Arizona miner., 1866-10-13
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 into whose care or custody shall come am captive Indian child of a hostile trih". or any minor Indian child ofother than hostile tribe, within twenty days thereafter, 10 produce such child before the Judge of Probate, o justice of the peace, to have such chile bound Co him, or to some suitable person until he shall arrive at the age of twenty-onC years; or if a female, at the age of eighteen years.
 Humanity requires that this law, which is intended to provide good homes for the inno- cent and helpless little ones who may, through the vicissitudes of war, become dependent upon our charity and care, should be strictly enforced. It were better not to hold these children at all than to oonsign them, by neg feet of this enactment, to precari0us lives ol indolsnoe and vice.
 S1atlsra Paeife Raitroad.
 At it's late session Congress passed a bill giving a generous grant of land to the com pany organized to construct Pacific Rail road ri1 Kansas, New Mexico and Arizona. The line selected across this Territory is the Whipple or 35th parallel route, with devia- ton to, or near to. Prescott It is thought by those best informed that owing to the diverse interests in the construction of the northern Pacific road, and the acknowledged superiority of more southern route, at the next session of Congress a subsidy sufficient to warrant the building of this road will be granted, and if so it will doubtless be pushed through with vigor.
 Should you believe memorial to Congress from your honorable bodies setting forth the eminenty practicable character of the pro posed route, likely to aid the company in obtaining the desired subsidy, l have no doubt you will prepare such for our Delegate to present at the earliest moment. Il need not enlarge upon the vast advantages that must come to Arizona from the provision of railroad communication with the Atlantic and the Pacific states.
 7degraph.
 Several companies have been organized for the purpose of furnishing us with teiegraphic TT;.;leges, and :. is yrarnised that at very early day we shall he placed m iustantaue- ols communication with sll parts ol thc world. The MoymoHs already have che material on tte ground for line from Great Salt Lake Oty C. ht George, near to our bQrdcr, con necto1 with which may be speedily snd chea7ls made. deem [ not ouiy possible but probable that before the expiration of another year ue may. even ia distant Arizona. kTe~ oe gh=t occurs in New 1Ork, London and San Francisco within the same hour
 Traasa through Mezico.
 Mexican affairs are approaching their crisis so far as r.gards the downfall of the so-called empire, the doom of which was sealed by Mir. Stewards magnificent dispatches of last spring. The pe.gt three months will determine wheth CT the French are in good faith to withdraw or whether there are to be new cnmplica- tions, Their situation even now is critical, in military point of view, without further endorsements, and if they withdraw any it must almost necessarily be the whole. It is hoped that by the approaching meeting of Congress they will have withdrawn. lf they have then { l am informed) there will be no hesitation in giving assistance to Mexico. If they have not then it will be impossible lon- ger to restrain the disposition to drive them out.
 An act of Congress approved on the 2Sth day of July last, entitled "An Act to protect the revenue, and for other purposes" pro Yides-
 sEc. ,. And De n furiIer enacted, That, from and after the passage of this act all goods wares O. merchandse arriving at the ports of New ' ork, Boston and Portland, or any port of the United States which may bc specially designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, and destined for places in the adjacent British provinces, or arriving at the port of Point Isabel, Texas, or any other port or tEe united States. which may be specially deg- ignated by the Secretary of the Treasury, and des- tined for places in the Republic of Mexico, may be entered at the custom house, and conveyed. tn transit through the territory of the United States without the payment of duties, under such rules, regulations and conditions for the protection of the revenue, as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe
 SEC. 6. And De t futher eaacted That im- ported goods, wares, or merchandise in bond, or duty paid, and products or manufactures of the Tfpffed r1ar with the aauf nF CT authorities ofthe provinces or Republic aforc- said, be transported from one port or place in the United States 70 another place port therein over the territory of said provinces or Republic, by such routes. and such rules, regulations and conditions. as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe and the goods, wares and merchandise so transported shall, upon arrival in the United States from the provinces or Republic aforesaid, be treated in regard 10 the liability to or exemp. ton fom duty or tax as if the transportation had taken place entirely within the limits of the United States.
 This measure, which fully extends to trade on the Mexican frontier all the advantages afforded to trade with the British provinces, regard as very important both to the in- terests of Mexico from the facilities for trans it through Texas, and to the interests of Ar izona touching the transit across Mexi- co frop the Gulf of California, through Sono- ra.
 The Secretary of the Treasury will proba- bly lose no time in prescribing the rules, reg uiations and conditions, ss well as the routes for this transit, and procuring from the local or national authorities of Mexico the neces- safy permission. have already written him recommending lines from Guaymas and Lii. bertad to our border, and will if necessary proceed t0 Sonora soon after the termination of your session, to confer with the authorities upon the matter.
 But while these new and valuable transit privileges must prove highly advantageous to our people, road from the Gulf, over Amer icsn soil, is national necessity, and of vital importance to the development of Arizona l am glad that the acquisition of Lower Cali fornia and part of Sonora has been made the basis of the Mexican loan proposition in Congress, and that any financial aid that may be rendered that Republic will be likely to