St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-11-25

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yhc soil Of the valley OF basin Of the
Red Rive: Of the North and Saskatche-
wan is calcarco>ss and rich, extending over
an area several times as large as the State
ii Ohio. with q cliA>atc rs favorable for
crons a* Minnesota; it is next in The line
of settlement after that State. which is
fast filing I'D with an industrious, moral
and Intelligent class Of Inhabitants; and
iudgiu:. from the history Of the settlement
Of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wis
consin and Minnesota, must have = popu-
7:ton Of several hundred thousand within
ten wears, II such facilities are furnished
Is will enable cn,;gr,nts to reachit.
The hudson Bay Coupany's posts &C.
cay y nearly every commenaablo s!tuat!on
Their police over Indians is admirable, no
difficulty having occurred with them for
forty years There is protection to the
traveller in all directions. The whole
country west OF long. 80 deg, and between
l:!t IS deg and IS deg, may be properly
termed civilized, for every purpose Of set
:lc,ncnt and internal improvement
The r,r;'y,lan2e Of the Hudson Bay
Company to organization into agricultural
co,.saun:r;cs NJ longer exists; but, on IT,
Contrary they will soon become able md
*oyacicus co-oncrators in the specify set
tic.:,2n5 c1' the country, for it is their: in
T~rc5t 70 ID SO.
BIT he;n:l all this; We are confident
that, considering the imn,s:nsc interests Of
the Brti*h Hovernment u:wn the Pacific,
and in the settlement Of the basin Of the
Rcd River, and III TIC country West Of it,
The Immediate construction Of {; railroad
from S,i:,o point 1T OF near Pcnbiaa to the
i'uv!ic is ;ncv: table The route will be
On or nca: 50 degrees north, parallel
which r1o:t shan any other traversos the
great centres Of population and power on
the globe. 1t viii become the great
highway 70 the ccm!nerco Of tho North
Pacific and China
The i:r*t Governor Of British Columbia,
,nl1acl Noodle, is commissioner OF roads,
u;l is aided by Q corps Of sappcrs and mi
!.cr*. icr Inc last two years, common
c:u= before the gold discoveries, a survey
It the route from Lake Superior westward,
ever *;1> Saskatchewan plains, has been in
n, >r;'t:S<;, and COL Noodle is now under
stood to be making s;lnila: observations
from the Pacific side. surveys Of {; prac-
tic:!blc railroad route have been co1nn!uni-
Gated 70 london.
It the Colonial office viii! take measures
to ls<:.::tto this line: make concession Of
a:ids extending twenty miles on each side,
and in addition, loan or guaranty o credit
IT, I've millions OF dollars whenever and
a.: often as ton millions shall have been
expended i'll the actual construction Of the
read t.y private enterprise, competent per-
*s'ns can Immediately be found who Will
nller<;An to construct such {. road.
lhc Inauguration Of such q work with
such guarantees would transform Fancou-
vev Island, British Columbia, and the
lar:;:er era east, into populous territories.
The :Aost OBVIOUS westward connection
Ct tie New \ ork Central Raiload is with
the Great Il estcr., Of Canada, while the
tra'l Trunk Road looks to the lines Of
-'iichigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota as
:s!1yT';:n: its best prospects for business.
i, it'll this view the Canadian Parliment
have authorized the latter Company to
tr';::: re tie St. Clair River atSarpja. The
Detroit a.'l Milwaukee road just opened
10 Grand Haven, Is in the hands Of Eng
l:h. ract!o:s: and line still more direct to
1t. i;an! y projected! by way Of Pore Mar
I't":to il Michigan, anu N,.nitowoc in
Wisconsin,; Tie enc through Michigan be-
'n:s; ''a.&:d 'l>on Il Congressional la nd grant
"ld IA progress CT construction, and III
the hands also Of English capitalists, while
thirty miles Of the road west OF lla>llto
VOC a1c rc2>iy for tic ssncr*tructure. -
!i2 connection with st. Paul through
:>E.:cj.::s gan "nL ','i:con;;E,-cIrcady ez;-
tended to Ia Crosse Oh the 'Iiissis:i pp-it
= thus s:*':. will soon bo accomplished.
The Minnesota section Of the proposed
,R;t':--';e N;;;lnc5>?:. and i'aciiEE;c railroad
is, IS before 'ucnt;pHc'!, already con-
'c:ico;i , az; HIS :: mHteris:I I;s:s Of ST.
.'"*,';':'' oi >:tato credit and l,5J5,3300 ,
.cIv: q: t"cv:..e:lt '::&>i Nilcrc:;i:l to con-
l'I,t" it from :!a@ 5:,ts;:cv;inn oi the
;:''r;'scrn d;v;>:::A oi TIE La crosse and
Milwaukee n:,;|f~u!, ( also aided by
si'ni!a.'. |.'! grant t. Ecnlbina, On the
I}r;ti>': line; which is 1T least two-tI1;ris
Of the W.; from Portland On tho Atlantic
-t:a.A3 The li:Ic e the t;ruud Trunk
Railway 10 tAc !'aciic ocean
=: owning the La Crosse and >,'il1uu-
hcc and the .I;nncsota and Pacific roads,
':'Ircturc, British capitalists ln%y possess
IA entire chalk ct railways, ;:nd control
:ac .il'rnn>" t1:'I'*f,ortaE,on oj' passengers
and goods t:;>I tbcn irvli! the Pacific to
the .'t'anEi~. And yc@, al the northern
a!ls; :n Railroads vi The United Suites,
K; H>2!i as t:.c -'iis5;ssp}'i river, Will be
s'':,:.cct~'i with AJAX; tributaries Of the