The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-11

COMMERCIAL AND AGKICULTUkAL IMP0ETANCE OF
THE DISCOVERY OF TIE fRAZER RIVER GOLD
40 Bs BsSkfIrrED-Tag GREAT SOUTHWEST TO
PhorIr BY THE DISCOVERY, ETC.
TO ras EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
YoSKERs, August ., 1858.
You have furnished much valuable Information, through
the columns Of the HERALD Abou, the gold in
sr'ish America and the consequent prospective effects
upon commerce and emigration. The grea, northwes,
must cnmo for large share Of the benefits which are
10 follow the development OF the Frazer river
mines thoutsots prefer inland communication,
vos-e 3 practicable, rather than risk the chances
tee the climate Of the sthmus. The enterprsng
people Of Canada Minnesota being conscious Of the
asssnisges OF their relative positions TO New Caledonia
are nos taki7g active open thoroughfare
beth by Governor Stevers route overland aud by river
aud lake gAtion with steamers The Ani
u sinnesota osures the immei ale CONSTRUCTION VI
Northern Paoinc Raj roai connecting nsssBpp river
81 =. anthony With the Rel fiyer al Brecxlnridgs,
which s1sed the great bead OF tbs river sac tue
southern iermsus OF steamboat navlesucn. When the
Aihneso'a rcsos nov under oooract are c,npetsi,
you have direct communication WITH tns Red from
New hgrs b. raroai, thence o. steamers VIA tbs Red
river LAKE Wnnepeg and tae sassa,,hsw,a, 70 ~itun
shot distance Of co.. N 5spu ACE Fraz,r rivera a,
tna route We have railroad cJnuecti)os from New York
sixteen hundred miles, sad about Ihe sane a stance Of
continuous wafer CON 1unicsion, leaving only snort
pssssgs through the nouotsas, rhs'e already good
road exists iraysrsed the employees Of tbs uis,ns
Bay t)mpaoy through much less in esgaa0n tn.a
"A ID "
beng ma;s 70 Construct suia5le slsanboa 20 be 10
rcaolness W start IRON Breckiarfgs the OF MAJ
nsSi, ana as uSny more 5Ja,s -i be fdrnisnsd mV
Do bseeei To make tns very expediiious ec)a5n,cl
snd popular route Mnaesotsos eel deep in,er 10
ibis sne'prse, as Their pp-iipa I, Tue roie
Ia similar that OF Mssoad in come, sion xrta
the ceptral route; ana fur,her, bsc,uss tie
route mus, usvera- up yards o. ok hanl-ei miles
within their jurisdiction passing through the
length Of The State, from the lo~s line 10 Pen,ina
Many will doubtless prefer ths rodie e0ea "a. ris rs q
tive 10 the climate, SOIL timber wssr. the proxreS.
Of settlement become generally known
Leaving abe Mssssppi a. 5. poud. We take the veil
bssn ROAD OF toe Pemo,na aud Sslkrk taanrs passing
through the rich vale, Of sne ssus rver ,o,ee
years sas THIS hunting ground Of toe WuueosQo 10
ans, aud nos nearly ali transformed into one vast
grain neid; and on either aide, for huadred miles
paik from the Mississippi can be dotSg the prairie
adjacest some LAKE grove timber the homes Of
our hardy pioneers.
re STATE ROAD from ~ Cout 70 Breck'nriags 10. by
survey, one hundred a1d forty miles Ing a,d passes
through the fouosing embryo towns the traveller
viii ana for bis accom mods,gn Pos. ON es sores h,
tells, say mills. 30 viz :-linio1, sseysusyilie Ssix
Cantre Ksndo,s lie SOTO Alexandra sai Lsph.m Fort
Aberofombie being erected t,n miles beos Bresx
lprdze. and sl,esdy settlements are being mais
all the 10 Penbins and ths rich aud IIxuriaot
valley CT tne Red w be t.emng wsu the ruts OF
mans industry, ne 4 does nos with the sid fruIv aai
flowers Of natpres bounty. The ette uens az Psmbina
aod sekrk mber at prssent tho nand people
who ANNUALLY have LARGE surplue Of horses cattle
furs aod frequently Of The PRODUCES Of tie farm all Of
vnicb ca, be 90 nei cheaper than In ,,v NJ Ia e,srn
sa'es From iheoce the valley o. Sone or the
Saskatchewan are located numerous fors or trading posts
bel ngng 10 the Hudsons Bay Company, thus a0rding
protection the eotre route from the depre5alns Of hos
tile Indians, Who as vet have frequen al thai re-
Fion Toe temperature o. Chicago 10 kpo On 10
nd 10 the mouth OF the yellow Stone on the Missouri
and ihs direction The head waters Of the S,ssatcs
van " s slso known that extensive coal delds exist In
dIfsrtnt localities 90 the route west Of Red river
The whole country north vest OF 81 Anthony
this route coverei by rich black ioam from two u
four feet thick, with clay subsol, AMI /, vel inter
spersed with lakes and rivers mb~ "a or Al.
RE- and Ia beautifully soc<ed with Asb, elk moose and
buffalo and msny varieties &C the fesheee tribe 10 great
abUndsoce In ten years nourshipr settlements OF
farms and toSne ~ be planted all Vie way a,ross 10 the
Pacific and private enterprise will soon do what has long
been expected Of our governmeotihss IT, 70 build con.
nusnn OF railroads 10 the Pacific Most Of the state
mcp here made relative 70 the advantages possessed by
the Northern route know be true a have long re-
SIDED in Minnesota and usversei that region Of country
very extensively GEORGE y BRorr,
ISL Cloud, MINI.