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 '1‘rn.u xxm.—THE TERRI’1‘ORIES.—C¤. 2. 335 such boundary-line to the place of beginning, is erected into a temporary government by the name of the Territory of New Mexico. Sec. 1897. All that part of the territory of the United States included Of Uhhwithin the following limits, to wit: Bounded on the west by the State of 9 scp;,, 1853; California, on the north by the State of Oregon, and on the east by the 51.¤- Lv- 9, p- 453. summit of the Rocky Mountains, and on the south by the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude, is created into a temporary government by the name of the Territory of Utah. Sec. 1898. All that portion of Oregon, while that State was a Terri- of W¤¤hi¤z¤0¤- torv, lying and being south of the fort ·-ninth degree of north latitude, and north of the middle of the main channel of the Columbia River, 90, s.1,v. io, p. 192: from its mouth to where the forty-sixth degree of north latitude crosses that river, near Fort Walla-Walla; thence with the forty-sixth degree of latitude to the summit of the Rocky Mountains, is or nized into a temporary government by the name of the Territory of Washington. Sec. 1899. All that part of the territory of the United States included Of C°l°¤d0· within the following limits, viz: Commencing on the thirt -seventh par- 28 Feb., 1861,; allel of north latitude, where the twenty-fifth meridian of longitude west 59.¤-Lv-12.pY172- from Washington crosses the same; thence north on that meridian to the forty-first parallel of north latitude; thence alon that parallel west to the thirty-second meridian of longitude west from Wmhingmn; thence south on that meridian to the northern line of New Mexico; thence along the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude to the place of beginnin, is erected into a temporarv gpvernment by the name o the Terr1tor 0% Colorado. Sec. 1900. All t at part of the territory of the United Sytates included Of Dakota. within the followin limits, namelly: Commencing at a point in the main channel of the Reddtiver of the orth, where the forty-ninth degree of g6,s_1,vj2,p_§39Q north latitude crosses the same; thence u the main channel of the same, ‘and along the boundary of the State of Minnesota to Big Stone Lake; thence along the boundary-line of the State of Minnesota to the Iowa line; thence along the boundary line of the State of lowa to the point of intersection between the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers; thence up the Missouri River, and along the boundary-line of the State of Nebraska, to the mouth of the Niobrara or Running Water River; thence following u the same, in the middle of the main channel thereof, to the mouth of the Igaha Paha or Turtle Hill River; thence up that river to the forty-third parallel of north latitude; thence due west to the twenty-seventh meridian of longitude west from Washington; thence due north on that meridian, to the forty-ninth degree of north latitude; thence east, along the forty-ninth degree of north latitude, to the place of beginning, is organized into a tempora government by the name of the Territory of Dakota. _ Sm. 1901. Aril that part of the present Territory of New Mexico sit- 0* A¤¤¤¤¤·- uate west of a line running due south from the point where the southwest 24 Febq ]863, c_ corner of the Territory of Colorado joins the northern boundarpy of the 56, s.1,v.12, p. 664. Territor of New Mexico to the southern boundary-line of the erritory of New Mexico, is erected into a temporary government by the name of the Territory of Arizona. Sm. 1902. All that rt of the territory of the United States included Of Idahowithin the following liinits, to wit: Beginning at a point in the middle 3 M,,." 1883, c_ channel of the Snake River, where the northern boundary of Oregon 117, a 1, v. 12, p. intersects the same; then follow down the channel of Snake River to 808- a point o posite the mouth of Kooskooskia or Clear Water River; thence due north to the forty-ninth parallel of latitude; thence east, along that parallel, to the thirt -ninth degree of longitude west of Washirigton; thence south along that degree of longitu e to the crest of the itter Boot Mountains; thence southward along the crest of the Bitter Root Mountains till its intersection with the Rocky Mountains; thence southward along the crest of the Rocky Mountains to the thirty'-fourth degree of longitude west of Washington; thence south along that degree of longitude to the forty-secon degase of north latitude; thence west, along that rallel, to the eastern undary of the State of Oregonthence nortliiralong that boundary, to the place of beginning, is created into a temporary government by the name of the Territory of Idaho.