Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
Proposed New Territories.

The House Committee OH Territories have
agreed upon bills for organizing five new
Territories, which will include the entire
unorganized region between the Mississippi
Valley and the Pacific slope. Their names
are to be Arizona, Nevada, Idahoe, Dacotah
and Chippewa.
Arizona includes all that portion of terrific.
ry obtained from Mexico east of the Colorado
and its northerly affluent Virgin riyer,) and
west of the l0Sth meridian. It's southern
boundary will be the Mexican border, and
its northern the parallel of SO deg. 80 min.,
separating it from Utah. 1t will thus form
block nearly square, including most of New
Mexico west of the Rocky Mountains, and
containing nearly 100000 square miles.
Nevada will comprise all that part of Utah
west Of the Hath meridian, besides small
triangle between Virgin river and the Califor-
MIA State Line, and narrow strip of what
was formerly called Oregon Territory (now
Washington between the eastern border Of
that State and Green river. 1t will thus con-
tain about 175, 900 square miles, and include
the now famous Washoe mineral region.
Idahoe, signifying ''Gem of the Mountains"
is the name proposed for the Pixies Peak
territory. Its eastern boundary will be the
102d meridian; its western Green river its
southern the 37th, and its northern the AID
parallel of latitude. The Rocky Mountains
will form sort of back bone, passing nearly
along its centre. Its extent will be about
100000 square miles, By thus clipping the
wings of Utah on both the east and west
sides, the latter will be left with scarcely one
fourth of its present extent A narrow strip
east of Green river will be added to Nebraska
The Committee have agreed that the bal
ance of Utah east of the Green river, abou
10000 square miles, shall be attached to Ne
braska. This will reduce Utah to about 90,
900 square miles, which will be surrounded
by the new territorial governments of Arizona
Nevada, Idahoe, and that portion of the ole
Territory of Oregon which was attached t.
Washington last Congress. If this does no
bring the Mormons nearer to civilization ant
good government, it will bring civilization ant
good government nearer to them.
Dacotah is to be composed of part of tn
present Territory of that name and portion
of Nebraska, and bounded as follows :-Th
forty sixth meridian of north latitude on th
north, Minnesota and Iowa to the mouth o
the Big Sioux on the east, on the south fol
lowing the Missouri river from the mouth o
the Big Sioux to the mouth of the Nebraska
and along the Niobrsrah to the one hundre,
and second meridian of west longitude, alon
the forty third parallel north latitude, theme
along the forty-third parallel to the crest 0
the Rocky mountains, and on the west b,
Washington Territory. This Territory viii
consist of about l35, 900 square miles. Thi
does not include or interfere with any of tn
settled portions of Nebraska.
Chippewa, an entirely new Territory, i
composed of the northern part of Dacotal
and Nebraska, and is bounded as follows =
The British Possessions on the north, Min
nesota on the east, the forty-sixth parallel O
north latitude IN the south, and Washington
on the west. This will make an area of abou
100000 square miles.