The progress of the United States of America, from the earliest periods, geographical, statistical, and historical . ort Leavenworth and Council Bluffs are within this Territory—the first amilitary station, established for the surveillance of the Indians, and the latter an Indian agency. But it is now proposedto organize the Territory, and prepare it for the emigrant For this purpose, a bill was introduced into Congress as earlyas 1845, but was not acted upon ; and another bill was brought forward in 1853, with the like result The day, howeveris not far distant when the white settlements will
The progress of the United States of America, from the earliest periods, geographical, statistical, and historical . ort Leavenworth and Council Bluffs are within this Territory—the first amilitary station, established for the surveillance of the Indians, and the latter an Indian agency. But it is now proposedto organize the Territory, and prepare it for the emigrant For this purpose, a bill was introduced into Congress as earlyas 1845, but was not acted upon ; and another bill was brought forward in 1853, with the like result The day, howeveris not far distant when the white settlements will break through their present limits, the Indian be driven back, and theportions of the country in the immediate Valley of the Missouri be opened to the enterprising pioneer. Whither willthe Indian retreat, and what his destiny before the tide of civilization ? The past and present will answer for the future. * For a minute description of this route, tlio reader is referred to Horos Overland Guide to California, published by J. H. Colton, No. 86Cedar-street, New York, 1852. Refer, also, to Fremonts Reports. 176. THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. New Hampshire is situated between 42° 41 and 45° 11 latitudes north, and between 70° 40 and 72° 28 longitudes,west from Greenwich, or between 4° 34 and 6° 22 east from Washington. It is bounded on the north by Lower Canada,on the east by the State of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the State of Massachusetts, and on the east bythat of Vermont, from which it is separated by the Connecticut Elver. From north to south its length is 16S miles, andits width, from east to west, from 90 to 20 miles, its form tapering toward the north. It contains an area of 9,280 squaremiles. New Hampshire has a sea-coast of but IS miles in length. The shore is little otherwise than a sandy beach, bordered infront by salt marshes, and indented by creeks and coves, which form, however, eligible harbors for small craft. Behindthere is a narrow, lev
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