Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-03
Brief Mention Of Our Resources.

oAASA
1t is very frequently asked whether
This State has any other resources than
silver by which its population may be
sustained and enriched. 1t embraces
IN extensive region, large tracts Of
which have received no further cxplor-
alton than the hasty and random visits
of the ]prospcctor for silver mineral.
Enough is known, however, to warrant
tho assertion that not only the noble
metals but also many of the useful mot.
ais rs woll as o great variety Of mineral
substances exist, and some of the latter
in such abundance that they must be-
come of considerable value as commod-
tiles when greater facilities shall be
offered for transporting them to points
of manufacture or consumption. BE-
sides the salt beds which we have fire.
queutly described, there are sections in
which copper and iron ores Of superior
| quality abound; beds Of sulphur, from
several Of which the mineral is obtained
| quite pure, though frequently mixed
| with gypsum or other matter; deposits
Of Ignite and possibly true coal, though
the State is not regarded rs q carbonif-
erous region, there are gypsum, man.
ganese, p~lumbago, kaoline, and other
| clays useful for making pottery and fire.
| brick; there are many Of the more I'M
~portant salts and varieties of alkaline
esrths, soda in all its combinations
occurring in oil parts of the State in
great abundance. Galena, zinc, anti
mony, arsenic, cobalt, and nickel occur
in combination with silver and other
metals. Limestone, granite, marble
and other rocks suitable for building
purposes, with slate suitable for roofing,
are common and easily obtained by
quarrying them above ground. Ores oil
iron exist in great abundance, and the
o~pinion has been expressed that iron
could be manufactured to n great nd.
vantage in some localities where its
consumption is considerable and freights
arc high. Perhaps the most extensive
bed of iron orc yet discovered in the
State in situated in the district of Nam.
moth, in Nye county. Upon many OF
tho alkaline fats, as well as about GER
tain springs and other localities, the
carbonate of soda exists so pure and in
such profusion, that it will yet become
one Of tho staple exports Of the country.
There is a strong probability that inter,
borax, alum and other salts will be
found in such quantities rs to render
them valuable. The State is rich in
organic remains, both animal and veg.
etable and some of the latter are OF
extraordinary size and beauty. Great
fragments Of fossiliferous wood, and
even the entire trunks Of large trees
have been discovered lying on the surf
face of tho ground in q high state of
preservation. The most beautiful of
these remains occur in the districts OF
Volcano and San Antonio, fine speci-
mems of which have been collected and
now adorn cabinets here rs well MS in
tho older States. No precious stones
have yet been discovered, we believe,
though opals and agatss-the latter OF
great variety and Of remarkable beauty
have been found in many sectious OF
the State. AS We said at the outset OF
this brief mention, the present knowl-
edge of our resources is meager and
neutrality-suspicious. Rirer Rereille.