Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-08-09

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y subject X would dismiss them ior themes
Eofs klndrs slirsins and politisal aAlarss
s!shough 4 1 qusssion xlh!sssshsr yspeh sbsaaeaa
would tend " dirsclly u dsysloP,e t ths
Ifesolrces. of our Territory ~ thss. one
1SPlspn which 4 now propose ~ h treat ~
4! lst politics apd Politicians take ~
care Az themselyes-I am out yof the
ring, ~ surrounded ~ 40 Rice, sibley,
Ramsey nor Gorman clique. but con
'templatipg| one 81 tho grea, routes which
must ultimately deyelope 4 country rich
II Al those elements that give strength
and stabilityto republican governments,
and when | ponder over the matter, al
political schemes dwindle into insignif-
''oance politicians become .humbugs, -.
politics farce vi .b W. .s \: " ..s Il. 3ss..
& What II, the Northern pacific Rail-
road and what doyou propose l' asks
y man who should have lived il the 10th
century instead Of the 10TH Ny dear
sir, listen The Northern Pacific
Railroad, should il ever be built, would
open up vast and magnificent country
unite. the head waters Of the great
lakes with the head waters Of the great
est river 10 the world, and tho greatest
harbor on the Pacific coast-draw the
trade Of China and Japan into the very
lap Of America, and bind together with
bars Of iron this great and glorious
confederacy. The desert would be
made to bloom--the weary wanderer,
jaded with life's cares, would find a
home and spot to rest his weary limbs,
and all along where tho trail Of the red
man marks the path Of barbarism, wo'd
bloom and blossom the flowers Of civili-
cation. Those would be the results
which would inevitably follow the con-
struction Of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road. We'll, what do you propose =
!. Propose !" / propose to build such
road, not in imagination, not on pa
per, but in reality-not to benefit this
section OF that section-not to enhance
the value Of this mans property or that
mans but the property Of all, the I'M
terests oftap, and TO do this, | ask the
cooperation Of men Of wealth, Of infld-
ence, Of comprehensive ideas, who,
Lying aside party and sectional feeling,
IRE are willing to enlist in an enterprise the
greatness and grandeur Of which can
only BE- duly appreciated by far off gene
rations. sss .f
But | forgot. My last letter left me
rambling on the prairie, vending my
way to the banks Of the Mississippiover
what is termed Gen. Stevens Northern
Pacific Railroad route. ] have already
stated that The country for miles and
miles, on the west. side Of the river, and
as far 40 the eye could reach. present-
ed one unbroken, beautiful surface, ad-
mirably adapted for . railroad, while on
the right, for two miles the prairie is
guarded with fine timber, which could
be easily cut and converted into ties.
Within liz miles i ofthe banks Of the
Mississippi, are groups Of young trees,
clustering around vacant spots, which
seemed TO be left On purpose for beauti-
full dwellings. As you approach the
river to within q quarter of mile Of its
banks, thick underwood and all kinds Of
trees line your path. and you descend
gentlyto nearly the rivers edge. where
the eye 4 once catches the opposite
shore, which is on the same grade. and
clearly points out the spot where the
great railroad must cross the Mississip-
ri, the nlyIpoint nature Shas marked
nut. " MOB NJ ;ssss
The curtains of night had fallen aad
M parting r4ys iof The sun still fingered
family in the Western sky, aawe em-
barked il slender canoe, and pushed
out into the stream, somewhat weafied
although highly delighted with our Of
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