The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-24
OUR NEVADA CORREsPONDENCE

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan'y 4. 1865.
EDITOR Rock ISLAND ARGUs.-Nevada's
U. 5. senators leave San Francisco to-mor-
row for Washington. There has been a dis
position on the part OF some to elect another
by the present legislature, under the suppo-
sition that the term of one of those now elect
ed would expire on March 4th, but it il gen.
orally believed that our senators will be
classed with those whose terms expire in '67
and $50, and the legislature has concluded to
wait and see before taking any active part
In the matter.
Ii is my candid impression that our sena
tors and representatives will do this state
more harm than good. They will involun
tarily gas on the ''unparalled richness of the
mines :" the ''inexhaustible resources Of our
mineral wealth :" the comparative insigni6.
canoe of other states aud territories in miner.
al wealth." DC. Of course such talk must
have its effect. and the committee on ways
and means will not be slow to turn their at.
tention towards such ''inexhaustible wealth
to raise u portion of the funds to support
the government aud pay interest on the pub
lie debt" especially when the general gov
eminent has never parted with it's title to
said wealth. If our delegation in congress
would be modest and represent that Tor ev.
ery dollar ever taken out of the mountains of
Neyads, at least one had to be spent and
that If the losses of the unfortunate were
paid out of the gains OF the fortunate,
none would be richer from their mining in
Nevada, then we might hope that the mines
would not be sold mo- the bullion tax iucreas-
ed. 1t is true that villages, town-aud cities
have grown up in Nevada in consequence of
the mines and the confidence the people have
in their permanent value but it is equally
true that If balance sheet struck
the mines would be shown to be largely in
debt for surface improvements. OF course a
great deal of money has been raised and
used by the sale of worthless mining stock to
eastern parties. and considerable has been
brought here by outsiders. If this state had
a railroad to cheaper the transportation of
ore and fuel, and thereby reduce the cost of
working the rock, many claims, upon which
thousands and even hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been expended without profit,
would be made valuable. To illustrate -
Rock that will pay well to work in Virginia
City and Gold HILL could only be worked at
a great loss ut Reese River and Humboldt
Ore that will pay $50 per ton, pays well near
water and fnel, while I'm the eastern portion
of this state rock that will not pay 500 per
ton Id not worked atali-because il could ON j..
ly be done ut loss. Now, as is obvious to
all, the government is equally interested with
it's citizens In the development of its mineral
resources, and the Legislation thsf will innuTe
to this end is certainly the visest. Every
burden laid upon the miner by congress 10 q
loss to both, The lands should neither be
sold nor the bullion produced heavily taxed.
If tae lands are sold, speculators would soon
come into possession of large tracts, and work
and prospect them where and when they
please. As it is, the title to claims is held by
local laws, requiring certain amount
OF labor to be Performed within u
given time and when parties fail to COM
ply, others may take possession and
develope the ground or miue.--
While the miner knows that all lands, not 50
worked according to local laws, are free to
him, the process of prospecting will 20 on rap
idly but as soon the title to these lands
is fixed permanently, the miner will not
prospect them voluntarily as he does now
The government will reap much richer re.
| ward by adopting the maxim of the miners :
To the miners belong the mines.
Our legislators are greatly exercised over a
bill to raise funds Immediately to pay them
selves and the attaches. They passed one
and the governor vetoed it on the ground of
its uneonstitutionality. A specific contract
act has passed both houses, but they have
spent much time trying to get raeonsidera
tion of il. 1t contains no retroactive clause
hence all contracts made prior to its passage.
can be cancelled with legal tender notes.
All want such an act, but for this and other
reasons the present one is unsatisfactory. A
Sunday law" has been introduced, which
completes quite reformation of labors on the
day Of resi-. The Jews ere in misery in an