Show THE ARIZONA BOUNDARY river flows southwesterly the efte colorado across the SOut southeast bOast corner of the state ast ot of utah and aad intersects the boundary line about vish utah arizona between the southeastern bad and corners borbor ot of the first named continuing its southwesterly course the river separates a large tro of country comprising the he corner ot of arizona fram the he rest of that territory the general tract is IB triangular and it form of tola this to cell mateel to be about one hundred and fifty miles long loag from east to west by mils wide from north bout about eighty to south abeso measurements belog being along lonia the north and weal wat lines of the to in other borjes respectively tria triangle nl the extreme the of this tract from the ariona by abo colorado river flag of to effectual characters character lo in a of a very physical because couse tb abe 0 river ex at a few points is ie difficult or impossible to oroee cross and traffic between the tract and the rest reet of arizona Is consequently difficult and involves much round about aba ut travel the tract to is deserts wild moun in character and abounds in ID precisely much retracts an ae cattle thieves and olber desperadoes delight in ID being under the he jurisdiction ol oi Ars arizona yet separated from it by a natural obstacle oba more form formidable formia leable able than the he highest range of mountains would be we region has become infested with criminals criminal who are io in an excel lent position to defy law and and prey upon law abiding citizens the district diat riot thus infested lies liea imme south of st george ravish and the contiguous towns ol of this state inose to ta have suffered buffered long from the delpreda de preda of the lawless classes referred to but the prosecution of the culprits has bae involved long and expensive journeys into arizona on the part of victims and s an n expense on some of the counties of that territory which they ha have ve been unwilling to incur hence justice has been persistently and successfully defied to correct the abe evils eella that arlee arke out oat of this condition of thing twinge it la Is necessary nece enary that the tract of land above described should be ceded to utah and the present legislature has made provision for sending two commissioners to prescott Pre ecott to lay the matter before the legislature of arizone arizona which is now in evelon ee elon and obtain the consent of that body to the change of boundary line should the Ar arizona izna legislature cone ent it la Is be lieveld congress easily can be prevailed upon to do the rest the bringing of the region in ques quei tion under the jurisdiction of utah U tab to the souL part of which it naturally belo belong will it Is believed result in breaking up the hands bands of outlaws that make casks it their home and conier confer crotee protection upon the citizens of the southern counties of thip thin state |