, 1874-08-01

total bullion product OF 1871 was sG9, 0A3, ,a57,
acainnt $50, 6B3. 900 IN 1871, Sso00o0 900 In 1870
anasGt, tot, 900 In 1860. ThsB decline OF moro
than 81, 000, QUO IL asorlbcd, not to tho diminu-
ton Of the troasuros OF tho various mineral
regions, but to the Indirect cfroct Of tho pros
pority Of tho moro accessible districts upon tho
development OF tho mines Of Idaho, Montana,
and Oregon. The p1acor- -minern OF tloso Tori
tories hhyo been attracted In largo numbers. to
tho quartz-mtnea OF Neyadn and Utah, or to tho.
at present., exceptionally business .ot
stock-raBng. Dllt tho mineral resources Of tho
northern aron hayo hardly boen developed.
Whom tboy hro made accessible by tho complo-
tion Of a1l alrcndy-proiectod system Of railroads,
It viii bo found, according to tho prediction OF
Mr. Raymond, they aro ~ vast aud varied rs
those of any other part OF tie country.
Tho yield Of tho prealous metals IL uall1ornia n,
during tho ycar 1879 iB rot down Ut $40 oo49,9 ,99S.
Tbo aunual protnct Of gold in this stato is at
prosout GO per cont less than tho largest a1notnt
at auy time reached. but tho ntmbor Of minorR
engaged haB diminished In q still grcator ratio.
Capital and skill aro now reqrlsiso to command M
profits that formerly accrued to labor alone. lho
Oa1iforufa gold-held Includes mn arcn iarscr than
tho state of New York. Even tho oldest mines
ID this Tcnitory havo nnithor boon exhausted
nor worked to any great extent, wil'lo The moro
ro1uoto sections Of the Ac1d jlaye, many of thom.
beon but partialy explored. Thoso, with kindred
fapta, give on assurance that golt-,n,finE in Cnl-
iforniA will continue 3 permanent and profitable
industry.
moro widely disseminated in Calltoruia than in
any other portion Of tho world. friur to it's
discovery In TINT State. commerce dcponded for
this usofnl netal ontiro}y rpon the OLD Atusaden
snino, in Spain, and Tho 1drla mine iu Austria.
fore the Christian ora and il Htili tho most pro
ductiye in existence. The totnt yield Of tho
quicssilver-mines In California was estimated to
bo 81, 900 11asks in 1s59 q flask CONTAINS 76}}5
in 1a72. The Now Almadei, ia s'unta Clara
County. is tho leading ,nno in the State. 1t Inns
boon worked constantly sanoo 1867. Tho
process Of reducing tho orc coneista
n FSas,isg re- n ond IT. n r. rs% fnrn9ess hens
ttre Of 10 deg, tho quicksilver pasaes oil in tho
form Of rapor, and is condonscl in q BericH OF
brick compartments through which 1t paeBes, by
contact with cold nir. The men engaged in thoso
furnaces nro ohligod to woar hoavy bnntiaHoa
ton Of thu melonrinl fumcs; yot despite this
3. prccautiop, arc frequently saltratcu
Tho mining indaatry OF Nosadh was more
profitable in 1879 thnn in any proyioa'b year. The
Ia noted, that the various stamp-ant'ss in tho
State annually uBp 10000 tons Ut HaIt IN. the re-
gold and silver, mines Of ; Idaiso Was
since 1sss 1sS41 I'd 1so bosb a"a of nsS
yearB tho product amounted to 81, 600 600. Tho
mines Of Oregon ard Washington wsra worth, III
1872, 50 600 600. THO total coin-va!Mo Of the
tahe siiver-oras, sG,o73, $50. Tue products q tho
gold, silver, and 1enG-MineB III Utah are estirnat.
ed Ut above g. 600, 00o. The gold and silver
mines OF Colorado yielded - ,69l ,495, NEARLY
tho sanae amount produced in 1871. In Arizona,
although mining intesests look more Aonefn!
than for ten years past, tho mineral product
amounted III 1874 to but SsG25 ,10u.
Air. Gaynaaaa saaasss taa& hare is t constant
advance in The Importance OF mining iiisescBts
throughout the region embraced III Liz report;
although thu aggregate production may Auctu-
ate: sud he predicts tAus, with tho more sys-
te1natio and perInuucnt operations Which mo
beiug gradually established in aunrt1 std
bsdraulio wines, every year will witness 9 SUBJ
etRntial increase i'll their yield.
A1ccstiHs
LEl5uRE-noUR SERIES: A1oxs71s. torno., es9
rp. New York: Honry Holt 4: To.
Good taato Ia ozempliAed In tho choice OF this
novel for the place 1t fills. It is admirably
Rlapted to bo u trayelerH companion, or an
'dlers refuge. It ia light, yet not weak, and
entertaining to tho point pleasantly -short Of OK
citcmcnt.
lii the fro which, few years ago, destroyed
the Dresden Opera~House, many precious manu-
scripts Of old composers were consumed.
Among these pesished tho opera Alcestis, by
JoHquin Dorioz. No copy Of tho work
remains to attest It's beauties, which for
years wcro tito delight of thousands.
IN its. tone-noe1ns yss written. the tragedy of
1;,,o. g.;. In. ,,o,. ham rason,, fao,c ~,
t"o A'e'' 'e u"o ~" DoH =. 41oi'. W.
AVioh, ana tfane!atea luto plohe' II lb q taio OF
music and romance, and ia unged with tho po-
etry, the uasetou, tue pathoa, Of both.
Tho story opeus with acene In the eho;s Of
tho hot-hircno a. oresaon' ".aotn ,no 'an'ooa
Capollmeister, Adolphus llas5e, Is ofli!ng com"
panY OF singers. The leader is oxaoting aud
irasciblo. md his nunis happon to be uucom.
.~<,, .t,,-;l ...1 tr.t,,, La,ca tho xahoar,o1 /,
nio"'s e'at'a A''e u''th ! AeAse Ao A. s - =
Ve1atiou5 ono tof ~ conce'neu' souo6 VI
ulinist Of 10 il called out for especial rcproof
His Genre ia slight, ana Ills faoo dark anl thin,
Int thera IN a utnnn, of renius in ],it
w.. -nH 80 a~rrasaior ot crast ayeat,ess
e!oS' n4'u "n eAE.''n'on " h*pae '"oos'see
about hls NOUN. II 70 Josqnin Dofloz, an or,
p9an ahd Ha1t, Wno ID stluggnne leF 'onslca'
etlaeatlon thas no may e1s's w. xno ast 10. !o'os,
9ha aiso gain = Aveliuooa. Lls Mo9aet way
ffehcA opela-elneef, a1ia Ais 1athef sohhEeet!
son q : GERMAN noplo; Wnon death PR peretl
hlln, IN chliinooa OF eo.a ralonts, 4is 1all1eff
1amly adopted nm bnt tno poya noart re'
pellcd Against tne Vlgorona et'1uotso IN @iiio
he Wan reared and, Two or three years. hoiore
our STORY bogins, he 1lod to Droudon. with 1lle
Mosler'H Vloiin. and tho taiont within him, foi
h1b HolD ppHHpBBlpnB.