The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-09

RICHARD.
For the Pioneer.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Road from Minneapolis to Fort RidgeIy,
and from Fort Ripley via Crow Wing
River to the Red River of the North.
GOVERNMENT ROAD FROM CROW WING TO LEEcH LAKE
We understand from gentleman just down from the
Chippewa country, that Mr.. William McAboy in charge
of the Road from Crow Wing to Leech Lake, will have
the same completed by the LIST of September next.
On the 4th of March last appropriation of 81 500
made by Congress- and in the short space six months
this road, running through unbroken wilderness
eighty miles, will be completed Mr.. McAboy put in
charge Of this Hoad by the Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs.
the timber the Road from Minneapolis to Fort Rdgey
and $40 600 for the purpose the Road from Crow
learn not tree has yet been cut down either of them
Large appropriations have been made for other roads in
our Territory and if the exertons had been used
upon the Leech Lake Road we should now be enjoying
the advantages of easy communication with all parts
of the Territory '-Democrat I'd inst.
l did think that the above fling from the
Editor of the Democrat from delicacy which
the public who are acquainted with the rela-.
tionship existing between the parties will un-
derstand) would, as have the other charges
made against me by this gentleman, in relation
to my administration of the roads in the Ter
ritory, let 60 unnoticed but having been
spoken to by citizen of Sibley county, pri-
vately and properly in relation to the causes of
the delay of applying the appropriation upon
the Minneapolis and Fort Ridgely road, be-
lieve it due to myself and but just to the pub
lie, that should make the following state
ment ,-.. ....
Under date of goth of last April, the order
was issued by the War Department, placing
me in charge of the roads named This order
received April 3Oth. .Perceiving that the
phraseology of the law appropriating money
TO-. one of the roads was as follows =" For
cutting out the timber on the Territorial road
from the Falls of St. Anthony to Fort Ridgely,
five thousand dollars )" and knowing that John
H. Stevens, Esq, of Minneapolis was one of
the Commissioners appointed by the Legisla-
ture last winter, to locate and survey such a
road, called upon him at his Office and asked
him if any such road had been located He
said there had not. | then told him, that as
the appropriation was for cutting out the
timber on Territorial road already existing,
of course could do nothing towards applying
the money, until could become certified that
such road existed. He replied that he would
attend to the matter without delay, and write
me on the subject. Hearing nothing from him
up to May 10th, l addressed him the following
letter
SAINT PAUL, May 10, 1855.
DEAR SIR i have been anxiously awaiting the letter
promised me at interview the Sd instant, in
relation to the intended location and survey the Terri
by the Commissioners appointed by the Legislature at its
last session. Having been charged by the General Gov
with the application OF the $4,000 appropriated
by Congress for cutting out the timber the Road am
anxious to have it put under contract at the earliest
ment and in order do this DESTROYS getting
copy of the survey and report by the Commissioners
order that proposals for the work be made under
Will you be kind enough to inform what
may expect in relation to this matter that may
advise the department at Washington accordingly e..
the Territorial Act, by which the Commissioners have
been appointed and are authorized to act. ". ...
am, sir, very respectfully, your obd't servant,
Col ). IL STEVENS, Capt Corps Top'l Eng'rs.
Minneapolis. 4..-
Some days after mailing the above, I met
COL Stevens in the streets of St. Paul, when
he informed me that he had received nv letter
but that he had not yet been able to get the
Commissioners together. He would, however,
do so as soon as he could.
On the 9th of June, in my monthly report
for May to the Bureau of Typographical En-
gineers, speaking of this road, l use the follow
ing language =" St. anthony Falls and Fort
R'dgely road The law appropriating money
for this road reads thus for cutting out the
timber on the Territorial road from, the Falls of
St. anthony to Fort Ridgely, flee thousand
dollars. But no Territorial road exists at
present between these points, although Com
missioners were appointed by the Legislature,
last winter, to locate and survey the road. II
conceive, then, that nothing can be done on
my part towards carrying out the law, till such
Territorial road shall have been located, and
so l have told orally, and also by letter, one of
the Commissioners, John H. Stephens, Esq,
Of Minneapolis Should my views Of my pow
ers and dnty in this matter be wrong, Ire
specially request that the Department will
advise me NJ Il - E.a-s-sl s Ca