Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

BE Y E()ND THE WEST.
as the Territorial Legislature organized and divide(]
it into four counties, naming them after four lea(]ing tribes of Indians residing within its boundaries.
As the Secretary, of whom I have spoken, has given
a more accurate description than I could hope to
make, I give it ini his own language:
PIMA COUNTY.
This county is bounded on the east by the line ot
the Territory of New Mexico; on the north by the
middle of the main channel of the Gila River; on
the west by the line of 113 deg. 20 min. west longitude, and on the south by the Sonora line. The seat
of justice is established at Tucson.
Pima County embraces all of "the Gadsden Purchase" within the territorial lines, excepting the
small portion west of 113 deg. 20 min. west longi
tude, which is in Yuma County, and is the best knowi
portion of Arizona. This comes from its early settlement, the development of its mines, and the extensive travel through its length during the running
of the Southern or Butterfield Overland Mail. Its
silver mines are among the richest upon the continent. Some of them have been worked for centuries, and if they have not constantly yielded a
large return, it has been niore from a lack of prudexit mttitiagerment or the incursions of hlostile Indiaiis,
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