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This short REFERENCE PAGE is designed to provide no more than a 'glimpse' of the history of the State,
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Topography: Nevada has an extreme length north and south of 485 miles; its greatest breadth through the centre is about 320 miles; area, 110,700 square miles, or 70,848,000 acres, with 58,436,498 still unsurveyed. The surface is an elevated table land, with an average altitude of 4,500 feet above the ocean, and broken by parallel ranges of mountains, running from north to south, which attain a height of from 1,000 to 8,000 feet.

The Sierra Nevadas, which reach an elevation varying from 7,000 to 13,000 feet, form a part of the western boundary. It would be difficult to say what part of the State is the water-shed, for the rivers, which are not navigable, run in all directions, and with few exceptions fail to reach the sea. Some empty into lakes or sloughs, and others sink into the earth.

The Colorado river forms a part of the eastern and south eastern border, and the longest stream is the Humboldt, which rises in the north eastern part of the State, and has a course of 300 miles within it, terminating in Humboldt Lake. Lake Tahoe, among the mountains on the California border, is twenty-one miles long and ten miles wide, and has a depth of 1,500 feet.

It is more than 6,000 feet above the ocean, but keeps a temperature of about 57º Fahrenheit, the year round. Pyramid and Walker Lakes are also extensive bodies of water, and of great depth. The other lakes are little else than marshes formed by the overflow of the streams, and in many cases their waters are alkaline or brackish.

Among the most noticeable natural features are the "mud lakes" and warm springs. Some of the former cover 100 square miles and are composed of thick alkaline deposits in the dry season, or of a foot or two of very muddy water during the rains. Most of the springs contain sulphur or other mineral ingredients, and possess medicinal qualities.

Climate: The winters are mild, with little snow except upon the mountains, but in the north the thermometer sometimes falls as low as fifteen degrees below zero.

In the south and east the weather is much more moderate and frosts are rare, but the summer temperature ranges up to 95º and even 105º, May and June being the hottest months.

The rainfall is light, and occurs principally in the spring, or from January to the end of April. The air is invigorating and bracing, and the climate is considered very healthy.

Mines and Minerals: Nevada contains enormous mineral wealth, and produces immense quantities of the precious metals. First in importance is silver, which exists in nearly every section.

Gold is found in many of the silver mines, but in such small quantities that its value is only half that of the other metal. Very rich lead and copper ores have been found, and among other valuable minerals are cinnabar, platinum, zinc, tin, plumbago, manganese, nickel and cobalt, mostly associated with the precious metals.

Coal and iron exist, and all kinds of valuable clays, including kaolin and fire clay, have been discovered. The building stones include limestone, marbles of all varieties, granite, slate and sandstone.

Very extensive deposits of borax are found in Churchill and Esmeralda counties, and sulphate of soda has also been dug. The salt springs are valuable and abundant, and salt is also obtained in the form of crystals and rock salt.

History: Nevada was organized as a Territory March 2, 1861, out of a large portion of Utah, which was set off for that purpose.

In 1862 an extension of territory was granted at the expense of Utah, and on Oct. 31, 1864, the State was admitted into the Union, a State constitution having previously been framed by a convention and ratified by the people.

The limits were further extended in May, 1866, Arizona and Utah surrendering a part of their territory, and the boundaries remain as thus constituted. Settlements by white men were first made in 1848, when some small colonies of Mormons found homes in Washoe and Carson valleys.

In the following year gold was discovered, but even this did not attract many settlers, and it was not until 1859, when the existence of enormous argentiferous deposits became known, that miners began to flock in.

Population: Census of 1880: Males, 42,019; Females, 20,247; Native, 36,613; Foreign, 25,653; White, 53,556; Colored, 8,710, including 5,416 Chinese, 3 Japanese and 2,803 Indians and Half-breeds.

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