, 1881-06-11
rhs Exttavagant Government
~ supported by the People Of
the sagebrush State.
c.nn,cto state md Fourteen County
Inorsrnnents for s1xty-two Thou'
snni People.
NJ o.nutock Mines-Innuence Of etook-
Gambling upon the General Pr0a-
psrity Of the State.
,.u M,thaut, Are FIretcd By tha Central Pacific
~ R,luay, aud lhe Legislature Controlled
By Elailrvad'Loba5.

RillNay, Ill" wv ''s'''"m' S''''S''>~
By lMlll0aa'Lopo5.
,..,,oi cnrrfspondtnrr n 7ht Chtfaco Tribune.
c,x FrASctsCo, Juno 2.-Neyatla Is pre-
..ins,iIy n mining State. Nearly the wli0Ie
~. orra being III The Great Basin, tic
v.,,tcr sart Of Its surfaco Is nh elevated
s,s"o,,. atl.! this, rIbbctl by numerous near.
T. naralle cllains Of mountains, Is divided
,,,n valleys Of great elevation and length.
,s'J na.tos 10 tbe general absence Ut water for
s,,'oa,,on ud'u tic sryMcss OF Its climate, tho
m'It "'se*nrss Of the nluuntaIns, and the cxtei:
.tra calf nld alknli pInIls, tho greater part
y ,he Sta,a Is irreclninaably barren; md
W sa,r aIong Tic scal,ty streams Is agriculture
,,,1tpl Oh with any degrees Of success. Take
smay tho mines from Nevada, and from utali
.oCallto,pIn there would reinaln Wild aid
Ss<oate rcglo,,, tsavurscd by tho Central
ss p,r;c Kaj!ruatl, bnt with few other traces
~ civilization, AID inhabited only by few
Vor1uou settlers, cattEe-dealers, and Indians.
THE sTArE GOVERNMENT.
gha nop,,latIou at present Ia about G., con.
n.,;nc tbc Inst trn wears 1t has not varied
rS .a, from RI, ono, Although scattered over
wv, W. o,ea :, of lojla3 square miles, tho entire
sn,ahsr m of inhabitants is scarcely greater
Aan tl,at Of an obscure city IN tile East or
r",one a%~ md tho present horticultural anil
mining MINING outook hardly hctukens any material
,nrrcnse ] III tho near future. The present
rons,ltutlun nf tho State was adapted severn
tssn years Rrp. n,Nt tho number Of ojlicers
=, ro,,,parel with tho population is some
that astonishing, THO Governor IL elected
for A tcr,n of four yeurs, md receives n
tata,y Of $1,000 per annutn, nnI IL atso
,lJnwed Secretary ut sa1ary OF s., 400
~, annuln, The Lteuteltn1t-fiOvernnr re-
rtlyes annually sa!ary Of $1,000, mid during
ths sessiun Of tie Senate receives $40 per day
uIhpexonlcin President of TINT honorable
bojy. In adlitlou, the Stato cl,onses every
four years Secretary of State, Treasurer.
rontroIJeY, Surveyor-(;enernl, ni,tt Attorney
General, eacll with nj, annual snlaryof s:,,G00,
md Superintendent OF Public instruction,
with snlary of S2,50O. The first four named
officers hnyp nlso Deputies, ench with n
taary nf $1,000. The Legislative Depnrt-
nent consists 1T twenty-five Senators and
ny Assemblymcn;-tho pay Of e.. each Il, boInt;
af ny anu nl.nEe, am9lg .1 tn t' n,enIa. a.
kSslol's-aiHs WIN aseofeoi cie.ks'ala olner
'aelas IN addition. 'Iie Jituiclnry CONSISTS
- H,s+H rt }tt< 1tta1
supEessa eoult, D4StI1e' Souits' A'''.
| Justices C0l1rts; and tho officers ot tue ffst
tonstst Of q Chief unti two Associates,
nrl,, will n Rntury Of 5000, tho Term
:, .n,,. n,,,,,n,,,,s. .iv ,.nnr. srho-a oro
WHY e"'','a"sh '.H JGAs' A"u1s ~
holess tlia1l 'll,e Jtldlcia1 Dlstr!cts. tEo sal
at1es Oh Tic Jhascs varying from SAUV u
ft@) per aniil1ii', md they. llko tho State
b1cets, being elected by the direct yptU 0i
lie peope. trhe State sends 9ne solitar,
rn,srssa,,o, ] ~ IN ,vos,,r,t.,n wash vo, ,nosts n,
to1s1tsSt,un ~ WnSh'lSso''' scs poaslo "
ema1y p!l'tcA olates senators ns icml1sfl
saaia Or New York; anil atitlcd 10 all tl.ls
tre fourteen County Governments, each will
Ii fuII con,ntnn,.nt ri nnrnra oul u,,n
na+,o% h., ',,",'. 49,. '.,, .,,o ,'p,,,,,n., =,
Z Mseu ~ u!Iecn l"H "pon - luz p,ouAels "
lae people. Verify, the G.to00 g1tltl people 01
Nesaila nAy not un'y pray the good Lord tt
telycr then, from n,,tst,le hnrhnrfnns. I'M
,I.o ram tho s,,,,, nr,,,, ~ ,nx"rnt nt;,ora,,
.,av 'toM VI. s'''". "t'ny ~ '""t.'c'o1'
1aolace-hh!acfs "itlllh thc'r own oorders'
= EXCESSIVE TAXATION.
The revenue uf Nnyn,lu IL ol,tainetl from (
po.tax ,ronartr.tnx ,nd Inv nn III.
s,o,a,n, -, nv ,T,' a ."H w. ..1'
tas s%se"S " tl'o '1'.''cs' Ane e'''Lo aSsessel