Litchfield enquirer., 1845-01-02


II The Territory IF .astaska.-The following ex.
tract from the report ofihe Secretary of War, con-
tanning his recommendatiOnf Establishing aterri-
toral government for part Of oaf possessions this
side Ofthe Rocky mountains, willie read with in-
,terest, now that bin haseen introduced intoth
House Of Representatives for organizing this terri
tory: 6 u iaflsis7al sfal3 va e4&Ya'tg seA
eeIr consequence of The conflicting claims Of for.
eign nationto the territory West Of the Rocky Moun
fains Congress has exhibited areluctance to0rgan-
ize il under a territorial Government. 8 Entertain
ing MYSELF doubt Of thepropriety end expetiien-
cy Of the measure jnstifable by the Legitimacy OF
our claim, shalt say nothing further on the sub
ject. but will bring your attention something near
er home. ssnfta ru"E 75r?@3 af "
da The immediate valleys Of the head streams Of the
Arkansas. the Platte and the Yellow rivers, have
much rich and valuable land The rlatte or Ne
braska, being the central stream leading into or
from the great South Pass, would very properly fur
nish a name 10 the territory, which, propose sug
costing to be erected into territorial government,
in connection with and preliminary to the xtenson,
m that direction, of our military posts. would
confne the Nebraska Territory to our undsputed
possessions, on this side ofthe Rocky Mountains
It's boundary line would commences at the mouth
Of the Kansas. and run upthe Missouri river tothe
mouth of Running water river, and would pursue
Itnat stream 10 the Hedu OI Tvs
thence due west to the aWnd-river chain. Fpom
this point turning southwark, the line would cou-
tinue along the Wind river IaDge, and the main
chain OF the Rocky Mount aims, to the head ofaha
Arkansas, and following that stream to the mouth
ofthe Pawnee Fork, would pass, by the head ufthe
Neosha and Usage rivers, again to the mouth ofthe
Kansas. y y assitg sst& snis f1EF @s a*a&g"
The eastern section of the region embraced by
these boundaries, from the Missouri river westward
for two hundred and fifty miles, is Of great agri-
cultural beauty and facilities thckly tmbered on
the numerous tributaries the Kanzas, Usage and
Neosha rivers, and in fertility equal to the best
1 land in Missouri From the limit Of this fertile
portion, westward, for the space of 400 miles, the
country is entirely covered with rich grasses, which
improve in quality and quantity up to the snow Of
the mountains. Stsfsios@ s-.1lalii s,7 s.r@7-si 20
The limits of this Territory include the extreme
| head Of navigation Of the Arkansas all the good
1 lines Of communication with California, the road
from our frontier tothe Mexican boundary and San
4 ia Fe, and also excellent and more direct pass
to Oregon, discovered byrecen exploration. about
one hundred and fifty miles southwark Oh the great
South passgas Ets7sa sa..d% 9sc5jdl sa5ase
Although the number of inhabitants engaged in
dagriculturaT and other pursuits within those limits
lido not afford the amount OF population at all ade
quate, at present,sto the formation of full, and
complete territorial Government, yet such an in
1choate or preliminary organization might be now
4adopted as would be cssary to extend the con.
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| and TO throw sits protection around our emf
grants to Oregon in their passage through this conn-
1;ry.H tstfra raE .ts4h u. a&,ta1 f5G '@s@t
10 sAterritorial organization Of the country and
\ military force placed on the very summit whence
4 floy ali the great streams Of the North American
4 Continent, either intothe .Gnlfof Mexico or the
4 Pacific Ocean would no longer leave our claim to
Y the Oregon Territory barren ornnenable claim
Itspossessions and occupancy would thenceorth not
depend upon the naval superiority on the Pacific
L Ocean. TFoops and supplies from the projected
Nebraska TERRITORY would be athletic contend fer
FITS possession with any force coming from the a.
Natural obstfuctions I'M the navigation Of the Coli
umbiariver would enable settlements gradually to
Iapproaclft the coast, in defiance Gift should ceme
u tOliat) ofany navyinthe world. The time, indeed
might not be distant, when these very settlements
I would supply all the elements which might be
llneeded Of naval strength 10 give us our natural
ard proper position onthe Pacific Ocean. In car
ryirg out these views Ill would recommend an alb
4 propralon of 100000 for erecting the militia
lry posts from The Missouri river to the Rocky
4 1881 iiia 2sY1os 9SA-----f y tFta ,rtHA-. ..a
'hs Eeono,nising .--sYon7 don't want nothing, my
\ dear Salty,' said the good mother, when her only
darter got husband, and was about settling in the
4 eoods-.you don't want nothing eXcepta dish-ket-
\ tie. When your father and commenced. we had
u nothing hut dish, Kettle used to boil my coffee
i in it, and peur that into pitcher, then boil my
potatoes in it and putdhem in plate. when used
4 II to stew my meat in; and always after meals |
fed the pigs out Of the same kettle, You can do a
great deal with dishkette Sally, If you only have
a mind to- "-
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4 Remedy for Rot in Potatoes.--A friend calling
upon us few days since, IN the ctairsc OF CONVEX
sation CAV us the following account of his method
I Of saving his potatoes from the rot During the
| last two years have examined numerous potatoe
hfieds and invariably found the vines early in the
4 saasen completely covered with Species Of flea |;
at late period the tops of the game vines appeared
ibruwn prematuvely On cutting them open dis
Ecovereda small insect, having numerous legs. and
4 think they sucked the sap which should have
gone to the nourishmcnt OF the tubers and the rot
/ consequently ensued. = so =. ~lf s
IN the year 1919 planted field of several acres
in drills, narrowing he ground. level and top dres-
sed il with lime and charcoal dust, The yield was
432 bushels per acre: at the same time the pota-
toes throughout the neighborhaod were decayed
This year planted the same seed in tie following
manner: The ground was thrown into drills. and
Emanured heavily; the potatocs were cut into sets
of single eyes fourteen days before required for
planting, and covered with plaster and iine they
were then placed in the drill, 9 inches apart tops.
centres and ends separately, 10 mark the difference
in growth and each alternative three rows then
covered with different substances, such as lime, sui
I'phate of ammonia, sicate Of potash, Sc, When
dug, they were all sound except few rows on
which nothing had been used but the manure, and
lthesc were decayed, although received only three
weeks before planting directly from France
The only reason that can give why my potatoes
have escaped the rot ID, that the above substances
used in dressing them were offensive to the insect
sazf.a ,sa Ti7 .ameican .Rgricuita1alasf
Tscelve-.efonM CIocks--Crane's patent twelve
Emonth clocks are exciting considerable interest in
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