New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-13

~, ,alea wa had forgotten tbas He were s1,"p'snJ
'Ds ,o1oc, Of M. Borden Otter TIL Lake neni'y
five miles from Leaf Nsy, hiss osep t,oyo his lake
hesr called Otto Tail River, and branch Of hsu
Rive. The bes. authorities, however, agree III '"'
ing this Red River IT., A.. s.-oaro svnands
From the outlet Of Otter Tau, me suea nnsc,lJ nv
N cbain OF small lakes, ten in all, cohhectcu w
ho.S -;ye-Eke Issues These lakes are Described as
ling lined with woods especially OF tne nalu"
varieties, with gravelly shores, nara oo~o", au'
sboundng in fish At the foot OF tls cn n., y, Ts
sh;rtv miles by water from the outlet OF otter gu
,nwn .ite had been laid out by some enterprisng
pioneers. .ro,r. % . uniform
breadth of about 100 feet and men ior Ia,
IN :, los 10 the mouth OF Pelican River ard eight mics
h.yond The swift current is broken into success ion
~ 'rsnids This is where the stream lnersects Tue
hiv range known as Leaf Mountains, ana the country
On either side is characterized by the broken ana
somewhat picturesque, though not rugged "a
The so il very fertile but timber is less abundant
,ban IN .he Lake Region above. Beautiful groves
cap the ridges Of the rolling surface On aPPr9acins
The Pelican the holder outlines OF these mus met
oroduslly down and soften into unduaung scopes vi
treat beauty At the mouth OF tue Pelican Tue
scenery is described as remarkably hae, anu 'lis
,tream flows on over few miles more oil rapics, aua
tben with a current gradually decreasing IN veoci,y,
sna increasing in DE- pth through one OF the most ue
lchtul landscapes in the world UNTIL leaving g,o,es
ard rapids ard the enchanting phases Of the undua''
irg plains behind it, launches the uaVeteL apon
,eenotonous submity Of that immense plain 10 whlch
DR.. Owen applied the name OF the Great sa van
nah" The even banks Of the great paIrle are n.te
only about eighteen inches above tne oanhs Y, ".
riY:rNss the river is row seen-perhaps, somewhat
swollen BY the Spring rains. The blue nne OF Tue
Leaf Mountains clouds the eastern horizon; but,
rorth or south or west, no timber Is visible, uniu
within short distance of Bots DIES Sioux From TINS
70 Craham's Point 10 timber was found thence down
ward timber abounds on the banks of the river.
From Pelican River ~ Graham's Polnt The average
width of the Red River is about 80 feet, aud nom
near this point the stream while deepening decreases
in width 10 an average of 100 feet, till it reaches the
mouth Of the Sbayenne where its volume is largely
increased by the tributary waters Of that stream.
From the lakes downward, the Red River flows over
i hard bottom of stones and gravel, which becomes
sand as il enters the great level bottoms OF the Great
Sayapnah We have before described the exceeding
crookedness of this stream. The Minnesota River is
rioht line compared to it. Its sowuess and depth
are welLknown characteristics. The richness OF the
soil Of the Red River Valley the sparseness OF timber
,he wondrous breadth Of plain, have been already
diated on These notes, however, viii supply some
details Of information which, if not interesting, viii
be usefsl to the curious in such matters.