Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-18

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TAs sassdisy With whies she Pssl6e ~
PAY = bsaag -pschsd weeswa ecsoeo q
hlaiss, iron Omaha, rsndsrs csopo 6h
q IN Rsck mountains. rneef Aenvse 0ty.
during IL nfxf ysas, slooss eesfAinty.-
We bs'iSvS - eleeiee Of g !ei!feed line
has ever exlfekk1 u 4B6esaf A6ssacA up
~ Tie West, q conlssssd the general bene. |
fits, which will spring from the completion
Of this lhet nd ~ look ~ That esest Win |
much impatiehcc. Its importance is not,
we believe, gcnesaliy appreciated By these
who viii reap the greatest benefits from 1t,
II h . popular and coulpon thiag for people |
10 speak in Granddaughter terms Of tie com
meicc Of the eastern ~orld being turned
from lis present chanaels and carried
q crpss the great American continent by he
pSei6c railroad. And even men CT capsid-
ersblc Sbe2afs.s sed sre9ss.ion she have
nonses x4oSG niad, ss1ld ~ Pscifc
s1alfoad hope for no trafc but this. and we're
Il compelled TO RELY upon the legitimate
comosrcs bstn1aa ttS bscioc sne tip At.
lansie Counties, its- eaff1ings would never
b made equal 70 its operating expenses.-
q EsscSs al - ) s6anse3 sIssssI sss
aedlum Of railroads. nearly four thousand
isiles In length, vhsn they have the cheap
osans Of transportation: AFFORDED by the
ocsaasshoWs 9ieppsalatis ignoraaec sf eli
The great iaws Which control and direct the
nssement Of commerce. compared With
eeosmeus expenses attendant upon four
|ahousend milss Of tailsosa transportation,
| and several oddilienal tsanshipmenss. the
[ ouoe Of time in ocean transportation amounts
10 nsthing. II The At1aesU Of tine be-
tween The railroad and the ocean line were
- eseal that the interest on the valus Of
cargo Of > chip, during that time, would sp-
| proximste b The 1hcfessed colt Of railroad
transportation, there would b. some proba-
bm,ty Of merchants choosing railroads in
preference to ships.
TIE traffic Of the Pacific railroad will
spgiae~ osusoev-aod 6so0 .
sosrce, too, Of which the gene. d public will
IaopGar 10 have taken NO noetoo. leWiM be
uupported In the main. ~ The gtowing
wants and development Of the mountain re.
gions through which il will pass.
Thee 0ounteia ssgion0Nse msey hun
drsd miles u 0idh. viii minss euiiicientlv
valuaAs % altsact ard 6sstain densc pop
ulatsDa. Escepe in few localities, the fab
ulous mines Of wealth which lie hidden in
these mountains have never been exposed
Of made known, but still we have enough
general information to justify the bclieftAat
there 10 nov enough in these mountains fo'
the profitable emploIuent Of oil the ener-
gies Of the Aneris1c topple toe sgss, with>
out, even then, developing an their fesour-
| H. Nhs,c
fer 70 the increase 81 'poPahtion in
tbese mountains, has been the want Of a
rapid 49, seooomieals ,nsans Of cos,sDuni,
cation With the Outside world. Generally
speaking, this mountain region is devoid Of
suf3cisap sefiuAlwd seseusceg . support
. eoesidssable population. These are . lev
1Scalisiee, il ~ truss, whsfy sefrukpfe a :, q
BE- pfoseeuted successfully, but GENERALLY
IT. soil 10 ~ barren. OF % dry, that it will
produce nothing suitablAf9. tAe6uppoes u
human life, without great labor and ex.
psnsc and W0 - d1sst eemptsd TO ~
that even IN thses exceptional localities Of
4 WAich Ws~. hAm spoksns agriculture ia II
tended nth U6ch dn9ieulijss Tint, were i
pssaibls 10 procure agricultural prcduct'
from other sources Ut any reasonable cx
pence mining onAdbe iesno q nuc6 nos
profitable that q agriculture would be practic
ally abandoned. These circumstances hav,
eompSllsd slns inha6itants " these re-
gions y deaw their supplies o( eli kiu1le
IRON femste lOcalitidD. BY TIE slpu
end expensive medium Of wagor
tsains, which could only be employ
ed, In many instances during the spring
summer, and autumn. rsenths Of the ycar.
