The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-26
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGTON, March Is, Is
THE SCTRO TUNNEL.

The enterprising proprietor of this
undertaking certainly deserves
success tor the earnestness and energy
with which he presents its claims to
public consideration. His enthusiasm
and industry i'll this respect has done
more to educate public men at the
Capital of the nation in regard to the
extent of Ii mineral and
the importance of encouraging their
development, than all the geological
and other scientific explorations of the
past century combined. The speech
of Senator Nye, on January Goth, rela-
tive to the proposed Mineral Land
Fund.-" brought up the whole subject
of II mining interests in 4 clear,
comprehensive and forcible manner,
and was listened to with profound at
tention. As this tunnel project vas
made available by the Senator to illus
trate his argument in favor of the bill,
you may be SURF Mr.. Sutro spared no
pains in circulating the speech in in
t%luential quarters. As the question
becomes to be understood, the tunnel
naturally increases in popularity.
Senator Casserly introduced a bill
last Thursday, which passed the Sem
ate unanimously, providing or the
appointment by the President of three
Commissioners two to be engineers of
the army and one a mining engineer
to examine and report upon the Sutro
Tunnel, with special reference to its
importance, feasibility, cost and time
required 10 construct the same-the
value of the bullion extracted from
the mines on the Comstock lode, their
present and probable future produc-
ton; also. the geological and practical
value of said tunnel as an exploring
work. and its general bearing upon
our mining and other national inter
e>ts in ascertaining the practicability
of cheap mining, etc. 1t Will doubt-
less pass the House before adjourn
ment
n favorable report on this subject by
eminent engineers, Sworn officers of
the Government, will not only insure
the success OF SutrO's enterprise, but
will secure also the passage OF the law
setting apart the proceeds of the sales
of mineral lands to be used III foster
ing the general mining ietere>ts OF the
country. in which one-half OF the
continent is directly Interested.
Observation-Disclosures
Your new member, Hon. c. Vixen
dali, appears to be Il man whose head
is level with the position he is called
on to fll-aS the representative of a
promising, vigorous, Young State des-
tined for Il glorious future. He will
command respect as a sensible, prac-
teal a identified i'll sympathy with
the community who have hOnOred
him with their confidence. His pre-
decessOr. Tom Fitch. although he at
tractei some attention by his frothy
oratorv, eXerted ne influence outside
of a little partisan cOtcrie. who mostly
terminated their political existence on
the 18th OF March last. His political
course while here, | am assured by
those who had the patience TO watch
it. was more that of 4 retained attOr-
ney for a corrupt California ring"
than the representative of Il sovereign
State. Fitch and Sargent were regard
ed as a tandem team of the Bank OF
California. and with their departure
the political power Of that institution
expired. Now, also, there are ..none
so poor as to do it reverence Sic
transit, etc.
III JAMES SURVEY.
Senator Stewart Yesterday ''chipped
in on the appropriation bill with an
item for a round sum to pay Ike
James for running several hundred
diaries of Utah and Nevada. Senator
Casserly objected to its consideration
on the ground that the work could
not have been we'll done, if done at all,
in the time since the commencement
ever. but will be more closely exam
ined in the House.
THE BLAINE-BUTLER IMBROGLIo.
The indications are favorable to the
Democrats receiving their legitimate
share of influence in the important
committee of the House in the present
Congress. The Blair Butler imbroglio
shows that the Speaker has 10 partic-
uiar love for the Radical wing of the
Republicans, and his growing popu-
larity with Democrats and Conserva-
tive Republicans, it is believed, will
have its weight when the standing
committees are made up. ALECK.