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1,449,124 square miles. The following is the total 

 extent of territory over which the stars and stripes 

 wave, larger than the whole of Europe. 



Sq. miles. 

 Total surface of old territory, east of the Rocky- 

 Mountains, 994,435 

 Total of new territory, west of the Rocky 



Mountains, 867,741 



Texas, in square miles, 325,520 



Total north of 36' 30", 1,644,784 



Total south of 36' 30", 545,012 



Total, , 4,377,492 



Length of the United States sea-coast : — 



Miles. 



Atlantic coast, 1,900 



Gulf coast, 1,600 



Pacific coast, 1,620 



" Shore line," including bays, lakes, &c., 33,063 



The value of the American lake commerce, in 

 1847, was as follows : — 



Imports. Exports. 



Lake Ontario, $9,668,445 $11,627,770 



Lake Erie, 51,450,975 58,147,058 



Upper Lakes, 5,087,158 5,309,105 



Total, $66,226,618 $75,683,933 



