wrought to some benefit--we need it greatly.

Very truly yours, G. H. Oury.

ŒTueson, Oct. 2, 1857.

We have heard from Mesilla and they fully concur with us in all
we have done, showing that you are the person chosen to act for
them and to represent their interest in this matter. The people
here are very much elated at the turn things are taking, and
every one seems to be highly pleased with the course you have
pursued. An election was held on the first Monday in September,
at which you received all the votes given, and a certificate of
your election, signed by the judges and clerks, has been
forwarded to you. The country is being settled very fast, and
there is somewhat of a stir to obtain cultivated lands. The lands
already under cultivation are now fifty per cent. higher than a
short time back. The great misfortune we labor under is want of
protection. Thousands and thousands of acres of land, as rich and
fertile as any on the face of the globe, lie idle and useless
because they are not protected from the Apaches. We want only one
thing besides the Territorial organization, and that is
PROTECTION.

Very truly yours, S. Warner.


Oct. 8, 1857.

The guerilla warfare on the Sonora frontier continues with