North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-16
From the New York Exnress.
Boundaries Of the United States as J,fred by the

From the New York Express.
boundaries Of the United States, as tfred by til
Treaty of Nov. 3, 1888.
1t may be observed that the boundaries of the Uni
hxed by the treaty of the Sd of November, 1888,
1885, and the parts were the latter date as follows
Commencing at the northeast angle of Maine. ane
thence along the eastern border of the then Terri
tory of the Atlantic ocean, 25C
Thence, by general courses, diregardnr in
curves along the Atlantic ocean, from Pas
samaquoddy bay to St. Croix river, 1 ,40C
Thence along ;he southern boundary to the
Mississippi river, CSC
Western boundary, along the Mississippi, &C.,
TO the northwest angle, 1,4OO
And thence along the infexions of the northern
boundary to the northeast angle of Maine, 1900
Entire boundary, in 1898, miles, $500
Note.-Reiectng minor numbers, geographers, Of
ter the ratification of the treaty of 1888 estimated with
sufficient accuracy the within this permeter at
one million OF square miles. The subsequent acqui-
stion of louisiana, Florida and the great intermedi-
ate space westward of Louisiana the Pacific ocean,
gave to the United States its existing limits, shown
in the annexed table:
TABLE OF EXISTING BOUNDARIES, COMMENCING AT THE
MOUTH OF ST. CROIx RIVER.
From the mouth of ST. Crox river, along the Atlantic
ocean to Florida Point, 400
From Florida Point along the Gulf of Mexico
to the mouth of the Mississippi river, 900
From the mouth of the Mississippi that of
the Rio Grande, 700
Thence along southwestern border from the
mouth of the Rio Grande the Pacific
ocean at San Diego, 1,4OO
Thence along the Pacific ocean to the Straights
of St. jean de Fuca, 1900
Thence eastward along north latitude 49o to
Lake of the Woods, 1900
Thence along former northern Canadian, 1900
And thence along the Atlantic ocean to the
mouth of st. Croix river, 1850
Entire existing boundary in 1851, 9,45o
We find that by these tabular elements the present
aggregate OF outline exceeds the former, they ex
listed In l793 not materially differing from two to
The most important contrast is not, however, in the
outline, but In relative contents. One million of
square miles demand, if laid down in a square,
thousand miles, each side But if the sides doubled,
the quantity IS quadrupled EST mated by the COM
Paative Rhumbs the joint surface added the terri
toryofthe United States since 1898 rather exceeds
millions of square miles, 1t is, therefore, safe al
low, that within the existing perimeter OF the United
States there three millions of square miles. There
fore while the outline has nearly doubled, the con-
tents have trebled.
thine outlines given in the tables herewith nclu-
ded, are general distances and irrespective of the in
ner curves of bays or inlets OF the whole aggre-
gate, 400 miles along maritime coasts, to which,
If due allowance is made for inland curves, the
tire outline would exceed eleven thousand miles,
with the Atlantic border facing Europe and Africa.
and the Pacific coast fronting eastern Asia. Neither
recorded history existing national limits present
parallel. WILLIAM DARBY.
Washington, July %.
The above, furnished by Mr.. Darby, an old geo.
grapher and satstician of Washington, for the Elk
PRESS yes the reader hardly fair outline of the
tenaion of the boundaries of the country. 1t is
tain however, that the $500 miles of boundary in
November 1893 the date of the laying of the
stone of the old Capitol, by George Washington,
have grown under the acquisitions of ftyeight years.
(to the laying of the cornerstone of the newer
tended Capitol, by President Fimore,) to 9,45O
miles. This is the extended boundary, without he
indentations of rivers. bays, coves, inets, which
would many times multiply these nine or ten thous-
and miles.
We have doubt that the example of growth
like this is without parallel. The extended ocean
front the Atlantic and Pacific, with Ne vast land
area between, alone i've the reader any thing like
just magnitude of the territorial possessions of the
country. And yet there are multtudes dissatisfied.
and who, in all these vast possessions, fail to see
"Ample room and verge enough ;"
to contain their boundess antcipations. Canada is
looked towih greedy eyes by some of the North and
Cuba by others at the South and North both. Some
want Lower Cali fornia and ready seize it II Ell
arn'is Others look with longing eyes the South
American States and there are but few who do not
expect the coming of that day when this nation shall
excaim, in all the uness of actual possession
No pent-up Utica contracts powers,
The whole boundless continent is ours