Inexhaustible mines of gold and silver and copper demand development and defy competition. Illimitable coal deposits sufficient to supply the needs of the continent. agricultural lands equal in productiveness to the best in the West. and a climate as healthful and salubrious as any in the world invite the farmer. the laborer. the professional man. the miner. the merchant. and the manufacturer to come and locate and be happy and prosperous. The only shadow and the only blight in these marvelous attractions are the clouded titles of unsettled land claims. which are a perpetual menace to holders and a continued alarm to immigrants. For over thirty years. or since the act of 1854 proved a failure and a burden. people in that part of our country have begged and their legislatures have memorialized Congress for relief. Under existing law Congress alone has jurisdiction to settle private land claims. but it has been years since a bill has passed the House of Representatives confirming and settling a land claim in New Mexico.
Keywords matched
immigrants