The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-10-21

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cAAlts, NEyApA.s Sept. 81. 1860.
E .Dl'll ! az JouRNh4,---There is q won,
.delfnt climatic change between tho air
Of tho mountain regions hereabouts,
With their intoxicating draughts Of
rari6ed air, cool and delicious as ono Of
."Old Napoleon's" punches, and the air
Of tho Humboldt or saerameptoNalleys,
with their rocking caloric. II is a Pc
4ouliarity .of.the~ whole Pacific slope
that one mhy breathe lin the morning
an air eaervating in the extreme, and
at once, by the slowest possible looo,no-
ton, be where thick clothing and at
this time Of year, fires highland; morn
ing asss.indis pensahes II have iuste1.
,perienoed this. at Mineral Hill,2 thirty
miles away, the newest "Eldorado" Of
this; immediate section Of country !
will ssay en- 1passant that tho oressof
that region arc of surprising richness,
and that tho whole country Immediately
adjacent: prospects" finely and bids
fair to develop. into a most important
mining region. 1~si r>a.s ~''s-,;. j.. !:
+ ':The Railroad Mining District was Or
ganized in june last, but being under
the control Of afew persons, no effort
has been made since it's organization to
create any excitement or bring it to the
notice of the public. i The district was
first formed for the purpose OF locating
and securing extensive deposits Of rich
magnetic ores, but since the discovery
Eof'iron; extensive deposits of copper and
silver have recently DO en- found in the
district. The copper mines equal: il
not isurpass1 those Of the Battle Noun.
tain district. The silver mines are 10
Gated on the same range Of mountains
as those h Of Mineral Hill, and ar,
Of the same: character Of ore. :Tht
tests made Of tho copper show forty
four and half per cont. of>eoppsr ane
seventy. dollars per ton of silver. 8
lected: specimens Of tho copper ore as
sayed as high as sixty per cent. Rail
road District seems to have been appro
priately named, having the line of tn
railroad az one of its boundaries, an,
being in close proximity to jrailroa'
communication it must eventually be
come of considerable Importance
There are direct routes from Elko, Ca,
lin and the Palisades to the mines.
Since the completion: Of the Centre
Pacific Railroad complaints have bee
frequent on the..part Of Eastern inva
ids visiting the Pacific slope that the
have not mended for their visits
may do a service to state that unles
invalids repair at once, either to som
Of the milder regions Of the sea shore
Santa Cruz or :.Monterey-or' to tt
! mountains, and not then to too great a
, altitude-say five thousand feet abo1
tide waterfall such had better not Wis
the Pacific slope. This will hold goo
; too, Of any who are much enfeebled
!, their physical powers, since all such a
in just the condition that makes I'll
. process of acclimating dangerous. tt
. autumnal climate of all:this country
simply delicious, Gf one may use Il
r expression,) while the valley clima
of the winter months presents weal'
Of enjoyment, paradise of climate, b
|" You'd belief. This, in short, is china
. uswhich youth. renews itself i; safe t.. ;,
l. in vigorous health, yet dangerous to {
. others, except at certain seasons. 4
1t any Or all who become acclimated; Il
climate Of the=shelc coast presents
IS degree Of :health comfort and creatu
$ enjoyment no swhere else to be- foun
) To go too hig b atsronce, however,
% just as bad, for invalids, as to remain.
70 valleys, an error committed by mar
u in quest of health, as the suddenne
n Of the change produces mountain few
:. and pneumonia. Fig. III t,..s..>. ~
VI The Chinese question looms up al
. almost absorbs any other, local or othe
Is wise Much is said and written, .
and con, but the question, robbed
il opportunities, resolves itself into a stru
IS gle between capital and labor, couple
IS with the rights Of the States. lid
I: claim any political bias in writing: :,
= this subject, but my predictions a
b such as to cause me to believe that Il
e States in such matters have rights, al
n this Chinese question brings the ma
ter forcibly before us. The protecti,
aud encouragement afforded by Il
Is Burlinga'ne treaty favor an increa
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