. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... Arizona was first visited by Spanish exploring parties as early as1526. They found there indications of mineral wealth, but also warlike and hostileIndians, so that they made but few settlements, and the country was but little betterknown when it passed into the hands of the Americans than it was 300 years portion of the Territory lying north of the Gila river was acquired by the treatywith Mexico, signed at Guadalupe Hidalgo, Feb. 2, 184S, and that south of it wasbought from Mexico under the Gadsden treaty of Dec.
. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... Arizona was first visited by Spanish exploring parties as early as1526. They found there indications of mineral wealth, but also warlike and hostileIndians, so that they made but few settlements, and the country was but little betterknown when it passed into the hands of the Americans than it was 300 years portion of the Territory lying north of the Gila river was acquired by the treatywith Mexico, signed at Guadalupe Hidalgo, Feb. 2, 184S, and that south of it wasbought from Mexico under the Gadsden treaty of Dec. 30. 1853, it being desired tostraighten the southern frontier, and to acquire what were believed to be mineral landsof much value. Arizona was made a Territory by the act of Feb. 24, 1863, prior towhich time it had formed a part of New Mexico. Population.âCensus of 1880: Males, 28,202; Females, 12,238; Native,24,; Foreign, 16,049; White, 35,160; Colored, 5,280, including 1,630 Chmese, 2Japanese and 3,493 Indians. Ill MAP OF ARIZOTSTA. â J 3 U ^^^^^w,i4. %m«^ \ WASHINGTON V«-^<;% ( \ -^igct5-g% ^t ^];!M
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