all
the world beside Consider, II YOU please, that
IN all the ranges OF mountains from the South
Pass 90 the SIerras, distance OF over one thou
sand. miles, aud from the Colorado River 10 the
mountains OF Oregon, at least fifteen hundred
miles, rich silver-Oearng lodges are found
every few hundred yards, reaching down, no
one knows how far, into the bowels of the
earth. most of these lodges, too. far richer than
the celebrated Comstock lode; and what effect
do you imagine, will the application of capital
Sut ihDor IL tucAh OtfStOpueui nave III tue nOL-
etary world
New discoveries, too, are being made in the
Sierra and coast ranges OF gold and silver lodes.
which. though not 50 rich those OF \ evada,
of great extent and immensely valuable.
Placer digging Is about played GU" but quartz
mining has Just commenced.
THIS is the "dUstiest" country on earth Ev-
erywhete great clouds OF dust arise at every step
you take 10 the foot hills the red dust is over
foot deep In places, and is well nigh sitting to
man and beast What a delicious country tor
fashionable drives Only imagine a love-slck
swain taking his duck out ian airing" driving
a"two-forty,' whose ears are only occasionally
visible through casual openings in the columns
OF dust kicked up he ploughs through! How
beautifully variegated are misses silks, how
finely powdered her tresses, and how much OF
mother earth mingled With her WATERFALL How
lovingly gazes her beau through little hilIocks OF
dirt in his "winkersi" Should the day be hot
how beautifully the perspiration trickles down
his cheeks and along his nasal organ. cutting
the dust into rayIues, gorges and canons
Should be snatch kss, how much sand will be
grit between his teeth. now visible the imprint
left! Wo TO him whose house is situate near a
public thoroughfare! Ii gets into parlor, kitchen.
bed chamber. closet, pantry, and even between
sheets Talk OF the coal-dust of Pittsburgh The
road-dust of California il more ail-pervadiDg,
more annoying, and "dirtier."
For six long months the sun has peered down
upon this section of the State from sky of brass,
until the grass is dried up, and great cracks in
the eartn are seen everywhere over the valley.
The crops, this year, have been unusually lgI ge.
Yet the cost OF production is so great that most
farmers have been barely able TO make both ends
meet. while many have actually lost money.
Wheat is worth 81 90 In San Francisco, in sacks
of 100 lbs. The sacks cost twenty cents. So, yOu
see. wheat Is worth more in your State than in
California: and the cost of production.is at least
three times greater Barley 10 worth ninety
cents per 100 lbs, in sacks That would make,
after dedGcting cost of sacks about forty cents
per bushel. So with most other products Green
apples, peaches and pears bring ouly one and
halt 10 two cents per 10. From these figures, it
will DE seen, that farming here ; not so pro-
htable. after all. In truth. have heard "A nun
Der of experienced farmers IN California, who
came from the Northwestern States, say that,
through period OF five consecutive years, farm
ing is more profitable there than here Add 10
this uncertainty of crops aud prices, the great
cost OF any desirable farming land, varying from
$50 20 5000 per acre, the uncerta ain tenure by
which men hold their lands ia consequence vi
the MANY conflicting titles, and il - sale 10 ad-
wise those Who seek livelihood by farming not
10 come 70 California.
The population of the State IL decreasing
That Is attributable to the giving out Of the
placer mines, the uncertainty oil farming pur-
suits, aud the general tendency of miners TO
wander IN quest OF new and more profitable fields
Of enterprise. Many persons are leaving the
State To 20 into the lately rebelllous States where
they imagine they can more speedily make for
tunes" Ii there were OF cheap transit
20 toe States, verify believe there would be an
exodus from California, so wide spread is tue
anxiety TO visit home, especially since tue war
has worked It's wOndrous revolutions.
There j. much restlessoess here IN political
circles. The Republicans are badly disorganized.
The Negto Suffrage and Currency questions are
dividing them Into factions. waging fierce. war
against each other. They style themselves re
spectvely, Long" and short Hairs" In the
meanshile the Democracy are not themselves
harmonious. The Southern element largely
in the asceadeDt, cling with q sort Of dogged
tenacity to extrems Southern ideas, which re
pulse from their support 4" Douglas A." men
United, tke Democracy have large majority ~
the State. But whether the concession neoes
ssry % effect union will be made by those OF
secession proclivitIes remains yet 10 be seen
In a few days Chief Justice is TO be selected
Both parties have made nominations. though
little interest IS manifested by the people The
probabilities are that the Republican nominee
will be elected, IS the Douglas Democracy OF
the State are lot satisfied Nth the platform OF
he De nOcratic caniidate. The fact H. so manv
Southern Democrats in CalfornA openly ex-
pressed their sympathy for secession and the late