The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-08

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Interior Of North America. future prosperity
fully equal to that of the most favored Amsri-
can State.
TIE ExrEKxAL RELATIONS OF TIE MINNESOTA
RAILROAD sYsrKA.
| These relations, or, in mere familiar Ian
gusss, the connections Of the Railroad System
| Of this State, will be best illustrated by q
map, to which invite attention.
IL is q Map Of the World between ATTITUDES
| SOC and SOC Of the Northern Hemisphere
and under this title. and explanatory thereof,
| have caused TO be engressed . resolution
| adopted July 10th. ls5s, at meeting OF citi-
zens Of Sc. Paul -. That the great physical
fact will vindicate itself, namely, that the com.
merce and power Of the globe lies north of the
fortieth degree Of nsrth latitude, and that four
! ffths of Europe, with corresponding area Of
the Pacific Coast Of North America, is north OF
the centre Of Minnesota"
Except few districts-Labrador, on this
Continent. and Eastern Slbsria-Commander
Mssry, Of the Warrington Observatory, has
recently demonstrated to ID. A. Robertson,
Esq.,, OF st. Paul, that the foregoing areas OF
America, Europe and Asia, including the
Southern shore Of the Mediterranean, in Africa,
| constitute the Northern Temperate Zone, ex-
tending around the Globe, between the mean
annual temperature Of So Q and 100. Having
determined these Isotherms. Commander MAN
nv then traces the mean between them, or the
lsotherm Of 52e through Salt Lake, 81. Louis
and Baltimore, on tbs continent, ana through
Southern Ireland and England, Belgium, Ia.
rich. Oimutz and varns, in Europe, and
through Derbent, Kokan and Pekin, in Asia.
/ This line divides the belt first delineated Cor
nearly the surface Of the mani into two bands
Of about the same size. In Maury's language,
=" they include the garden spots OF the earth !;
in them, man laid his first hearthstone, and
from them the lights Of Civilization and Chris.
tianlty have shed their first and brightest rays.
The Northern band, between the lsotherms
Of S. and 50 degs., is much broader towards the
Western coast of North America than the
lower band. In Europe, IL includes most OF
Great Britain, Germany, and all OF Russia.
Among other characteristics this Northern
band seems destined TO furnish the cereals,
while the lower band is more favorable TO fruits
bread from the North Wine from the South.
Most Of the Railways. both IN Europe and
America, are in the upper band. In II are the
great commercial centres OF the world, As New
York Liverpool, London and the German ports
Of Europe and it is to the cities Of this band Is
Leipsic. Eigni, Novogorod, kiachta. ETC., that
the people both Of Europe and Asia annually
resort to hold their great fairs This is also
q" the ship building and sea-faring region, the
home Of the fisherman, the sailors father land.
And the place for factors, factories, and optra
tiyes."
Through this favored belt Of the globe, of
the continent Of North America, have traced
the connectio east and west, OF the railroad
system of Minnesota.
observe the Inca, which will pursue in an
order reversed from their natural progress
hither. At La Crosse we communicate with
the American netway OF rails. thence BY ran
ssd Telegraph along ths Great Lakes ito, to Pn,, una
sse ,i.ns,s c,h. e. s sS and Hsn aad
Galway.a destined to be the great maritime
ceatre OF Great Britain, the Railway system OF
Northern Europe commences and links Dublin,
Liverpool, London, Brussels, Berlin, konings.
burg. ST. Petersburg and Moscow.
From that Ancient Muscovite Capital mark
these lines extending through the passes Of the
Cral Mountains, through the Southern provin
ces Of Siberia TO lrkoutsk, and thence TO the
Pacific coast 1t Pekin, in one direction, and to
, the mouth Of the Amoor, in . more direct line.
Ii 10 the Overland Russian Mail Route, soon to
be Itraversedsby telegraph Nor are We bsffled
, BY the broad expsnse II the Great Ocean,
|, Again, we resume the marine cable. ia.
pan takes it from Russia and China, extend its
through the Kurile Islands to ksmschatka I;
= where Russia will resume the electric agency.
and from island to island along the Aieutisn
chain, Gifted Providentially As telegraph posts
will complete the Union Of the Northern Hem
isphere.
But one interval remains to consummate our
grdle Of the globe. From Puget Sound to St.
Paul! There is no event of the future more
assured than Railroad commune alton within
the life Of generation. We may wait twelve
years for the transit Of the Locomotive through
the Rocky Mountains, but twelve months viii
witness overland mails, and, for three fourths of
the distance, steamboat navigation.
Ihaye confidence that the steam boat "Anson
Northrup" will reach . point on the North
saskatchewan river (Edmonton,) not five days
distant from the richest gold fields Of British
Columbia.
Let any one dispassionately review the
- wk hay lad ia
sion the siege Of Sevastopol, and their relation
to the great Continental and Oceanic connec.
tons, in which Minnesota, from her eminent
geographical position, is vitality interested.
We will summon Asmodeus, From Saint
Paul to Saint Petersburg The air is heavy
with death-toilings for Nicholas. He lost the
prize Of ihe's ambition and died His son Al
exander reigns in his stead. A new dynasty
and q new era. The peace OF Paris is pro
iclaimed. Alexander Immediately projects .
comprehensive system Of Railroads for Russia,
adding an imperial guaranty of 9 fixed income
upon Investments to the large sum of $4,000
per mile.
He stakes his crown upon the emancipation Of
the Serts. Siberia becomes prominent on the
map Of the world. The news OF the treaty be-
tween the European powers and China is re-
csived at Saint Petersburg through northern
Asia two weeks sooner than by the route OF In
dia Suddenly the world il startled by Russian
acquisition of the magnificent riyer and valley
. | OF the AmOOr, anu aicAauutE - IcCoRulLcu pS
envious Europe % the great Pacific potentate.
Who has forgotten the excitementin Eng land,
|. when the mastery Asiatie policy Of Russia
was announced, Then, as If by Providen-
tial incorporation occurred the gold discovery
of Frazer river; the Pacific populations tanned
with excitement and, amid the accisnations
Of PArliamens and people, BCLuER LYrroS An
swered his own memorable query" What vii
he do with itT' by proclaiming IN the name Of
the Government, The policy Of continuous colo
MES from Lake Superior TO the Pacific, and .
viaducf across British America, as the most
direct ronte nom London to Pekiu or Jedao.
lSoon followed the organization Of British Co
Ilumbia, with present prospect OF similar leg
iialation for the SaskAtchewan Valley.
These facts justify the designation On the
map Of the two proposed Pacific Railroad
Routes from Puget's Sound to Saint Paul-one
Ithroogh British Columbia and the Valley Of the
South SAskAtrhevan 70 Psmbiaa; there con
meeting With the branch line OF the Minnesota
and Pacific Railroad, and the other, on Amer
lean territory. along the well known survey Of
Gov Sssvena. TO Breekenridge, the western
terminus Of the uain Inc Of the Minnesota and
Pacific Railroad
/ do NOS conceal ny oyl impression that the
international Route to the Pacific is most ike
ffv 70 be eousunmAted at n early day. The