The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-11
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The New Rocky Mountain
Territory.
ANOTHER GOLD STATE IN sMDRY0.
!" Westward the Star OF Empire
Takes Its Way"
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GOLD STATE IN ENDRYo.

Away up in the Rocky Mountain rceon north OF Utah
and Colorado aud West II Nebraska lies the country
named shethone OF mape, u be hereafter
known Idaho pronounced with tho accent tho first
and last syabcs. embraces four degrees q latitude
from foryono 10 forty In tho eastern malt ana from
fortytwo orty.sx In tho half-and thirteen
degrees Of longitudofrom hundred and four to
hundred and seventeen. Tie pony express route from
Missouri California the eastern half ~ Tho
Rocky Mountains form gigantic back Dono stretching
up norhwesterly from the south Pass aud innamerGbo
rivers act as the veins and arteries. carrying OF tho
melted from those high aiituder and sending their
tribute to the Father OF Waters. few years ago
no white man resided within its wide limits
To day 1t contains adventurous mining population.
Ton years more, and towns and cities and churches
and schoohouscs tho arts and comforts u civilized NE
win be dfased over IT, |, thus that the
people subduc tho desert and carry out thor great dos
tiny.
Congress nj It's last session. passed. nm act organizing
Territorial government for Idaho, carving Il out from
Oregon pacotah and Washington Territories, Jast tho
Territory Colorado has becn carved out from Kansas
Nebraska and Utah It's officers consist OF Governor,
Secretary, thrce Judges, District Attorney and
Marshal Territorial legislature council Is TO be con
vencd 10 adopt n code OF laws for the Territory,
and thus the usual machinery being put In motion Idaho
takes her place Of the nascent states o. tho Union
Very little Ia known of the resources Of the new Ter
r,ory but its principal attraction al this time sup
posed mineral wealth In tho autumn OF 1851 discoveries
were made showing that gold actually existed in thai
region and 70 be found In paying quantities Thcse
mines we're said located tho head u Salmon river
tributary Of the Columbia In tho spring u 1892 there
was rush from California Salt Lake and Pixies Psss.
and the country pretty well prospcctci A. soon -
navigation opened three four hundred persons from =
Louis passed up the Missouri Fort renon Tho
boats Of tho American Company. The most Of these
81 Louis cmrants sent under the auspices OF tho
American Exploring and Mineral Company-an organixa
ton that stl exists From Fort Benton they found
good road 10 the gold nslds $50 miles distant This
route bids fair be the % be travelled by gold
seekers during the coming summer.
In the early part q the tho miners wefc NOT
very snccossru about the Is, o. September Inst rich
placcrs we're found from which tho said 20
havo realized from twenty 10 forty dollars per day
These discoveries made 0rasshoppsr creek near
the Of tho Missouri In tho vicinity Of BIG
Hole prairie Mines also opened Gold creek and
In Prcky Pear valley which yielded finally Tho gold In
OF very fDe quality known miners ~ scale gold.
and a, tho Mint would be worth sla 10 per ounce Tho
company above referred have magnificent spsci
mons a. thsr once IN 81 Louis.
On Deer Lodge paccrs opened and
laie In tho autumn the miners laid out
by tho iamented Lander. Tho valley Of
this stream described of tho ancst In thu veni
ty Astounding game every variety 70 found tho
mountains. At last accounts Deer Lodge city, th-
town called though bat few months old boass
cd nearly hundred houses regular limo Of oommu
nicson kept up with sait lake and Fort Laramie and
there IA prospect Of considerable migration thithcr
from tho Pixies Peak region
All the valleys the head waters u thu Missouri
exceedingly fertile. sear Door Lodge city settlement
hall French families who have resided .hsre
several years. With ,hrm il John Grant. An ola
moun,aineer. This individual herd Of sr hand'e
cattle any ,ha, could be found IN thu States
and though he had paid ,lc ntontlon 10 agroutre.a
fields a. atestei the excellent qualities ~ tho
soil II IA thought th,t the whole region would prove
well adapted for farming purposes.
The nov gold mnos arc ona hundred eighty miles
from FORT Benton hnfrcd AMI MY miles from Fort
waa wala and three L4ndrci ~ = from sali isko "'y
Thoy are known 70 otiIt bolt u country hun
bred miles Ia cagth b. abnat fQrty % Ntith Tho fact
that gold ms bsca f,1ni alouT Rocky roaolans
wherever prospectei loads y Tho belief that me who'o
region il aari'erous nat fos yoam lonrer sni be r.
qurcd v develop tbe fasts = tits sappriuan.
our map shows the limits - ,hs proposed rerfitory
The now region bolag saHy ~ sieAinoa's v
a,trae I'll q the western travel ard long may
expocvso add another - or iist u Territories.
The Governor d idaha i the iion " y wallace ~ho
served 10 tho h'e corgtcs, a. teeeaie 'rcm washiss
0n Territory Tho rocrciary IL taken 'ron Oregon is
name - ) . nsulcs he ton. @yeray igsr,on men
ber n last House a Representatives fron Obo, 90
u the Judges Ha colleagues aafA smith, u harh
iagton rsrrlpry and samuel Parks. n iiaps. The -
ct Attorney aua Narhal are both TAKEN ffo,a of'von.
Tie pane a lhe former Rrsara williams a1d q uo
latsr b i Payne We sugsse that they ars ~ - the
aye,s 90 standard :, abUtv IT. these Territorial 0resx