Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-14
CoIorado-.Nevada.-Dakota

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
As the telegraph has already announced,
the bills organizing the Territeries'of Col
orado, Nevada and Dakota have passed
both Houses Of Congress, and have been
signed by the President. This Increases
the number ofthe Territories of the United
States to seven, including the previously
existing ones Of Washington, Nebraska,
Utah and New Mexico.
The first of these Territories, Colorado,
includes parts of Kansas, Nebraska and
Eastern Utah. Its boundries run as fol-
lows:-Beginiug at point where the 1o2d
degree of West longitude from Greenwich
crosses the s7th parallel of North latitude,
thence along said 1O2d parallel to where
it intersects the 41st degree of North lati-
tude, thence West along said line 10th
degree of West longitude, then South
along said line to the 37th degree of North
latitude to the place of beginning. The
Territory contains about 100000 square
miles, and at this time population of
some $4,000 persons.
The Rocky Mountains divide the Terri
tory into two parts, Westward from them
flowing large number ofrives, tributary to
the Colorado, and Eastward otheres equal
" numerous and large tributary to the
Arkansas and South Fork Platte rivers. 1t
includes the famous mining region, Pixies
Peak, rich in gold and other metals, cut
off BY deserts from the more fertile Wes-
tern States, but destined to be the home
of advancing civilization, and to give up
its treasures at the summons of enEghten-
ed toll. @ ii '.7i 81.
Nevada is taken from Western Utah and
California. Its boundaries are as follows
Beginning at the point of intersection of
42d degree of North latitude with the
seth degree of longitude. West from
Washington; thence running south on the
line of this 1l6th degree West longitude,
until it intersects the Northern boundarys
of the Territory of New Mexico; thence
due west to the dividing ridge separating
the waters of Carson Valley from those
that flow into the Pacific; thence on this
dividing ridge northwardly to the 4lst de-
gree North latitude; thence due north to
the southern boundary line of the State
of Oregon; thence due east to the place OF
beginning.
That portion of the territory within
the present..limits of the State of Callfor-
mia is not to be included within Nevada,
until the State of California shall assent
to the same by act irrevocable without the
concent of the United States. The ter
ritory includes the lovely Carson Valley,
the memory of whose beauty fingers with
the traveller in his journey through arid
plains and over rugged mountains, and
whose wondows fertility, even under the
rudest cultivation, shows what may be ex-
pected there when intelligent industry has
free course. Great mineral wealth, especi-
ally of silver, in which it is the richer than
any other part Of the world, and unlimited
capacity for the raising of agricultural pro-
duets, will combine at an early day to
transform this region into rich and pop
ulous State.
In general terms, Dakota lies between
lat. 42 deg. and 3Om and 49m. north, and
lang. 90 deg som. and loa deg. west. 1t
is bounded on the north by British Amer
lea, east by the State of Minnesota and
Iowa. south and west by Nebraska. Its
length from north to south is $50 miles,
its average breadth is about 200 miles, and
it has an area of 10000 square miles. 1t
was formerly a part of the territory OF
Minnesota, but was detached when that
became a State. The Indians belonging
to the Yankton, Sssiton and Sioux tribes
are numerous, and live chiefly by the
,chase. The territory includes open, grassy
plains, bigb-rolling prairies, great num-
ber of lakes and ponds, and very numerous
valuable rivers. The climate of the south
is mild that of the north severe, though
less so than might be expected from its
high latitude. The land is well tinlbered,
and the valleys are highly productive
Coal abounds in some parts, and other
minerals and wealth to the region. The
game is plentiful, and of great value fol-
its furs. .-., a.,.a