The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-18

thing reduces itself down to this, that the two az
tremes would pay for themselves,-brinein aox
the actual length Of the main roads TO 1000 MIL.
along which there will be way travel to bin
that length down to 800. Passengers alone woaf5
support two such roads in connections with Sa
Franciseo-and do it now. (Applause.) What +
the cost per mile over the best roads From en-
quarter OF cent to three quarters of a cent De
mule, We could with propriety charge $75 TO
the through trip, and have $lj,75 clear profit. Il
pay the interest on the money invested.
| We have now, in some months, 5000 PASSENGER
going to California, over the Isthmus and it is vel
known that if the road be put in operation, mor1
money will be spent by the passengers than q
now spent on the steamers. 1t would be a veryl
low estimate that 100000 people will make tLJ
through distance each year in the two directions
and estimating the two roads at some $75 600 ne
mile, it would give ali interest of over six ner can
on tie capital invested. The eastern porto,I
would yield some ten Ter cent, and the valleys
some twenty or twenty-five per cent (Applause.
This great through travel alone is without Refer
ence to merchandisC-withOut reference to the
trade Of Asia. But we have right to INTRODUCED
| these elements.
! At Pugct's Sound we are a few hundred miles
nc arer the shores of Asia, and two or three hum
drcd nearer the great water communication to the
east than San Francisco, and We have right ttI
expect that from pUget's Sound We shall supplv u
the silks and lght.wares of Asia to the peopie id
|
of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the northern Dor
tons Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. (Ap1
plause) We expect however, that San Fl ancist q
will keep a little ahead of US. She has greatly
the advantage OF Us now, but We look aren glori-
Gus California almost as a parent. Here We get
grd dust ana give III return our lumber; here we
md market. We want a railroad from San
francisco to Puget's Sound, connecting all the
great western routes (Applause) Jan Francis ca
must be the great distributing point Of the trade f.,
Asa, and the imagination Of man Cannot put
bounds or limits to the Development of that trade
must necessarily follow that tic great supply Of
Asiatic goods for the consumption of the ne1ple
must he distributed over tie country by our rail-
roads from San Francisco and Pugel's Sound.
The explorations ought to be made now-and full
~ made. RccollCct that wien we come to trans
init freight, then we must have low grades and we
may put 1t down, III making road, that grade
which exceeds fifty feet to the mile will bc i'm
practicable for a large freight business. We must
have explorations made, they were made this
season. only with an increased force. We NAV
have ciicuitous routes
Gentlemen, have prepared some more statistics
III this matter, but it does not seem to me that
ought to discuss this matter any further. THIS, it
seems to me, is one of the great questions of the
age, into which sectional feelings-into which
party feelings ought not to enter 1t is an UNDER
taking worthy Of the spirit and genius oi this great
age, outdolng all previous experience (Applausc.)
hat hope therefore, is that the several commll-
mites will work out faithfully and carefully their
own local routes.
want the Government, simply as the proprie-
tor OF the soil, in taking of lands its inter-
ests &c. to see that the military posts are so planx
ted, and the relations perfect with the Indians
perfect that solitary child can walk over these
vast plains unframed. What ought TO be done !
Gentlemen, have had some experience with the
Indians; have been impressed with the fact that
with Justice and with mercy, we can do anything,
with them that we please. (Great applause.)
Having spoken in terms of the highest praise of
the Black Feet Indians, Gov. Stevens said: But
gentlemen, by justice and mercy these Black Feet
Indians III ten years can be made equal to the
Cherokees.
Fellow citizens thank you tor the ate nton
with which my remarks have been received. l
rust that this subject will not he approached with
partlzan or sectional feelings. am SO impressed
with the Importance of these explorations, flat
my special object in visiting tic Capital is to inn
press on the Secretary Of War and Congress the
Importance of extending the explorations to cover
the whole country. GApplausc.]