The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-16

longer if necessary"
From the Daily State Rights Republican.
THE TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED
STATES.
By reference to our Telegraphic column,
our readers will perceive that the California
Bill passed the U. 5. Senate yesterday by
majority of sixteen. Not at this moment being
informed as to what amendments may have
been made to it, we must forth present defer
any comments. But as many persons are, ow-
ing to the confused state in which Congress
has placed our Territories, ignorant of the do
main now organized and unorganized in the U.
States, not included within State government,
we avail ourselves of some valuable informa-
ton we find in the Philadelphia Erening B"'-
leiin, of the 9th inst, to shed some light on the
subject.
"Our Pacific possessions extend from the
18th degree of North latitude to the 80 l-2 de-
r1ree, and from the coast of the Pacific, on an
average longitude of l24 degrees, to the Rio
Grande, on an average of LOG degrees. This
would make an extent of Seventeen and half
degrees of latitude and eighteen of longitude,
and in square miles about 100000.
"Oregon is bounded by the 10th degree of
North latitude upon the South, (the upper boun-
dary of California; and the Rocky Mountains
upon the East The longitude traversed by
these mountains, as the Eastern limits of the
territory, is from the l09:h degree to the lllth
degree, following crooked line from point to
point.
California, rs proposed to be admitted as
State, is bounded, as stated, on the North by
California, on the West by the Pacific, on the
South by the 32d degree of latitude, which is
the line of boundary between Mexico and the
United States, and on the West by the Colora-
do river, which is near the lis l.2 degrees of
longitude, and parallel herewith, until we
strike the 35th degree Of latitude, thence in
direct line westerly until the line ntersects the
summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and
thence along said mountains, in an almost par
allel direction with the l20th degree of longi-
tude, until the line again strikes the Southern
boundary of Oregon, or the 42d degree ofnorth
latitude.
"Utah is bounded on the west by California,
on the south by the dividing ridge Tor 9th de-
gree of latitude,) which rises between the wa
ters that flow into the great Basin and those
which flow into the Gulf of California, on the
| east by the same ridge, which forms its curva-
/ ture from the angle where the 37th degree OF
latitude crosses the 18th degree Of longitude,
running thence in curve until the line inter.
sects the i 18th degree oflongitude, and thence
up said degree of longitude to the lower boun-
dary of Oregon, which is the limit of the terri
tory, as bounded on the north.
Colorado Territory is that section 1f coun-
try bounded upon the lower west portion by
the lower eastern boundary of California, and
the Colorado river, and the south by the divi
ding line between Mexico and the U. States, on
the east by the Sierra Madra, or western limits
of Mexico, and ON the north by the curved ridge
or 9th degree of latitude, which constitutes
the southern boundary of Utah, until the line
extends to the lllth degree of longitude,
whence the territory extends to the 42d degree
of longitude, and is farther bounded north by
the same.
"New Mexico, as its limits are defined, is
bounded upon the West by the territory of Co.
dorado on the South by the 23d degree of lati.
tude, on the East by the one hundredth degree
Of longitude, and on the North by the Arkansas
river and 42d degree of North latitude, The
Arkansas river extends in a curvature line from
this degree oflatitude, down the 10th degree
of longitude a short distance, and thence in a
diyerging line to the Tooth degree oflongitude,
whence It is intersected by the 39th degree Of
north lattute.
"The Indian Territory is bounded on the
South by the Arkansas river, thence in a
straight line South, to the Red River, which
bounds it remotely near the 34th deg. of lat, on
the West by the Rem River, on the North by
Nebraska, and on the East by the States of Ar
kansas and Missouri.
"Nebraska is bounded on the West by the
eastern limits of Oregon and upper angle of
New Mexico, on the North by the 10th degree
of oflatitude, (or line dividing the United States
from Canada,) on the South by the Indian Ter
ritory, and on the East by the State Of Iowa,
and Territory Of Minnesota.
r. Minnesota is bounded upon the west by Ne
brasla, (sumetimes called Missouri Territory
| on tl,p South by the State Of Iowa, on the east
by the State OF Wisconsin and Lake Superior,
and OH the north by the dividing line between
the United States and Cenada-42d degree of
latitude.
"Ihese are the territories which the U. States
own, covering an area greater than the whole
union of States, and larger than the whole su-
perfcial surface of Europe.
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