The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-04-30
su,ro Tunnel in Congress.

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attempt of our representative to rob the peo-
pie of Nevada for the benefit Of the Bank Of
California, truly says that "the miners of
Nevada have been compelled to look to Penn
sylvania for champion to defend them against
the treachery of the men who left the State
pledged to devote time and talent to the ad-
tancement of their best interests. 80
On the occasion referred to Mr.. Kelley
said. '.' - .- -' er---
II think that the proposition of the minor
ity of the committee presents to the consider
alton of the House as gigantic wrong as ever
was submitted to the American Congress.
Two years ago every Representative from the
Pacific coast agreed with the men who are
now attempting .odestroy his character and to
rob him of his rights, in thanking Adolph
Sutro for the very characteristics which they
now present to the House, to brand him with
odium. They thanked him for his foresight
and energy. They Landed his genius and the
perseverance he manifested i'll their interests
and IN the interests Of that young and grow
ing section of the country, the Pacific Slope.
Sir, Adoph Sntros name will live when we
who are legislating upon this subject shall be
forgotten, or known only to some student of
parliamentary history. In the volume which
/ now hold in my hand, "The Mineral Re
sources of the United States, and the Neccssi-
ty of InauguratinG National System of Min
ing with Special Reference to the COmstock
Lode and the Sutro Tunnel" his name is en-
balmed by the miners and people of the State
of Nevada and of the Pacific coast, and asso-
ciated with the most eminent men of genius
on the continent of Europe. He has won his
immortality in the service of men who are now
endeavoring to strip him of his pecuniary
ward and his honors, and to associate his
name with that of Eli Whitney, as a man who,
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prosperity of the American people, was
doomed to exhaust his life and die in poverty.
Adoiph Sutru, by his correspondence his
| publications, and his travels, has made the
| resources of Nevada and the Pacific Slope
| known TO the miners of Europe, from the
| most illustrlOus engineers down To the hum
| blest miuer in the drifts and galleries. He
| told them of the inexhaustible wealth of the
| Comstock lode and the great and diverse min
| eral deposits of the Pacific coast. He raised
our credit by showing that III one deposit, the
! ComstOck lode, we had more silver than had
J heed found in single deposit in any part
of the world. He showed the capitalists ofthe
! continent that these resources were being de
velopcd, and he brought back from them the
! teachings of experience, Endorsed by the
| greatest names of the scientific world, saying
| to the American people that until they make
tunnel such as Mr.. SutrO proposes their
| silver mining is what is known in other cout-
ries as miners piracy, or piratical mining.
! Under the present imperfect and costly sys-
TEN of mining we are taking from the Com.
! stock lode only the richest ores, those that
can be probably hoisted one thousand feet
| and more by steam, i'll n land where fuel is so
source that it il gathered miles awny. We are
thus wasting and worse than wasting, the
wealth of our country, by expensive mining.
Sir, | brought with me from one of these
mines INT Of blackened ore, blackoned by
the smoke of "a lire that smOtheTed and burned
fOrty-fve Of these men in the mine. Had
There been - tunnel "a Mr.. SutTO Is construct
ing they would have been breathing pure all
while at work; ind though the lumber Of the
mine might have hIrucd, the miners. could
have dropped below the fire and escaped. II
is essential 10 the lives of the miners that bet
ter arrangements in the mines on the Puci;it
coast aud in the coal mines IN NY own Stat,
should br made, and our Legislatures il per
! i-Ciinc "a las to- compel their construction
Til" State of Nevada invested Mr.. Sutro with
authority and arguments with which To- pre-
sent IT to the country as u Latlonnl question
and TO assure the country that in npplyinl
its funds to promote the completion OF ihi
great workit was promoting the interests o
the whole country.
The bill proposed by the minority Of tn,
committee is an attempt on the part Of few
capitalists to avail themselves not only Of tn,
, past lGbOrs of Mr.. Sutro, but 10 blot his nam
out from any connection with the cOnstruc
ton of the great work of which he was tn
, enlightened protector, and to possess them
selves of the very bodies of the working min
ers. Ii it be adopted, they will say to tn,
! United States, When you will give us you
. credit to build this tunnel we will let yo,
have the advantage Of your own silver.
8 There is no title in these men other than tina
g of possession. The Government of the Uni
1 ted States, rs n matter of economy and wis
t dom, il individual enterprise were not dom
Q it, might construct this tunnel; and will an
I gentleman say that if it did il could not in
= pose terms upou those who might avail them
e selves of il and be benefited by it. An,
t granting the right TO Mr.. Sutro and his assc
ciates, can 1t not say, "In view of your ex,
cutting this great enterprise we will guarantee
8 TO you Temunerative tolls from those who ma
| find it to their advantage to use it2" Their
. is really no question on this point. But a'
- Stunning the truth of all that has been said q
the other, side. and admitting that the bill il
wolves question of rights. IL ia a question
= law that can better be decided in the courts
the country than on this floor, amid excit,
mcnt and under the influences that are pres
n ing upon US. Ii there be a question, which
again press there is not; but if there be
question Of title or right II is question fc
n judicial and not for Congressional decision.
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HABEAs CoRPUs CAST. Mosheimer, VIII
was held to answer to the District Court 1
Justice Pesss, of Winnemucca on a chars
Of swindling Robert McEeth in the matter
n lot of ore delivered TO him for treatment
= the Orenna smelling works, WAS brought b,
Q fore Judge Berry on writ Of hHbeas corpu