The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-08-26

Sr. PAUL AND DUBUQUE RoAp.-The follow
ing letter will be read with interest by most Of our
business citizens. We have been informed that Mr..
Davis has well as disposition to as
sis in putting this enterprise through We wish that
some OF orr citizens would at resolve upoa
measures upon the suhjec, proposed.
DuBuQUE, Aug. 10Th, 1852.
JAMES NJ. GooDTuE Esq.
DEAR SiR:--In regard to the proposed road from
Dubuque st. Paul, If any thing is be done tins
fall SUPPOSE il will be necessary some definite ar
ranyn,,nt should be come to- before. hong. This is
rather awkward ball TO sci rolling jadciously; we
are some 800 miles from you, and | hardly Know
how TO get up the necessary concert OF action My
former letter YOU with the object of getting
practical feasible proposition, Itseems TO be conceded
that the only present practical route through this
state is the road used from this 10 Eikadcr on
Turkey river So miles which is a county road, and
from Ekader TO DEBORAH Al miles, which is state
road, established and opened, and from thence some
ten miles To the northern line of this State This
entire length the road is fair feasible road, settled
all The way, and upoa which four horse post coach
could at once be run Turkey river is bridscd at FL
kader, and the ford Of the ttlc Iowa at DEBORAH,
understand to be excellent one hard solid botoM,
shallow water, and very accessible. From Elkader
10 Deborah two horse teams are in the habit OF ia.
King ten barrels of -four d load the whole length
of tho road that far, may be considered excellent
Now from thence to st. Paul, how get the road
opened is the question: II seems IN me to act right,
it ought in the first place he viewed out. Some
three o,w persons of the right qualifications would
be all that would be required for this; of the
qualifications on the part OF some one Of them would
be that he should be man Of Judgment in such mat
tiers, and have some previous general knowledge OF
the route and topography Of the country; such one
h\ he Ia Ia, Ia IA
conduct a company of hands through, to lay out and
mark the road, and work it, far az would relate to
small distractions that il could be passed. | sup
pose this would Dc about all that coud he done this
fall. Now there Is no person about Us here Who pos
the accessory knowledge for the first oxpora.
ton oi the road Have you s'cii among YOU
Perhaps such one might be found on our northern
line, old Fred Dixon, who lives some twenty mile
from here, has been through the several times
but has b; come old and infrm. and an told has lost
cunning rs a woodsinan aud could not be relied on
unless such person can he furnished from ST. PauI
10 make the necessary previous recognzancc and cx
ploraton, do not know how it is to be done. !
this made and estimate Of the work necessar,
To be done 10 open and render the road passblc there
will be no backwardi,eSs on our part in frnishina
our share to do IT.
We would meet NJ any time, northern line
those from 81. Paul aud 90 at H. if the necossar,
information as a. the location of the road could be-
obtained, would commence work on our nol their
line and meet your people half way at point tt
be agreed upon
Now in what way concert be had TO effect tn,
object in view! and what Your resources at Sam
Panl and what you propose reliable, that we ca,
depend upon. Let us hear from van as fully and def
nite'y on this subject possible.
Mr. William Conie, of this place. expects to b,
AT St Paul IN few days will endeavor to get hiu
to call on YOU, and probably you may be able more
fully to communicate with him than can convenient,
! he done by letter. Very respectfully,
TIMOTHY DAVIS