Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-17

Idano-The New Kockv Mountain
Territory Another Gold state i'm
EmbryO-" Westward the Star of
Empire Takesst Way,''ac.
AWAY up in the Rocky Mountain region north
of Utah and Colorado, and West Oi Nebraska.
lies the country named She>hone on some OF our
maps. to he hereafter known "a Idaho. pronounced
with the accent the first and last ,llsbles IL
embraces four degrees OF lattitude-irOm forty
one to forty five in the eastern half and from
forty two TO forty xix in the western half-and
thirteen degrees OF longitude-irom one hundred
and four hundred and seventeen. The
pony express route from Missouri 20 California
traverses the eastern half of IT, The Rocky
Mountains form gigantic back bone, stretching
up northwesierly from the South Pass, and i"nu
merable rivers act the veins and arteries. carry
ing off the melte,i snow from Those high attitudes
and sending her tribute 10 the Father oil Waters
A few years ago white man resided within its
wide limits To day il contains an adventurous
mining population Ten years more the towns
aud cities, and churches and school houses. the
arts aud comfUrt, of civilized life, will be dlffnsed
over il IL is thus the merican people sub
due the desert and carry out their great destiny
Congress, ut its last session. passed act
organizing "a Territorial Government for Idaho,
carving il out from Oregon D,cotah and Wash
ington Territories. just the Territory of Colo
RADIO has been curved out from Kansas Nebra- ka
ami Utah Its officers consist of Governor.
Secretary. three Judges. District Attorney aud
a Marshal. A Territorial Legislature or Council
Is TO be convened TO adopt code OF laws for the
new Territory. and thus. the usual machinery
being put in motion. Idaho takes her place as one
OF the naScent States of the Union
Very little is known of the resources of the
new Territory; but it, principal attraction ut tins
time is IL il supposed its mineral wealth In the
autumn of lc6l discoyt ries were made showing
that gold actually existed in that region, and was
to be found III paying quantities. These mines
were said to be located Oh the head of Salmon
River tributary OF the Columbia It, the
spring OF 1862 there rush from California
Salt Lake and Pixies Peak. and the country was
pretty we'll prospected. As soon as navigation
opened three four hundred persons from st.
Louis passed up the Missouri far Fort Ben
ton. on the boats oi the Ameiic Fur Company
The most OF these ST Louis emigrants we're sent
under the auspices OF the American Exploring
and Mineral Comprny-an organic ,tion that still
exists. From Fort Benton they found good
road To the gold fields, leO miles distant This
route bids fair to be the one most to be travelled
by gold seekers during the coming summer.
Ina the early part OF the season the miners were
not very successful: hut aboutthe lst nf Septem
Der last rich i.lacers were found. from which the
miners we're said To have realized from 500 10
$40 per day. These discoveries were made on
Missouri, in the vicinity of Big Hole prairie
Mines also opened on Gold creek and il.
Prckly Pear valley which Welded finely. The
gold Is OF yer, fine quality, known among mi
ners scale gold. and at the Mint would he
worth Sl9 81 per ounce. The company above
re erresl TO have some magnificent specimens at
th.ir otfse in st. Louis
On Deer Lodge Creek extensive pacers were
opened. and late in the autumn the miners laid
out a town on that stream. at the Junction OF
Mulans road and the famous road constructed
by The amenied Lanier. The valley of this
sire IN j. described a. one of the finest in the vi
chi Y. aboudding ia game OF every variety TO he
found IN the m"un..,inS. At last accounts Deer
Lodge CITY, the new town WAS called, though
but few mon hs old. boosted nearly hundred
houses regular line of communication j.
Kept up with Salt Lake and Fort Laramie, and
there Is prospect of considerable emigration
thIther from the Pike Peak region
All the valleys ON the head waters of The Mis-
souri, are exceedingly fertile Near Deer Louee
CITY IL settlement OF half "A dozen French ismi
lies. who have resided there several years. With
them Is one John Grant. an old mountaineer
THIS individual has i.erd of six hundred cattle
fine any that could be found in the States
aud. though he had paid little attention To agri
culture. lew fields OF corn nttese,i To the ex
celent qualities at the soil. 1t is thought that
the whole region would prove we'll adapted foI
farming purposes
The new gold mines are one hundred and
eight, miles from Fort Benton. four hundred and
fifty miles from Fort W ALA Walla. aud thi ee hun
dred miles from SILT Like CITY The, are knowr
+ To exist over belt of country hundred miles
+ IN leugth 10y about forty la width The fact that
/ gold has been found along the Rocky Mountains
wherever prospectei leads to the belief that the
whole region is auriierous But n few wear:
| longer will tie required to develop the truth Oh
/ fssity of this superstition.
| Our map shows tie limits Of the proposed Ter
! ritotv The region. being easily accessibl
| by steamboats,, will attract mush OF the Western
travel, and ere long We NAV expect to add an
other to our list OF Territories
The Governor OF Idaho i the Hon. W II
| Walluce, who served IN the late Congress a,
delegate from Washington Territory The Sec
Rotary is taken from Oregon His name Is b
Daniels The Hon. SYDNEY Edgerton. member
of the last House of Representatives from Ohio
l. one of the Judges. His colleagues Marx
Smith. of Washington Territory, and S,mue
Parks. of Illinois The District Attorney an,
! Marshal are both taken u ON Oregon. The nam,
OF the former is Richard Williams, and OF IN,
! latter ID. Payne We suppose that they are M
+ TO the average standard of ability in these Ierri
torial Offices.