Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-29

bo' second reason for ,h;. -.
and for the government to m"" 's !o'eres. d
.ons's.s 10 the fact Of our perfec, me ~ mat
unquss'lonable title to the ,er, ri, clear
gon. Our title rests frs, upon 'y J.: Of O.
secondly, upon purchase. and ~, ~; oiscove,
possession. |. is, then, our hs aa,io'y, Up
becomes our duty 10 use ali "sa'aee. and
means to maintain it, and NAL. '?;.os'lsuioa
and resources contribute to on, -. .. iacilid
perry, agg'aodizemea. and glo,v vs'I Ps p'a
Jo'h' occupancy. which. through a nu!a
allowed to England, should csass ','u0det,
anu our full rights to the Rus.s.' 20 !noros
acknowledged by Grea, Britain " line v.
continue day to form an integral w., We xou
Union. II ia so remote that ths,. Pa' Of
that would unite it to US. Ns,r 's Is no liz
entire disruption between i, and III. n a mad
ula'ed portions OF the Union; and NOV NOW POI
steps in and supplies wha. na,u, u unless
clent, the territory is irrevocablv oo0. 's!s DEF
Being entirely disconnected from o"s Iron
It would not feel the pulsations If ", ,Sa system
heart. and. as such. it must ei,hs, "a" :. aa''oaa
ale, OF become system in itself. TS!.a,aa
ter unques.:onably would be the coos. ms la
and It would become an indepepdan,' . Yueaes
tai empire. Tie maintenance If ",' 'sc'dea
~ then, demands that such a com WI !enla
should DO opened, and GU, ,er,i,o,, SI ~.
gether in bands Of iron. Wound 10
Having thus disposed of the mo., r
cons'dera!'ons' why such commr, is''i
ought to be opened, We will now n'os"sa
show what it ought TO consist of. f' Tta
iumbla river is navigable for vessel. ~" ~, 20
largest class. from the mouth TO N. en-, ~ 'a
the Cascade Mountains, 1870 miles: md a' "s. Ia
from the head Of the falls, to ,ha n. I asa'a,
miles. Above the Dalles there arc ~ a as ~
tons 10 the Columbia below tho m w"'S's s
Lewis or Snake river Snake river hs,; u" .; %
sources in the Snowy Mountains. ha, hwy Us
lie variation in its volume of water dn,;n" %' ~
whole year, and is navigable for s,a,mS,. a'
up to the Salmon falls, at the month If S.1
mon river, which, if we are corrac,lv ;of, vs''
ed, is about 375 miles from the DALI. ' pa
tween the Salmon falls on Snake or Iss;.
river, and the mouth of the Columbia ,;,s,
say $50 miles, there then intervene bo, ,r'
distractions. viz: the cascades or falls in n.
Cascade Mountains, and the ranid. If ", ".
Dalles. The falls are represented as beio,
less obstruction than the falls of tho Ohio >,
Louisville, and could be overcome bv o,s
lock. The Dalles, however, are more ,,i.
Gus obstruction; the river here being csm.
pressed from mile in width, 10 IS or an h.,|
between cliffs of basalt rock. The ral,,
darts through this narrow channel win Tho
swjftness of an arrow. roaring. and foamiuo
and dashing every thing to pieces that nav ~
be carried on it's surface. Indians, hovsyr
are known 70 have passed them in sal.,y.-|
The Dalles are four miles long, and would
have to be overcome by locks and canals
The improvement of the falls and tho Dale,
would then give Us $50 miles Of good navig,
ton on the Pacific side, and would dispense
with 500 miles Of railroad. On the east cid,
Of the Rocky Mountains we have good nav.
iga,ion in the Missouri river, to The mouth Of
the Big Platte or Nebraska river. Tho mouth
of the Platte is the place designated by uatv,s
% the point for the commencement. Of the con.
templated railroad. Ascending The valley Of
tho Nebraska, there is almos! continuous
plain, and very little grading would have to
be done. The Son,h Pass ia the Mouut.ins
would be reacl,sd. and from thence 10 The Sal.
mon falls on Snake river. We have not any
very accurate data that give US the exact Dis.
lance from the mouth Of the Platte to the Sal
mon falls. One sett Of data make it lsi7
miles, another only 1869. But assuming the
longest as correct, and estimating the cost At
go, 900 per mile, as estimated by Whitney
for his, we will have S24,94O,000 as The coat
for the whole road, which is about equal TO
the income of the Government. for one yeal.-
There is a shorter route from the mouth ofhs
Big Horn, a tributary Of the Yellowstone TO
which poin, the Missouri can be navlsa'ed-
From the mouth of the Big Horn 70 the Ml'
mon falls, is about 500 miles. Bat as ibis
would answer bu. poor purpose, We 'bes'a
favor it's commencement at the mouth Of Tho
PIa.te.-[ Missourian.