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 affiuent Virgin river, and
west of the l0Sth meridian. Its 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 a
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 l l4th 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
lO2d meridian; its western Green river; it,
southern the 37th, and its northern the 42G
parallel of latitude. The Rocky Mountains
will form sort of back bone, passing nearly
along its centre. Its extent will be abou
100000 square miles. By thus clipping thu
wings of Utah on both the east and ives
sides, the latter will be left with scarcely one
fourth of its present extent. A narrow stri]
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 surrounde,
by the new territorial governments of Arizona
Nevada, 1dahoe, and that portion of the oil,
Territory of Oregon which was attached t.
Washington last Congress. If this does no
bring the Mormons nearer to civilization an,
good government, it will bring civilization an,
good government nearer to them.
Dacotah is to be composed of part of tn
present Territory of that name and porto,
of Nebraska, and bounded as follows TIL
forty-sixth meridian of north latitude on tn
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 O
the Rocky mountains, and on the west b,
Washington Territory. This Territory will
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 On the south, and Washingto,
on the west This will make an area of abou
$50, 900 square miles.