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The San Prsnsisss Alta Califerpi. hs,
an article, 10 which, referring 10 Mr.. Cooks
missioa 70 Washington rs = delegsts from
she people residing ,n The Gadsden Terri.
tory, 20 present 20 Congress the demnnd OF
tAs people for Territorial etgshira,ion, /,
says:
This region Of country, originally pur.
chased from Mexico, for tea millions Of dol.
lars, 10 about tve hundred miles in width.
aod foar haadrsd IN length. extending from
= point few miles above FL Pase, on the
hio Grande, to q point on the Colorado RI.
yer a.psI ~ - -
Thsoaeh tbs nasagsmsst Of The Nexis,,
Con missionsrs, che line, a it approsehsA
the Y Rlf sf California, Instead Of being sx,
tended 30 ss 20 give Us Q port there vss
made 20 take . shoot in = north westerly an.
rection, 90 as to entirely cut Of apy boftion
OF that Calf The Tsrrisory, 20 far a. ;ts
sgrio0ltassi rasoarcss are conoefpsd h MIA.
hy those who have travelled thfoaeh "A. 10
be partieulnrly barren, although in Ihe East.
ern portion OF Il there IL soma fertile land
It's mineral wealth, hoaetef. ~ aid 70 b,
considerable, sopsistisg Of goIa, silver head
and copper |; the lsttsr psemisins 10 Be ,he
priaciPei. staple, apd the Ari,ops nice, now
wroHsht by company OF Ansri,.ns. h
described ss being very Fieh AZ " ~ =
The gold aod silver region IL pcopIea Ne
the Apache Isdiss, Who have 90 far eject.
ually prevented the Mexieans frou workipe
the npDsk. Shenld Q terTiiOrial oreaaixs.
sion be sxispdsd over il AZ ,he nsxt sss,;on
Of Copgress, the never Fesiinx spirit OF en-
terprise Of our people uoaId, Win 6out douh,
b. essoufsged 20 cid In its settiemsus !: Spd
\ .k..s.
efAirs 10 she State Of S0nora, which the uaw
tsrIitory joins, }, would afford 40 excellent
gathering place To- The nneasy spirits sbose
eyes, having tosiswed the setting saa West.
u1fdly, hlf they have sses IL sink behiud
sho blue waves 81 ths PasiRs, are nos iurnad
. tOSard our southsrn border, Iookip r Tor ne -
c'nqaosts. Should AriEons DO oTEsoised
add settled BY Americaps, IL n not difbeult
toforeteli Shst weaid, IN q fsv years, be the
fate OF Soners- RoE years she has bssu dis.
GeotSd With istesaal feuds sad FeyolutiOns
fovHrds tbe Csutrni Government OF Mex
ico she taS assumed sud maintained an mir
Of dehance' aud strong desire f,r dismerp
,s....@.,l ~. .... from che Fspablio sSis,s anops
many Of her Ie.ideu,s No adequate prs,
tcCsi0a Il Afforded her against the rsysgss
os the Apsetes, who, oa her northern boz.
der, have rendered life and property inss.
cure; Esd, should a considerable emigration
20 70 the new territory, 10 Woald have the
effect 70 tame dSvH these saysgss, and con
ssqseutl1 sssare che resPec, AZ least Of che
people Of she neFthsrb border of Sonora
GaDaaEa, nan Of iron will and deter.
mined eaort, isnov 10 arms against The con
stitatsd suthorities % the Ststs, and his
sgsnts sts already 10 Califorbia solicisiaR
msp snd mapiiioss Of wag.
10 ArisOsa becomes ssttlsd, Sonora will
shortly follow IN tbs wake of Tsxss II
AriEoha is admit,ed IS q Territory, is viii
eoastitato ths sighsh tsFsitofsi sfeauiA
tiOs 10 sss UsiSn = fsFgtF so@bss shsn
has ever pfevioasly existed asd he terri
togial lies viii thsp Etana IS foilovs. Ore
gon, Washiheien, Nsbrasks, Ksnsas, Utah
RsV Mexico, Miaaesota snd AFixoua-