St. Mary's gazette., 1866-09-06

Territory. Il IS we'll watcrcd BY numer-
ous steams and springs. the former of
which are often rapid and we'll adapted to
water power. whiei. is of great value in
driving mills for aiding in separating the
rich mineral deposits from the sands and
rock, with which they are intermixcd. =.
The climate In the valleys is mild and
salubrious, but upon the plains and hills i
is cold, and the country is suhjcctto deep
SHOWS.
| MosrASA-was settled by emigrants
frog. TIE Northern and Western States =
Organized in 1864, with the following
boundaries: commencing at { point formed
BIZ the intersection of the 20 /. W from
Washington with the 45o n j; thence
due west on said 45tli degree 10 . oint
formed liv It's intersection with The 3ith
degree W from Washington; thence Due
south along said 34th degree Of longitude
to its intersection with the 44th degree and
80 minutes Of \. l.; thence dpe vest
along said 44th degree and - minutes Of
\ L. 10 poiut formed BY its intersection
with the crest of the Rocky Mountains
thence following the crest IF the Rocky
Mountains northward till its intersecti,
with the Bitter Root Mountains: thence
nor,hvar,' along the crest Of said Bitter
Root Mountains to its intersection with
the seth degree Of longitude W from
WASHINGTON. thence aI,og said 3otb Dr.
orec of |onoitnao nor+hvgrd 10 tho hnr,.I.
arv line Of the Rrit;si, nossess;ons th.ne.
eastward, along said boundary 20 the
9th d &c of longitude W. from Wash
ington thence southwark. along SAID 27th
degree 70 The place Of he9 ung Inns
makes thc Eorfherunost territory next the
States east OF the Missouri valley i :
"a, sof'a I'm .'1'"ns aha as1'co'''ra' REGION
~ nc ooo .o'"i f'P'"a'loh Is put DOWN Al
80, % Large Aec'sS!ol'' nave p'ea illaoc
since me census was 'afen.
Nrnp,sK,-wos settled hv tShjprante
from .ho Northern and western States and
was formed out oe part of territory
cedcd by France. April 80, 1908 At
tempts 10 organize it were made in
1874 and 1913, but it was not accom-
] piishc,l uatil Nav 80 1854 Area.
| IS, o55 square miles. or t,-796 100 acres.
tribes Of Indians t Is ~ arr;cn],ural
region its nr9r;cs a4forjin, b,nna,ess nae-
tnT5 ,.nl. ~ has,o tj5, af om;o,,t;on
to H.. ga'l r,g;ons ha5 s,mcrtat retarl.d
! the f,@f rq,,3 incra, !, nf ent-lamont IN Na.
braska but with IL, end Of the war will
come ! new enthusiasm for western homes
and the territory will receive fresh i'm
pctus during the yesr 1866, from those
seckinr for choan farms gD3 extensive
RANGES for stock
:, :" l'':' : . "4s 'o',l''I tf.ii' p"t
% ',',: ~ 'c''''o'S Ie''eu - ''' o"l.'u ,o,a'es
~ o. heNlc9, p} 'He 'fcaly ol 1uaoa'ope
i1'ualgo, FEBRUARY Z, l24o' ana was Or
{a9lzeo gam ',''o eIl,''is ocp'e"pet :
lo2": area i@i'@ " square nllies, ne 20 or
ta,oo t,lp ~ ,.s;ba .r;,, priu.l'" :,-a 90 wv
The nrincj1,aI resources Of the country arc
! is minerals though enormous .srancbes"
scattered over tho whole .nrritorr nrodu,s
immense droves Of horses and co,,|e who
thr;vo an the rich ,,gronm." grass Tho
n,iDas of New Nlcxico ara note,i for tho;r
.or;otv a,,l richness
Jtah--wa settled by tL4 Iormons. and
was formed FROM. part of tie territory ce-
| ded to the United States bv Mexico, Nv the