The union Democrat., 1869-03-20

this :? An examination of the qualities auc
productions of the more available ofthe West
ern domain, will fully answer this ouerv
Commencing with Texas, we have a territory
OF 2sU, ,UOu square miles of arabic land, much
OF which is unsurpassed by any of like extent
on the continent; with many millions of acres
within the valley Of the Rio Grande, which
by travellers has been pronounced the Italy
OF America. The vast territory, with its lone
stretch OF sea coast broken at convenient in
tervals with good harbors, the interior pene
trated BY large rivers-the Rio Grande being
navigable for long distauce-with soil and
climate fitting it for the growth of the tenn
perate and tropical fruits and cereal produc
tlons, Is capable of supporting in independence
and comfort, a population of one hundred
millions, without the least inconvenience from
overcrowdng.
| Moving Westward and Northward, we have
New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah. Idaho,
Montana, and the Indian Territory, Kansas,
Nebraska. Colorado and Dakota, all of which
offer inducements for settlers. Among the most
prominent of these inducements are the pre-
cious metals, of the abundance Of which there
is no doubt, as sufficient quantities are known
to exist on the great mineral belt, extending
| in direct line from Mexico to the northern
most portion of British Columbia, through
the States and Territories above enumerat ed,
to give constant employment in their extrac-
tion and reduction to many millions of men
Tor centuries to come. Much of the land en-
braced within the above limits is a barren
waste and snow-capped mountain chains ::
nevertheless, there are enough fertile valleys
to produce sufficient food to support an i'm
mense population. Even many uf the alkali
flats, now considered worthless, will be re-
claimed by the introduction of water and the
planting of timber, and literally the "desert
shall blossom as the rose"
We have omitted in our enumeration, CAL
ifornia, Oregon, Washington Territory, and
Alaska, for the reason that we desired to end
the contemplation of this picture, by present
ing distinct. yet brief synopsis of the sur
passing inducements which must inevitably
attract to our shores a large percentage of
:his moving population. Within the limits
ot the territory above mentioned, we offer to
the immigrant a choice of climate between
the frigd and the torrid zones, and upon
mountain tops, hill sides, fertile valleys or
broad plains; with range of productions
embracing the orange, lemon, lime, date, fig,
Give, pomegranate the apple. peach. pear,
prune, plum, nectarine, cherry, and that
irult OF the gods, which produces the juice
nectarioas. sought by the peoples of all climes
and countries-the grape-all of which grow
to perfection unsurpassed. OF the cereals
and vegetable there is not one which conduces
to the supply of mans wants and comfort hut
can be produced in abundance while the
plants yielding fibre for textile fabrics, the
cotton. tlaxhemp and the ramie plant can be
produced in various localities, sufficient to
supply the wants of the world.
One great element of industry. that is des-
tined to attract immigration from the over
crowded countries of Europe. is that of seri-
culture, which is now beginning to awaken
great interest throughout the State. Califor-
MIA alone offers sufficient attractions to war
rant the belief that within the next ten years
our population will be three or four times
what it now is. She has sufficient available
resources to support population of thirty
millions, and then he thinly settled as COM
pared with many States in Europe For
manufacturing, her facilities are uneaualled
by any portion Of our vast country. The
system OF rivers, rising as they do in the
lofty Sierras on the eastern boundary of the
State. and flowing towards the sea-coast, offer
unlimited water-power, easy of access to the
great commercial centers. With two Of the
finest harbors in the world, and many others
of fair capabilities, there will always be
sufficient outlet for commerce, to accommodate
the business of the world. In this brief
SKETCH which is quite within the well-known
bounds oe reality, we believe sufficient facts
have been presented to warrant a rational
belief in the assertion, that thirty years will
witness a complete revolution in the present
distribution of population, and that the do
main west of the twentieth meridian of longi-
tude will have a preponderance in its favor
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