The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-11

squssse II over Our smelling pots until tho
region round Kansas City is as dry as sponge
Then We have in the same locality immeas-
urabls beds of iron, copper, zinc and niclrsl
1t will not be long before these masses Of use
full and valuable material will be reused from
their long slumber. for running all through
them are thin seams of gold and silver.
Wherever there Is gold, right there i to b
found man who wants it II may play hide
and seek with him so long as he is armed with
the primitive spade and hammer, but whom
he comes with patent crushsE, that can take
. small sized hill in its iron hand and reduce
it to powder. there is very little use in carry
ing ON tho game Of find me II you oan any
longer Iron and copper We want, but gold
we must have.
Neither Is it any longer necessary TO OK
plore distant lands for rubies and sapphires.
They are to be found as common as pebble
stones in North Carolina. They dazzle your
sight ~ you pick your way over the pine bar
rens Of that forlorn State, and the means Of
paying OF the mortgage ON every plantation
lie at the roots Of the wild roses, if tho
people only knew where to dig What q pity
that some Of the disembodied spirits, who
seem to have nothing better to do than to
loaf about this mundane sphere knocking
their knuckles raw ON mahogany tables at .
dollar and q quarter an hour, cannot be in
duced to lead the way to that secluded spot
where Dame Nature has slowed away these
precious gems for rainy day! II would b
vastly more profitable and convincing work
through darkened rooms and making night
hideous by drums and banjoes and az
cordions.
Then, again, in San Bernardino, CAL, ara
mines Of tin which must make the ancient
and avaricious Ph9nioians turn in their
graves. We have long known that there was
brass enough in this country, but we have
grown sad because at times we have been
short of stin'' But the season of our ma
tional dependency has changed into radiant
hope. Some adventurous traveller, while In
pursuit Of wild bear. or while wild
bear was in pursuit of him. we do not
exactly recall which. stumbled against
the edge Of whole plateau Of
this useful ore, and hereafter we can enoouf-
age tin weddings to any extent. Then tho
mines of mica, small specimens Of which We
see in the stove that adorns our sitting room,
are found in the South and West in sufficient
abundance to enable Us al to look through .
glass darkly.
But the imagination tires as it attempts 10
preAgure the wealth Of the future Our very
criminals will soon be fed from solid
gold dishes. with silver spoons. and
when their term of confinement ends
the very incentive to crime will be taken
away, since the precious metals are to be 50
abundant that we can pave Fifth avenue With
a mosaic that shall display our meteorological
resources Indeed, we shall soon use all tho
side streets as gardens, and the entire popula-
ton will live in brown stone fronts on the
avenue and fare sumptuously every day. Let
the eagle flap her wings aud sound aloud her
harmonious notes, for we are great people.
Precautions AGAINST STEAM BOILER Elk
p1os1oNs. The Board Of Commissioners APP
pointed by President Grant to inquire into the
causes Of steam-boiler explosions will shortly
begin series of experiments al Sandy Hook
and at Pittsburg. It is promised that this all
important subject will receive the most ear
nest attention, and that nothing will be omit
ted calculated to give protection to the public
against the horrible disasters which OCCASION
ally arise FROM the escape of steam. It is to
be hoped that no whitewashing process will DO
INDUCED in to screen unconscionable contract
ors from their just deserts when their defect
i've work causes loss Of life. Such course
has been too long a curse to this country and
an insult and injury to the public.