Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-23
WHOLE No., 216.
From the New York Times.
The. Proposed New States-Cel0rado
FIJI and Lincoln.

From the New York Times.
The Proposed New, Ststes-Cslorade
and Lincoln.
COLORADO.
Among the important bills. before
Congress in behalf Of the Terrific
ries are three for the admission OF
Colorado and New Mexico as STATES.
As public attention will be called to
tho matter, some facts about the
growth of these Territories will be
of interest.
Colorado was set off in 1860 from
Kansas and Nebraska. 1t has Al
area of 100000 square miles, and a
population, according to the censns,
of 39,6sl. 1t has 365 miles Of rail
road within ,ts borders, of which 22s
miles were built this year. Its min.
ing product for 1870foots up %, 75O,.
900, its crops S4,551.00O, and ita
manufactures $l.225, 600. The set
tied portion Of the Terrn ory is holly
east Of the mountains. A strip ol
fifty miles wide along the slope, from
the northern to the southern border,
win takesia about all Of the peopled
and prsdseisg parAs. It includes the
most Of Gilpin, Clear Greek, Bould.
er, Summit, Park, Pueblo, Huerfano
Weld and Arrapahoc counties. All
the important mineral developments
the best farms and the principal
towns lie within this belt. Here are
Denver, Central City, Georgetown,
Black Hawk, Nevada, Idaho, Carl
boo, Boulder, Golden, Pueblo, Colo.
ra:o City, Greeley, Trinidad and Can.
on City. The South Platte, with Its
tributaries, the Big Thompson, Cache
La Poudre, Cherry Greek, and the
Arkansas, with its numerous branch
es,, are more tarmed within this area
than over all the rest of their great
extent.
NEW MEXICO.
New Mexico has an area cf 115,-
600 square miles, about twice as
large as the State Of New York, and
her population, according to the cen
sus just taken, is 1l4,O00 of which
$4,000 are whites, aud the remainder
Indians and half breeds. The Terri
tory is divided into thirteen counties,
the most thickly settled being Santa
Fe, Grant, Taos, Colfax, San Miguel,
Mora and Bernalilo. There are three
judicial districts. The Territorial
Governor is William A. Pile, form
erly Representative in Congress from
the st. Louis District, Mo. The Mill
tary Department is under command
Of Major General George w. Getty,
District Commander. The Delegate
to Congress is Hon. Jose Francisco
Chaves, . native of New Mexico.
The judiciary is composed Of Chief
Justice Judge Palen, of New York;
Judge Johnson, Of Pennsylvania, and
Judge Waters, of Missouri. The
Territorial Legislature consists Of
a Council and House Of Repre-
sentatives, the forme: having eight
members and the latter fifteen The
sessions are biennial. Aa
Santa Fe, the capital, built mostly
OF one-storv adobe houses, contains
about 5000 inhabitants. mostly Mex.
leans and Indians. Here, upon the
plains, in the heart Of our worst civ
ilization, is an American city SOC
years old. When our Pilgrim Faith
ers were shivering through their first
winter, Santa Fe was forty years old
Here are the defendants Of the Cas-
tllians whose prowess made illust.
rious the reign OF Ferdinand and Is
abclla. . decayed, decaying towu,
hostile to progress, and 80 much un.
like anything in America that one
feels stranger in strange land.
Seventy miles south is Albuquerque,
younger, but with all the signs OF
ignorance and s.oth. Here is the
rich valley Of the Rio Grande, stretch
ing through the territory north and
south. gathering within it's area nine
tenths Of the who'c population, its
splendid acres untitled, except to
supply the scant wants Of the set
tiers. Traders, farmers, mocha les,
With no ambition to build up, occu-
pying territory cqsal in resources
to Colorado, sit listlcs>ly, COINED to
their IDOLS never reused to energy
except to keep out Americans and
progress. But even the Mcx;cans
are beginning to realize that "old
things are passed away Since the
beginning Of 1868, capital in the hands
OF intelligent labor has taken posses
sion Of some Of the best mines and
farming lands. Americans ard Eng
lish are swarming III. Even the
towns are brushing UP. Santa Fe is
beginning life again. Albuquerque
Los Vegas, Mora, Elizasethtown and
Cimmaron are looking ahead. while
Ralston and Silver City eve almost
their entire growth to the past year,
STATISTICS.
4 careful estimate, coupled from
the records and assessment rolls ol
the two Territories, gives the follow,
ing statistics Of population, products
revenue, etc;
New
Colorado Mexico
Population, S9,6Sl ll4,O0(
Mining PREDICTS, 20. $3,75OCO0 $939, ,00t
Agricult'l produst., ASH 900 l,s75, ,00t
Lumber, ,ll0OUO O,OC(
Manufacturers, 1,225, ,0G6 $4,000
Value Of Cattle, 950,O0O 425,O0(
Revenue receipts, 1858 28,c0(
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