Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-01

seven diifeivISt sarieties of valuable gems
have been found in this county, all sus-
ceptible Of the highest polish Jefferson
3 county, the population of whichis mainly
Z agricultural, contains immense qUarries
Of limestone and marble, and immense
beds Of coal. Gold is also found here 10
some extent. The marble is of similar
( appearance TO the Tennessee marble in
) the capitol at Washington. Iron ores
are also found in abundance. summit
and Lake counties, though as vet but
partially explored, are known 30 he rich
M metaliiterous deposits; and the cOun-
ties Of Costello and Conegos are already
famous for their productive silver mines
and wonderful hot springs. It is believed
that the treasures enbOsOmed in the soil
of Colorado are ineXhaustible, and that
when their magnitude shall become fully
known the tide Of population will flow
fhither with meXampled volume, and
speedily give Colorado rank IS one OF the
: most powerful States Of the Union. The
+ present population Of the Territory, eX-
cluding Indians, is about siXty-eight
4 thousand.
UTAH TERRITORY.
I The physical aspect Of this territory is
mountainous. IJs valleys, which are in
austriously cultivated by the Mormon
population, are rendered fertile by irriga-
Z ton. Several towns have been started
I on the streams and in the valleys, one of
which, called the city of Stockton, I'm I
Rush Valley, is place Of great thrift and I.
promise. Valuable mines Of gold, silver, 4
copper. and coal are being developed in I.
the Territory, and extensive hot sulphur .
springs AOw from the base Ofthe Wasateh 4
mountains into the great Salt Lake. Salt .
Lake City, which has increased in popu-
lation during the past two years, now
numbers about fifteen thousand inhahi-
tanJs, and is the seat Of a large CONNER
cial, manufacturing, and banking busi-
ness. II contains cotton mill, wooien
factory iron foundry, nail factory, flour
and sorghum mills; and, for the enjoy
ment ofthe Saints, fine theater, which
cost two hundred aud fifty thousand dol-
lars. Utah Territory contains "a pODula-
Jian Of between one hundred and ten and
one hundred and fifteen thousand.
MONTANA TERRITORY.
The chief town of Montana Ter
ritory Is Virginia City, which con-
taius a population of about ten
thousand - about one-third of the
white inhabitapts of the Territory and
is located in the heart oi the gold placer
whose products, during the last
two seasons, is estimated at millions I
The Territory has a large amount OF
arabic land, and is watered by many I
streams from the mountains. The val
.ev- of the Missouri and Yellowstone, in
the eastern portion Of the Territory are
especially rich. The Yellowstone Is nav
gable 70 vessels Of light draught for
several hundred miles.
NEVADA.
In this new State lies the rich silver
mining region of Reese river, not vet
.ully developed. At Virginia City the
.reat silver mills, one hundred in num- &
,er, are in constant activity, crushing u
be crude ore with the resisJless power of
heir five hundred huge stamps, and pro-
ueing a deaieuiug sound heard for
liles. The population Of the State, now
umberiug about eighty Thousand, are
l0stly engaged In mining, or in working A.
he silver mills.
OTHER WESTERN REGIONS.
With the topographic features of Cali
lrnia. Oregon and Washington most Of
Ir readers are probably already quite
miIiar. The vast and aecumulaJing
.etalic wealth Of the Golden State, with Hi
5 capaciOus harb0rs and navigable
reams, and the agricultural regions
ld immense timber forests Of Oregon
ld Washington, give great Importance
those sections Of our magnificent
'esteTn empire.
TIE OLDER STATES. ,
Looking East of the Mississippi, we uls
ID that what we now term the older sol
stes are yet young In vigorous enter M
iSe. The coal fields Of Pennsylvania is n
I'D 20 the extending operations of the IA
ueT "a large annual increase. The pro-
et Of anthracite and hitUminous coal
f wear is estimated al the enormous
al Of l3, 200, 900 tons, worth in the ag-
gate al yne mines, SS2,2l0,O0O. The 2.
"a product of the Keystone State dies
c year is estimated at 10000 "f
l-, and nearly $4,000 tons Of 1tL M
road iron were made in the II
ate during that time, while the cast We
e of cannon and machinery swell the l-'
81 product Of labor. Nor is this all;
d. 70 use the language Of Mr.. Everett,
his last public speech, "the very clOds
the earth are pouring out rivefs Of "a,
>" and creating a new interest, which
Using rapidly 20 a rivalry with the
mineral enterprises. During the last
lr the export OF petroleum TO foreign
lntries was equal 10 one million five
ndrcd thousand barrels in its crude
te; and this. il IS estimated, was but
ie more than half of the production Of Att
wells. With new fountains Of oil cipl
ming every d8y, nO limit can be Set TO
Supply alA 40 E@ll4AAE EsAl De
.deof theimmense wealth which Penn
vania holds I'm the inexhaustible rich
.s Of her soil. Others OF the old States, nd
,uEh not So rich in the products Of the
IN as Pennsylvania, are vet adding
my millions annually TO the national ~
iductiOu By their h8rvests Of metals. -,
nerals and OIL. The large yields of the
per mines Of Michigan are well known.
sst Virginia and Ohio, which have hith- Lice
% had coal and iron In abundance, are
" beginning 90 supply petroleum in NJ.
at abundance. Indiana, inJhe Language
the Petroleum Exchange, has just Ron
-uck oil, % and nearly every State west j. "
he AIleghanies has its beds OF iron ,. :
coal With the teeming treasures Of
mines, the forests, and the arabic
of our gigantic domain, 70 what FH
ghts OF 0fc1mmercial greatness and what W.
assure of independent wealth may not
country attain when the hands Of her
IS, no longer turned against each other, q
u be employed in the grand common
eCt Of national progress.