The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-01-27
TREASON, sTRATAGEMs AND spoILs."

Il Under date or January 18TH we are Ill Ie'
ceipt of brief note from Hon. j. 4. Shafer
accompanied with'a copy of bill introduced
lin the House of Representatives Jan. 10th, by
Congressman Fitch of Nevada, and a fac sim
lie of one also introduced in the u. S. Senate
by Senator Stewart of that State. The follow
ing is copy of the bill:
A BILL to change the boundaries of the State OF
/ Nevada.
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires of the United States Of Amerca n Congress assent
bled, That there is hereby added to and made part
of the State of Nevada all that extent Of territory ~
ing between the present boundary OF said State ana
the following described boundaries. to-wit: Com
mencng at the southeast corner of the state OF Ore
gon; thence north to the center OF Snake river;
thence southeastery, up Snake river 10 the forty
third degree of north attude thence east along said
forty third degree 10 the thirty degree OF long
| itude west from Washington; thence south to the
degree of north latitude thence west to
the thirtysxh degree of longitude west from Wash
ington thence south to the thirtyeighth degree or
lattude thence west to the present boundary line OF
the State of Nevada: Proeided, That said territory
shall not become part of the State OF Nevada anti
said State shall, through is legislature, consent
thereto.
1t has the merit of being concise and to the
point, and cannot be misunderstood by any in-
telligent person. The proposed change in the
boundaries of the State of Nevada. including
tract of Idaho 30 miles in breadth by 257 in
length, or 1890 square miles of territory, in
GLIDING all of Owyhee and most of Oneida
county, and taking from this Territory very
considerable portion of the most fertile and
populous agricultural and most valuable min-
cral region embraced within its present boun-
daries, without so much rs saying "by your
leave, srs."
1t will be observed that the provisions of the
bill further appropriate, IN the same wholesale
grab game, n slice of Northern Utah, embrae.
ing 20 miles in breadth, and extending along
tbs entire length of that Territory, east and
west, including within lis limits the whole line
of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Rail-
roads now in Utah. Why the Trainer OF the
bill, aud the Honorable gentlemen representing
Nevada in Congress, engaged in this wholesale
attempt to 'gobble up" adjoining vineyards of
their neghbors should have stopped with Utah.
and did not pursue the same line Of Territory
in width, eastward, through the Territory of
Wyoming rs well. is TO be- wondered at Ne
vada now contains an area of 1900 square !
miles aud is in extent one of the largest States |
in the union-second ouly TO California on the
Pacific coast aud considerably larger than Or. /
egOn. Idaho now contains but s6.29I square |
miles-less in area than the State Of Oregon. /
The proposed change in the boundaries of Ne. /
yada would also include not less than 50. COO |
square miles of Utah. making an addition OF
not less than $4,000 square miles TO the present |
area of Nevada, and swelling ia already over.
grown dimensions 10 over l70.O 900 square miles
The boundary line projected in this bill, " con.
ceived in sin aud shapeu in iuiqui;y," extends
a long eastern paralleIogram norihward into
Idaho. 10 Snake riTer (the water of which and
It's tributaries flows uortherly and westerly and
Paciicwards) 20 miles in breadth OF territory
thence east along the I'D degree of north laii.
lude to the western boundary Of Wyoming
Territory oath deg. oil longitude west from
Washington City,; thence south on said deg
Of longitude 40 miles, to the 4lst parallel of
thence west to the 36th degree Of lon.
yitude, 40 miles thence south TO the 3Sth deg.
81 latitude, 2l0 miles; thence west TO the pres
snt boundary of Nevada, 40 miles taking on.
y 10000 square miles from Utah, and IL 900 .
square miles from Idaho. and making total of
$500 square miles added to Nevada-an area
Yearly as large rs Idaho will be LEFT with, thus
added to n State already containing liz 900 ,
quare miles, and making it then to embrace
10000 square miles, and one of the most r. ;
ocular in form, and disconnected in sections. !,
e any State in the Union. Admitted into the
Union at too early a period Of her settlement i,
nd development of the resources of the coun !
ry upon permanent basis to sustain the cx- !,
ense of a State government, Nevada, from the q
commencement Of her existence as a State, d
as plunged more and more deeply, aad appa- .
emily irretrievably, into debt; the present LA.
ilities of that State amounting to several mil. :
ons of dollars, and constantly increasing The G
lchest, most fertile and populous portion of J
outhern Idaho, now that the bowling wastes
ave been peopled, and permanently settled,
nd its absolutely incalcuiable wealth and re- o.
ources have been measurably developed, is A
raspcd after as a coveted prize, to be possess :"