Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-05-23

TIE NoazaExs ROUTE FOR THE PAcu1c RAu-
RoAD.-Om city eotemporaries have published
the speech of Gov. Stevens, Of Washington Tar
ritory, on this subject, delivered in California,
and which we would gladly place in our columns
did our room permit. The Governor demon
strates not only the feasibility but the prsctica-
bility of the route, setting forth his reasons IN
the most conclusive manner from actual observa-
tion of the country over which he and his party
have recently passed.
One Of the objections urged against this route
BY eastern men, and others, ,is the great quantity
Of snow to be encountered in crossing tho Rocky
Mountains. A quietus is given to these objec-
tions in the following extract from the Governors
speech:
As told you, Mr.. Grover
crossed in January. There was one foot OF NOW
there then. Mr.. Mullan, between the 18th No
vember and the 10th Of January, crossed fhe
mountains four times, and the greatest depth OF
snow was fifteen inches; and hare letter from
Mr.. Mullan, dated 9th January, stating that De-
fore spring, ho would have explored every pass
from the South Pass to the 49fh parallel.
Here is the reply to all the talk about snow.
It is strange-wondrous strange but true. can
give you some facts corroborative OF these con-
clus:ons. Fort Bentonis in latitude 46 80, about
. :uo' 80 co,, y. ~ 49, o.c,r;.d fiat ro.4
for twenty years. Reccllect, my officers visited
this post that winter, and they told them that
they never had snow enough to carry tneir gooos
'as vn ntL. h..,,4;f,i w.,Isvr hetro.r the Ma.
.o,,r; and g. Marv,s river ALI browsiue on the
buffalo grass Of tho winter prairics.
II, =. ,.o., tb.. Tho .rou. N l.t;-
.'on. s' W. - :. - ..... o,,.,..
tude 46 80, and even hgner, are no great oossA-
cles to the passage Of railroad, and as the TACT
b,s be.r aacertained by one who has been upon
- ..a .nd ,o, ,r..l froro nerson,l knowl-
'nc sf""no' ~" 20. ,...:..
edge, we hope all iurtaer csfpins on 'Nl' p'AD''
will be laid aside.
Tho Governor adds:
- .ho.. r..,,l,. f,o,,
9entiemen. we nave ealnso S,:"5 .neSs ~. = -
tns1 eAPicfa!lgn:. We nsS "n.... co., -.
TIRE Pracncaohsy oa . laioao 'vSs' .Ss roi.-,h;s
gFea' iaAes " Tuee's SV~uI ~ W. LsT
river. we nave one t1nne! VI wv a1 49,
miles IN length. fecoiiect uie eAact Sea
ton OF the country. is tne roS.e n; Ur tne .wo
great rivers across the countty' tns N.ssn stpP'
ana Columbia: 0oing "ss; We .3llvw u e.s Nv
ing water-going east VIC I9now .ne no",rs
ter. There 1t Is all IN one orle1 woiu. vsnsae
men, for the advantages growing on. oa u: - e
ploration l have to refer you 70 tacts OK tne
survey. We ind the missouri nas!gao4e 1os
steamers within five hundred miles OF the neao
Of navigation OF the Columbia river.
The Governor seems to think that the building Of
the Pacific Road is not 90 formidable an enter
prize as many would believe. On this head he
remarks:
Fellow citizens before leave this subject,
wish to present a few facts, showing that the
buldine Of these railroads is not 80 great an un-
dertakine as the people of the country seem to
think. We can take striking example of a rail-
road enterprise from the North, and y still more
striking. sample from the South. When was
stationed ia the State Of Maine. as an humble
subaltran in the Army, the city Of Portland, with
oulx l5(l lOa neoula with no aid from the State,
in Conjunction with the city Of Montreal, built the
ing was pronounced visionary, but they went 70
work built the road and the cars are now running,
and q line of steamers plies between Portland and
Liverpool. (Applause.) More difficulties were
apprehended from snow IN the mountain passes
sa sno .'om ssosH SIauc. On a%au .uan We naso
the South il furnished by the Wilminrton and
Welden Road. happened to be in Wilmington
year aad o half ago. and ! was astoni.hed at
Inc example .. su'srp,iss h aIu enersy ~ncn III
. small Mace. with onlv 1000 neonIs. and its whole
taxable property was not ono million of dollars,
and yet she built road Of lou miles, along which
Inc S care rh nU" ps,s ;,.s ~. sr ;ra =. c. an
We are nrepared to build three rosd,.
He then roes on to calculate the number Of nas.
..nrer, TINT would n.,x over the road and ann.
ur tb. matter in the fo,low;no manner.
w. boror rou IN .or,. month, sooo r.s.sro...
roinr to California, over the isthmus, and Il is
we'll known that if the road be put in operation,
more money will be spent by the passengers than
is nov ;pe. ~ thsa ono n0o Son ,";i ~. ~
through distance each wear in the two directions,
and estimating the two roads at some SIS, 900 per
mti E ~.mta ;myeStad Tbs sssts., rro,t;nn. SsSs
would weld some ten per cent, and tho valleys
some twenty or twenty-five pcr cent. (App!.-se.
This great through travel alone - without refsr
sncs Pu, y. bar" r;aSt - ;,,,rodas ~ .ns
these @ elements. %
Itis to be hoped that our citizen, will give thi,
matter their attention and use exertions to forward
the undertaking. Aside from the great benefit
which Minnesota will derive from the building 81
th. road. we should remember that It il national
erntsrori.s--onc in which the whole American peo-
nle shouli take an interest. for it will be the means.