A legislature was elected. and Mr. Poston was elected a Delegate to Congress. The legislature met and adopted a civil and mining code. The mining code was based largely upon that of California and the other code upon that of New York. Territorial censuses were taken. The Territorial census of 1866 showed a population. exclusive of Indians. of 5.522. and the census of 1867. 7.200. Between 1876 and 1884 several Mormon settlements of immigrants from Utah were formed. They are still existing and have been growing since that time. By the Federal census of 1870 the population was 9.658. 1880. 40.440. 1890. 88.243. 1900. 122.931.
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