The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-07

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i We kArn that the Secretary tho Into
rior, Hun. Jacob Thompson, has srly cea'-
ple,ai the arrangements with rtence ~
vigorous prosecution VI the PsJfc wagon
roads rcentiy provided for h,Congrc~
The country Is looking icrwari ith cagvr'
ness TO the completion Of thc~e ssat high
ways across our continent, and ,e prompt
and eneryvtie measures sacptely the tnte-
rior Department will mcare thc early cosl.
s,ructioa and aid in y rapid ,levcprDsnt Of
our bouadk~ western domain, y.h its rich
pastures aud It's fertile valleys.
In coanexica with these roas The grras
Overland mail. which is socn |, be- "pM
fAroseA" under tina auspices the Aide
Postmaster ,;enenal. will seryc hind mow
llrmly tho honk ii union with California,
Orron, and Waahingta,. and N, es~~~s
nj rrrf all a~n n th~sr ,wtmnRvsra 'rsn
oar great tamil, of Stat~, ~ sue'css'h
isnc a thcs' Two great navd'a' pfoFss
viii reflect the higMs, crslI, 1snn Tue rr~-
cht administration l7eyrNols'r arr 70
bc placsi IN the hands of si~' pr"c''e'' ana
c'wrre,ic men Who arr ,r'al'arly well quail
t,si tor the ariuous ant'e'cn 'a''grr'"'S IN
thw assigned ilsm
The gentlemen w, have hss''s'~tssi TOR
,uwrini.mlcnts ~ W. T. Mobiles, M Min
,w~ota. who v.il construct the read lnm
Fort Rhlutu Ia tbs South Pa~, aud return
over The liattc r,a,, 10 For, kearmy Mr..
Nohlcs was alraay the superintendent at
thu ianrr road app"in'"i under thu Int"
Mr. N. I. Mapaw, of Mls~oati. who will
rsm<,rn-, the Fort kc,rurs and HMey
AXE road w far ~ the City Rocks.
John kirk, n California. who will com
|,lete this road from City Rocks to Henry
AXE valley. working from The California
ode
The Foai from Va i'ao Ia Fer, Yuma hsS
~cp plassSl under tho supervision of Mr..
lanes II. leach. ol Tesas-
The apTointnnnt of superintendent of the
rmd from Fort DEFIANCE 10 the Colorado.
~ CLAUSE ,n the hill MAS leit to the l'r%,'
leait and IL " understood that The SECRETARY
Il War. 10 whom il was assigned, has ten
ier,sl il 10 Mr. i,cale, aud that the service
4 the eamch win h' cmpo,yd by him I'm
,is division.
For facilitating the business which tl~,e
'oa.is will m,ywHarily create the Secretary
4 the Interior s,ne time since ssia' ishssi
ew bur~u f,r the mosc immediate charge
4 the same. AMI We arr gratitasi {" l'a'n
ha, Mr.. a. II. Campbell civil ENGINEER,
lu- been placed at i,s head. This "a high |
y important and responsible p~i,ion 10 H.
'onivresi upon ~ young Il man, anal 10 ony |
accounted for by his admirable iltsws~ i1 |
he place. Nj, tamp'sll combines the
,igb,st scientific attachments with prrspnal
II the Topography of the country
hroagh which iase reads nrr 10 be oIr''wsi |
IT, has is~n cosnect~i With tao ef tAe thr1 |
.'ac.dc railroad surveys acfow the continent |
The central of Albuquerque route and The
cute MAR the 32d parallel from san Ihsgo, !
u Fer, Yuma and tho Eila river To VI
iaso.
The estimation IN which Mr, Campbell
eryinc~ are held by the Typographical de"
,arinisnt. may b. understood by the fsr'
hat lie had just isrn slecui by l.ici'l
|'arks. de~iena,s-i 10 run the northwest
boundary, as cnginar of the esp~i''ion'
vhirh appointment, under h'har circufn'
i,apc,s, b. probably would have arorp'si.
We have every reason 10 lei,eve thai the
.l,oye details arr correct, and that the com
,letn organization ~ win soon h. made public
l'hr country may congratulate its'lf on the
ound Judgment displayed by Mr. Secretary
rhomIMoa IN the selection oi thc above
.amed gentlemen, AMI The erisrsp's Tor the
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