Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-09

every loot of accret1onary slave terri
Itory. So We of this generation still
suffer from and are retarded by this
most distressing economic handicap
which was due to and fastened upon
us by the vital differences of ou1
forebears
1t was furthermore stated in 1911
that our southeastern citizenship in
the past never rested until they had
secured unrestricted control of the
Chettachee, Alabama and Mississippi
rivers to the Gulf of Mexico, and
that the citizenship of the southwest
should never rest until they had
secured control of the Colorado river
to the Gulf of California.
Detailed Data Obtained
The presentation of the foregoing
facts by Delegate Cameron to those
in authority in Washington resulted
/ in his securing their active cooper
alton. Various governmental depart
ments prepared much detailed data
pertaining to the foregoing discussed
factors. Such data and maps are still
in the possession of Senator Cameron.
The photographic division of the
! u. D.. NAVY QSpdTIul6ll, III CudTSS vi
Captain J. J. Knapp, did in 1911 pre-
pare very detailed maps of the area
in question:; from one of these has
been obtained the following "metes
and bounds" details OF same.
| Memorandum for Boundary
| Starting at point in Lat. 81 deg.
10 min. 56.81 Sec, Long. 10 deg. 81
min. 47.12 Sec, about one mile to
the west of the town of Nogal%s
County of Santa Cruz, Territory Of
Arizona, the same being monument
number 123 on the international
boundary line between the United
States and Mexico, as surveyed and
marked by the international boundary
commission, United States and Mex
leo, 1891 1896; thence, west (true) 67
miles along said international bound
ary line to monument No. 127, in
Lat. 81 deg. 19 min. 5o.58 sec. N,
Long. III deg. 4 min. 34.45 sec W.;
thence N. so deg. 19 min. 4S sec. w.
(true), along said international
boundary line, 1886 miles to monu-
ment No. 205, in Lat. 32 deg. 29 min.
1914 sec. N, Long LA deg. 48 min
S75 sec wv. @thence, in a northerly
direction along said international
boundary line (the same being the
axis of the Colorado rIver) to monu
ment 2O6, in Lat. 32 deg. AZ min.
sec. N, Long ia deg. 43 min. 2S.2
sec. W.; thence S. S5 deg. 81 min.
8 sec. w. (true) along said interna-
tional boundary line TAX miles to
point where said boundary line I'm
tersects the 116th meridian, being
in Lat 80 deg. 81 min. 34.4 sec. NJ.
Long. 116 deg. W.; thence on line
S. SO deg. 80 min. 20 sec. e. (true)
1897 miles to the point where this
line -intersects the shore on the west
coast of the Gulf of California, in
the state of Lower California, Mexico,
and in approximate Lat 81 deg. 20
min 1913 sec. NJ, Long ia deg. 5S
min. 43 sec. W.; thence, continuing
along the same line 239.9 miles to
q, point in the Gulf of California,
in Lat. 2S deg. 80 min. NJ, Long. 1l2
deg. 35 min. W.; thence on line
N. 72 deg. 20 min. 46 sec. q (true)
AZ miles to a point on the shore
about five miles southeast OF Point
Kline and on the east coast of tho
Gulf of California, in the State OF
Sonora, Mexico, and in approximate
Lat. 28 deg. Al min. NJ, Long. III
deg. 55 min. 80 Sec W.; thence on
a line N. IL deg. 1S min 2 sec. E.,
1918 miles to the point of starting.
The foregoing minute description,
prepared by governmental naval ex-
perts in 1911, shows the great care
Delegate Cameron exercised in regard
to this matter. He spent months or
trying effort in connection with It,
and it emphasizes the thoroughness
with which he prepares any matter
he has in hand.
The Mexican Revolution
IT will be recalled that the revolu-
tion in Mexico was initiated in De-
oember 1910; that Juarez was not
cautured by Madero until May, 1871;
that Madero did not enter Mexico
city until July, 1911; that chaos
reigned supreme within Mexico for
years thereafter There is no ques'
tion but that a second Gadsden could
easily have made a satisfactory, mu-
tually advantageous deal for the area
with a second Santa Ana during
that turbulent period
CamerOn's Work stopped
! The opportune time to have secured
the area was in 1912, for the ma
tional administration then in power
| favored acquiring it, but the defeat
I of Delegate Cameron in the fall of
1911 for United States senator stop
ped him from continuing his efforts
! to acquire the area and total title
! to the waters of the Colorado river.
Time Changes
| When Senator Cameron took his
seat in the United States senate
March 4, 1921, nearly decade had
elapsed since his detailed efforts IN
1911 in behalf of Colorado river de-
velopment, and the factors then con-
fronting him were vastly different
| than those that existed in 1911; ten
times as much land was under cul-
I tivation within the Mexican Colorado
river delta area, a much greater
population and considerable rail-
road mileage existed; American In
terests were desirous of retaining
these lands within Mexico; states
other than Arizona and California