Cfte (HBestern Countrp, jTtontier 



The Ohio country, between the mountains and the 

 Mississippi, or what is commonly called ' the West 

 country,' is estimated at 15-20,000 English square 

 miles. But by this is understood especially that tract 

 of country from the Ohio south ; for the whole extent 

 of the western territory, which by the last treaty of 

 peace is relinquished to the United States, between the 

 river St. Croix, the Lake of the Woods, the Missis- 

 sippi, and the Ohio, embraces some 400,000 English 

 square miles of which however almost the fifth part 

 is to be reckoned out, as included in the immense in- 

 land lakes and other waters.* All settlements which 



* By the latest survey of the United States, of the year 1785, 

 it is stated that the territory of the Republic amounts to about 

 1,000,000 English square miles, containing 640 million acres of 

 land. From this deduct 51,000,000 acres for water surface and 

 there remain 589,000,000. That portion of the United States 

 to the west of Pensylvania, from the river St. Croix to the 

 north-western part of the Lake of the Woods ; thence by the 

 Mississippi to the mouth of the Ohio on the west, thence along 

 the southern side of the Ohio to Pensylvania, embraces 411,000 

 square miles, estimated to contain 263,040,000 acres. Deduct- 

 ing 43,040,000 for water surface there remain 220,000,000. Of 

 this tract the officers and soldiers of the establishment have 

 received 150,000 acres, and other troops serving in the last war 

 414,720 acres. 80,640 acres are appropriated for the mainte- 

 nance of public schools. The waters lying north-west of the 

 Ohio, but included in the territory of the United States, cover 

 43,040,000 acres, of which Lake Superior 21,952,780 acres, and 



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