The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-25
ton Of the ne liver s taAed Of may be able 70 give

ton OF the He'd river Is talked OF may be able TO give
| you some new ideas concerning it.
We left the crossing f-way you recoIlec between
Grahams point and Brecknridge the morning of the
5th nst and keeping under way twenty hours each
day reached the mouth Of the Cheyenne IN seventy
eight hours The distance by land is about fifty miles.
We estimate the velocity of the current at about three
miles an hour, which would make the distance not less
than 230 miles by the river, difference which will give
you idea of the excessive croocdness of the stream
la addition 20 this, found the river frequently OBJ
struced by bars and rapids with but ten or twelve inches
of water which must make il unnavigabe at low stages
OF the to anything but light boats and
consider the mouth Of the Cheyenne the head Of steam
boat navigation on the Red river From that point steam
of the class those which tho Minnesota
river be used nearly If not air the season From the
Red Lake river the Mississippi river steamboats, tho
Grey Eagle, the Milwaukee would find plenty OF
water. sga4 E'9ef isih44g atgsaHa3 ae8ieY.
We accomplished the voyage down the river in eleven
aud half days. travelling 22 hours each day the whole
running time beiug $50 hours Estimated distance by
river $50 miles. Navigable above Pembina, 400 miles
10 Lake Winnepeg, l7o miles Total distance navigabe
575 miles.
Before closing, must say one word about the Red
river valley. do not hesitate 10 predt TINT before
many years it will be regarded as the Garden Of hc
Nortticest"
In the vicinity of the Wild Rice Cheyenne and Buff,
lo rivers the prairie is the richest saw, boundless
in extent, and supplied with abundance of timber for
f'rmiug and building purposes teN
n as @ tI Yours, truly,
Distances from 81 PAID 10 Ps.bina oia S. Cloud and Whao
-t5 Bear Lake, on the s Plain 7ral"
The distances here given may be relied exact,
the measurements made by means of an odometer
under this supervision of Mr. Smith, who is practised
engineer They possess further interest being be-
leve the first actual measurement made of tho dis
tance to Pembna
From Lower Landing, st. Paul, to the Sus-
pension bride, st, Anthony $40
Auoka- ------------------------- 1856
Itasca ----------------- 34.94
Orono ---- - ----- = ------------------- 4l.7I
Bear island $3.50
St Cloud ferry Miss river 1906
Sauk river BRIDGE Sl88
St. Joseph -------------------- SO. 81
Cold Spring 96.70
Sauk river ferry Richmond l02 .2T
Lake Henry, {timber) --------- 1i8.O7
Lake George, (timber)- -l23.73
Grow river --l34 90
Grove lakes, Cimber) ---------------------1 40
Chippewa river r------------------------
White Bear lake, (timber)- r)----------------l 1874
Little Chippewa
Lake, with TIMBER
Rapid river -------------------- -ls1.2l
Lake, with timber) -ls9 %
PomIne de Terre SO
Lake with TIMBER ------------------ --199 .9l
Lightning lake, (timber)- SAB
Otter Tail 85
Red river (tirnber)- -------------------2 1875
Wild Rice river (brdged tinber)- 255.H
cheyenne river (bridged TIMBER ,96
M,nle river timber)- 2S8 AZ
Rush river -----------------------2 -296.06
Bed OF streai water in POOLS -------------30 305.7S
Red of stream water in pools--
Hemlock river ----- 343. .04
Goose river (timber)- -34S. IL
Killed buffalo -353.50
stream 90 feet wide $50 90
stream 20 feet wide .S7
lake 370.48
Turtle 3s7 .87
Streom .B4
Salt river (bridged; TIMBER 6.SZ
Water in marshes aoora4