Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-28
The New star in Our Banner.

Inc new BEaF II OuE DdnlCNs
1t is the general impression on this side
of the Mississippi that the recent Organi-
cation Of q State Government in Colorado
was made in accordance with the enabling
act passed BY Congress in the winter of
1864, under which Nevada formed her
State Government and was admitted into
the Union, by proclamation of the Presi-
dent, in October, 1864. 1t has therefore
been argued that, Colorado having, though
tardily, gone through all the necessary
forms, all that is necessary to consummate
and complete her admission to the Union
is the proclamation of President johnson.
Such, however, is not the case-at least
such is not the view taken of it in the
prospective State of Colorado. The prop
osition for the foundation of a State gov
eminent, under the enabling act referred
to. was voted down in Colorado a year
ago, owing to the partisan and personal
iealousies of leading politicians. The
present State organization was not ormed
under the enabling act, but was a spon-
taneous, though in its inception informal,
movement of the people toward self-goV-
eminent. This organization is now COM
plete-Senators and representative have
been elected under it-and men of inlu-
ence and position in the territory have
gone forward to Washington to urge the
passage of an act of Congress admitting
it to the Union. We apprehend that
the delegation will have but little
difficulty in consummating their object.
There is a general willingness felt in our
National Legislature to welcome u
brothers of the West to the family of
States, and inasmuch as the present Con-
stitution and State government meet the
approval of all partiesin Colorado, it will,
as it should, be speedily and heartily re-
eognized.
Colorado is one of the richest States, in
her immense mineral resources, eve ad-
mitted, or ITO be admitted, to the Federal
Union. In the abundance of gold-bcar-
ing quartz there is no spot of earth of equal
territory that surpasses her, and all who
have examined her wonderful mountain
regions, cleft into chasms, and piled in
broken strata, can doubt that in her rocky
bosom is hidden more gold than is now
possessed by the civilized world. The
growth of her marvellous mining interest
is already a wonder of the world, and it is
nothing in comparison with its future de-
VofUPIRenV, ua9nj 49,
of the Pacific railroad, and the applica-
ton of science to the practical matters of
mining and machinery, it will become the
treasury of the globe.
Few people have any idea of the extent
to which mining for the precious metals is
already carried on the hither side of the
Rocky Mountains. To aid them in form
ing some opinion of the magnitude of this
work, which has been originated within
seven years, and has grown in the midst
of, and in spite Of, our terrible civil war,
we append the following, for which we are
indebted to the New York Tribune. The
great Overland Stage Line, whereof Mr..
Ben. Holiday is proprietor, starts coaches
daily from Omaha, Nebraska City and
Atchison respectively, to their point of
junction, Fort Kearney, 256 miles west, on
the Platte, on the Tooth parallel of w.
longitude, where the branches from Mis-
souri, and from Iowa are to unto to form
the one Pacific Railroad beyond. Hence,
the Overland stages run nearly on the
40th parallel of North latitude to Den
ver-now quite a city-and to Idaho City
(Cobrado)-45O miles from tho fort.
Thence the line to Utah, Nevada, and Cali
fornia, runs through Bridger's Pass to
Salt Lake City-65O miles. From Salt
Lake, a branch line 500 miles long turns
sharply to the northeast traTersing
Northern Utah, Idaho and Montana Ter
r~itories, reaching Bannock and Virginia
cities; while another, $50 miles long, runs
northwest by Boise City, Idaho, to the
DalIes Falls of the Columbia, which is
the head of navigation from the ocean on
that great river. On these routes. there
are now employed S25 men, 156 coaches
and express wagons and $3.50 horses and
mules-l,49O of these being required to
haul the supplies required by the 264
stations where changes are made and pas
sengersa as well as employeesfe fed and cared
for. The number of Stations on the sew
eral routes are respectively as follows:
From Atchison by Denver to Salt Lake.
From Nebraska City to Fort Kearney---.....- 10
From Denver TO Central 5
From Salt Lake TO the 70
From Salt Lake to Virginia City, Montana -. AZ