Illustrated universal history- being a clear and concise history of all nations (1880) (14763778004)

Identifier: illustratedunive00clar (find matches)
Title: Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Clare, Israel Smith, 1847- (from old catalog)
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Philadelphia, P. W. Ziegler & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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UNITED STATES. 535 meUlj. A nation grew up as if by magic among the Cordilleras, and our empirewaved her wand over the Pacific seas. In less than thirty years, we find great andpopulous States literally carved out of the wilderness, vying with those of the Eastin population and wealth, and contributing of their industry and resources a largeshare to the general wealth. From 1848 to 1868, the gold and silver areas of theWest yielded 11,210,000,000, and the yield for every year since is set down at anaverage cf ;6o,ooo,ooo. In 1857, another discovery of underground wealti wasmade, w hich has proven a boon to the world. We allude to the petroleum depositsof Pennsylvania, Ohio ant Virginia—but especially to those of Pennsylvania. Thisdiscovery was as if the fiat of Genesis had been repeated, sii lux! let there belight! Coal oil has become indispensable in the American home, and a staplearticle of commerce, being carried to every country. Nearly 1,000,000,000 gallonshave been sent aljroa