Mr. SUMNER. But the figures here show something more. We have also a statement in the same report of the surveyor general to the effect that grasshoppers have interfered with the products of the soil. Its agriculture has been essentially impaired by that insect. Here are his words:. "The only drawback to the cultivation of land in the grasshopper." "Again, speaking of the crop of 1865 he says: The grasshoppers have destroyed all of 2/3rds of the grain crop." As no crops can be raised without great expense at ditching, and appealing to that irrigation which was essential to the agriculture of ancient Egypt, while there is no Nile in Coloradopto contribute from its abundant waters, and as the grasshoppers destroy 2/3rds of the crop before it is raised. we see easilg why the farming population of Colorado has iminished. Then, sir, We come to the mineral resources. Colorado is a mining Territory; its poulation is mining. But here there has been tie same retrogression. Instead of going forward the Territory has been going backward. Thus, for instance, the same official report which I have already quoted, a eaking of the mining, says, “the gold cro of the present year, 1864, has been almost a ailure.” Then, again, this some au"thority, in the report of 1865, says: Gold miningis almost ata standstill. Only 1500 pounds perweek is being producedin the whole mining region of Colorado and the product for the yearwill not exceedonemillion dollars. The speculations of last year caused an entire IfOppllflCof all the old mills. “A few of the new mills are now in motion, but at the present cost at labor, and ever thing else, they cannot more than pay expenses. any companies are doing nothing, some waiting for better times, somewaiting for machinery some experinwntine an new roccsse s, and some fooling away their moneyby trust rightheir affairs to ignorant men, and somewho never intend to mineoutsideof Wall alrect.“ such is the official testimony with regard to the mines, and yet we are told in the am hlet, which is on our tables and to which I have already referred, that “Colorado, as a gold producing country, is 2nd only to California." In point of fact there was a time when it was 2nd only to California, butthat time has asse d. If you look at the statistics you will diid that the figures ive an unorring answer. Take, for instance , the finance report for the year ending June 30, 1863. There it appears that California produced $13, 501,000 O gold in that year; Oregon, $3, 016,000; colorado, $2, 893,000; so that in 1863 Colorado instead of being the 2nd was the 3rd. Then take the same report for the year ending June 80, 186 we find that California that year produc $15, 071,000 of gold; Idaho, $2, 306,00. Q