The New York herald., 1863-10-02
1 D A II O..
Its Organization, Its Cities aUd ITS
Mtnes-The General News, 81.

Its Organization, Its Cities and ITS
Mtnes-Ihe General News, 81.
Qua GREAT SALT LAKE coRREsroSDEscs.
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY, Sept. IL, 1868.
ORGANIZATION AND LIMITATION TEsrrTosy
By the grace of senate aud House OF Representa-
tves Of the Uiled of America In Congress
blcd" on the March, 1863 the Territory OF Idaho
Created organized and chrsened with the following
limits for development;-
Begnning at poiut the middle channel or the Snake
river where boundary OF Oregon ntersects
the same tnen follow down channel OF Snake river
point opposite Of the Koskooska or Clear
river due the forty ninth parallel
of atude thence east aoug said parallel to the twenty
seventh degree of longitude west OF Washington
thence south along said degree Of longitude 70
the northern boundary Of Colorado rerri,ory thence
west along SAID boundary to the thirty-third do
degree Of longitude west o Washingtn thence north
along said degree the forty second parallel OF latitude
thence west along said boundary place bcsiuniug
Such technical Congressional boundary language
recently created diho; but for the Information OF
those have special interest the nice iimts OF
degrees OF longitude and latitude though they may
wish know whether the Territory Is here or thee
within thousaRd mics OF somewhere e.se lazy say
Idaho made up OF largo tracts of land formerly within
the boundaries or Oregon Washington and Oak ta Terri
tories the southern boundary rerritory ming
directly with tho northern boundary OF Utah, Coiorado
and portion of Nebraska The now Territory having
miles almost equal 10 the three Territories last
named is indebted for it to tho recommendations Of
Governor Doty, of Utah. who Is, suspect, 'the best
posted man" Territorial politics to be found in the
Western World
Tho operations OF the Miners general thing, may
ue down from 81 to $50 pei day. Some have pro
baby reached mo lowest nguro ana somo others have
gone beyond the highest figure The highest work OF
slace, with eight men, one day, Is gwen at between
81 600 and 81 100.
TfR CITIES
Though goodly portion tho Territory said 10 have
been explored by miners quest OF the &C dor" only
very small portion has been worked, and these take two
grand heads under the designations of Bos and
Beaver Head mines Fort Bois almost close TO
the boundary OF tho Territory and has cluster
dggngs within circuit OF forty miles respectively
Iois City Pacervie Centrevilic iTonoer and Bannock
Ciy On the north branches Of the BoIs river h'nnock
City is tho chief pace Of business t. It is ae rgest
In at the presen, time; butt cities
nearly quickly did the histcr cal gourd OF Jonah OF
Nineveh, this may be no Landmark In very few mouths
moro Its latitude Ia about ortythre grens thirty
minutes north the longitude hundred aud a.e. de
grees west The ditance direct from the Pacific Ocean is
three hundred and ay miles, but twice that distance
travelled along the Suake and tolHmbia riveis TO the
Pacific shore Lewiston, little vest and about four
hundred miles north Of Bsnnock city has been selected
the Territory. Why wherefore NJ can un ess
his Gubernatorial EXceency and all tht kind "f tnng
prefers to be within sailing distance OF "he rest of
mankind" instesd Of piod ling his way through uu re
quepted paths o the mining DISTRICTS where lndirs may
got saucy.
Away east by north some thrcc hnndrod miles from
the Bos mines another clustering OF dggngs Is 10 be
seen under the general classification Of the ever lie d
mines. At the rst dscovc OF gold IN that region The
general pubc.hcard OF Ia mock City Iicny but.
Bos has iannUck City also, tho Bearer Head MINES
has been accepted as tho name likely 10
fplDu
hero Nevada, Virginia, 'enreviiie and Ba1nuc<.
Fort Oven .er r LOOT v.,s h sG an the e
vclopnent of this mining country seems to cstend IA
norheaserly direction - tue iunGlion OF tho three
eighty miles 'urthcr tho m,untsiccr rca hes Fort
Benton. wrere the mighty Miss uri rolls down 10 tue
bring up goods irum 81 Luis to soasons hen
the water was moro plentiful than the present season
ter,rsing merchants will be prepared send NJ The
river immense amount OF everything ncccss ry to dc
In that business beyond anything rcked up the dig
Rings save 10 the few who In sttek Of luck,
make fortunes in Ida, day -
1t said that "the children OF the world arc
wiser In their generation than the chiren o the king
dom" The particular why aad wherefore in that a;li
cation IL Of consequence torgvt It. Il
ever knew IT, Its iustaiisn TO day among thc Mormons
Is particularly visible: and so the Goatcs, and the
BRETHREN" who 'diier only in from tho o-ncr,
say tho preachers, making piles moscy while tho
poor hard work farmers and producers the miners
demands paid in gowgaws and goods,
prices that would alarm any with conscience.
Fancy tea selling at So per pound tobacco 81 brown
sbeeting rs cents per yard calico so cents, and
thing else in proportion The erch ,nts draining the
country OF -four oats and barley and butter AID
luxures reserved only for the distant miners. who
Afford dollar per pound aud the dozen. Tho
wheat CROP MS well rs all other crops has suffered &c RI
Dy for want OF water throughout the Territory. that
there is every prospect of mcly, and at the
time these merch ints would export I, Idaho the
last pound of -four Some OF the leader the po.iton
ard preach about outstanding grain but their counsel will
| be needed only when too late. Had the No gram
producing inhabitants and the chaus stoned TO ordi
nary prudence, the community could not have fiicd to
have been immensely rich; instead OF which, the mass
| toil for nothing
REssrs.
Two expresses run between this city and the miEcs at
Bois and Beaver Head every week. lho distance 10 the
former is -four hundred aud eighty miles, aud to the latter
four hundred miles. When they have got every
thing in order and the nearest routes explored.
brdges, &c, hundred miles VIII be deducted from the
present Bots route. The Post uce Department offers to
put on weekly mail service. FIR tho 1T of January, 10
tween this city and Fort Benton, ssing through tue
Beaver Head mines, II accepted at the Office,
from Fort Brdger Fort Benton Tho latter route oab
surd and Mr. Mc eland too intelligent gentleman to be
found that wire Tbs viii be ungucstio ably ne
tween salt Lake city and Beaver Head. TIC caterprsng
Ben Halliday OF your city, g. be suspected OF
having eyc Upon that new mail line 1t he wants II
and set he is certainly abundautly able 10 carr
H. Ben passed through here on Sunday ON his way 70
New York. lie visited the Reese river mies. In which
he hss fine claims ard adds lis nocty OF tcsiim
TO their richness The stages daily crowded with
passengers tor California aud from the Washoe mines
and the general excitement IA now great at Keee
river as the highest pitch OF California in 1919.