Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1866-01-24

point where the southwest corner Of the Ter
ritory Of Colorado joins the northern boun-
Diary II the Territory Of New Mexico, 90 the
southern boundary Of the Territory Of
New Mexico, should be and was
erected into Territorial govern.
ment 20 l,c called Arizona; that the bOunda-
nv of New Mexi,O on the west, by the organ
ic act creating that Territory, approved Sep
tember ., 1850, was the boundary line Of the
State Of California, from the 31th parallel Of
north latitude south To the point Of the Colo
RADIO river where said boundary begins, which
was the IiEe run by the commissioners be
tween the two Republics as aforesaid that
afterwards at the Gndsen treaty Of 1894, the
southern frontier Of the Territory Of Arizona
was acquired from the Republic Of Mexico,
attached to New Mexico by an act Of Con
gress Of the United States, and the boundary
run and fixed by joint commission Of the
two Republics at an initial point on the Colo
RADIO river, twenty miles below the junction
Of the ella river with the Colorado; by ihi-
means the western boundary OF Arizona rms
from the 9th degree Of latitude the whole
length Of the California boundary on the
south, and beyond the line Of that State on
the Colorado river; that said small tract II
land lies Just below the junction Of the ella
iANtf WIN tltA htlfi anu AitAA - - oA ti-
tant commercial point. and is the commercial
landing place and business point for the Ter
ritory 81 Arizona on the lower Colorado
that it is opposite Fort Yuma, and remote
from civil government Organized ia California
that there arr No police and civil regulations
there that il j. essential and important 20
Arizona 20 have said tract 81 land annexed %
It's territory. for the purpose u forming a
landing place ami commercial town that IL
Is 81 little Importance a. the State 81 Callfor-
MIA, and Of vast consequence O. the Territory
90 possess il that II annexed 90 Arizona the
benefit 81 civil government Wnnld u iinMell-
ately extended over IL from AFizsaa Csty.
which lies adjoining IL on contiguous terrific
~, separated fn,m il by an imaginary line.
while the Colorado nsws beEc,n the ssid
tract q land and the other portions 81 the
territory ~ the State ~ California.
Whcstfon. your mcrnoriAlists pray Your
honorable bodies Go pas an aef hy which the
said tract II territory ~ the State = Calif1r-
via lying south % Fort Yuma and the Colo
RADIO river. and between the Colorado river
aud the lne u Arizona. h. annexed % sad
Territory u Arizona, provided that the State
of california ~ an al - her Legislature VIII
rclinquish At her right over said tract ~ land
20 the aid Territory Il Ar.zona,
RrHtrsf, That car Delegate in ttdgress -
hereby requested 20 use al honorable means
in be poecr to secure tho passage II saia at.
THAT lis Kxcellcncy ihc Acting GovernoT n
the Territory ~ APisma d hesei.y requested
10 transmit cofy - this memorial - our
Delegate ih CnnErrss, Also a nrFr o. thc Cove
ernor u the State a California. wiih the re-
qucst a. forward surA ether Hnisrrnafioa ~
his possession, in snier that il NAV ~ laid
before the Legislators d she State u Caiifor-
MA
JAMES :. GtLES.
Speaker u the House q Representatives
HENRY A. B1GELOw.
President - The CuancH.
Approved Dercmhef ~. lsGs
RICHARD & MCCORMICK
4 true copy ~ the original On iic ia ms
Office.
HENRY vs. FfFrRY.
Assistant SECRETARY Il the TcEfstagy.