Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-06-27
NEVADA.
25 Years over S4OO, 100000 I'm
Precious Metals.


A State that Has Produced within
25 Year over s4OO, 100000 in
Precious Metals.
Oakland (CdL) Times, June %.
This much abused State has added to the
material wealth OF tho world more in pro-
portion to its population han any other
country under the sun. Roughly since,
say, 1860 the population may be stated as
averaging between forty and fifty Thousand
people, men, women and children, aud the
product Of bullion has been in the vicinity
of S400, 000, 900. This in round numbers
would give some S., 900 as the coin product
OF each individual in Nevada. But a few
years ago all that Uncle Sam marked on
the maps to show where Nevada is now To-
Gated was scientifically unexplored re.
gion." No rivers or mountain ranges were
marked. Some called it part Of the Great
American Desert, which name was applied
to all the country between the Rocky
Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. The
average trip was between three and six
months to cross it, and the Indians occa-
sionally caused considerable trouble. On
March 2, 1861, the bill creating the Terri
tory of Nevada was passed and three
counties Of U~tsh-Carson, st. Mary and
Humboldt were Topped off and started
into existence as the Territory of Nevada.
On July 4, 1864, at noon, the Constitu-
tionsl Convention met in Carson City and
agreed 10 a State Constitution, which was
approved by the people and President Lin
coin announced that Nevada was one Of
the States of the Union. The mining in
dustry OF Nevada attracted, in its time, as
much atten ton as any country in the
world, and experts were sent from nearly
every civilized country TO report on that
wonderful ledge, the Comstock. Tit fame
Of this great lode enabled Adolph Sutro to
borrow sufficient money to run a tunnel to
tap the lode at about 700 feet below the
surface. This tunnel will now be OF great
advantage in working the low grade ores
from the Comstock, and will be the means
OF utilizing many million tons Of ore that
otherwise would have been valueless.
How many OF the present buildings in San
Francisco are the result of the product of
that great lode2 The Palace Hotel, Cos
mopolitan, Baldwin, Sherwood's buildings,
Andrew McCresry's buildings, Nevada
block. Floods, Fairs and other property
too numerous to mention. In fact the i'm
petus given to every industry on the Coast
by the discovery OF the Comstock was
III obu a tA&h &fO
vada's business has been reduced, is sp-
parent in every branch of trade on this
Coast. Nevada has already turned many
hundred miles OF her desert lands into a
garden, by the use OF water, and although
she adopted the Common law Of England
as the law governing in cases. in equity,
the people were very careful to place men
of sufficient intelligence IN the Supreme
bench, who would in~terspect the law in &C.
cordance with the true interests OF the
people. Her Supreme bench has always
been the pride of the State since the peo-
pie had the power to elect them, and it is
no wonder that the Senators who have
been sent by Nevada to Washington, were
both able and influential, for the people OF
Nevada are about as intelligent as can be
found in any country. This agitation over
water would soon be adjusted in that State.
and their condition is very similar to our
own. Without water, nothing can be
raised in Nevada, but on even her deserts
the addition Of a stream Of water renders
the soil capable Of producing abundantly
any of the cereals or fruits OF the temper
ate zone. The future OF Nevada is full OF
promise, and, although mining will be car
ried on for many years, it is quite likely
that farming aud grazing will yet be he
great industries OF that State. The climate
for health is unsurpassed anywhere, and II
the people were willing to work there as
they are compelled to do elsewhere, she
can furnish employment for many thout
sand people, and their labor will be we'll
rewarded. E