, 1874-05-02
new MEXICO.
The Moveme ent for Admission
.,: c.A.A.
characteristics of tho Territ0ry-.Tho
History Of Land.Titles,

Characteristics Of tho Territory-~Tho
History Of Land-Titles,
! The Future Of the Country. !.
spteia1 Correspondence Of Thu Chicago Tribune.
> SANTA Fl, N. H., April IL, 1874
Tho movement got atlunb by tho recent Ressi9n
Of tho Legislature Of this Territory, looking to
the admission Of New Moxico
As 4 HrArn -
into The Federal Union, bids fair to bo succoss-
fnl. The latost private advlces from Washing
ton, by telegraph, relative to the bill introduced
In Congress- to this end, ate uuite thoerink;
1ne provisions of tho bill, wnlcn wup ,1a.4.vA
with maoh odTe, may DO athtod substantially as
follows Tho present nano mid boundaries aro
to DO retained, THE qualified voters to choose
dologates to q Convention, and to voto upon tue
acceptance OF rejection, Of such Constitution su
may be- formed, by that body within sixty days
after tho pnssago Of tho enabling act by Con
gress tho Constitution to .bo::~republioan In
form, and make no distinction In civil or political
rights Oh account OF race or oolor,-at tho samo
TINA guaranteeing full tooratlon In nil mnttetsof
roliglouB sentiment . liberal Regulation to DO
made 1olative to the distribution Of tho public
lands hi tho valuable salt.aprings to be TO-
served Tor the uso and profit OF tho State, to-
gether With 5 per cent Of the proceods from tho
sale Of certain lands, to bo applied to tho max
ing Of such Internal improvements aB subBo-
quent Legis!atu tures Of tho State may dlotate.
6uot, are the main features OF the bill, aud they
meet with general appreciation. :.
=. Littlo or no opposition Is mado to the State
movement, a1t clAasea feo1ing that a. change in
tho ptesont form Of government will result in
much good to the people. There is the roquisite
population according to the national statiatics,
It being fully 100000. A state Government will
unquestionably tend to Amerioanize this aoction
Of the. country, which, for centuries past, has
I SPANISH IN 1Ts CHARACTER,
owen tho proceedings OF the Courts and Lcga-
laturo being conducted in that language. Most
Of the officers of the Territory are ignorant Of
English In fact, tho Hamo may bo said of the
groatet portion Of the inhabitants. But a
hea!thful change in Tits respect is fast taking
place, 1t being the result Of tho public-achool
system recently adopted. Tho children Of tho
natives seem to take pride in acquiring tho
language which, ere long, will be themost proya-
lent In tholr midst, by reason Of the large I'M
migration which will flow to this Section, rs soon
as now order Of thing is established. The
main reason that the local officers Of tho Territory
hnvo, in the past, been almost exclusively f1ledby
Mexicans, ia to bo attributed to tho sparaeneaa
against then. In mnny instRncoH the natives
have no alternative except to choose from among
their own numbers, oven when they prefer 9TH
a olan0, tho Now MosIeanu nro yery lgnorant and
quite BhIft1eEB In their hRbitH, Eyon tho wenl-
thier anu moro refined among thona give very lit
tic evidence Of enterpriso. ,1n both the towns
CONSTRUCTED Of adobe, which ia nothing more
than sun.baked oartl. They seldom rise above
one story, and aro quito unsightiy in appearance.
Tho methods OF farming are exceedingly ,primi-
tive, having undergone but little change during
the past three cnnturios-the same style OF
wooden plow and harrow being used AZ wheE tho
country was first peopled, which dateB even prior
to 1640, the year this city.was founded.
HnEEP AND CATrLE-nA1BIhG
are the chief industries. or late years some
worry 1ue Morinos have been introduced into the
country, and crossed With the Spanish animal,
thus making very superior quality Of wool,
which finds ready market. Tho most Buccess.
Americans, and many have become quito wealthy
within fow years.. as the sheep multiply rapidly
in numbers. It costs nothing to keep the,n be-
yond their mere care, they obtaining tloir SUBJ
@ slstonco nj throughout tlo entire year npon the
amall amount Of capital required for this busf- ;
meas, aud tho case with which 1t is conducted,
make 1t attractive to many, and it will increase
in extont and popularty when, It's
during tue winter, and, aftor being. periodically
gathered up by their owners, are Shipped East at
very profitable prices. The stealing Of animals
occurs now less frequently than formerly, and,
IN the main, ali the people are very orderly. The
more g!aring shortcomings Of tile natives their
general lazneas aud their propensity for gan1b-
ling. Chastity, too. is matter which is regard
sa g hs "Lpec b{ 5sg0n 81 tbs
not vnry reyerentlal, nor arc thoy intolorant. II
would be hara to 1nd, atpresent, 1000 Profess
tants In the Territory. Within tile past year
they have greatly increased in numbers; and
day-aohools established At different points.
a. Tnn MINING 1NTE1tEar
has been greatly neglected during tile past con-
tury, until within few years ago: aud tlliBt In
contain Hon,e Of the richest minos that Woro over
worked: They have bcon abandoned for y long
time but, whom Yankee enterprise bogina to
mako ltaelf felt moro fully through tho intro.
anoon Of tho hna Of machinery ana
will be taken out to add to the wealth OF tho nv.
ton, aB we'll as to Zurich tho priyate parties GU
gagged i'll tie Important ontcrprino. Noeontly
in mining property, aud II is evident: tint CON
adorable work will bo done this year in aud
around somo OF tho miuoB. In nearly I'LL tho
mining localities, there liz 3 sutioioncy. Of water
for the successful carrying on Of tho work. a"
AGNICuLTuRE,
under now regime, n1uRs prove very remunera-
tive, from tho fact that the soil is unusually
fortl!e anl the climate exceedingly mild. Evon
now many vallotics of fruit ara rniset, and par
ties who claim to be well postad in fruit. growing
assert that anything which is ralsed in Califor-
nia can be grown hore, and with equal hl,ccess.
Cereals of al kinds prosper, and with but lstle
attention. Theso and kindred faots are Of greRt
Importance to parties who live east OF tho
Rocky MountaiRs, but have their eyes turned in
this direction, with tho view Of mailing Heir
homes In what may be termed q new country.
The Indians, who, only fow years ago, gare 10
much trouble, have .beon quiotci, and nh out
rage at their hantis, III tho. future, will be- ct
rare occurrence. Tllo Indians, md oven the Old
civilization which 10 fabt taking pleeo hero