The Washington union., 1857-06-11
From the Chicago Times
MINNESOTA RAILROADS..

MINNESOTA RAILROADS..
The last Congress made liberal grant of lands to the
Territory OF Minnesota to aid in the construction of
tain railroads in that region Gov. Medary recently
yened extra session Of the legislature and act
passed accepting the grant and incorporating several rail-
road companies to which, the several roads
struced the lands will be granted Wepropose to state
as nearly can the several routes laid down for these
roads, and the particular localities to be penetrated and
tmversed by each
The first section of the territorial act Incorporates the
Minnesota and Pacific Railroad Company with power
to construct &C., railroad from Saltwater, the ST.
Crox river to ST. Paul and St. Anthony the Mssis-
sippi by the way of Minneapolis to the town OF Breck
inridge the Sioux Wood river the head of the
ST. Peters river and the western boundary line of
the proposed State of Minnesota.
This route after it leaves the Mississippi river the
grand line of the projected northwestern route to the Pa
cifc.
The company il also authorized to construct Sc,
railroad from ST. Anthony, by the way Of Anoka, ST.
Cloud and Crow Wing, to St Vincent, the mouth
of the Pembina river This road if is constructed
and have strong doubts whether there will be any
for the northern two-thrs of it during the next ten
yearswill to Pembina, settlement the boundary
line between the United States and Great Britain and
the northwestern extremity of the State. These two
roads therefore, leading almost due north the other
westnorthwes have the Mississippi at St. Pauls their
common terminus and strike the western boundary of the
State the at the confluence of the Pembina and Red
River of the North the other at the proposed junction of
the great Pacific route
The capital stock of the company is fixed at five mil
lions but may be increased twenty and the follow
ing persons named the first board of directors f.
r. Delano, William Willim, Alex. Ramsey, Edmund
Rice R. R. Nelson, w. l.. Ames, Richard Chute, H. T.
Wells A. M Fridley, ID. Woodbury., +. Steele, s. b.
Lowry, j. ID. Crittenden, O. H. Oakes, and Daniel Bas-
sett.
The same company is also authorized to construct
railroad from Wnona up the valley of the Mississippi
river to ST. Paul. and to extend its line Of railroad from
its western terminus, between the foot of Big Stone lake
and the mouth of the Sioux Wood river to any point
the Missouri river north of the 18th parallel of north lat
itude For these latter roads land is granted The
Winona and ST. Pauls road however, will doubtless be
rapidly completed. u., - e.
The Transit Railroad Company is authorized to con-
stuct railroad from Wnona, by the way of st. Peter,
to the Big Sioux river south of the parallel of
north latitude This road runs nearly due west the
Mississippi river to the western boundary of the proposed
State.
The Root River Valley and Southern Minnesota Rail-
road Company authorized to construct, &c., rail-
road from La Crescent Mississippi Opposite La Crosse,
Wisconsin, by the way OF Target Lake. up the valley of
the Root river point Of junction. at Rochester with
have no map indicating the precise position of Rochester
and therefore cannot state where its western terminus
will be.
The same company is also authorized to construct
railroad from ST. Paul and St Anthony, by the way of
Minneapolis to point of junction at Shakopee city, in
Scott county thence by Belle Plane Claksvlle Leseuer
Traverse de Sioux St Peter Kasota Mankato and South
Bend to the southern boundary of Minnesota in the di
rection of the Blk Sioux river This road will extend
a.
boundary Of the State ntersectng and crossing the Wi
mona and St. Peter and the la Crescent and Rochester
roads ....-
The same company is required within three years to
construct railroad point the La Crescent road
near Hokah, to the village of Brownsville in Houston
county This road Is short and land granted in its
aid .......
The Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad Company
is authorized to construct railroad from Minneapolis in
the direction Of Fabault, to point the hereinbeore
described road running from st. Paul TO the southern
boundary of Minnesota within six miles from Mendoza
in Dakota county thence from said junction to the south
line of Minnesota west of range sixteen
To the careless observer of the rapid progress of
the Northwest glance at the map of Minnesota
will be sufficient to indicate the incaculabe results to
flow from the construction of these roads Minnesota
will enter the Union with her lines of railroad not
only laid out but substantially supported that their
construction Is secured beyond all doubt Tho grant
of land beyond all doubt the construction of the
roads, and the construction of the road secures to
the people of the State market at their
doors. The State will come into the Union with her
thousands of miles of railroads under contract She will
enter the Union not with the eebleness Of infancy but
under circumstances of such progressive development
have been equalled. She point to the hardy
settlers telling her forests planting her valleys, reapng
upon her plains She point to the laborers extend
ing the iron roads from her central point the Mssis
sippi up through the almost unknown regions to the
British line to another body of them smoothing the
pathway far off 10 the West that great line which is
the lakes and the Pacific then to the
ous bands of workmen building her various roads from
the Mississippi due west and also north and south The
future State has well planned her roadsthey point
north, northwest west southwest south with numer-
ous intersections, crossings &c Minnesota is covered
with network of roads and in their construction will
grow up mighty empire.
ILLNESS GEy. WALnAcH.The veteran General Wal |
bach colonel 4th artillery lies dangerously ILL., with
hope of recovery. Thus probably, will pass away in
few hours Of the brightest ornaments Of the army
Pity il is that have few such men left Gen Wal I
bach in his ninety first year. and has service in
Europe and America extending three quarters of
century He ser,ed under Louis XVI and often had the
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