The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-31
Warrington territory.

The following details respecting this new Territory
created al the recent session OF Congress. will be reed
with interest They copied from the National Intel
hEencer OF Saturday
Among the few acts OF positive legislation consun.
mated the session Of Congress Just conclud thai
organizing the Territory Of Wsshisgtsu s Que q
the most important and interesting. II adds another sep
TO that ladder OF empire on which this growing nation i
mounting 10 the lofest heights OF political greatness,
This ultima thule OF domain forms the northwestern
block in the huge mosaic whefeon national ene,.
ges are 10 expend themselves. We need not to look
forward 10 longer territorial probation Ii between Az
and ten years this s-o land shall seek an honornb
entry into our great family OF States.
.Washington Territory" (so named with singular In
and. contributing fresh confusion 10
our already confused nomenclature. will have 10 BE-
changed comprises the northern portion oil the recen,
Oregon Territory and is bounded the south by he
Columbia river, upto near Waa- w ALA lsome two hun.
grees OF latitude nlersec,s il thence by this parallel 10
the OF the Rocky mountains thence The boundary fol-
lows ibis mountain crest latitude degrees ard
thence runs west this parallel 10 the Gulf OF Geoxja
and The Straits OF Fuca 10 the Pacific, by which il Is Inn.
tied on the west We derive from scientific and well.
informed some particulars respecting this Tern.
tory readily accessible TO the public, which PIE.
.W ashing,on Territory" lies chiefly between latitude,
a6 deg and 40 deg and between lonxitudes no deg and
1876 deg west OF Greenwich. The boundary initial points
and parallels be accurately determined. and il
be decided where the crest OF the Rocky mountains
really is This latter problem may not be easy OF solu
x,
ria map aud the Indian Bureau and Typographical Be-
reau maps all represent these mountains differently
Lewis & Clark exhibit tour distinct ranges. with which
the best recent explorations essentially agree indicating
at least three parallel ranges running nearly norhwest,
inatead OF The prevalent indication OF single noh
and south range Exploration may show the necessity Of
definite eastern boundary On the north ne mouth
OF FrazeLx river is near 10 latitude 80 deg that po
ton OF II may be found 10 fall IN the United Ssses
though this 10 improbable. There thus several in.
porant geographical questions connected with the bound
Washington Territory has within its limits portions a
well explored, and others nearly az unknown. ~
be found wes' OF the Mississippi. The Columbia rivH
was thoroughly surveyed by Captain Wilkes. two sheets
out Of six being published. II was surveyed BY
Becher in 1889. and two sheets are published among
the Admiralty charts The Coast Survey has twice sur
son of these several surveys with vancouvers ndss
remarkable degree of shifting in the sand banks Al s
mouth Shoalwaier bay has been surveyed BY the Coas
Survey, but the survey is not published Gays barber
has also Just been surveyed and this, with Cbickalss
river has been surveyed and the survey published BY
Captain Wilkes The Admiralty charts the Straits
couvers island coast survey reconnaissance has now
extended up the entire Pacific coast and along the south
coast OF the Straits Of Fuca and will soon b Pubiahed
The surveys under Captain Wilkes and bic narrative,
give full information of all the group OF islands 10 the
Gulf OF Georgia, and the channels leading 10 and making
up Pugefs sound with much detail The shores Of ID
wonderful network of channels are 10 favored IN soil
and location that they must soon posses great value
Through surprising extent OF line they q recy &C
cessibe for ocean vessels and form, were an u.
mense network OF harhor They present the foundation
ives, half OF Washington, the resources Of which they
will greatly aid in developing Fort Nisqually and
Olympia, at the southern extremity OF PuGets sound.
must rapidly advance with the growth OF the Territory
The interior portion OF this secdon is bu. imperteey
known The Land Office surveys north Of the Columbia
have yet made but l,e progress; but the sketches
prepared in that office give recent and correct In
formation than is elsewhere to be found on The section
between that river and Pugets sound. On penetlaing
further towards the Rocky mountains the country j. e.
sen'ally unknown The narrative Of Lewis and Clark
lished in New York in ls47 and irvings Astoria, he
editon the chief publications Of value on ks
ground. These serve merely TO show that The county
bordering the Rocky mountains between - deg and y
deg on both sides, stll fine held Tor exploration.
Much may be expected from Dr. Evans who 10 gagged
geological reconnaissance OF the old oregon Isloy
1 which has taken him much among the Rocky mountains
and over their basal plains. $3.50. q
With field every way requiring examination.
fortunate that the newly appointed governor Of asons
ton possesses many peculiar quahcauonA of hn "a
uon and especially thorough training in geoxraphesl
science Governor Stevens late Lieutenant aud bfsvd
major OF the corps OF engineers and now lust entering on
been the assistant charge OF the Coas, Survey Once ios
over three years. head graduate At West font,
highly efficient constructing officer OF engineers, dlstin.
gushed General SCOTS staff in Mexico. ne has dn.
Charged the aborous and difficult administrative duties
of his recent position in excellent manner Is 10 er
frequent encomums from Professor bache. the supsrn'
tendent oil the Coast Survey, and 10 anolo every kusr
anee that he will make himself most usefnly fet 10 he
sphere on which he is entering. We expect. IRON hn
energy from his lberay Of views and aalnments, that
he will not perm, his present term TO expire without p
senting to the public a toleably complete map Of ns
Territory, and such reports an will gives clear concep
ton of the surface soil resources, products and pseu
liari,ies OF a region so TO become Stale win
voice in our national councils. Those who best know
him are confident he will be able 10 accomplish THIS ana
much more in addition TO those important and labonous
duties which will devove him in organizing and put
ting into thorough operation the machinery Of new ff'
! ritorial government.