The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-02-12
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The reign Of thAi vast monopoly known
~ the Hudson Boy Company ssTns " BE-
nearly e0dsi- II y bcing bsxst from tbs
ps0pIA within ia own borders, from the
people who live lover The line" from II. and
rom tIr whole commercial interests Of Can.
ada and tho United Stsies Too long have
they hid from the world the treasures that
lie undsvclop'si along it's rivers it, lakes.
and On liz vast and krtilr prairics TOO long
have thy rtut out the march Of civilization,
from its frontiers, and miarcpreented II,
climate, It's soil. i's mineral deposits. and ia
general hrslthfllnes. But il must nov give
| way before the tide ii progress that is APP
preaching Il from iie Fast and from the
HoatheaSt The pioncer's axe " already there.
and before many months pass away, It's
streams and rivers viii he lined with uoya.
gsx,s, testing tseir nsvIgsbility, and its wids
Fsiriu be trsverscd by corps u engineers
--precarUrx Of thu iron.horse.
Even now the commerce ~ the Rel River
Settlement 10 being looked upon ~ the M
cleus Of mighty trSie. II numbers froa
twelve W fifteen thousand inhabitants --s 81
tusted on the shores II lake three hundred
miles long AMI IN rich prairie country
! 900 miles in length by 500 miles IN breadth.
'faver-I ny numerous streams whose waters
arc ~ c'eAr ~ chfystsi, shh the 'rcnery along
Tho MARGINS OF wheh inns called 'orth the
most snuhl'slaste descriptions rom whE'er
l,as visited that region. We ran easily con
ceive that territory Ike this viii 10, b. al.
lowed 10 slnmber long IN this age " develop
mept. hut We cannot calculate as to the i'm
Ii'e''A,iy ~ h' commerce which VIII yet nov
rom its borders
IN ur I"ssaRc ~ W" hseiPfoei'S tf.niy
ne'werh Inc un''"' n,a,.s ana 'ainl'a' we
isea is'ver se'',''nehl' A''u''''i % above. on,y
hm' sonn"fcia' m"t,our~ WIN u" wofh'
via iiudsms bsy AMI ORR Factory shn'
ite passage ~ us.I 'Fsas; hfahisf'o' rSf'
has been oIfned up wan ~ fani AMI IN
cage iA.st summer whii' Oh our way from
Fort Hip~y 10 81 raul We me. h''
River Tram on It's r"a,e 70 Lake inirg'
numbering upwards OF 800 carts hm.i'I with
go"i.. BESIDES lii''tn r1p'ng machines. TWO
tbrssh'hg nnchl'n~' Two saw NILS steam
engines and bo'iers.-ai' OF ii''nois 'natnia'-
tnre. Tue desire 81 Tue people o. 'ha' reg,ol,
10 have communication WIN "" wora o,
progress aro"ih 'hefn may or .s'''iial,h
when WI state That Tue distance between 81
faui ana is'u hlser Se.,iemci' Il vafioas'y
statci al nom QUO ior '"o mu'~' our 'an-
adian neighb"~ p'aai', "e INA, Inc trine
o. That vas, f'g,o" - lost !" 'hem ni,less'
They break ao"n W. emn, in"nol"'} WHICH,
has =" long locked y out from them WIN
bAcd determination therefore nave .hey
com'nc,'esd 'hr work ~ En'oi'u"'. IN FM-
Lament AMI ou' OF IL AMI hF. Is every
reason 70 oe'~'. 'h''y WI" s"rt''u'
we "l-rrs"' Among III. many movements
making ny we c"""~rcnli 'n'er'H. OF an
AHA. towards opening up mat Territory ibe
Important pro),,, OF waller communication
between Lake Winnipeg and Lake superior
That such communication rNhts ,hefc Is
10 doubt, bal Inc 'iudsot bay COMPANY
have al OIL i'nrs most strictly preh'bi'ed The
people oi lts' RIVER ron travelling ny tbat
route, AMI 'hey have thrown every obstacle
IN HE path 81 ih"' who have n''emp'ed 10
sAporr " 10 determine lhS question,
Caphin heh~,iy' VINO Was born anu pr'd
ny The banks OF tie Lovely oaska't wan, as
We are informed by Zoe Iornn'" ofocr' has
started ~ M 'Nlsuil'on. ne proe~ds 10
Fort " illiain, when sltna'"ia AZ We mourn
OF The iminlStpupin ttitT, on lake ~