New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-14
CALIFORNIA AYD HER RESOURCES

A very interesting lecture was delivered ON
Thursday evening. at steinway Hall, by the Hon j. II.
Warwick a resident of the Golden State Ihe sc'uef
began by tracing history Of gold mining IN inns hen
phere from the date of the earliest TRADITIONS anu e
TSess upon ehe said used gold
tice of commerce They converted It into ornaments
Seen eo rU That they Understood mining Is
evident from the fact that ruins Of their mines are sun
SsSe Silver c tns until very recently might
have been shaft sunk perhaps Oh and IN
some ss1 Oy yaTs Of south America it was once
that no native should point out S so1 r1 ne 70 Years
seo Forbes Sn P' in his history Of California,
that in Upper California there were no p Inu
wrote that the country was rich in gold and other
metals. In 1885, settler informed James Buchanan,
dan but that it could not be mined for years TO come
In January, ten days before the signing Of ts treaty
to eeba ro% the WSs Of he Pacific Coast on the 10th
OF that month. Marshall, workman on the and Oh
with his pick In less than 60 days mines were struck
all parts Of the auriferous region Men LETT theT 9rd
nary avocaons to search for gold ardshps OF al KINDS
were undergone for Its sake Soon the reached the
East thousands hocled to the new land OF promise
upon the shores OF western EdoradO For long time
the widest hopes Of the most sang9Ge S
from one to many pounds per man been
fled with dines and OF tact and enterprise, aided
by good luck We're able to retire Win Tn ample ls
the riches of the placer mines began to decrease
and tho attention OF miners was turned 70 the
subject of quartz Companies formed ana vast sums
were spent for machinery most of which soon proved
worthless Much money lost, too, through tne as
honesty and ncOmpetency OF anu
and at event occurred which threatened ~
ruin the quartz interest This was the failure OF tne
fornia This Company was not only common CARRIE
the bank of nearly miner in the state anu
held in trust millions Of dollars belonging 70 the &
Of dust which had never been weighed, ana
for which. in many instances, no receipt had
ulation Madness for there was hardly man IN the
gold country whose whole fortune was not swept aWa
by the untoward disaster But the failure OF ADAMS
Express Co not without It's GOOD results opened
the eyes the people to the want OF banks ana goo1
financial system, aud these were in time estaDnshed
The agricultural interests Of the new country were los
tered and California began TO raise her own Dread IHe
began the formation of that great cham Oh events
led at last to the building Of the Pacific Ran
roads. The lecturer presented mass OI Intercsts
Ing statistics showing the immense wealth. OF
Of California In products et me SOIL ia Sierra were
81 100000 and this he said, Is not solitary instance
Another mne which he described as having smart Zue
feet down into the earth, yields 100000 year ADOuo
Grass Valley in Nevada County the yield Is s4cOOOOO
Annually In 1866 the amount Of wool sheared was
1000 900 pounds This year 1t will be 100000 Calfot
MIA makes her own leather, ana exports ss.vTT
worth annually She raising cOcoons too, Tor when
her climate Is well adapted, and has one SILK factory
near san jose already in operation. and others
p9sg MP 6o hs yeaT se cred to S
genius great The air OF the Paslne coast i! pure
and sweet. Such thing as sultry day or nigh Is u-
known Labor well rewarded and living Is about one
half what il is in the East Mr. Warwick closed by inyt-
ing capitalists TO promote their interests by investing III
manufactures In California promising them rch return
for every dollar thus laid out. Inc ausehee,
Mr. Warwicks lecture with every demonstration VI az.
prOYal.