Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-28

her silver product, 81 100000; copper, $500,
600; and her lumber, wool, ETC., 1900. 600.
The famous Mogollon forest, covering 10000
square miles, Is one of the most valuable
tracts Of timber in the world, and it has
never yet felt the stroke of an AK. The
entire timber belt Of northern Arizona COM
prises an area of 5000 square miles.
Perseverance of New Mexico.
This is the seventh time that New Mexico
has applied for admission into the Union as
state. the first effort having been made in
1850, before the Organization of the terri
tory. The climate is noted for its salubrity.
The population numbers 10000, similar in
Character to the people OF Arizona The
assessed value of property for 1871 was
sio,2to,Vo0. The people OF New Mexico OWN
slJ,tr,voo worth of cattle, S,Ooo,OJ0 worth
of horses and mules and S5,VUV,0VJ worth OF
sheep. The value OF precious metals pro-
duced in 1880 was $s,eND,9U0. New Mexico
has 1,4o miles of railroad, controlled by
ten companies, Forty-four thousand chIl-
dren are enrolled in her public schools,
winch cost $24S,oJO annually for their nam
tenance. The value of her pubic school
buildings is S2,UOJ,OuD and OF her private
ScnoolS Sl,aUc,UJJ. The territory has already
spent $GOU,OUU on public buildings without
asking for federal aid. Large areas OF uH-
Der exist in the noun famous districts ana
great deposits 81 gypsum have recently
been unearthe1, alongside of great beiS OF
carbonate and suiphurate of soda. haoiin
clays and alum in abundance are also foun!
In many districts. But the most unique
products of New Mexico are her precious
and Seml-preclouS stones, which cnhrdcC
erGeralds of fine quality, rGbies OF rare
bril.lancy, garne.s, turquoisa. sapphires,
opals, agates and gold and silver quartz.
Tfaditionally the territory has been re-
nowned for having produced some remark
able gems, and recent developments, ac-
cordinS to Gov ThGrntons latest report
are proving the correctness Of the uedi-
ton.
The foremost problems to be met and
solved by Arizona and New Mexico on
their admission will be those of irrigation
and of the Indians. Watcher the federal
government can be successfully called on
to aid i'll building systems of irrig3ting
works remains to be seen. The peculiar
characteristics of the Navajo Indians are
sure TO render Them troublesome 10 set
tiers in the new states. for they number
10000 one-third in New Mexico and two
thirds in Arizona, and though they pursue
a pastoral avocation, they are extremely
warl1ke and given to thieVinS and violence
on slight provocatiOn. Besides these, there
are in Arizona the Utes. proverbial for
their murderous and unregenerate instincts.
and the Pimas, Maricopas, Yumas, Papagos.
Haulpis and Colorados. all on separate
reservations. In New Mexico also are the
Pueblos, Zunis, Jicarlla ApacheS and Mes
calaro Apaches. likewise on separate reser-
vations. In Utah are the Untahs and
Utes.
to be a large influx of people into the three
territories just before they blossom into
statehood. When the new states shall have
finally been admitted there will remain hut
one more available tcrritcry-OlSlahom1-
to serve a probation. and the chances are
that It will not have to wait long. Then
there will be fOrty-eight stars in the blue
field of our flag. and that number viii
niobably remain unchanF"7 for a long time
to come. There are coai reasons why
Alaska and the Indian territory will not
be admitted for fifty sixty years, IL
ever and If any more states are erected at
all it will be nv the partition of certain
ones now organize5-the great and extern
RADIO or Montana. JOHN u. CRAMER.