The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-11

/ tilitas with the United States. the only
country which had gram TO sell. The mex
year there was still little wheat n spar
IN the Continent. Nhil. the United Statc'
had record crop. Later Eurnp- VA
threatened with general war. first oveI
! Poland and next over Schleswig- Holstein
and as the Continental graiu supply
nigh, h. cut N at any moment u would
hav" been a radical measure indeed for
England In take zap the cause OF cotton
Did Northern wheat proven: Britt:
recognition 81 tho CunfrdnraCy' ASKS
Prof Fite and his answer - II certainly
contributed to this result
~.
Progress was not los n",arl. 90 IN"
mining industry than Il was ~ farming
The output 81 coal iron copper salt
gold and silver in most cases eNceedad
all previous records Many important
new mines wsr, Opened and th" totally
new petroleum industry Was DEVELOPED
Tn" finding 1t rich d"i'o-its # h" precious
metals ~ three widely separated regions
~ the far West set up a trausr. influential
movement ut population which III HrtiN
ohliteratsd the Great American Desert
from the map la 1859 the trmst""k
Tod. was discovered IN the eastern
slprrs II IN. Sierra NeN ada Mountains
m what was soon ~ be- organized - IA"
Territory ~ Nevada Immensely rich
m both gold and SILVER. the yearly output
~ tn" mine amounted presently t.
SIS ISL 90 and the deeper the lode was
worked the more amazing was the wealth
" ore disclosed Mining towns m great
number sprang mp, including Virginia
City. which quickly attracted a popula-
tinn " - OO Again m 1859 a few months
after the discovery ~ the COms'ock
lode tho Gregory lrda IN Colorado was
found. and within five years Sli .no oon
worth Of gold from Colorado mines was
dapositad in the United States mints
While IN" war was IN prpgrNss, namely
in lss2. gold was discovered also in the
region which was presently organized
rs the Territory " Idaho but which was
later divided into the two Territories ~
Idaho and Montana.
The~a srlcca-sivc inds ~ rich gold de-
posts brought about recurrence 81 the
-rrras Witnessed IN the overland wagon
trails In the California mining boom
Speculation Developed into popular
craze in San FranCi-ro and Denver
while ia New York and other Eastern
cities the excitement over mining stocks
was second only % that over r"troleum
shares More than c.Oo mining com-
panie- opened up Offices In San Francisco.
most ~ which wer. formed IN on" year.
The wagon routes over the plains were
crowded large proportion It III"
amiSrants came from tho Misc ssipyI
Valley MANY went - avoid military scr
vice and others sought es~1y" from the
lawla-sne-- prevalent ia the b rider Stltas.
Thousands ~ Southcr'prS aei from i'm
PENDING defeat Nv Federal arms The
adventurous and RESTLESS always drawn
- the f'Irth~-t frontier helped - swell
the throng which was lei IN by ~" pros
pect Of gain The emigration was directed
mainly toward Nevada Colorado. Idaho
Montana and California. Utah. which
rr-e in prosperity by supplying aRri-
cultural produce and domestic manu-
PASTURES 90 the surrounding mining r~-
gions also attracted new population on
q large sale In NAV and June = tho
frst year q the war CONTINUOUS caravan
joureyei westward from Fnr' kearr"v
For weeks AZ a stretch 'w"ntv-fve - 49,
tear0s bound for california crossed tho
ferry each dAv at Omaha. Nsh IN add
ton 500 MnrmonS pas-~d that point
for Utah In tho following wear among
the trains which covered the road AZ
Omaha was one IT 30 wagons and another
~ 2nn On the Kansas route this yelr
= returning traveller met m siNts'"n days
IN an average so wagons a dav bound
for Colorado and California
~ the movement IN iSsI which vas
larger than RAT ~ any other wear - the
war Prof Fits quotes s0ns vivid ds-criD-
tons The Re-. Jonathan Blanchard
president - Wheaton College IN Illinois
who travel'e+ over tho Omaha ruut.
~ IIlho. sent hack several l"'t"r- = m"
Home MisstorGry Prom Council HUNS
Ia he wrote
The on~ al Absorbing -1astsr rA,ston % rr-
Ehole region = rat ~ which ali human Evil,
'ase root IRE immigration Is aid never -
have b~-n stcr-l~i When YOU ararnscL '''-
iown ne rNyl.rs and georges are white vi'r
royer-f wagon a. T-sr H~Iov he ioen. 'oga-H
me rNrr sld~. HpUg wings ~ NtIt. Canvas s'rr''H
.psy N elmer .ifc iu'o ne so'r green suloa..
~ IN tern from q % Har'sr 80 49, mile u. nor"
= teams ~ To tine ssAlt 'H..r TORN - cross
vyriAds ~ NorSrs N1t mules. no iarEest ana
finest -''rr 49, t-lg ou'vH-t be moving rIa-.
u mainly toward ih- .r'ung sun. while me-
,t-n Arr COWS .u.aI them Ir p. ~.rrr , .argr
terry. YlyfHs .agitIs 81 'h- fHy long rAs"s nu
iimlr.'ior ~ 'h- rrogI fhousf s,ruty or tr.-'t
,niuAls srr carried Over ~ one" ani trtls .-.r
but I'tl- time s.. my Inquiries run NOV me
~ are 'oT Idaho a'fDrnla. pruy-r hr'FI-a. .
oregon. ~" receiving nuItl'uIrs. and most o.
,h-rr hA"~ th-r families with 'h-m - settle there
The unoul - NbIr. prnpsi 'f's living mas Hrr -
-p. 80 fArtos DI 'AHfur-Isr,. VINO ~1rf
times cur~-i 'r~ir fnlIy 'pI ,'A''inx ant srp
Iho4gt' oH inrir former return 'ah' they So#t! .
o.. .Ha % De-