The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-14


new Territory Of Arizonia, lave lately bad
an election for Delegate TO Congress, and
have returned Lieut.. MowRY as their choice
for that Office. Lieut. MowRY has prepared
memoir Of this new Territory, which he
proposes TO submit TO Congress at an early
day. According to this memoir, the new
Territory viii embrace 10000 square miles,
and contains within its borders the three
largest rivers on the continent west Of the
Mississippi-the Rio Grande, ella, and Col
orado Of the West. Tne Gadsden purchase
il attached, by tue act Of Congress, TO New
Mexico. At the time OF its acquisition
there was scarcely any population. The
Apache Indian, superior in strength 10 the
Mexican. had gradually extrpated every
trace Of civilization, aud roancd, uninter-
rupted sole possessor Of what was once
thriving and poInlous Spanish province
Tha population is at present not far from
eight thousand, and is rapidly increasing
The Melissa Valley and the Rio Grande
are the most populous, containing about five
thousand people.
Arizona abolnds in Mineral wealth. All
agree in the statement that the Territory
has immense resources in silver and copper.
The whole region, according to Col. EAoRY's
report, teens with the precious Metals
The agricultural resources are sufficient TO
snstain large mining population and afford
abundant supplies for the : at nm'graiio.
which will follow the development Of its
mineral wealth Cotton. wheat and corn
abound in the ella valley, which is more
than four hundred miles in length, and can
with proper exertious, be made 10 produce
plentiful crops The valley Of the Santa
Cruz IL one hundred miles long, of the rich
est land. All the fruits known TO South
ern CLINE are produced here in great abund-
ance. The other valleys, which are innu
merable, are capable Of sustaining large
populations
The greater portion Of the lands on the
Santa Cruz and San Pedro rivers are COW
cred by Mexican titles, aud maay OF these
again by squatter claims The land titles
must be settled upon some definite basis by
Congress No protection, either civil or
military, is extended over a great portion o.!
the Territory. This checks the develop
ment of all her resources--not only to her
own injury. but that of California and the
Atlantic States, by Withholding Il market
for her productions and the bullion which
she il fully able to supply TO an extent cor
responding 10 the labor employed in OBJ
tanning 1t.
A thrivlng commerce has already sprung
up between Arizona and san Francisco.
Two steamers find active employment in this
trade. Tsa- Territory is attracting Amcri
can settlers, and the most promising por-
tons Of il are rapidly filling up. But lis
present condition is dcporablc in tho ex-
IRENE. Throughout the whole country
there ia no redress for crime or civil injuries,
no courts, no laws, no magistrates. The es-
tahlishment OF a firm government there,
will extend the protection Of the United
States over American citizens resident IL
the adjoining Mexican provinces. The pro
lection is most urgently demanded. The
Mormon war bias closed the great emigrant
road TO California aud Oregon over the
South Pass and salt Lake Valley, leaving
! open only the route through Arizona. which
ia by far the most practicable at nil seasons
of the wear |, is urged that the closing Of
the South Pass route by the Mormon dill
Guilty, furnishes a strong argument in favor
Of the early organization Of the Territory,
and that fifty Thousand souls will move To-
wards the Pacific early in the Spring If THE
route is opened 10 a secure passage.