The Arizona sentinel., 1885-05-09
A Scrap of History.
NUMBER ONE,

as prescribed in the Constitution of the United States, and apply for and obtain admission into the Union as State, on an equal foot. ing with the original States, was passed by the Congress of the United States on February 20, 1863, and approved by the Presi- dent, Abraham Lincoln, on the 24th day of the same month and the same year. This Territory was part of New Mexico, but was cut off by the "Organic Act" and created into what is now Arizona. It has an area of 12O,912 square miles, or 77,3S3, ,6S0 acres-a dis trict three times as large as the State of New York. It is included
 within the following parallels and boundaries: Commencing at a point where the 109th degree of longitude intersects the 37th de> gree of north latitude; thence south to the boundary line be- tween the United States and Mexico; thence west to the boundary line of Southeastern California; thence north to the 37th degree of north latitude; thence east to the place of begin. hing,
 Soon after the conclusion of the Gadsden treaty the few American citizens in the Territory urged upon Congress the necessity of its separate organization. On the 17th of December, 1857, MT. Gwin, of California, introduced in the Senate of the United States a bill "To organize the Territory of Arizona, and to create the office of Surveyor-General therein; to provide for the examination of private land claims, to grant dos nations to actual settlers, to sur vey the public and the private lands, and for other purposes"
 This Territory which was to be divided into four counties, to be named Jefferson, Washington, Jackson and Buchanan, embraced very little more than the Gadsden purchase. MT, Gwin's bill which was very elaborate in detail, was defeated by decided vote.
 Arizuma was the original name of this Territory.-ED.]
 On the 22d of December, 1859, MT. Davis, of Mississippi, in the Senate introduced 8 bill "To pro- vide temporary Government for the Territory of Arizuma, and to create the office of Surveyor. Gen. eral therein." It was a shorter bill than MT. Gwin's. The boundaries proposed were those of the Gadsden purchase. The bill shared the fate of the one in> troduced by MT. Gwin.
 On the 23d of December, 1861, MT. Watts, of New Mexico, in- troduced into the House of Rep resentatives the bill which finally gave Arizona its temporary Gov ernment, under which it now exists, reference of which is made above.
 In March. 1868, the President made the following appointments for officers of the Territory, viz: Governor-John A. Gurley. of Ohio; Secretary-Richard c. Me Cormick, of New York; Chief Justice-John N. Goodwin, of Maine; Associate Justice-Wil- liam T. Howell, of Michigan; AS. sociate Justice-Joseph P. Allyn, of Connecticut; District Attorney Titus, of Pennsylvania; Marshal-Milton B. Duffield, of California; Superintendent of In> dian Affairs-Charles D. Poston, of Kentucky. These appoint ments were all confirmed by the Senate, then in extra session. On the 18th of May, Levi Bashford, of Wisconsin, was made Sur veyor'General. In July, MT. Titus was made Chief Justice of Utah, and the vacancy was filled by the appointment of Almon Gage, of New York, as District Attorney. On the 18th of August, MT. Gurley died, and on the Fist of that month John N. Goodwin | was appointed to the Governor, ship. MT. Goodwin's place as Chief Justice was at tn same time