, 1875-01-25


his old Democratic enemies. II the election
can bo prolonged few days, it is moro than
likely that ANDY will "swing around tho
circle" ngain into his old seat which he oc-
cuped at tho timo the Rebellion broke out.
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TIE TERRITORIES AND FUTURE STATES.
Tho Tooth parallel Of longitude divides the
American Republic into two very nearly equl
parts, geographically, though very unequal so
far MS fertility, population, and wealth are
concerned. To the oast Of it, tho lnnd ia
good To tho west, the land is, on the
whole, bad. Tho Tooth parallel cuts off, on
Inlian Territory, and Of Kansas and Nebras-
la, and sixth or eighth Of Dakota. 1t
marks with curious exaotness tho limit Of
! arabic land in this country, and tho line
whore tho grasshoppcrs most abound. The
hrst-class soil really ceases with the
9sth parallel, where the droughts md
| grasshoppers begin, but the change
from tho very good to tho middling and
Indifferent md from the Indifferent to the
positively bad consumes two degrees. West
OF tho Tooth parallel, the arid lands stretch
1ot 4,ouo lttiAcs' tAe1o 'oe, VI eoukse, eAcoi'-
tions to the general rule OF badness The
| three parks Of Colorado aro believed to be
fertile. Constant irrigation could, in fact,
render considerable Of this Territory proauc-
tive, but there is not water enough for this
purpose. The San Luis section, between
Colorado and Now Mexico, is said to contain
good land, but is badly deficient in rain.
There are strips Of pnssably fertile soil along
tho line Of JAZZ CooKEs subsidized railroad.
The bnsns Of the larger streams form ribbons
OF fertility, now u mile OF two broad and
now few rods or feet. Moreover,
the sheltered valleys 1andlocked by tho
mountains catch enough moisture to yield
rich pasture and fair returns to tho p1ow.
Due allowance must bo mado for all these OK
coptious. Yet, after every inch Of fertile
soil has been tabulated, including the Messila
Valley, Powder River, the Laramie Plains,
tic Black Hills Valleys, etc., the general rule
Of badness still holds good, The quotations
VIC hayo already made from Gen. HAzEN'a in
struotivo article in the January number OF tho
North american Rtciep, reinforced as they
aro by the official reports Of the army ez-
ploring expeditions which have tsavorsod
nearly every square milo Of this vast region,
show that bird'a-oye view Of 1t would roveal
desert waste, o stretch Of Hun.scorched, high
plains, Of rugged hill-slopos and bleak
mountains, Of volcanic rocks and wastes,
with apota and strips Of fertile land,
like oasos In tho African deserts. Fright
full storms sweep over tho country. Snow
in winter md sand in summer drift along the
dreary, waterlcss plains. Tho rainfall, which
averages 50 iuchea In fertile countries, here
ranges from to Is inches, and averaging
scarcely II inches. The smaller streams dry
up in summer. The vegetable growth is
stunted. Tho reasons for this lie in the to-
biography of tho country. Geolog;sta tell US
that q long time ago this vaat section Of
1,2o0, 900 square miles, from the Tooth paral-
lei to tho Storm Nevada and from British
America to Mexico, rose from the ocean. 1t
was lifted to an average height Of mile
above the sea, Wal1s Of volcanic rock push.
ed their vay IN through It, The great sierzes
wall cuts OF tho clouds to which the "Gulf