IDAHO-Ranks sixth in gold, seventh in silver, twelfth in square miles, forty-third in miles of railway, forty-fifth in population. Population, 1880, 32,610. First settlement, by Americans, 1842. Organized as a Territory, 1863. Governor. Secretary Treasurer Auditor... Librarian Chief Justice... a Associate Justices. WASHINGTON-Ranks eighth in gold, seventeenth in square miles, forty-first in population, forty-second in miles of railway. Population, according to territorial census in 1885, 127, 292, and in 1887, 143,669. First settleme't, by Americans, at Astoria, 1811. Organized as a Territory, 1853. Admitted to the Union, 1889. SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS -Gov'nor, $2,600; Secretary, $1,800; Treasurer, $1,200; Auditor, $1,200; Superintendent Public Instruct'n, $1,000; Librarian, $400; Ch'f Justice, $3,000; 3 Asso'ate Justices, $3,0 0 0; Senat'rs and Representatives, $4 a day and 20 cents mileage; Surveyor General, $2,500; Chief Clerk, $1,800; C'f Drafts man, $1,700; Collector of Customs, $1,000 and fees; Collector Intern'l Revenue, $2,250; 3 Deputy Collect ors Internal Revenue, $1,200 to $1,600. $2,600 600 1,500 1,500 250 UTAH-Ranks third in silver, tenth in gold, eleventh in square miles, fifteenth in coal, thirty-fifth in miles of railway, thirty-eighth in population. First settlement, by Americans, at Salt Lake City, 1847. Organized as a Territory, 1850. Governor Secretary. Treasurer Auditor Superintendent Public Instruction. Librarian Salaries of Territorial Officers. 2 Associate Justices.. Senators and Representatives.. 11 United States Commissioners, 2 Deputy Collectors.. .$3,000 $4 per day and 20 cents mileage .$250 and fees fees ..$2,500 $1,600 to 1,800 Chief Justice.. square miles, nue, $2,500; 2 Dep- NEW MEXICO WYOMING Ranks ninth in square miles, THE INDIAN TERRITORY was originally set apart as a reservation for peaceful tribes. Organized in 1834, but not under the same forms of government as the other Territories. The lands are held in common by the Indians, each being allowed to cultivate as much as desired, and whites can hold land only by marrying an Indian. Grazing and agriculture are the leading industries. Oklahoma was opened up to white settlers in 1889. Ranks eighteenth in square miles and forty-fifth in miles of railway. Salaries of Territorial $2,600 1,800 Treasurer..$800 and comm'n .$1,000 Supt. Public Instr'n... 400 C Chief Justice.. 400 3,000 2 Associate Justices... 3,000 Senators and Repre's, [$4 a day, 20c. mileage Col. Inter. Rev...... .$2,000 2 Deputy Col. Int. Rev. [$1,400 to 1,500 2,500 ... 2,000 E Chief Draftsman...... 1,800 MANITOBA is a great wheat-growing country, and furs are also a leading product. The first settlers, 1731, were French, and English traders first made their appearance in 1767. The Province is now traversed by the Canada Pacific Railway. Climate very severe in winter, but occasionally hot in summer. The soil is such that wheat ripens in 110 days. Winnipeg is the capital. 152 |