Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-01-12

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those proposed by Vandever. Th
following interview givea his view
on the question: "Whaiever tn
reason there may be in the favor {
division, the northern portion c
the State will be slow to consent t
1t, and such consent is necessar'
before it can Sc done. There is
however, a portion of Californi.
which naturally belongs to Nevada
and which Congress proposed
should be part of Nevada at tn,
time Nevada Territory was frs
created, as will appear by the or
ganic Act, which fixed the boundary
between California and Nevada
Territory at the summit of the
Sierra, provided California would
consent. If California would con-
sent to cede to Nevada that portion
of tn. State east of the summit of
the Sierra, it would be of immense
| advantage to the people in the ced-
ed territory and also to the people
OF Nevada.
"The following boundary would
include that portion OF the State of
Oh llfornia which geographically
belongs to Nevada. Commencing
at the point where tbs south line
of Inyo county intersects the west
erly line of Nevada; thence west
to the summit of the Sierra
Nevada mountains; thence north
wardly along the suRnit of the
forty-Grst degree of north latitude /;
thence due north to the southern
boundary line of Oregon. This is
substantially the boundary fixed by |
the Act of Congress of March 2,
1861, organizing the Territory of |
Nevada, with the exception that /
this boundary propose extend, a
little farther south, to include all o.
[nyoscounty. Such annexation to
Nevada is more important than at
srst supposed. The business of all
he people of California on the
eastern side of the Sierras is SO
with Nevada and the
means of access are such as to
aake the people of this section OF
California and Nevada practically
me.
"There is another consideration ,
which makes annexation desirable,
rhich has heretofore been over
boxed. The streams from the east
m side of the Sierra Nevadas nearly
u pass through portion of Cali
ornia into Nevada. These streams
aust be utilized for irrigation, and
ne question of jurisdiction in regu-
lting the use of the water is be-
oming very embarrassing and will
e more so in the future, and unless
lis difficulty can be reconciled
luch water will be wasted and vast
acts OF land available for settle
tent by irrigation will remain des- =
t. If California could be induced
consent TO the annexation of this
rritory to Nevada it would greatly
cilitate the development Of
rye section of country east f
the mountains and greatly Al
crease the resources of Ne q,
ida to maintain a State Govern A
ent and relieve her of the re- ca
'oach of an inadequate population fe
r representation to Congress. It d
ould also be beneficial to Cali-i
rnia. The expenses incurred by
at State in the isolated section or
,st of the Sisrras will alvavs he 70
Iained therefrom, while if it were nc
dsd to Nevada and utilize It as Il
might be usder unifoim laws, it
'uld largely benefit California by %
10 its trade and coma
,rce. "
Nevada is now tributary to Cali -,
nta and always will be, and it is -
'atly for the interest of tia latter
tie to develop the resources of
vada. If this subject could be am
'ly considered by the people of of
Hernia, / believe that they could ]
that IL is TO their interest as xvall