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TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



been made, but never substantiated. The 

 Governor is still Henry D. Cooke. The indebt- 

 edness of "Washington in January was $2,966,- 

 093.27; that of Georgetown, $261,463.37; and 

 that of the Levy Court, $28,825.84. 



DAKOTA. Dakota has an area of about 152,- 

 000 square miles, and a white population of 

 about 15,000. The capital is Yankton, and the 

 present Governor, John A. Burbank. The 

 other officers of the government are : Edwin S. 

 McCook, Secretary; George W. French, Chief- 

 Justice, and J. P. Kidder, and W. W. Brook- 

 ings, Associate-Justices; W. H. N. Beadle, 

 Surveyor-General ; "William Pound, District 

 Attorney; G. W. Kingsbury, Assessor of In- 

 ternal Revenue ; G. P. Bennett, Collector of 

 Internal Revenue ; G. 0. Maynard, Treasurer ; 

 G. S. Gillespie, Auditor; J. S. Foster, Com- 

 missioner of Immigration, and E. W. Miller, 

 Superintendent of Public Instruction. Moses 

 K. Armstrong, Democrat, was chosen Delegate 

 to Congress at the last election, over Moody 

 and Brookings, both Republicans. The whole 

 vote was 4,443, of which Armstrong received 

 1,902, Moody 1,549, and Brookings, 992. 



The Indians of Dakota number about 28,000. 

 There are 2,000 Yankton Sioux on a reserva- 

 tion of 400,000 acres, in the extreme southern 

 part of the Territory, east of the Missouri Riv- 

 er; the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux, gath- 

 ered on two reservations, one of 1,241,600 

 acres at Lake Traverse, occupied by 1,496 In- 

 dians, and one of 345,600 acres at Devil's 

 Lake, occupied by 720 Indians ; the Oncpapa, 

 Blackfeet, Lower Yanktonai, Upper Yanktonai, 

 Sans Arc, Upper and Lower Brule, Two Ket- 

 tle, Minneconjou, and Ogallala bands of Sioux, 

 numbering 22,000 in all, gathered at five differ- 

 ent agencies on a reservation of 25,000,000 

 acres west of the Missouri River and north of 

 Nebraska; the Poncas, numbering 735, on a 

 reservation of 576,000 acres, near the conflu- 

 ence of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers; and 

 the Arickarees, Gros Ventres, and Mandans, 

 numbering 22,000, and having a reservation of 

 8,640,000 acres in the northwestern part of Da- 

 kota, and eastern part of Montana. All these 

 tribes have been peaceable during the year. 



According to the census of 1870, this Terri- 

 tory contained 2,514 horses, 225 mules and 

 asses, 4,151 milch-cows, 2,125 working-oxen, 

 0,191 other cattle, 1,901 sheep, and 2,033 

 swine. The chief productions were, 170,460 

 bushels of spring, and 202 of winter, wheat, 

 133,140 of Indian-corn, 114,327 of oats, 4,118 

 of barley, 179 of buckwheat, 8,810 pounds of 

 wool, 456 bushels of peas and beans, 50,177 

 of Irish potatoes, 209,735 pounds of butter, 

 1,850 of cheese, 13,347 tons of hay, and 1,230 

 gallons of sorghum molasses. 



There were 3 newspapers, having an aggre- 

 gate circulation of 1,652, ind issuing annually 

 85,904 copies. 



The total number of religious organizations 

 was 17, having 10 edifices, with 2,800 sittings, 

 and property valued at $16,300. 



IDAHO. The Territory of Idaho has an area 

 of 90,932 square miles, and a white population 

 of 20,583. The capital is Boise City, and the 

 present Governor, Thomas "W. Bennett. John 

 Haily, Democrat, was elected to Congress in 

 November, and the Territorial Legislature has 

 a Democratic majority. The Secretary of the 

 Territory is E. J. Curtis; the Surveyor-Gen- 

 eral, L. F. Carter; District Attorney, J. 

 Huston ; Chief-Justice, David Noggle, and As 

 sociate Justices, M. E. Hollister and "W. 

 Whitson ; Marshal, Joseph Pinkham. 



There are about 5,800 Indians in Idaho, 

 whom 2,807 are Nez Percys, on a reservati< 

 of 1,344,000 acres in the northern part of 

 Territory; 516 Shoshones, and 521 Bannocl 

 on a reservation of 1,568,000 acres in 

 southeast ; and 2,000 Occurs d'Alenes, Spokf 

 nes, Kootenays, and Pend d'Oreilles, with 

 reservation of 256,000 acres, 30 or 40 milt 

 north of the Nez Perces' reservation, set ape 

 for them, but not yet occupied. 



According to the census of 1870, this T( 

 ritory contained 2,151 horses, 371 mules am 

 asses, 4,171 milch-cows, 522 working-ox( 

 5,763 other cattle, 1,021 sheep, and 2, 

 swine. The chief productions were, 73,' 

 bushels of spring, and 1,925 of winter, whe* 

 1,756 of rye, 5,750 of Indian-corn, 100,119 

 oats, 72,316 of barley, 3,415 pounds of wo< 

 610 bushels of peas and beans, 64,534 of Iris 

 potatoes, 111,480 pounds of butter, 4,464 oi 

 cheese, 11,250 gallons of milk sold, and 6,9 

 tons of hay. 



The total number of manufacturing estal 

 lishments was 101, using 11 steam-engines 

 311 horse-power, and 16 water-wheels of 21 

 horse-power, and employing 265 hands. The 

 amount of capital invested was $742,300 

 of wages paid during the year $112,372; ol 

 materials consumed, $691,785; of prodi 

 $1,047,624. 



The total number of newspapers was 6, hav- 

 ing an aggregate circulation of 2,750, and issi 

 ing annually 200,200 copies. 



The number of religious organizations was 

 15, having 12 edifices, with 2,150 sittings, and 

 property valued at $18,200. 



INDIAN TEKKITORY. The Indian Territory 

 is exclusively set apart for the occupation of 

 various tribes of Indians, who are in a semi- 

 civilized condition, with forms of government, 

 industries, schools, etc., of their own. There 

 has been some discussion in Congress concern- 

 ing the establishment of a Territorial govern- 

 ment here, but the plan is in opposition to the 

 wishes of the tribes, and is not likely to be car- 

 ried out at present. The Indian tribes occu- 

 pying the Territory are as follows : Cherokees, 

 18,000, occupying a reservation of 3,844,712 

 acres ; Choctaws, 16,000, with a reservation of 

 6,688,000 acres; Chickasaws, 6.000, reserva- 

 tion, 4,377,600 acres; Creeks, 12,295, reserva- 

 tion, 3,215,495 acres; Seminoles, 2,398, reser- 

 vation, 200,000 acres ; Senecas, 214, reserva- 

 tion, 44,000 acres; Shawnees, 90, reservation, 



