New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-18

Immigrants' and Settlers Guide to
the New States and Territories
...Introduetory...our For
eign Immigration.

o1&0 &mmlET8uUos
"Undsr tho sharp discipline Of civil war,"
SAYS President Lincoln. In HE Hast annual messos''
| {" the nation 10 entering npon new nfe'
r.,., before In the history Of our nation has there
.r,,,sd 50 unprecedented demand for labor - At the
present time
The supply however seems fully equal 10 the demand
Tn. p,ubor Of those who are fleeing from the hard
., .,,etions and want Of tbs Old World to the prom
IA ,eDtv and saua rights Of the New. far exceed
those Of any former period In history Indsed s0e
no,,,. nr,.sn,sdsin ths ports Of Europe to-day IL An
anomaly in the history Of immigration Never Wa 'uch
.,.mnss known 10 this or any other country under
tho sun The carving eaIscity Of the sever passsn
rs, vessel, and packet lines entirely inadequate 70
N. ,,.,.u,s for transport The boarding and lodging
ho,s., Of Iyerpool and Bremen and other European
ports, are filed 70 overlooking with those seeking
pssspgc " this country.
V&th IN. iucreased Inducements offered BY the speedy
.,u,na,o, Of the wars the opening up Of the nsw and
fertile trscss Of country the Fsr.Wsst tue develop
nspt Of ia rich and seemingly insxhaustsbe treasures
Of so.d and saver tho reclamation Of enehird OF our
entire populated country rom the curse Of Slavery ana
in prcpar stan for the Introduction Of res
labor under the pressure Of want and distress abroad
and growing frnsem Of belief In the manifest destiny
OF America and the American peop'e-under ssch In
On snces a. thsss the wave Of European population must
and will ct iste this country more strongly than sVef
before.
Attracted BY the high wages and cheap Acres eonss
o,snt upos The speedy termination 81 the Rebellion
,be.s hosts armed with the Implements Of new sr'A'
sioa VIII GIL every eUerant ship and throne every So
<.,,pla "a
tinsst with more tban the power Of the misouss'
armies They viii swarm the banks Of the Mississippi
nd llse The shores of oar mighty Inland seas They
win roll award 70 tie foot OF the Rocky A'on'an''
With ,h. ming. wealth creating germs
OF countless population No longer turned s'ids o!
IN. dark curse " Slavery they win press eagerly south
ward to the se fields Of Carolina the sugar plantations
Of Lexi..na and the everglades Of Florida and famed
y Tie bLny breeses Of the GpN will forget that they
we're ever inLsp,.nts VI colder cline. No nan. gin
Cd With lee than supernatural vision. can forsscs -
..ssntly estimate the extent Of this foreign isvsson
The total number OF foreign ipmgrsnt: arrived In the
ni,ed s,at.s during the past year amounted to 1916 40
II in the m,ds, Of Gigantic contest with the terrors OF
,onscripton parsded before their eyos by their swn
'uoysrnmsn,s and Journals the young men Of Europe
arc attracted In suoh nnmbsr what may VIC not s1Psc
open " Immigration.
II becomes question ofvsx Interest and Importance
10 ASCERTAIN where this new population 70 ss"is
What section Of the county Is 10 be tooded oy t' ude
of MN and women. comrared with which tho fertile
svsrss~ine ostbsNs brings only death and nAris
Heretofore The immigrants 70 our shores have invaria-
bly, turned their footsteps to the West aud Nor'h" ~"
beuins on, trom their dense forests building mp on
stetas IN n
elements Of younr ard growing power which arc seated
by the borders Of the Lakes or on the upper vase" o.
tho hssis.ippa and is tributaries. This mighty col
umn Of humanity which hss been steadily marching
nvm the Atlantic " the wcst laying the foundations
q mighty empires and filing the willingness with I'll
the novcrs and fruits Of high and ffoe civilization. has
haI IL direction rined and been restrained from
spreading w tAs South by Invisible bat impossible
barrier.
1t has not ben b.eause tho region south Of TIE ONO
River IL nrrio. ~ that north Of Il either IA climate
fertility u son wealth Of n.nos large aavsAbe rivers
up sny Of the dement's OF material wealth and strength.
In All thcse respects the South by general consent
superior T. s North aud tie immigrant in selecting
the SPOT FOR settlement. has deliberately turned away
from richer material adyantng c and FASTENED 70 com
parsiiv.ly colder barren aud rugged cline AID
soil We AL know thu for tsis seeming strange
choice VI the less fertile and boator lands 81 the North
west In preiereAce 20 the richer sol aad more genial
air u the South Put OF this is within my prov
nce to speak is my present purpose To furnish, In
brief and comprehensive form. descriptive Aketch Of
our several new sints and Territories Of the North
West with their respective advantages ss fields Ar
misration and settlement leaving the great problem
II ssthsrn iads,e pa.fce and Sosthern settlement 10
solved BY the patriotism. bravery and stout. strong
arms " olr brave soldiers in the field.
And first . few words about ths vas. domain en-
brsood within tho Imits Of Ely Geld o, observation,
known a. The Great West
Our territorial domain IN the Ear West may truly b
characterized a. groat In the ten Territories VI Ds-
kota Nevada. Colorado New Mexico, Arizona, Utah. !
Oregon. Idaho, Washington and Ssbrssia. there Srr
90 305 square nilos comprising eO+ o95 100 scres of
which 731 Is ie YET remain 10 b. dispoeed Of Idahs
sopc viii make elk States es large ~ AevYork. and
rich In gold silver and precious ssno wh!o Col<s-io
and ssne d the other Territories are amot X not
ate ~ prsfc California The following tabular
statement Compiled from Official souroes) shows ,as
number OF square nee total number OF acres OF public
LAID. &C., In the STATE. and Territories named:
rs..- s% sf.. I5S ,t,,. -. 49,
T..sFe' % nh.e $500 $3.50