The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-04-16
TEEEGRApnAC ITEMS.

The New York Bullion Club. was aa
dressed by Professor Wheeler. of Lead
vile. The speaker commended that all
mines were the result of aqueous depc-
sitions, and were not, Us some said,
formed by upheavals from the bowels
of the earth. Colorado had, grand /.
future before it-brilliant with finan--
c;al success. A great mining anG agri-
cultural State, it was already growing |
rich in railroad facilities, that would |
enable enterprising people to reath the |
land that would surely reward. INDUSTRY. !
well directed. Leadville, the SPEAKER
argued, was not to blame because East
ern speculation capitalized it's mites at
four or five hundred times their value.
The speaker described the locations of
the vari9rls contact formations IL Col
oradO' and the passes leading to hem.
Colorado had a territory, he said, large !.
enough tor an empire, and rich enough
in grazing plains and ,tirober to support |
empires. BuHaloes had left Colorado,
but for the sportsmen there sill re-
laained countless elk, deer, antelope
and fish.
a Laramie dispatch says there was
an extensive delivery from the peniten-
tiaiy Wednesday last, but the affair
was kept quiet by Warden Horne, who
hoInd to capture the prisoners and,
plate them back in tee penitaitiary
Warden Horne armed and mounted
several short terra convicts and, sent
them after the fugtives, but the search
proved fruitless. The escaped are no.
torDus road agents and murdeYers-
"The Kid" Buffalo SaG, Hamilton,
Taylor and WILDER.
4 delegation of Grow Indians, in full
dres, paid their respects to the Seere-
taryot the lntel1or, and received q very
hatering ovation from the clerks of the
Department. These Indians are uni
versllly pronounced to be the fines5
specimens Of the race yet seen in Wash
ingtml. One CT them stands sin feet
four inches m his moccasins, and weighs
EGO sounds;, Each chief wears mag
nifc.nt war shirt, of blackskin, fnelY
embioidered, beaded and adorned. with
mant white weazel tails.
Tie Secretary of War has informed
the Cabinet that the Sioux Indians
were anxious to surrender to Gen.
Niles, who thinks all cannot he fed and
cared for as prisoners. Tha Cabinet
discussed Cadet Whittaker's case, and
decIled unanimously that. he shoald
have as counsel Martin ]. Towns end,
United States District Attorney of New
York, and a. thorough inveasigation be
had.
The action Of the Iowa Republican
State Convention IS very encouraging
.tothe friends Of Blaine. The supporters
OF the latter We're as three to one, over
the Third formers. Blaine secured the
solid delegation, with Instructions TO
vote as unit. The proceedings were
harmonious.
The statement that the Ministry will
resign immediately after the, return, of
tile Queen to England, is confirmed by
tine fact that preparations are made by
members Of the Ministry to vocate their
o4hciai residences.
The Republican State Convention at
Sedaiia Missouri was overwhelmingly
Third,term. The delegation % Chicago
was instructed to vote as a unit for U.
s. Grant for President.
The Kentucky Republican State Con-
pentioa vas aasaost unanimously fer
Grant. The delegates to the National
Convention were instructed to vote as
9. unit and for Grant.