The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-09
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Ihs opening 81 th< Ds61 Ehip canal
r1trse1s attention 70 oae Of the riches
portions Of tie EkSe. which has bel
zHaocaedtrr the greater part Of The cen
tz-y. To Srdsn.And IL capacities We
nzsi 50 bseit 10 tie records Of tie frs.
discoveries And conquest .! the Ethurs,
when 1t paid tit-:e 20 Spain Il ihoes-
aids Of gold and SiTs.. and Hsks.s Of
The tnesi pearls. Its grss, cities Ibid
palaces whose rails were = aiie sqrsr,
nd fortresses Bhizh Surpassed those Of
EarUP=. The eefba tree and The trUpse
er-ePefs have kddea Il. ste q fhes
grand ruins bz; guided BY is= Egti Of
hissory, the daring sIriG=- VIII ". and
not Oaly these. b: 1s deserted mines Of
sod and beds ofA=rsd tu-qzcie AID Of
pearls TAs history cl A=Iies I'D The
iShnaps ir thsI sAhy days Is one Ct
tie Q fascinating pages in The world.
whether to scholars OF nsa Of bzsinsss,
II n Fortunate TIA; the period Of n
uELns Interest IN these countries, also
sees = annOzcce-eut of the rs-Arf-
abe Etny -O-k Ehica trci13es their
history. ThE wealth o! F-spArE;;oa Law
ished b. NJ. HIbert H Bancroft OF lis
great History Of TIE E.=ife States A.
fosds q satisfaction to the void Of which
;h- volumes 80 far issued are : neh and
s1-pHs-2s toEttEs:s. The E.O-y Of The
oongusst 0: = new World HGs: have Al
AS9:sing Interest, but ;hs spieaiv- o!
tie r=t-ul Of the countries
reads like III. tales Of Eastern romance.
Prom the treasures Of material 81 eon-
nsnd In his @tshess EbzHr Of 3, Op
volumes On Pacific his-og, tor which be
has rAnsacked American and continental
eonsctio-s and goTs-pR=a: archives
Mr.. Bancroft has drawn aEoy Of plAin-
authentic tk4, which wears the eolonng
Of romance. Old nAn1.-pa, unknown
% recent historians, and archives SUP
posed lost but bcooght 70 light by intel
hgen. research, have Sdded Of late The
missing links IN the voDdenul history Of
the discovery q Ansnea- IL Lrshires
Of Central American goJsnnEss, III.
Spanish works. and E.ausenP:s frsu
the collections made by the Emperor
AAIImHEu, and the eminent Mexican,
Ramirez have been sources Of fresh
and eItS1nsly interesting material 70
hty coud~Rse and convey which has
been the iSbor % which Mr.. Bancroft
has deTUsed his best energies for twenty
years. vita the assistance Of from twelve
10 twenty educated secretaries ID Trans
lsuon ard difference work. The history
thSs pTodsced y az author Of uneol5-
Ean ability must take place IS 8 stand
ard authority on wessem AneJks, rL
ing not only ifs p~st, but ia natsT4l his
tory, IN Eouoonts OF the sos.ery, pro-
dn~ions and inhsbitAats Of CHE eoun-
hies from the Rocky Mountains 10 The
PAeiae, from Danen and SonorA 70 New
AeIIeo. AI1Sna, -GstfoTniA, Oregon and
TIER sastsrSLAtes. AL the information
Of all tie writer's that have eser written
AGo1t Eese countries Pill be Contained
In Mr.. Baneroft's Pacific History. q work
so interesting that ne expect to see it in
every town and school library. If NO, in
every ho1sehold-the delight Of th.
school-boy. Tor its marvellous stories Of
sdTentaIej Of the politician and the lit
ersry man alike. for its clear precision
and its nsh grasp Of fact. In Europe.
An d Of nobility would Be III. honor
assigned a lsbor Of such rslus-but the
hest reward will be 20 zee his
work read and beloved by the people for
whom he wrote. The praise Of the great
scholars Of Europe and America; of
Carlyle Herbert Spencer, Whittier.
Longfello~ and Draper, has been warm
ly given to his work. which however.
was written with the purpose 70 bring
the information of a prncely library
within reach Of American homes. tn.
large open print, firm paper and bind
ing have been selected TO make a book
welcome to the eye and lasting for use
one which will take the first rank among
standard historians, and equally 50 in
the interest Of general readers.