, 1858-11-12
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
sTEILACooM, W. T., NOV. 12, 1858.
RAILROAD MEETING IN sAVANIISH co..
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

7. Simmons, on Monday, the 18th day Of October,
1858.
One motion of c. W. Swindal, Hon. VIM. NJ.
Morrow was called to the chair, and on motion
Of VIM. K. Temple, c. W. Swindal was chosen
secretary.
On motion Of John Swindal, the chairman was
called upon to state the object of the meeting,
which was readily responded to by few brief
remarks
On motion Of J. L. Morrow, a committee Of
five was appointed to draw up resolutions expires
sive Of the sense Of this meeting. The chair ap-
pointed J. L. Morrow, VIM. X. Temple, VIM.
Walter, R. NJ. Canon, and David K. Simmons,
who repaired to themselves, and after some time
spent, returned, and through their chairman pre-
sented the following preamble, and recommend
ing the resolutions as adopted by similar meet
ing of the citizens of Thurston county, held at
Olympia on the Goth Of September, 1868, as ex-
pressive Of the sense of this meeting, and Of the
people throughout the county; which resolu-
tions, after being carefully read on motion Of Jo-
seph Bennor, were enthusiastically adopted.
Whereds, the recent discoveries Of rich depos-
It's Of gold within the limits Of Washington Ter
ritory and the British possessions North, presents
extraordinary inducements for the prompt action
Of the Federal Government in opening and pro-
tecting the overland routes to these mines and
Puget Sound, from the Mississippi valley and
RhereaS, the most direct route to these mines
and to Puget Sound from the Western States gen.
orally on the upper Mississippi, above St, Louis,
Is the route surveyed by Gov Stevens in the
years 1868, 1854 and 1856; that this land route
from ST. Paul, Minnesota, can be easily tapd.
By land route starting either from Omaha, in
Nebraska, Council Bluffs or Sioux City, in Iowa,
connecting the Stevens route at Fort Benton,
making that place Of rendezvous for gold seek
ers and emigrant trains both by land and water,
furnishing to emigrants from the States the facil-
tiles Of reaching the mines at Fort Colvie or
Fraser River, or to the Columbia valley, or direct
to Puget Sound; and
Whereas, the recent Indian disturbances in this
Territory, having suspended the operations Of
Lieut. Mullen, who, receiving orders some months
since, had arrived in the Columbia valley, organ.
lied his party and was actually on his way from
the Dales to open a wagon road from Fort
Walla.Walla 10 Fort Benton the only norton Of
the route where work is indispensable to open
summer emigrant road practicable for wagons,
and which disturbances threaten to close access
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Pass routes; therefore be it
RssOlred. That IL is the dutv Of tho general
government to prosecute with yiSor. and with all
the strength which Il can applv tho Indian war
10 the end that the Indians in arms NAV feel the
s.ren0,h aud no,vsr of orr ooyorrr,or, .rd
NAV bc reduced TO unconditional submission to
It's authority
Re,oln,l That amn,o .npropr;o,;ors sbou,d hs
made 10 omen n wacon road from 81 pspl bv
the line Of tho Missouri and Columbio 10 Prcc,
Sound-givinv access N Tho oold Acids of tbo
northwest. and that Oppropriations should also
be made 10 place light draurbt steamers Of great
mower and snitablc construction. on Tho nnnor
Missouri and Columbia rivers. and therebv do.
termine practically all the fhcts in reference TO
the nayieabiitv Of those rivers FIR Steamers
ResOlred That We rrid,cc At the annrorr;,.
tons which have been made for ononina wagon
roads from the Mississinpi valley 10 C.is,r1;o
and that wo al n ,ha sn;ri, or ;us,;oo ,h.,
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vre.. ror,h,ras, ~ ,ho M;..;ss;,n; H., ,,;,t
the prolifc and teemino ror,bwcst or ,bo poc;ec
coast
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