HorseHunter Report post Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, runningbird said: Regarding the line to Yuma. Maybe a surveyor was sick but Mexico flat out refused the ports and demanded a 50 mile wide area so not make Baja an Island to their country. For this reason the Gadsden purchase was actually considered a failure at the time. Not the only time in history that land purchases were ridiculed at the time. Too bad they didn't buy more as they left so much prime Coues habitat on the table. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sewards-folly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
