Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-04-27
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These facts art opposed to the statement o
there being fifteen to twenty thousand IN th'
Territory. and that The population is rapidly
Increasing. It must surprise the people al
| Washington to find that aside from the foHl
1 companies of Dragons located at Fort BIZ
/ cbanan there are only two hundred and hfty
white settlers in that entire region, and that any
rapid settlement, under present circumstances
is out Of the question for il what we now learn
is true, 1t is the most dangerous portion Of our
entire territory.
Another singular list Of facts is given US,
viz The QHsTteTmastsr at Fort Buchanan has
obtained nearly all bis supplies on credit. The
grand wagon road expedition under Col. Leech
/ has done the same thing. The San Diego and
| the San Antonio Mail Company, are in the
same condition, and Col. Wilson, Indian agent,
is driven to the same necessity. Il is almost
incomprsheHsibie here, every thing emanaLing
from Government has entered this Territory
under large appropriations for its support, is
poverty stricken, and is obliged to rely on a
few poor, hard working emigrants, for bread.
But sach is the fact, and to such extremes have
the people, especially those Of Teuson, been re-
dacsd, that they are actually suffering for some
Of the necesssries of life.
We are informed that the true wealth Of this
Territory consists in its silver mines, the ex
tent and richness Of which in the eastern por
tion can hardly be exaggerated; but to develop
these mines requires time, experience and cap
ital. Tne Sonora Exploring and Mining Com
pany, under the management of mr. Pastor, at
Tubac, are getting out large quantities of ore,
which Yields from four 20 six thousand dollars
per ton.
The interests Of this company have become
sc great that they have recently received So
hundred workmen for protection against the
Indians. until a civil or military organization
bv the United States shall take place.
The mines worked by the Copper Mining
Company are about 100 miles from Fort Yuma
A large capital is invested in this enterprise
bat We are informed that the ore is not found in
regular and reliable veins, as the ores are in
other parts Of the Territory. The ore is esti-
mated to he Werth $3.50 per ton.
The Gsdsonia Silver miniag Company have
their works near San Xavier, where they en-
plOy a handsome capital. Our informant
thinks that the richest gold placers are to be
found in the territory which exist in the world,
bat this opinion rests upon the reports Of In
dians, rather than actual observation. The
territory is, therefore, exceedingly rich, not in
large tracts OF arabic lands, but in mineral
treasures. Along the river valleys, which are
narrow, and around the natural springs the fer
tility is great; but these form a small portion
of this territory.
The emgTants who had been invited to Ari-
zona by the glowing accounts Of its wealth,
finding ns government, and the whole region.
swept by tribes Of hostile Indians either
passed through, with few exceptions, to Calf
fornia or returned to Texas. The work in the
mines is mostly performed by Msxicans, at
wages ranging from "a to Sl5 per month.
The people Of this territory have pstitioned
for the removal Of the troops at Fort Buchanan
and the raising Of rangers in their stesG; who
prove more efficient than the troops Of a regn-
lar garrison.
Our informant is convinced Of the impoT-
tance OF encouraging military colonization
along the line OF the mail route across the ter
ritory, not only as a defense against the In
dians, bat to encourage emigration and enter
Prise.