Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-31
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Our vigilant mining representatives has
introduced bill into the House OF Rep
resentatIves, which has for its object the
creation Of Mining Department in the
Government connected with the Depart,
ment OF the Interior. whose object shali
be the collection and diffusion OF useful
information on the subject of mining. 1t
is designed that the Bureau shall be placed
under the direction of Commissioner,
resident at Washington, with salary OF
$4,000. 1t also provides for chief clerk
rwho must be skilled in mineralogy, etc.,
and not more than three other clerks as
assistants. The bill also contemplate the
employment by the Commissioner, OF an
agent [agents to report upon the extent
OF the mineral resources of any state OF
Territory where mineral may exist.
The bill, as published, speaks OF an
agent" we suppose, however, 1t Is the
evident intent to appoint local "agents,
in such localities Estates and Territories
as the Commissioner may deem advisable
to collect "useful information concern
ing mines, metals and mining operations,
and for making records for mineral de-
posts, etc." Also, 'to gather lnforma.
ton concerning the various methods OF
opening mines, Eexcavating and extracting
ores, ventilating mines and freeing them
from water, and for crushing and reducing
ores, and for all other business relating TO
mines and mining"
We presume the idea involved Is man
agement, similar to that of the Agrlcul-
tural Department, where the information
collected is of a general and practical
nature. and spread before the public in a
popularized form, so that it may be made
directly available by the working MINER
as the agricultural reports are fitted to the
understanding Of the working farmer OF
ordinary education. More full and scien-
tific reports and observations, would prop
erly come under the head of geological or
other purely scientific surveys, calculated
to reach and benefit the miner only indi-
rectly. This work is already under way
in this State. and has been committed to
able and competent hands.
The benefits of the Agricultural Bureau
are already felt and fully acknowledged.
A similar Bureau established for the ben
eft of the mining interest, if properly
managed, could not fail to be of equal or
more service to the country. The devel-
opment of the immense mineral wealth Of
that great region stretching from the sum-
nit of the Rocky Mountains westwardly
to the Pacific Ocean, and north and south
through almost the entire extent of our
Pacific Territory, to say nothing of that
which exists eastwardly, is certainly such
as to warrant some care and attention
from government. A little fostering, in
the right direction, can not be misapplied.
Mr.. Cole is doing good work in this
effolt, and we trust he will succeed. The
bill was laid over temporarily; but subse-
quently, on the 10Th of December, was
read twice, referred to the Committee on
Public Lands, and ordered printed. The
object of the bill is favorably referred to
in the report of the Secretary of the In
terior.--S. +. Mining Press. ,.,...rf IL