The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-31
Ari.sua-A new risla Of Aavsn.urs.

OF all the new Territories a. States that
are yet to be organized and built up
within the limits of our public domain,
none are destined to be richer or more in
fluential than those looming up in the fa-
ture on the slope of the Pacific.
Among the new Territories there to be
formed, no one occupies so prominent
position, and no where is there more in
viting field for enterprise and adventure
than the tract of country proposed to be
organized under the name of Arizona.
It's geographical position with the Gulf
of California, stretching up to it on the
South West, and two navigable streams
I the Giia and Colorado-with their large
and numerous tributaries traversing it in
every direction, and emptying into the
Gulf-with Sonora on the South and Cali
fornia on the West-with its vast mineral
resources, and its diversity of climate, and
a soil susceptible of the highest cultiva-
ton, insure its being not only CONNER
cial, but also most wealthy and inhuen-
tial State.
As mineral State it win probably be
our richest.
It's silver mines are inexhaustable, and
unequaled perhaps in the world. In the
Plaza of Tucson, a flourishing town in the
Messilla Valley, is block of copper that
weighs ton and half, from the mines
adjacent to this place. Iron, lead, and
coal showed in different parts of this Ter
ritory, while the gold regions now occu-
pied BY the Apache tribe of Indians, are
believed by the MexicaDs, and handed
down by Indian and Spanish traditions, to
be the ones unsuccessfully sought after
by that daring adventurer, Cortez, and
from which Montezuma obtained his great
treasures.
A diversity of climate prevails in the
Territory; tempered as it may be by the
mountains, beautiful valleys and most
magnificent streams.
This Territory will, undoubtedly, be or
ganized at the next session of the present
Congress, in which event an emigration to
this new field of adventure will commence
in the spring, and continue in number,
excelled only by those of the early emil
grafton to California. This Territory viii
rapidly fill up, and he ready for admission
into the Union as State long before some
of her more northern sister Territories that
have already been organized.
We hear occasionally Of the formation
of parties, here and there in the States,
for the purpose of an expedition to this
Territory during the season. Whether
these parties have started or not we are
not informed. One party is now organiz-
ing at this city, under the direction Of MIR.
+ ri ST Matthew's
This party will start early in August,
and it will be composed of company of
picked men. Mr.. st. Matthews informs
US that he is prepared to take out ia his
wagons few passengers, on the most
reasonable terms. More definite informa-
ton concerning this expedition, can be OBJ
tanned by applying to Mr.. St. Matthews.
at his rooms in the Western Exchange,
/ McGee's Addition.
We are we'll aware that in New Eng
land, New York, Ohio, Kentucky. Penn
sylyania, the Western and Southern States,
there are thousands of young men and
families just on the eve OF emigrating
sonae,gliere, and we have no hesitancy in
SAYING that this Territory of Arizona will
prove to be almost another California, and
that emigration will be directed towards
the valleys of the Gila and Colorado.
Kansas City journal.