The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-14
our TERRITORIAL DOMAIN.

days, from ~ TO 1 o'clock, u, m. Residence on
Montgomery street, GEORGETOWN Heights,
-
OUR TERRITORIAL DOMAIN.
ynstness IA tbe nro,er tenn 10 .nnIv 20 nm,
territorial possessions on this continent. To
compute the number Of acres and square miles
Il were hardly possible to do AZ large tracts have
never been surveyed, and there are immense
solitudes upon which the foot of the white man
mas never pressed and we can therefore know
cultural facilities remain, to large extent, un-
saOwn sna certainly whoever
and give knowledge TO the people re.nectins
yeloped regions Of our public domain, does
good work for the nation and confer, , b,e,.ins
upon mankind.
we have recently read with much pleasure,
sna u good ss. ., l.,tus.i0 p.seale, Of
c. r. Clever, delegate In Congress from New
Terr,orvssaa, ,i ~ IN, ,ss 2, that
tors 1900 w., ,'.,,a w, eouay mas here,o-
necessities for railroad communicated with the
Atlantic and Pacific slopes, and calls public At
tention to the great and prosperous futur. Of
' soun"y. -....r
Mr. cievers pamphlet should be Spread before
.bouId men NJ ent.rnr,.s 80 LII. ~ ~. -.
h.,s .nn..,s 80 y. =. sau .Ap ~ , Ie~a W ior
in labor and capital that promises to be Inn.
mensely femuneratiye. - -. : =
wv. ~. tna,,.sa =, ~.
following fact. and statements, which we gather
from Mr.. Olever's books a. g.. ...-.,' al
Ns the Ts,ritSry Of Altoona was set Of
TT.bss slo acre. Rsnss. ~ Sirq mi " or
great Rocky Mountain system, run thssush the he
Rs to III sys 81 hs table rs; az
n,ystem n sssnass strasch !. 800, y. ~.
Mississippi. Through the valleys, between the
ranges run the hto urande and the Peeos, with
rivar ia sssion ~ hIeh I'm, o. .ne former
vening valleys. Here and there rises a volcanic
peak which long since became extinct. The face
n,rns az soIcsnic snt,en' sun sean very pisin
1.-THE sides OF the monntains arc covered with
forests Of pine, spruce, cedar and fr The pison
grows on many OF the table lands. The riyers
va t'"V az an, sSoinn, Sesmo5e ana eotton'
ern part Of the territory, but tbev are scsrce
Grass grows luxuriantfy in almost every part.
even In the forests. On the Table lands and In
the valleys the qrGnd Is found grass which
does not wilt In winter, and 10 very nutritious
This abundance OF grass IL not the only quaIin.
cation TO become great grazing county which
New Mexico possesses. The breadth Of the
plains and the equabe elm ate are also favor able
70 stock farming. No shelter need be built for
stThe sn,i 4, ,,o r,o.
rich quality. 1t can be cultivated by means of
thorough irrigation. The water drawn OFF from
te,i rcts ,hto Ine Trigaing bitches y SO Ter,
never years ant prsscnt heSnh, nre, iana
OF the territory are wheat, corn, beans, oats,
and barley Red pepper Is raised everywhere.
r.a dnp WI ~. gtoW IN me river oottoms.
have been planted. In the matter Of fr,,it. Neyy
Mexico is suited to the cultivation OF the peach
appiet grape, apricot ounce, pomegranste, and
n55ssssaing a aeiieious asvap rie,ang ~, ~ a.
which far "surpssses the best Burgundy," and
cultiyabe with little labor, as no trellises are
used.' .,.
Ihe mineral wealth oil that country, according
10 mr. Clever-who gives conclusive evidence Of