New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-22
ARIZONA.

The following is extracted from letter, dated fasc
Gsdsden's Territory, 22d Oct, received BY Lieut..
Mowry by the last overland rail from Anscoa. Nc.
Herman Ehreaberg, the writer, is IN old residsat 81
the Territory, and mining engineer Of high reputa-
ton:
1--WE have, Of late, been seriously annoyed By TIA
Apaches Nearly all the animals b IcnginGt 70 9th
zens residrg ind Fort Bucnaoan nave besn onven
OF by them. They are vs'y impudsns ssa commit
their depreciation in broad Daylight tak 70 ne people
while they are diving of the animals, ~ always ~.
cage without ben & molested. ~.
"Tbe other day they came within gu ysrds Of the
Fort and locked down upon IL
"In order to bring them to terms, the Government
ought to enlist 600 Pimos and Papsgos to sccsmPshy
the military. Indians are the OILY persoss vhe Gee
successfully traverse these mountains and hunt up
their hicpg places. II this is not cose, hey VA
eurey break up our settlement here. Fcrs ought 70
be established in the very heart Of the Apache eoun>
try in the places it, end used by them Tor cultivation
II this ia done, we will soon bring them g tersns.
Until now our mining establishments have noe
been molested by hem, ard we are going On n hSn
This is undoubtedly the richest slvsr.niaiae ocsa-
Try in the world. II the United States win mske jus
and liberal laws for us; give Us protection; remove
those TiHng ard Improbable custom houses on the
frontier at fast for five or ak years. procure ~
transit through soaora to Gu, amas and hassse Aos&
the railroad to California, this VIII indeed % proc
porous country, and will astonish tho WORN VIM III
production Of silver and copper.
Rut with such terrible obstacles - tnoee men
toned above and the great leCgth OF traass 70 rs.
mort goods over the roads which We have 70 take e
present progress only is possible for such - 6sd mines
Of the extraordinary and pcrt dible riohnses q no
H,,ufreiuas vein Ifthe present promises Of bw OF
these minse arc realized, BY working them On seale
eomsser surste With their extent and richness hsve
no doubt but that they will equal in produotoa Tie
vhele silver exports Of Mexico.
81 think an appropriation ought TO be made to sink
Aresisn wsls through the Pspagos country, between
San Xavier sr- the Lower Gils. This route cuts of
about 100 miles from the best route via the Pimos VII
lsge II is laid down on my map - railroad rosie,
aov at the Office Of the Sonora Exploring and Mising
Company, at Cincihr sti, Ohio.
1.-The country consists Of succession OF pIsss and
isolated mountain ridges, OF which seed 70 DO
crossed 10 fact 1t lie dead level to Fort Yurna and,
ss conse usnce NO grading is necessary. There y
scarcity Of wster but the soil in general escel>nk,
ard grass sbounds all along the line, while the noun
tsiI teen with minerals OF the richest description.
The oxides and the supburets OF copper are the moH
beautiful and rchest 10 the world. Silver asdoubssdy
exists Of equal richness.
"All the foothills contain gold, but hardly think II
will be ext acted by the whites - the ecalis3ss Are
devoid Of water and they probably notrch enough
to pay without duicing on an eItenAive scale.