The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-02-10
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The following account Of Arizona is to.
ken from + pamphlet just issued by com.
mittee of which Governor A. p. K Stafford
WAS appointed Chairman, by the Lepisla-
ture. and authorized 10 compile and publish,
it, 1t contains much interesting inforiaa.
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ORGANIZATION AND ACQUIsIrION. -,
The Terri torial Government Of the Terri.
tory Of Arizona was organized February
24lh, 1868.
The portion of the Territory lying, north
Of The ella river was obtained from the
governmen, of Mexico. under The treaty Of
Guadalupe Hidalg.. Feb ga. 1s4s, aud the
portion lying sodtk Jf the CHA was obtained
from the government Of Mexic.,. under the
trts' made by James 1adsen on the part
Of the United States. At Mexico. Dec. 80.
/ 1853; and extends west from the 100 deg.
meridian of longitude u the 1l5,h deg. par:
ailcl; and il bounded on the: north by Nc.
vada and Utah; III, the cast by New Mexico;
on the south by, Sonora, and on the west by
California apd Nevada, and contains about
u, ,0OO! 900 acres Of land. !" -. f>.o
''"""r. TRADE AND COMMERCE.. ID" '' .
Most Of the goods consumed on snd near !
the Colorado river, and in Southern All:
zona. acfsGpbcdt tfoh sar ,F',np'sco in
vessels down the Pacific ocean. around Cape
st. Luca$aso tic. Gulf Of CS)lFofnfa, thence
to the mouth 81 the Colorado river; at this
Riit, 3hf gods as6 rc6itp<d ahG pitqfd
on bsrges, and towcd up the river by small
steamers Until recently, the trade has been
carried. IN SIX ,sa,img suesssls from San
Francisco to tho mouth If the river, but. the
mercantile Community requiring more
speedy delivery Of goods. a steamer has been
placed on the line, and it makes monthly
trip. between. those points. 1t, seqpires
about ten day3 ID make the trip either way,
and the charge ar zratbt to 1Ar'sou City
tis ~ per ton.
r''1"'8aa ct1xArE AND, .nrXIrrhh:s s'' ''''"'
The climate from JaDe " October 10 ex.
tre,nely warm. the thermometer often show.
.ikki6 i,se shshe: tfSaa lis deg II afs0 deg;
Of heat, bus siBgula. soAay. probably owing
to lhe 1Fyrcsp, of the atpoVhe1e. 1tRpEe h9ps
Ineker- -besk.k8lwnalcsIe oi saa ss0xS, ssd
1t is unusually healthy, being singularly free
from malarious: diseases, u ss1 inval,ds in
lflicted with bronchial or lung disease are
alwsyass9se}fa. apdIotseh eyF}., N q
change to this climate. From October to
June the climate js,pph snd A4lubrious, and
hardly excclled anywhere.
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Since the occupation Of the country by
the Americans. = constant struggle has been
.aeisg oar y lyoldfpesssssi0nse Of tAe risk,vsbss
lsys Of ,hss Gan" Pedro" xud@ Upper Ssnts
Cruz, but the slaughiar- has been 90 great
esch yesr, since 1859, that alWDPt = new
Jl,3;uIs JksSun has tesn ilhtrSaScedssW hi We
places Of ssdsA4s HFAe soilJ lJdhse Sich and
productive. aud the desire Of the people has
been 70 great To 1--we and make homes in
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sgsahs1 filed the broken ranks and s.iil
continue The contest fhSt trssrhs ySsaf. NE
.Isdisas,hsss s,aspt evaf,tss.e ve'lUs ~iAh
uuususl fetccs eipany 'b4v IA IA +x'atss 4 !!
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