The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-01-22
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Senator Stewart will present bill 10 enlarp
the State OF Nevada, by annexing thereto .
part OF Utah and Idaho, making his proposet
State rather irregular in shape, and taking il
apart Of the Poetic Railroad, and part of In,
Great Salt Lake, but leaving out Salt LAX,
City and the Mormon settlements He esti
mates thnt his scheme would add about 25. OO(
persons to the population of Nevada,
Tho foregoing item is taken from a letter Of
the Washington correspondent of the Phila
delphia Press. 1t is indefinite as to the pro
posed boundaries,i but we understood some
time ago that the northern extension would
include the four southern counties of Idaho,
embracing all the country south of the Salmon
River mountains.
Thus, while Idaho is trying to gobble up
Utah, Nevada suddenly jumps up out of the
sagebrush and takes both OF them by the col
lar, demanding of the Mormon division of
secondhand wives, and of the Idnhoan a
pocket of sanded gold dust. While You are on
a foruging expedition there is nothing like
fully replenishing your household. We only
wonder that the Senator stopped where he did.
He evidently intended to avoid the repetition
OF that cut-throat argument which shut off
Gov. Nye's wind the other day, when he
thoughtlessly thrust himself into a speech of
Senator Thurman, of Ohio. Nye interrupted
Thurman-"No, the Democrats never went
into the war T. Never went in" REPLIED
Thurman, ''who says that2 Why my own
county sent more Democrats into the war than
there are voters in the State of Nevada. Yes,
sir; my own county, with her three thousand
Democratic majority-sent more soldiers
into the war than there are voters in
the State of Nevadap' Nye is reported
to have taken an observation of the
sun through the bottom of O tumbler.
and returned home very early that night, feel.
ing unwell. He hasn't made speech since;
but he undoubtedly will support this bill with
pathetic appeal-if Thurman isn't present.
The proposed extension north would add TO
this State from eight to ten thousand contra-
minded, full-breasted men, women and chill
dren, who swear by the sacred waters of the
Columbia with the religious fervor of Ganpes
devotee. As general thing they entertain
greater affection for the old relics of the de-
funct Hudson Boy Company than for the al
kaline caresses Of their radiant, silyer-slip-
pered neighbor on the Humboldt; but that
is little prejudice that can be easily recon-
ciled on better acquaintance. How many Of
the poly-wiyed followers of the Prophet, Seer
and Reyelator in the East, would be liable IN
find their names Endorsed upon indictments
FOR biGamy. under the laws of Nevada, is more
uncertain. Certainly enough to make lively
times and fat fees for some Of our bachelor
District Attorneys; but II the line should run
through SaltLake, II would limit the pickings,
financially. and socially, to the poorest lot.
Landed estate is good thing. II the DOS
session of plenty of it would ontitle Nevada to
consideration, after this speculation, she would
cut n very respectable figure, and possibly
would need corresponding representation ~
Washington. Just think oft From Salmon
river to the Gulf of California Old Time
himself would have to pull on pair of seven
leaSued boots to ever get over the ground.
Nevada will have to spread herself out very
thin to cover over two hundred and fifty thou
sand square miles. The surveyor who runs the
limo will have n life job. No Federal Judge
will have much advantage over him. When
he leaves, his relations mGy take lasting fare
well. for they arc not likely ever to see him
again.
Let annexation SO on! II the adjoining
Territories havn't any friends, so much the
easier for us. The more grass-widows and
nlkali flats we can get away WITH" the more
friends We shall have and moro room 10 bud
into overpowering greatness. a'...
We have distinguished precedcnts before AZ. ,
While Grant and Nye are polishing or the
ebony heads Of San Domingo for citizenship,
and Fitch Is aiding and abetsing treason and
rebellion in Cuba, Nevada should be shaping
its destinies to possess and bold this vast inter-
continental empire. This radical nation, lust
now, is ION the MAKE" and Nevada ought TO
make its sharo while things are lying around
loose. No attention should be given to the
indignant declaration Of the Gold Hill News
that ''what in the d. the object of Senator
Stewart can be in trying to get more barren
land is mystery to everybody acquainted
with the region spoken off" Its insinuntion
that it is designed TO remove the capital of tho
State out somewhere on the Pacific railroad
and to collect more taxes from the Central Pa
cific Railroad Company, is, of course, N disin-
terested observation, which will be properly
appreciated in Eastern Nevada, and promptly
corrected when proven false.
We are favored with copy of Masonic
Address delivered at Prescott, Arizona, Deem
beS 9th, by Hon. John A. Rush. We nro