Those who have had aAy experience IN IL,
svMy, and know what an immense nuinbtl
II wagons it requires TO iraw.eight or tel
days provisions foi : moderate sized force
can readily comprehend the mpossibilitys
supporting dense population = thousans
miles distant from the source OF Supple s
This difficulty has maintained the cost ! q
provisions in these mountain regions Al sue!
prices alas nlnss xsrv absnd, ned or neg
Iec,ed which, under more favorable circum
STANCES, would have given the most satisfac
tory remuneration to thousands, and lay
attracted, without difficulty, Al the capita
necessary 10 their proper development, be-
cause they would not yield enough to repa,
4 the labor Of the miner, who Was compGlls.
- pay 60c per pound for his -four an,
n meat !, GOD .ssseosSesainglv. for ssssy thin
Else. By rctlrd.ns the growth Of popula
ton, - r1e1crihg mining operations i'm
possible, except under exceptional circum
stances, there has not been . sufiicicn
amount Of machinery kept in opssaAiea 4
Justify the erection of foundrieo - min
ing regions, and the miners h6xe bG1ase1nI
peeled to draw their machinery lsonf u
mhe source ~ their brcadstuls, end whe,
brokon or worn out, compelled . wait mt
wagon train could 60 1000 n,ilss ~ n
turn. These difficulties have ptovoo =
icpt 10 prevent satisfactory dsvu)1 -
seehc mining interests in these obe0116lnl
asd also - prevent the populatiod 1foa II
creasing bey0ni g,vcI. point.
With the opening Of . railrsq4 every
} thing viii be placed upon a1IooS Deaoeaebl
foeling, and provisions and all other com
} modities can he obtained at almost the sam
prices they comQaQDVe thcpisce Of produg
ton. Capital ~ih 8 -attracled, and Opera
semunerative. Population will be augment
ed. aud what 10 nov scarcely more than
barren and uninhabitablc waste will evcntu
ally boast Of laqge and enterprising popu
leticn. To anspdb Of Oils population
I ne Prov onf Id ssrQ Andise il ein r.
quirs, al The coouu2iH ti1ns and osalDc
will maintain with the remainder Of III
world. will be sudicient to support man
NH: r.. s State. ii isss.,yypi vsa0t, mi
partially developed q they ore to-day, annu
ally have ~ iahsnle Gluo of .egrhulsu
raI projects 10 6cu, ID + haD I'm \ mes
ton, upon wloch thsse hajA alwAyo bee,
much spsculaAisa, % TO what would b don
d:s s :; q. - gsss i Vi: bcps,ssi ';;
n H. mouatain segip2 snd ~ ieFGlop
oeaA Of these grsAt minisg resources, will
in eur Qiaa esDQa ~ Qp6alteq. The pop
ulation, - Ne have before shows, will b
almsst sazDuluG oiuio9 10 - <hsssetsi
eAAaeh manufacture u some kinds will un
do do. ssssla 4 aszasa tsssare. and i
VIII y 0opoodG6t upon the States Of Is
nisooQl Valley eos ~ supplies. Ito de
maods VII oSa hsasiss~ asd heavier eel
. ysas, = peGnAGee iaxsAetD - new q,
bsaAcA lise6 q ssilroad 10 hat region a.
spsesd, cd ~ believe that, in tine. hi
I e S;ss !, gss -. .
NJ WSSlstn Ssalss. ffthS1 hepsc sre 70,
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