Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-03
ANOTHER IRREPRESSIBLE CON-
FLICT.

But few years ago and there was an
irrepressible conflict between free and
slave labor. In that conflict, as all are
aware, the South was the advocate of
slave labor, and being opposed by the
the East, North and West, was overpow-
cred, and slavery was utterly wiped out.
Now, however, there is another irrepres-
sible conflict, in which the States of the
Mississippi Valley are contending for
commercial supremacy with the States
of the East and North. This conflict
can have no other result than in favor
of the West and South. We speak of
the West and South jointly, for their
interests are identical. The result to
which we have pointed will not he fol-
lowed by desolated homes, or by blood
and carnage Ii will merely deprive
New York of much of her import and
export trade, and give it to New Orleans.
In this conflict, too, the railroad inter-
ests must suffer loss of some Of their
vast income. Instead of paying exorbi-
tant prices for the transportation by rail
OF grain to the Eastern markets, the
farmers of the West and South will ship
their produce to New Orleans, by river
boats, at one-half the ruling rates of
transportation by rail to New York.
This will ba an opnuol on y;nn Of ,nill;onc
of dollars to the farmers of the Mssis-
sippi Valley. The population of the
fifteen States which are washed by the
Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers
Ohio, West Virginia. Kentucky. Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee,
Arkansas. Mississippi and Louisiana-is,
according to the latest census report,
1854, 435. The wealth of those States
exceeds $4,000, 900, 900, anc they have
in the House of Representatives 1919 Of
the 292 members. The next apportion.
ment Of Representatives,, to be made
after the census of 1880, will give the
States whose shores are washed by the
Father of Waters Il majority in one
branch of Congress, with such an in
crease in wealth as to place those States
in position TO demand whatever they
may desire. Then will follow an appro
priation OF 5000 600 for the improve.
ment of the Mississippi and its tributa
ries, when foreign capital will come il
to assist the West and South in estab
fishing transportation lines, and the Mis-
sissippi river will become the greatest
thoroughfare in the world, and New Or
leans the great granery OF the Mississippi
Valley. The 270,000,00 pounds of cot
fee now consumed in the West will arrive
in bond at New Orleans, and by means
of the numerous navigablo streams il
The Valley, will he distributed through
out the West at one half the present cos
Of Transportation. The Southern Pacific
Railroad, now certain of speedy compile
ton, will make the Pacific States anG
Territories allies Of the States Of the Mis-
sissippi Valley.
A FINE ledge of cinnabar has lately
been discovered in Northwestern Texas
and the parties have been keeping quie
about it until developed sufficiently t.
warrant an inspection of capitalists
Some English gentlemen are now max
ing a survey of the property, prelimina
~ to purchasing, 1t is pure sulphure
of m,rcury, carrying sixty-four per cent
Three parties own 1880 acres of prop
erty on which this ledge is found The.
ask $500, 600 for one-half interest. Tex
as will yet fill the prediction, and til,
rich gold region OF San Seba and Liam,
will astonish those who have not ye
visited this beautiful portion of tn
State.