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Is 75S miles from north to south, and 275
miles from east to west, and contain, 2O0, 900
square miles, or about $1,000, 900 acres Of land;
besides Vancouver's and Washington's, and ma
ny smaller islands, containing at least l2,O00,-
600 acres Of land-in all, 300,OOO,oOo. These
with valuable timber, suitable for ship building.
The rivers, bays, and rivulets north Of 46 de-
grees north latitude, abound with fine harbors ;
and the Pacific presents an open, easy direct
way to an extensive commerce with the Asiastic
nations The furs and skins of the Rocky
mountains, the Salmon Of the Columbia, and the
lumber, would give ample scope for, and impulse
to this trade The climate is so mild, and the
soil so productive, that cattle pass all the winter
without feeding, and SNOW seldoms falls, and
never remains long,