Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
su,,ri1tTdenf,s Report-Coniinaed.

shaIl prescribe such regulations as shall secure aiutt
s ssSlG pasaa aSs sa ssesp, M mi a. e s1S MINING Tss ei! ssa;e' (:
proceeds OF which, alone, shall be taxed.
II understand this section to place both. surface AID
mining properly. on an sS.e an SSu dinsr ~ sT Set%ees
Them consists In this: surface properly Wast 70 Os
taxed upon ItI assessed valuation. Q dennlte anu
liked pei cnt-whilc tho mines and Iinins CLAIMS
were to be taxed alike pcr cent. upon their proceeds,
but Section ~ Of the Revenue law ewes AJAX on tne
proceeds OF the min Of one hundred cents on eaSh
one hundred dollars {: and then Section ~ Of inc
"TSe moneys arising from the tar from the pro
eeeds Of the mines, as provided In this ACT uUcenu
on each al0). AFTER paying the expenses or assessing
the STATE. and one-half shall 80 Into the General Fund
Fund. without a. much as TO- say-oy your leave
Five per cent. Of the proceeds Of the tax on the
mines, belong eGsl'ASly and. ! think: legally. to the
State school fund. This Is q fund that springs d..
rectly frum the mines. Ave per cent. or which was
designed FOR the btnent Cor the support OF a Mining
College, YET the legislature has ignored this pro.
OF the last Legislature, the proposed mIiipg branch
Of The University-lfi It shall have an exlstence~it
must be maintained rom surface property alone. /
fore the next Legislature. and claim from the mir.
Ing tax, not only security for the future, but indem.
nifty for the past. ..T .I-
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE.
me : and location Of on Agricultural and Nechpni.
cal College" declares Section l) that The Leeis.
lAture shall provide, a. its next regular session. for
the payment Of sald Board lS 81 Professor"
right to appropriate any amount Of money, Il may
deem Just, for the maintenance OF this Institution.
lie lands, By the Federal Congress, IN July, 1852, but
Il cannot conStitutlonally I think, make any apprO.
~priatIons to be paid out OF the State School Fund, TIL
after the said Mining branch OF the University shalt
be established, and IN a working condition. however
worthy and important the Public Schoos.n and
the said Agricultural and Mechanical College,"
may be.
Think the future will demonstrate that the or
ganization Of the " Agricultural and Mining College"
was premature. II must be some time yet before
any proceeds can be realized from the grant OF lands
which was originally designed for It's foundation.
TIE 10 AND 81 SECTIONS. r
II occurs TO me as important, that our Legislature
should brinS one matter, touching the 10th and 18th
Sections OF each township. donated BY Congress for
school purposes. prominently before that body. and
earnestly upon the consideration Of the next Legs.
lature.r .. 1
Valley stntcs. with their immense tracts OF agrieu:.
tursl lands. possess great value, and constitute a
great source OF 10 the School Funds IN those
~States-beeauSe they are likely TO be surveyed by the
But with those elevated and almost barren lands OF
the mineral States, between the Rocky and Sierra
Nevada mountains, which are not liable 10 be sur.
veyed to any great extent, or TO be entered or sold,
tho matter Is essentially different. They cannot
have, under the present regime Of the Federal Gov
eminent, much Of value, asa source OF revenue Tor
our Public School system.
To place these mineral States upon an equality
with those ofthe Atlantic. In regard 70 these 10th aud
18th Sections OF each township-and no doubt Con-
gress so designed, In making the donation, II should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry and
sale, (which, II Is not possible. will be done,) or allow
the State the minimum value, the Government nxes
upon newly surveyed lands open for sale. In money,
or else create boating land warrants, that the State
Board or Education can locate upon any INDICATED
public lands In the Union. The reasonnbleness OF
this suggestion would. ! am confident. challenge the
assent and secure the cooperation OF q majority o.
that body, whose generous action. In, behalf Of public
education, has ever been Q marked Characteristic.
LEGISLATION on THE 18TH AND NTH SECTIONS.
] confess my astonlshmen that our sharpsishted.
his veto 10 the bill OF the last Legislature. 10 ALLEVIATE
about ten thousand acres, OF the very best school
lands IN the State, located In the agricultural valleys
or Carson, Eagle. Washoe. Steamboat and Truckee,
for the paltry sum OF i've dollars an acre, about this
price OF half-breed scrip. and probably q little more
than the annual rental these alienated school lands
would command. II WAS a nice job for the owners
but as 10 the Justicc OF this legislation. I ain unable
10 comprehend, with the limited Information l pos.
sess on the subject. .
Itisdevoutly 10 be hoped. that II any more valu.
able school lands remain unthkcn, they viii be dis
posed OF In q manner more consistent with tho In.
ierest OF the School Fund, than those sections allen.
ated By the law under consideration. .H 49,
Ism. my dear SIR.
f. ~ Yours. very respectfully
JSO. A. COLLINS,
County Superintendent OF Common Schools.