New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-22
THE NEW TERRITORIES,
NElsEASk a,
~ .sS~SArmv AM N,vvsA, CArlrururs

..,..r.t,sss, araer which 10 wss enacted asd ap
,,~,ss have sscstri moyr than crdinar, interest In
a. rsAh, msaa es the nation relative to the natural
.r.Nh,cs Of these Territories aud tacr prospective
,ss,,.ss propose ~ give ,ca, ,er the Information
Of war readers accurate geographical dcs'r'r''""
81 tAe.c reru,oses derived chiefly iVm personal 90
s<rva,ssa aud ahscnt impurities OF traders aud trap
p~xv lurs,x ,eng rcg,cd c familiar intercourse VII"
tAem.
In this lester shsM hcgr with tho Nebraska '''''
sSty lcS,ius that ii ksnsSs 10 occupy 'u'"'' '"o'
The Asaeysrcs ri Nebraska SIS given III sa' 'ao "''
C~sxrr,s ARE ~ N,lcws Via, North ~ 'ac '''" P''.
a,sl OF ,anteis separating our t"rs''"'es "'s'"s"
SSm ,Acsr OF Ercsi Rrs'n' south by the 'V'h para
-, Cav n,)s. hs,,w the tortN-wes' corner III the
49,. =, v,s,s.r; Gas, b, ne Missouri, River, the
~,.,,rr hre Of Missrar, snd the western hns e MIN
ncsst.. AMI wc,, BY the mssa ridge OF the h"'G
Mountains.
r.ss ii the country from the Missouri River
,..,~.d 10 the SPURS ii the mountains is rolling
,,,r,e ka, hide diversified in its aspect save by the
Intersection et lis streams. The soil. tor space
VARYING fs,m ~ 70 IN miles west Of the Missouri
Hver AID the State hno is nearly dcn'i'Si VIII" '""'
al lews and Missouri. The highlands are open P'A'
r<,, covered With grasses; the river bottom "sf
r,A l,sn. shaded by dense forests tr'" 'n'' INV
ss.-,,, ~ shou, the mouth Of oaa sa' t'sT hu"n's
Water Hiv,r IL is one houndlcss eNrahse '' '"'"s
.-x;,;e $, l.rcrly uirrmNed with sand as 10 DC Almost
ana, 70, craiusr, agricultural purposes Inc Prar'es
an, however cxrye,cd with sUcculen' grasses aHor1
xs ar iasNhsus,ible supply fer herds at cattle and
sAceH
t.. bind dis:rc; iss formation Of mari and earthly
sme.tcne. and extends in belt Of many mics eas'
and Yves, Of The Msndsn Village. on the most northern
h<ra Of the Missouri River and sosth"ard across 'he
seu,sern boundary 81 the Territory This soil cannot
k~ otherwise than yer! productive. should thhA IL
esreeally adapted 10 whcst. rye. hare! and oats
have seen also very fine Indian corn along the upper
valleys of the Missouri River. II is in this district
A,, xbs, are called bates by the Canadian French and
.rrss hy the Spaniards profusely scattered Here
and there the traveller finds surfaces varying II dame
"a, from hundred feet 10 mile elevated from fifteen
70 f,y fee. shove the surrounding surface they are
nat hills or Knobs the sides Of which are more OF
less steep and covered with grass. Their SIDES are
nesry perpendicular their surfaces nat ana often COW
ered with mountain cherries and other shrubs. lhey
have the appearance of having been suddenly ee'aiea
above the surrounding surface by some specihc cause
This mari and limestone formation is IN many LOCALITIES
worked into fantastic picturesque forms by the &C.
t;ou of the elements. In place, especially called
by the traders La Maxrdise Tere he bad ground and
about thirty miles in diameter it has assumed mar
vicious variety of singular forms. From one point o.
view il assumes the aspect Of an extensive and froWn'
ing fertilization; from another, the appear nee Of an
oriental city crowned with domes and mnnarets; and
from third. the appearance of sterile broken and
Ne elp
These delusve appearances are produced by distance
and the position of the SUM-
The wrecks of the diluvian period of geology are
vpread all over this region, and most profusey on tina
portiou north of the Missouri River. Detached masses
Of rock. some of them hundreds Of tuns i'll weight,
wholly unconnected with the adjacent geological forma
TONS ard evidently allied to those of the northern
Rocky Mountain region, dot the whole country
The district which Twill call the fourth, lying north
Of the Missouri River and west of Minnesota sue
eesson of undulatng plains the soil OF which is q'e
fertile but rather dry These plains are covered with
thick grassy sward which sustans innumerabe herds
Of bison, elk and deer.
The fifth district is at the base of the Black Hills
between that range aud the Rocky Mountains and in
cludes the valley Of the Yellow Stone, of the Maria
River and variety Of other small valleys circumvaa
ted BY an amptheater Of mountains and gorgeous noun
tain scenery. The valley Of the Yellow Stone is spa
cious fertile and salubrous. The streams are fringed
with trees. from whence the valley expands many
miles to the mountains. The traveller can almost
imagine himself upon the Danube. for the valley is
sprnkled over at long intervals with cyclopean struc-
ares Of granite closely assmated in appearance from
adieant vew to the stern and solitary castles with
which Europe was covered aud guarded during the
middle ages. But these structures exceed those Of
Europe in magnitude aud grandeur, and the woods and
waters are disposed with taste and beauty which the
highest art must ever toll after in vain 1t sencirced
by rich girdle of nights and mountains the bases and
DARK sides of which are Obscured in shrubs and the
submits tuited with noble forest And here is
10 be the seat Of populous and powerful community
N the far future.
The Missouri River was assembled by Lewis and
Clarke in canoes, distance Of 1900 miles. Ii has
been navigated by steamboats, the foot of the Great
Falls, 2,50O miles. From the point where the Nodo
way 10 Missouri stream, enters it upward, the north
eru bluffs recede leaving broad OPEN rolling plain
On the south bank the highlands skirt the stream
closely Above Council Bluffs. opposite Kanesville,
Iowa the bluffs on both sides recede and there lie little
or no timber save only lunches of cottonwood. From
the mouth of Jacques River the river valley continues
To become narrower to the base of the mountains
The river valley is the only rich aluvicn-the high
lands being inermixed with sand largely and unfit fol
agriculture except in the third district already de
scribed. Down as low as the Mandan village the Wa
Ter is as clear as the Ohio From thence, onward
its mouth it is impregnated by its tributaries with mar
and ssnd and always looks muddy as If ina ireshet
The spring freshet usually occurs about the lst o
r~.... 1rr;rc this freshet he ascent above