The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-11
\ Northern Immigrant Route 60 she
Pacific.

The unsettled and dangerous condition Of
the usually Travelled land route to the Pa
ci6c, through Utah is attracting public
attention towards u more northerly route
Tho proposal OF the Postmaster General to
make mail route from this city TO Puget
Sound, will tend TO draw the attention Of
the Pacific emigration, this coming season,
TO the head waters Of the Missouri River,
where from Fort Benton, they will find a
new and feasible route Of not more than five
hundred miles in length 20 the navigable
waters of the Columbia River
The Congress Of the Unitei States in
1883, made an appropriation OF thirty thou
sand dollars, for the construction Of u mill.
tary road from the Great Falls Of the Mis-.
souri, 10 Walla.Walla which has not yet
been expended, but will be, doubtless, imme-
diately, il the effort now making for the ca
Establishment Of this northern route should
prove successful.
The people Of Minnesota have an especial
interest In this northern route 10 Oregon
and Washington, not that the turning Of
emigration in that direction is likely TO ben
eft cur State; but Tor the prospective effect
the opening Of this new route will have upon
the public in favor OF the Northern Route
Railroad, which would start from Lake Su-
perior aud traverse the State Of Minnesota.
The people Of Washington Territory are
looking anxiously towards the establishment
Of this northern route and Gov. McMriLEs,
has called the attention oil the Territorial
legislature 10 tho expeliency Of taking
some action, by which to draw the attention
Of Congress thereto. Speaking Of the
northern route "a the proper ono for the
great Pacific Railroad. be remarks
To other portions Of the coniedc,acy the
location Of this great national highway vii adj
prosperity and greatness to W Il y the great
fountain from Which must How al our future
/ prosperity.
From what have seen Of this most impor
'ant Of all the Territories and fran tie most
/ reliable information ! can get Of the great "a.
terror portion Of Il lying between the Caac ado
/ and Rocky Mountains. tho miidbsss ~ IL eli.
mate, its arabic and IT, grazing lands, stretch
I ing 10 its eastern boundary. ! am brought 10
/ the conclusion that the northern route poe.
/ sesses as many, II not more natural advantage 4
/ for railroad than any other across the cont.
/ Deut.
! This fact viii be the more apparent when IL
Z 10 known that distance 81 only ZONE Eve huh.
/ dred miles separates the nssIgats waters 81
the Columbia from those ~ the Missouri. thus
/ aforlihg line u transportation for msisTial
! and laborsfs In the construction Of the road.
/ far into the interior from both the Pacific AMI
/ Atlantic slopes.
When u J. rene m bered tina, the northern
! route has the gJea, ADJ sntsgs over any other
both a. % population and capital that tskin Z
the e1natsd distance, Il - the shoftss, fodts by
some two hundred mhsa--that tbs oountr y
I through which i passss IL well watsred, and
3 that alony the lius a sad 10 be great sufi
4 cheney Of u4ist,si for io c0nsiructipB-'hai IL
( terminus on the Pacific II upon the waters ~
4 Puget SQUAD one 1f ths largest and mos, com,
m Oiious hzrbors 10 The wOrid--being the nearest
/ %. and facing the oriental bAhOr., and 6aaLiy.
( that proceeding tossris tbe Atlantis. u strikes
/ the Mississippi, the great kighrAy 20 the South
/ stn State. saI connect. With the great water
I and railroad lines Terminating on the A.
( isntle sea hoard cannot but believe that NJ q
. roGte will be thsHgbt spfthy 81. and rsesiys
Z that C0nsifrf alton al The hands o. congress stS
/ the American people, vbieh - many aaSsn'
Z ,.De4 sutifia u In