The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-09-22
Railroad Items.

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that the books have been opened for subscription to
the capital stock Of this road, and ere this, the COM
pany, we presume, has been organized. This road
is attracting much interest 1t has one Of the most
liberal charters granted by the State, and the
route an excellent one from Minnesota to the East.
Ii will pass through valuable and extensive lumber
region, aud also much first rate agricultural
land
This road is designed TO connect with the Milwau.
hie and Green Bay road, which is being pushed for
ward with energy. We learn by the Milwaukee Sen
tneI that $500 900 Of city bonds are to be applied to
the construction of this road that depot grounds and
IRON, purchased, for 81 miles Of road, Of which
1000 tons have been shipped from Quebec. The
whole line from Fond du Lac is under contract, and
two locomotives for the road are being built at Mil
waukie.
/ The Wisconsin Northwestern Rail Road Company
Is also preparing for the early construction Of Road
from Madison 10 the Minnesota line.
The Madison and La Crosse Road also bears the
stamp Of progress. This Road will reach the Min-
nesota line near Southeastern boundary.
I La addition 10 these three Roads, which are de-
signed to open to Minnesota Railroad conmunca-
ton through Wisconsin, to the East there is another
! from Milwaukee to Prairie du Chen, which is pro-
crossing rapidly, and will reach the Mississippi but
short distance below Territorial line. Its exten-
ton west of the Mississippi along the ridge between
/ the Turkey and Upper Iowa rivers must lead i, to
our Territory.
! The Iowa Northwest Railroad Company has been
organized, and now making a reconnaissance of
route from point opposite Gaena, through North
ern Iowa to the Minnesota Valley. From the tenor
Of a letter from DIR. Ray, the Senior Editor Of the
Gaena Jeersonian, who accompanies the expedition,
inclined 10 believe that too much was expect
ed by the projectors of this They appear TO
have been under the impression that road could be
located on natural grade, leading from the Missis
sippi bottom the summit Of the bluffs, which might
"be built as cheapy like distance over level
prairie" II this the expectation under which
the company was formed, must look for com
pete failure OF the enterprise. The Of Iowa
prohibits the location of any road from the Mississp-
p bottoms to the high praries unsiom a grade, and
although nature has done much to assist communl-
cation by roacs between the high and the low lands
we have never perfect grade for Railroad
in any ravne along the Mississippi or any of its
tributaries We do indeed frequently find natural
locations for wagon roads, OF very regular and easy
grade, but not for a Railroad. The fact is Railroads
were not known, and consequently no, provided for,
when the Mississippi Valley was invented.
We feel deep interest in the undertaking and
have no doubt that good grade can be constructed
the ridge between the Tete des Morris and Mississippi
ri for as moderate Is the same grade can he
overcome elsewhere; thence the road will also be
somewhat expensive TO the ridge between the Turke,
aud Maqnoketa but thence to the Valley of the Min
nesoa road be constructed on better terms than
the same distance in any other part Of tie world
The names OF the men comprisin, the company has
given confidence here that the work will he prosecu-
ed with energy, bnt whenever We are led to believe
that even these men expect climb the Mississippi
bluffs with the same power necessary to provel
level prairie, will certainly lose all confidence in
the undertaking.
The Galena Advertiser of the 18th inst saws news
has been received from the exploring party of the
route Of the above road when l20 miles out. I he
report is, tha, they iound good route, and were in
the midst of fine country
GALtNAASD CHICAGO Ux1os RA1LRoAp.-I
The earnings of this road shewn by the returns,
for the month OF August, 1853, have been:
For Freight, S27,925 81
Passengers and Mails, 2l,O43 10
Total. S3S,969 10
The earnings for July 1885, were S44,s73 IS, ina
king gain in month of s. O95 IS.
The receipts for August, 1852, were $t0,ljS SIS,
showing gam for August 1853, Of S. $40 IS.
The earnings for August, since the opening of the
road have boen
IS49, S2,743 10
1850, 7,777 %
1851, Ii, 800 96
1852, 4O,l5S SIS
1853, 4S.9o9 80
The Illinois Central Railroad Company has com
menced laying down the track west of Freeport. The
grading Of the road is early finished to CLOVER CUT
little over twenty miles from Galena. The Adver-
tiser expects the will be running to that point by
the first of December a, iarthest.
THE COUNTY TIcKET.--We nail to our mast
head to-day, the ticket nominated by the Convention
on Saturday last. The gentlemen composing the
ticket generally known the citizens Of the coun-
ty and will doubtless receive a heavy vote.
The last MINES otian Merritt Allen, Esq,
the Wing candidate for District Attorney for Da-
Gotta County. In the letter announcing the fact, two
reasons given why Mr.. Dow could not be elected
neither Of which objections exist.
MAKING THE MOST OF AN OFF;CE.-Tbe New
York Herald says that three delegates to the Why
City and County Convention which me, in PhiIadeI-
phia on Monday week, were charged by one of the
defeated candidates with having been bribed to vote
for his opponent committee appointed to nvesti-
gate the matter reported that the charges were true
that the delegates actually received brides from both
candidates, and voted for the who paid the high
est prices.
BREAD STUFFs.-The news from Europe in con-
nection with short crop Of wheat in some Of the
Western States, has caused material rise in the ar
t,ce Of flour. On the 9th inst, wheat was worth