Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-09-11
The UNITED STATES.
Its Extent as Compared with Other
COnutries-A Great Country.

We think of Scotland as prea
country. Yet Scotland is considera
bly, less in area than the single stat,
OF South Carolina. Wonderful Ire
land, which pours such flood of i'm
mi grafton upon our shores, is no
quite as large as the state of Indiana
or about two-thirds the size Of Penn.
sylvania. And great England 1.-THE
other of us all nationality is almos,
exactly the size of North Carolina;
and England and Wales together jus,
the size of the state of Georgia,
While the whole Of Great Britain and
Ireland, including England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales, the Shetland
Islands, the Orkneys, Hebrides, Sell
lies, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and
Isle of Wight-embrace just the
same amount of territory as the three
states of New York, PENNSYLVANIA and
West Virginia; or is just the size of
our one territory of New Mexico.
The state of Kansas is as large as
England and Scotland combined; and
the state of Missouri is larger than
Scotland and Ireland combined.
Passing over the continent of Eu-
rope we find that Belgium is Just
about the size of the little state of
Maryland; the Netherlands about
one-half again as Vermont; Den
mark, the size of Vermont and Con.
necticut; Switzerland less than half
the size of Indiana; Portugal just the
size of South Carolina; Italy Just the
size of Missouri and Mississippi com.
bined, or about the size of the single
territory of Arizona.
The kingdom of Norway is about
the size Of the territory of New Mexi.
co; and Finland is less than Da.
kota.
The kingdom of Spain is nearly the
size OF the state of California; and the
state of Texas alone is considerably
larger than either OF the great king
doms of Austria, Germany or France.
If the entire republic of France,
that great country which has figured
SO largely in the history of the world
for ages, were set down over the state
of Texas, it would not only not cover
1t, but there would be enough terri
tory left around the margin TO consti.
tute the states of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Con.
nectlcut, Rhode Island and Delaware.
In like manner, If the mighty German
empire, one of the most powerful
in the world, were set down
over Texas, there would be enough
margin left to make the states of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Mary
and.
The new territory of Alaska alone
S as large in extent as the German
empire, France, Great Britain and
reland, Switzerland, Denmark and
ne Netherlands, all put together.
These figures will astonish those
vho have not given their attention to
hem before. Nevertheless they are
correct.
COMPARED WITH ITSELF.
Nor Is the wonder less when we
ompare our s-known states and
errltores with those which are bet.
n known.
For instance, the state Of Colorado
as large as the three states of New
DIRK, Pennsylvania and MARYLAND.
he same is true Of Nevada.
he state OF Oregon is larger than
he great State. of Pennsylvania and
ew \ ork combined; and the Terri.
Try of Wyoming is larger than Penn
'lvania aud Ohio.
Idaho is larger than Ohio and In.
ana combined; Utah is larger than
entuckv and Tennessee; Arizona is
rger than Mississippi and Missouri: =
ut New Mexico Is larger than Nir.
ma, South Carolina, Kentucky and
arAland. l
Kansas is as large as PENNSYLVANIA,
ew Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts
# Connecticut all together, and
lnncsota is larger than Kansas.
The State of California Is equal in
"a to the combined areas of the
ates Of Pennsylvania, Virginia.
est Virginia, kentucky aud Ten.
Ssee.
Dakota is larger than Illinois, Iowa q
q Indiana combined; and Montana VI
arSer than all the New England
ties, and New York, New JERSEY.
laware, and Maryland combined.
ne one State of Texas is as LARGE
the combined States of Maine. New
mpshlre, Vermont, Massachusetts,.
nnectlcut, Rhode Island, New York. n
W Jersey, Delaware, PENNSYLVANIA.
EST Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana.
''le the great Territory of Alaska
quail IN extent to the six New Enc.
d States. and New York, New .Jer.
PENNSYLVANIA. Delaware, MARYLAND, ST.
: mia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North :,