The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-22
BOSS GRANTS GREAT IDEA.
CORRECTING THE BOUNDARY OF
MEXICO TO orr A SLICE.
A Line that shifts with every Pre-het tho
Cause Of Frequent Troubie-The Apache"
NInLtug Mnr on Americans and Mexicans.

uiar, inconstani. ana arbitrary boundary line Of
the Rio Grande. might not be substituted some
natural. and, therefore. exactly Defined bpun-
dairy, easily guarded aud wei m'rked hi,u
go9d def 1.hr' d,,p 1nsn have lately spoken
OF ", and have given currency 10 ttp,It
that tho United states were neeotatlng l9t
a new acuiii-it on Of territory from Mexico. u
ought to be generally understood thht ll"ro y.
nothing in tins Wild report. 1t Is now k ,,1,,M
Div exceed $3,Vn.UN aud cannot 80 ht)onu 81
O0O0O and the treaty gives Mexico ni,'en n."rs
man sgntul rrr auniu and wi bout interest. |
This inning sum the Mexican uoNorn'ne'' "a"
Tho length ~ the present United states and
Mexican boundary line i4 l5'5 nles; ms ing
iinhiie fo d,.mnte f,r instance. the Rio Grande
mark the eastern part 81 IT, but ms crooked
and sluggish stream winhs through Hat
country, Ike the Lower " .@iSslppl' anu, Iho
thnf forms after rNptN great 'rcshCt now chtn-
mel often cutting IN some square miles 81 terri
tory at ~ single POINT. aud Transferring MeNican
ranches to the American soil ana Amsfic1n
estate thus trausicued Immediately become mo
sanctuary Il thieves and robbers OF bo.h -oii,
who dee 10 them for salci against the pp-ni
Of the authvfu"s. and T. II ut our hound cry
troubles ulw ~ ou' ~ such irregularities: 20
great has tlns nuisance become that II las been
proposed more tNan once 10 trv to cut tne knoi
by making the Nio Graud'. wherever II may at
any time ran, the actual boundary until It shall
change IT. coW.-o. Under such u rule man
might Ice au American tu-dt, aud q N"Xic IA to-
morrow by the operation ~ ffeshet or over
now. and 10 owner u properly ON tn border
would contvmt late such Nci-situdes win
patience
suurcrs or TROUBLE.
Again ON the west ly bllndcr which would
never have been tolerated mad the rapid settle
Ineut ot our Western territory been flreScru,
the line was run from the head Of the Rio
Grande ia nufthwesierlN direction. 10y which
the mouth uf the Colorado river was left within
the Mexican luits, while Almost the whole OF
this important stream hos within our own lines.
The Colorado ~ navigable by steamboats, for 80
miles fiom Us mouth Il ms Us rise IA me centre
crosses the Green riv, near the borders Of | tan
Territory. and the Colorado II formed by tue
junction OF this Green river with the Grand and
blue. OF course its upper waters are tnaccessi-
bic from the sea. tut ON the lower Col ,rado AN
important American commerce already exists,
winch must en'tr our own territory through
Mexico. This ~ necessarily constant source Of
trouble.
Again, our troubles with the Apaches in Ari-
iona arise manly from the f1ctithat these saw
age seek refuge across the border OF : mora,
and the Mexican Government cannot. IN a state
No ST arseiy tied ~ mora H.. keep ~ without
ruiuou- esren-. /. foice sufficient to protect
even its own Veople against these Indians, who
plllage aud mutd,r first ihc Americans and then
the Mexican ans, ia f4ct prevent the settle
mont and development of both states. Npr can
our own forces act effectively. flr they are for
bidicn To- eros tne border into sonora, which
thus become TIE unhappy asylum of the nv
nges, and h. q Ell Constantly hdrassed by them.
POSSIBLE LINES.
An absolutely ertih III line, II straight and
well defined. would ue better than the one now
existing. IN - map when take the N cry Of
sending Yea ter win YOU will see that line Is
Iai ON the twenty sixth parallel Of latitude.
