The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-03-21
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Colorado. Nevada, and Dakota.

These ate the names o. the three Ter
rtories organized az The recent Session Of
| Congress. \ writer in the Tfi5une
a,akcs the following statements coseern
ing thcm:-
The first Of these Territories, Colorado.
includes parts of Kansas. Netrs,ka. AM
| Eastern Utah lts tounJsries run a.
follow: Beginning ct point Shere the
1929 degree of West longitude frou
Greene hich crosse. the 37th parallel Of
| North latitude. thence north along said
| 1929 parallel 10 where it inser-eot. the
4lstdegres Of North latitude. ihenes west
along said Iiue TO the IU9tb deg. OF Wes,
! lop gitude, thence south along said line to
| the 37th degree OF North latitude. sAeses
east along the 37th degree Of North laii.
tuae to the plsce of beginning. The Ter
ritory contains about 100000 square
miles sDd at this tine = populsiioo of
some 25 900 persons. The Rock Noun
sains divide the Territory into two parts,
westward from them flowing large aum-
ber OF rivers, tributary to the CoioFsdo,
and eastward others equally nuaerous
and large tributary to the Arkansas aud
South Fork Platte Rivers. Il includes
the famous mining region, Pixies Peak,
ricb in gold and other metals, cut of by
deserts from the more fertile Western
States, but destined TO be the boms of ad
vauciug civilization, and to give up It's
treasures at the sun mons of enlightened
toll
Nevads, is taken from Western Utah
and California It's boundaries are as
follows: Beginning at toe pOint Of inter
section of the AID degree Of Norlh lsti-
tnds with the 39ib degree Ionsltude West
from Washington; thence running south
on the ins of the ll6tb degree West lon
gi,uds. until il iDtersects the northern
boundary Of the Territory Of New Mrxi-
60, thence due West to the dividing ridge
separating tbe eaters of Carson Valley
from those that Aow into the Pas6e;
thence on this dividing ridge bor,hward-
IL to the 4lst degree North latitude;
thence doe north to the southern bounda-
~ line of the State of Oregon; thsDce due
cast to the place of beginning. That por-
ton Of the Territory within the present
limits of the State of California is not to
be included With Nevada, until the State
of California sball assent 10 the same by
an act irrevoesble without the consent Of
the Uuited States. The Territory in
cludes the lovely Car.oo Valley. the
memory of whose beauty linzers ailh the
traveller in bis journey through arid
plains and over rugged mountains. and
whose @onderons fertility, even under the
Fudest cultivation, shows What uay be ex-
pected when intelligent Industry has free
course Great mineral wealth, especially
of silver, 10 wheh il i richer than sny
other part of the world. and unlimited
capacity for the rai-iog Of agricultural
products. will combine at an early day
to transform this region into rich and
popuious State.
10 general terms. Dakota lies between
latitude AZ deg 30 mln. sud 4g mic
north. and long ~96 deg 30 min. aud l03
deg west. Il is bounded CD the oortb
By British America, east by the States of
M'Duesots aud Iowa, south and we-t by
Nebraska. It's length from north to south
is $50 miles, its average breadth is atout
900 miles, and it hss au area Of 10 600
square miles. 1t was formerly q part OF
the territory Of Minnesota, but was de-
taehsd hen tbat became State The
Indians belonging to the Ysnktou, Si,>i
ton, and Sioux tribes are numerous, and
live chiefly by the chase. The territory
includes open. grassy plains, high rolling
prsiries. great number OF axes and
ponds, and very uu@ero0s valuable riv-
ers. The climate OF the sooth is mild;
that Of the north severe. though less go
than might be expected from its bisb lst
itude The lsu3 is we'll timbsred. sud
the vsllcys are highly productive. Coal
sbouods in soms parts. aud other miner
ais and wealth to the region. Tbs game
is plentiful, aud of great value for Its
furs,
The esger thirst for the preeious met
ais, which has opened these far Western
regions to the white ma3 already sedi-
fed By the discovery that the labor pc.
eessary TO obtain the metal vii weld
more satisfactory return when exgeUd-d
in tilling the soil and developing the nat
IFel resources Of the country, vail soon
exert only It's proper Influence; then the
nstural vigor of free labor, as>i.tsd by
the iuteligeusly fostering care of an en-
lisbtened GoverDmeDt, VIII soou redeem
these uo'l territories from their Wild
nsss, snd legitim stely extend b. SO much
the rosl area of Freedom.