The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18

than to try to cut the knot by making the
Rio Grande, wherever II may at any time run, the
actual boundary until II shall change It's course But
this again is but rude and insufficient remedy
Under such rule man might DO an American to-day
and Moxican to morrow by the operation OF a
reshet overflow. and no owner OF property on the
border would contemplate such vicssitudos with pa
thence.
THE MOUTH or THE COLORADO
again, on tho west, by blundcr which would never
have been tolerated had the rapid settlement OF our
Western territory been iorcseeD tho line from
the hend OF tho RIO Grande in a northwestcrly
direction, by which the mouth OF the Colorado River
was left within tho Mexican limits, whilo almost tho
whole Of this important stream, lies within our own
lines. The Colorado 10 navigablo by steamboats, for
GOO miles from It's mouth 1t has its rise In the centre
OF the continent, for the Union Pacific Railroad
Crosses the Green River ncar tho borders OF Utah
Territory ana the Colorado is formed by tho junction
OF this Green Rivor with the Grand and Blue. or
its upper waters are inaccessible from the sea-
but on the Lower Colorado an important American
commerce already exists, which must enter our own
territory through Mexico. This is necessarily
slant source OF trouble
DIYPicuLuEs
Again, our troubles with tho Apaches 10 Arizona,
arise mainly from the fact that these savagcs sock
government caunot, in State 20 sparsely settled
Sonora Is, keep up without ruinous expense force
sufficient TO protect It's people against these
Indians who piage and murder nrst the Americans
then the Mexcans and, in fact prevent the Settle
ment and development OF both States Nor
forces ACT effectively, tor they arc forbidden to
cross the border into Sonora. which thus becomes tho
unhappy asylum OF tho savases and is itself
harassed by them.
EIGHT sKvEyrY-Two LIsE
An absolutely artificial ne II straight and we'll de-
fined, would be better than the ono now EXISTING. In
tho map which take tho liberty oil sending you here
with you will that limo islnd on tho twenty sixth
parallel OF latitude This has at least grca, advan.
tage-it but So lilies long, while the present boun-
Diary measures nearly twice as mucn-namey. 1873
miles IL would. therefore. DO far less troublesome
protect against disorders. Moreover this limo would
givo us the NOUN OF the Colorado, which wo must
have boiore many years
SHORT LrsE.
study Of a good Typographical map Of Mexico 70.
veals however, yet another possible linc which IS
founded upon tho natural formation OF the country
and adopts the watershed as the boundary in such
manner that running along the SUBMITS OF mountain
ridges this line leaves all streams running southward
In Mexico, whilc all running northward would be
American. Tris line been carefully studied out by
goo miles in length II can only be crossed by tho
old roads which 10 through tho few practicable
rnountain passes You will observe Tint these m.
cicnt ways guided and necessarily conforming to tho
difficulties OF the mountainous region through which
this proposed line runs, have bccu able TO pierce at
only Ave points. All the systems OF road north and
south converge 10 these passcs which are therefore,
the only practicable points 80 far known along the line
small garrison OF 500 each OF these points OF
conveyance would guard The whole line either IRON
tho Mexican or the American side such boundary,
formed by nature and not liable variation sub
jcc 10 dispute, and easily and cheary guarded and
defended By either side, would be per-
msncni peace.
rHE Qrip orc
oi course It seems audacons 10 ask Mexico TO give
Up 10 SO large territory AS would become ours
this proposed boundary established In fact sno
would give not less than 3e7, coo square milcs But
Mexico Is in the position OF a man the greatness OF
whose estate cuts him on from communication with
the world and VINO TOO poor 10 improve his property
II such mau can dispose OF part OF his outlying
estate TO friend who Will build roads through IL and
Improve i he III TACT doubles his own wealth by tho
Improvement OF that winch he retaEs Mexico has
population Of about To- o0O,0oo OF THIS total seven
eighhs live south oil the proposed boundary inc and
OF the onc-cignth who 1.-Two IN the territory which by
tho establishment OF such limo would be cedcd 10 US
more than 200 600, or at the most 400, 600,
Mcxcans and civihzed people. The remainder arc
Indians, some agricultural and settled IN villages, but
n considerable proportion nomadic aud predatory. II
is safe say that II our nas stretched this
territory more than halt million OF people would
remove TO II within eighteen months, and the cmgra-
ton would Americanizc II thoroughly and do avery
great deal 10 develop II In the nrst i've
years Bat 10 Mexico 10 . source Of weak.