The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-22

Late California papers which lie before
US, are literally filed almost TO the exclusion
Of other matters, with reports and specuha-
tions relative 10 the gold discoveries on
Franr River. The most intense excitement
pervades every part Of California. Over
thirty thousand persons had left California
for the mines. History" says a CON-
saa,,eaihcn u, the SEN Eraaeisca .Br!tsttn
affords no parallel TO the excitement since
the days Of GxoRdw Law" Tho BuIlefm
gives the following description Of the coun
try on Pugct's Sound which ~ the mag
net which Is to point the iron needle Of the
North Pacific Railway, is OF immense im-
por,ance to Minnesota
Possessed of coast line of LOO miles,
whilst il measures across from Cape Flat
terry 10 Olympia but 200 miles, containing
hundreds OF beautiful islands. while the lux.
urinnt vcrdure Of tropical. and not OF
northern climate, their banks accessible to
the largest ships, with stately frs towering
three hundred feet high, aud thousands of
them convenient enough 10 drop into the
sen. The waters abound in salmon, halibut
and cod with none but the untutorcd In
dian to disturb their aquatic sport Al
ready considerable trade has sprung up
with Eng in lumber and spars and now
that the irosls of winter ARE denujcd, and
thosc 81 New Brunswick and Maine cniee-
blcd in their resources. the attention Of Flu
rope conycrgcs to this point for supplies
from this ineNhausiiblc fountain OF wealth
The agricultural aud pastoral resources Of
the country nrc unsurpassed its climate
mild and genial, and liz contiguity TO tho by
no means chimcrical scheme OF railroad
from Lake Superior TO the Gulf OF Goor-
gin, will contribute towards the colonial.
ton and settlement Of the country. Con
tanning NJ many elements Of wealth and
power, Washington Territory will coon M
sumo the disptnguisbcd position prcdestin.
ed, and | trust as she grows IN material
wealth. she will also grow in moral power.
From the Sacramento Union, which Is
tilld with descriptions Of the passes and
mines and resources of the country. we
take the following extract, and We direct
attention 10 the significant concession TO the
value Of the harborsgc on Puget Sound.
and especially TO the conclusion that the
building Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
would inevitably crown its western extrcm.
i,y with the commercial supremacy Of the
Pacific
puarT Sorsp CoMMKaciAL CirY.--ln his
Railroad Report. Governor Stevens assumes
that large commercial city must ultimate
" b. bull, ~ somewhere on Puget Sound.
IL. OF course, concluded that II would be
located at the terminus Of tho Overland
Railway. Ito went further, and assumed
that the Sound was tho natural centre OF
trade Tor the Pacific. But he did not then
anticipate tina, gold, over large extent Of
country, would he discovered north OF snitl
Found, and that its announcement would d.
rect stream Of emigration upon that point
from all parts Of America. Europe, and q
part OF Asia. Yet only fow years subso-
quent 10 his report. the discovery has been
proclaimed and unless II turn out cheat
"A lying dcccption--it will build up city
at some locality on the Sound. which 10 n
low years may contest with San Francisco
the commercial supremacy on the Pacific.
With al extensive gold region dependent
upon that Bay Tor its supplies, added TO its
great agricultural. coal, and lumber rcsour.
cc~, q city on Puget Sound must become
one Of vast commercial advantages. And
should the Railroad anticipatiow OF Gov
ernor Stevens he realizsd, nothing could pro
vent such city from becoming the mctrop
oIs Of commerce for the Pacific. The com
pletion, however, Of Railroad direct from
~. Louis 10 sacramento would defeat most
ciicctualy snch result but unless that
railway IL built, San Francisco mny indulge
reasonable fears Of losing her present su-
prcmacy.