Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-08-23
R: taCeILa alIe0 us.
OF THE UNITED sTiTEs.

A majority of persons are, owing TO the
confused state in which Congress has left
our Territories, ignorant of the domain
now organized and unorganized in the
United States not included within State
government. A few words, by way of
shedding light upon the subject, will not be
found amiss. Our Pacific possessions ex-
tend from the 10Th degree of North latitude
to the 32dl degree, and from the coast of
the Pacific, on an average longitude of I24
degrees, to the Rio Grande, on an average
of l06 degrees. This would make an ex-
tent Of seventeen and a half degrees of
latitude, and eighteen of longitude and in
square miles about l6,00O,0O0.
Oregon is bounded by the 10th degree
of North latitude on the North, the Pacific
on the West, by the AID degree of latitude
on the South, (the upper boundary of Cali
fornia,) and the Rocky Mountains on the
East. The longitude traverscd by these
mountains, as the Eastern limits of the
territory, is from the 109th degree TO the
lIIth degree, following a crooked line
from point TO point.
California, as proposed to be admitted
as State, is bounded, as stated, on the
North by Oregon, on the West by the Pa
cifc, on the South by the 32d degree of
latitude, which is the line of boundary be-
tween Mexico and the United States, and
on the West by the Colorado river, which
is near the ll5th4 degree of longitude, and
parallel herewith, until we strike the 35th
degree of latitude, thence in direct line
Westerly until the line intersects the sum-
nit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and
thence along said mountains, in an almost
parallel direction with the 18th degree of
longitude, until the line again strikes the
Southern boundary of Oregon, or the AID
degree of North latitude.
Utdh is bounded upon the West by Cali
fornia, on the South by the dividing ridge
(or 37th degree of latitude) which rises
between the waters that flow into the Great
Basin and those which flow into the Gulf
of California, on the East by the same
ridge, which forms It's curvature from the
angle where the 37th degree of latitude
crosses the 18th degree of longitude, run
ming thence in curve until the line inter-
sects the lllth degree of longitude, and
thence up said degree Of longitude to the
lower boundary of Oregon, which is the
limit of the territory, as bounded on the
North.
ColOrado TERRITORY is that section of
country bounded on The lower West por-
ton by the lower eastern boundary of Cali
forna and the Colorado river, and on the
South by the dividing line between Mexico
and the United States, on the East by the
Sierra Madre, or Western limits of Mexico,
ard on the North by the curved ridge, or
37th degree Of latitude, which constitutes
the southern boundary of Utah, until the
line extends TO the lllth degree Of longi-
tude, whence the territory extends 10 the
42d degree of longitude, and is farther
bounded North by the same.
Nea0 MeGicO, as its limits are defined, is
bounded upon the West by the territory of
Colorado, on the South by the 32d degree
of latitude, on the East by the lO0th de-
gree of longitude, and on the North by the
Arkansas river and 42d degree of north
latitude. The Arkansas river extends III
curvature line from this degree of lati-
mde. down the l07lh degree of longitude
a short distance, and thence in a diyerging
line to the Tooth degree of longitude,
whence it is mtcrsectrd by the 39th degree
of north latitude.