The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-16


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injuries With The pistol o. ktfr,
The population ~ ills raaitsrg u considerably o,ss
tea thousand sons who meaid ses the heal "a
white American csiizcns nesudiag those made citizens
by tho treaties q 1888 and 1885, The populas,un woni
have been much larger hal tefe hnrn anx g,t.ls.t,n
Much OF the Caiiiora emigration would base p,itled Al
Arizona. IN and the sallry - lie Rio Gsando the
population II something oYef eight honsssi the sote ID
little more than two tiicssaad Ia te csnie Tuc
son, iuoc Sonefita, &c, the population Il sfom
70 $500 aud In The west irUsn Dgu a. q o00 The
American vote 81 e Territory on TIE day at slecin the
goth OF September iast shout zoe IL ~ no~ al
least 400 There are MY or sixty American families
settled In tile Territory. As azne country f,o the
Rio Grande 10 the Santa Cruz Arizona II UNSURPASSED
Any amount Of testimony ON thss pout can hs a.Iaucsd
Since the gold discoveries the CHA new settle
ments have been made, and a lew hundred Amesie~ns
have ia
There will be extensive quartz gold misin throughout
this whole district The piacess have hcca deyel.
oIed enough 10 say what they will turn out
This American population Is RAPIDLY and steadily ID.
creasng Since the opening IL tc OVERHEAD mails tLusxh
Arizona, and the establishment "a stations which fmm
point OF support and defence, many families have ses
tied and this year will added Asizona hundreds 81
families The know from observation ia tho Htsses
through which passed aud from my corrsx,,orsencs
Arinona Is the richest silver region in known world
About three millions Of dollars invested IN silver
and copper mining and this viii * largely Increased
il any protection be afforded Tho United States mails
are now carried through Arizona 10 THE Pacific AT cost
OF 900 per year There rs protection che con
tractors-no courts 20 enforce contracts for supplies
The boundary along the line ~ $50 40 Is only the
one asked for by the people, but il is shc natural geo
graphic line Of separation from New Mexico propcr The
range OF mountains from which the branches If the
Gia flow, connect az the Rio GSande valley with the
tornado del Mnerto Desert or Dead mans ionrncy and
completely separate in climate and interest the two com
tries.
Our communication and line Of supply Is ems, and west
from Texas and California Any other boundary would
cause great Inconvenience 10 the people and be gaogap
iciiiy absurd The objection that the Territory Is too
marrow is easily answered 10y locking TO the time when
We shall acquire port the Cult Of CALIFORNIA; II win
Certainly be before Arizona IL State. The application
for territorial government, which has now been before
Congress for three yeas simply the result OF the in
creased Importance of Arizona in population and the
necessity for some law where there Is none
The original organic act creating the 1ertofy of New
Mexico provided for its partition. Arizona which never
belonged to her except in part, only asks what
IDENTIFY expected by Congress eight years ago The egri
cultural resources of Arizona sufficient TO maintain
The population of large State and two crops year is
the ordinary yield
Respectfully, your obedent servant
SYLVESTER MowRY.