The Nevada Democrat., 1857-09-09


=. sreakiug of the move recently made in
Carson Valley for the formation OF new Ter
.;,orv. the Sau Francisco Chronicle says:
". have expressed the opinion above that the
..onle of this region ought to have Territrial
Eoyrrnment. II this be not granted, then some
Sortions of the country should be annexed to
RRsi;sornia. These are Carson Valley and vicin-
IT, and the Valley of the Vegas-the former
:; The northwest of the proposed Territory, and
the latter lying on the border OF San Bernardo
80 county These are the most remote rom
Silt Lake City, the seat ofgovernmenti for Utah
Tsrritory OF which they form part. The peo-
ME of Carson aud the neighboring valleys nave
heretofore expressed desire for annexation to
Calfornia, but now they ask government OF
tbsir own, aud we hope it will be granted.
THOSE of the vegas are situated nearer TO Sa Ii
R,rnardino than they will probably be TO the
..st of government of the new Territory. Their
hnsness connections are with the former place,
and their nearest seaport is San Pedro
The territory 10 be embraced within the con-
templated government is bounded ON the west
aud southwest by the line of California. Oh the
north by Oregon aud on the east by a llne
cammeneing on parallel AZ north, at ll6 de-
Urees west, running thence enthusiastically To
latitude "a north at liz degrees west; thence
south to the southern line of New Mexlcoi
thence along that line to the eastern boundary
Of California.
1t will be seen by the above description that
the proposed territory embraces more than ten
degrees of latitude, and that it extends quite
across the Territory of New Mexico to the line
OF Sonora. What object the memorialiSts eau
have ia extending their line 50 far south. or
who is to be benefited by it, we are at loss TO
perceive. Perhaps it was 10 get the contem-
plated benefit of three or four hundred miles of
the Southern Railroad that we are told is to
run from the Gila to the Mohave. II so, we
imagine they will be greatly disappolit' d.
Their children's children will not live TO sce
railroad through that desolate region. Though
the road may be made TO San Diege. branch
from il will be much more likely to run to Cut
amas than to San Francisco. The portion OF
New Mexico claimed for the new Territory en-
braces that region which Col. Benton sad
esyote could not live. The writer of this, from
personai observation of a portion of that coun-
irv can add his humble testimony to the fact.
There is portion of New Mexico that might
with proprety be added to the new Territory.
II il the gore that lies between Utah and Cali
fornla. embracing the fertile valley OF the e.
rat and those on the west Of the Rio Virgin.
This region is separated from the other nhab-
liable parts Of New Mexico by rivers, deserts
and mountains 1t would be much more con-
venient for the inhabitants of these vallies to
be connected either with California, Utah or
the new Territory than with New Mexico. If the
eastern boundary of the new Territory should
etrike near the source of the Muddy Fork OF the
Rio Virgin. and follow that river to its sjunction
with the Colorado, and thence down that river
to the California line. it would give to the new
Government ample territory, a better shape
and a convenient natural boundary. The re-
naming portion of New Mexico asked Tor 10y
the menorasts. except that near the ella. is
Of but little consequence. 1t has but few in-
hEbitants and will never have many until the
face of nature is changed. 1t is Of no great
consequence to what Government it belongs.