S. mile. long wIi1e The PRESENT houndary
measure. nearly tNi,e as inuehI nauelN 1913
some 10 pr.t.Of .s.tiu.t ti-t. rtrre Moreover
this line woAd give us the mOuth Of che Colo
RADIO, which We must have.
A study II good toposr ,phic'l map II Next
co reveals however. ~ anotaer possible line.
of the countr,. and adolt- the waters he'd ~ tho
boundary N such manurr that running along the
streams running suuthNAr In NiexIcp whiie ali
running northwnrd wound be \ nerican. Ihis
petcnt rprlietr. fron The besr charts. IL il
only go n.II,s M .ercth. You viii observe that
fornlin. L. Tic dinrUliles Of tho mount in ous
region through w,ich TINS proposed line runs,
All tho -tste,t,- ~ 'tn'd north and SOU h con.
verge u thesc o. s-.a. wlich arc therefore the
only practical points So FAR known al ns he
line. \ sm % garrison Of 80 men AZ each OF
rh,sH l,N,i'- an, zee, "W.u ~ 'rp We
H,,r go, ''',' h,,,',i No i 49, a.,
n,t,,re and moi l. - vri HIN nor 'i,ti.,f
tn dis1ittr s,t a., 4. 'silv ma ris,nly ,,nsi' ied
a. ~ d,1 Xxx" az" u,.,itt su1, uv s
Snrar,.' ~ i.if' ,.eii i.'s, "@'''' ~ "' 40
oNii ",toV fQt tRE MILES.
OF cours. II CONS auii MS t,u-k Mexico to
give tp To- as - ,t-,e a terrrory "A, wont tie
con @ our- n tnl, pr posed boundary wa estab
Iishad. an f.ct she would give o., not l. IS ia u
1871 .pO sun r. mites But NrxicoI 4. IN the posi-
tion OF man the greatness OF wuuse est 10 cuts
MN IN II 40 CONN uuicaiinn with tue world.
such a man can dispose Of a rart Of his oullyini
estate to a fren- Tho will build roads throlrh
IL and IMPROVE 40, he - fact doubles lis own
wealth by the tlrutoVcment of that wnicn ne re-
tains Mexico ms "a population OF about lO.upl-
OU. Of his total sev.n-eighths 1--we ,luth OF The
propo,ed BOUNDARY line; and Of the ono eighth
who live In tur len ritory which by the est tbll,h-
mrnt Of such a line 'would ue coded to IA not
more than 8 UA.s. or at the most $4,000 are
MeXicaiis aud oiyinz-d people Tue remainder
are Indians. some agricultural and settled IN viz
Iaces but "a considerable PROPORTION uomadic
and proaatorv. II IL sale to say that II our Il ~
were stret htd over this I rrItury more than
half "a million Of our people would remove to IL
within eighteen month";: and the tmlgr.tion
would Amoriciulze IT thoroughly, and do "a very
great doal to develop IL IN the nrst i've years
But 10 Mexico It l. a source Of weakness. she
needs. t. make her prusp rOus, that railroads
should bc quilt through 1t to e. .rry her coffee,
sugar, cocoa. Cormnra, and other trout
cal PRODUCTS and her many ingcuiou,
manufacture tuf winch last know
nothing here 10 oar ma kets cbeayly.
puospr,-rrvr tNpuoyr,frNrs
.,.., .
yum lh' -I"ht ah.ccui'ei YER ltOiy IN our
hhhds j. - iHih llNf wears Mpuii see the c m %
pleioh 81 several ta'lr ads tapping the rch
M"N'ah country bu. r Se - our own cltl-
WV - ~, ,u u IT, 'ui ~ ar =
e. ri,r uinprr ,-.t,r,u,e. OF SAFELY AID hernia
hence To- caIltali-f- VINO would undertake such
ON rrtlse- II mas TO Will bul lis arms are
not lons enough nor stt"n. enough 70 reach