Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-06
NEVADA.

amount oil capital invested, ana tbefe axe
few countries to-day where invested cap
ital meets with surer, safer and
more remunerative return than in the
Silver State. The great and immessura-
bic resources of Nevada are even as yet
imperfectly understood and immatureiy
developed. Until quite recently it was
supposed that sulphuret and chloride OF
silver, together with the baser argentlfer-
GUS metal, formed the sole mineral wealth
of the State, but how erroneous the sup
postion is will be seen when We reflect
on the enormous deposits of other
minerals and apart from the great min
ing industry, the possibilities OF other
sources of wealth. Comparatively mex
haustible deposits of coal have been
found in El Dorado Canyon, of inferior |
quality It's true, yet as the shafts pene-
trate further into the igneous vein the |
formation steadily improves in quality.
When the mountains are denuded OF their |
present growth of cedar and pine, this |
coal deposit will be of incslcula6le value.
The mines of that religion are, We be-
lieve, almost inexhaustible. and though
the country around Lake Tahoe may fur
nish timber for many years to come, yet
the time when not a stick will he found
may be calculated with degree of GER
tainty. The great Comstock lode. which
is a worldwide wonder, is alone sufficient
to give this State pre-eminence as pro-
ducer of the solid wealth of the universe;
but the day will come when that great
deposit will be as drop in the bucket.
The discovery of mica in Humboldt is
the incipient step in another important
branch OF mining industry, the vast de-
posts Of sulphur the mountains of salt
in Pahranagat District, the recent dis
covery Of sal-amnoniac in Phoebe, the
stratified deposits of borax and soda, the
free gold indications and partially sue
cessful operations, all these may serve tt
indicate the future possibilities Of a Stat
so rich in mineral deposit and so faver-'
by the hand of the Creator. The entir'
State is but in the swaddlng clothes G
its existence. The silent mountains tina
stretch away in blue and hazy line ar
great storehouses of wealth. The posi-
bilities open in all climes and countrie
to genius, determination and pluck, ar
Of far greater promise, and OF shorter du
ration in their fruition than in any othe
part Of Gods footstool. With a climat
that needs but the climatic changes COZ
segment on irrigation and forest planting
to make it the finest in the world wit
hills in labor with their treasures, AM
heaving them to the surface in croppin
lodges. the future Of the State is one
bright promise in general way, and c
fers most extraordinary inducements
the brave and energetic spirits of Il
country. Capital is all that is requisi
to win fortune and develop the hidde
wealth, and in this connection it may n
be out OF place to say that it's not alwa
the moneyed portion of capital that
productive of the most satisfactory l
suits. The capital of skill, energy a
muscle is needed more than anything el
for the work of development, and thou
money forms powerful and indispens
Bile adjunct in this work, yet it is mo
of helper than prime motor, the
spring spirit being mental and muscul
vim, and that very desirable quality us
ally known as grit. Nothing is east
than to make statements on paper Of {
wealth and possibilities of a country, al
few themes are more inviting to fiji
pant essayist than the natural resourc
of a certain section. 1t should be t
province of all writers on this subject
keep within bounds, rather underrati
than simplifying the truth. This b
been done in nearly ali written on Il
subject by the different parties who ha
been struck by the evidences of veal
so profuse on every hand, and is illu
trative OF desire to present facts cap
BILE Of verifcation instead of n mislea
ing mass of glittering generalitit
Washoe, Lincoln, Eureka and Land
counties are possessed of sufficient mi
eral wealth to revolutionize the wor
this assertion being based on the prof.
sition that money rules, an axiom
markably true in the abstract. News
is now the peer of her sister State O.
fornia. and is fast assuming SUPERIOR
that State being now subsidiary in ma
respects to the wealth derived from
powerful neighbor. But the mineral
sources of Nevada, however great
volume and extensive in location,
not destined to be its sole sources
wealth and prosperity. Though ,
State will never assume high rank
importance as an agricultural or Gel
producing country, there are hundr
OF thousands of acres susceptible OF {
cessful cultivation by means OF irr
ton, and millions of acres of pastur
affording sustenance to fiocks of sh
and goats However pastoral and eff
tive those animals may appear a
feature of the landscape, etc, It's cert
that they form princely revenue to
intellectual stocls.raiser. Sleeps v
and the hair of the Angora goat are
portant articles of commerce. aud n
profitable aud satisfactory source
wealth. The climate of Nevada is
mi-ably adapted to the rearing Of til
animals, and with increased railroad
cilities and correspondingly lower "a
of transportation, this matter Of sh
and goat raising will form an item
great Importance. The future Of