The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-10
The Frazer River Movements in
Minnesota.
Overland alton with
the Pacific.
he High Northern Route via the Red
River of the North, Lake Winnipeg
and the Saskatchewan River.
very Interesting Geographical, Topography
cal, Geological, Commercial and Political
: { Facts, Discoveries and Statements,
Frazer River Gced Mines.

HpCCND ApycUhsBB MEETING IN THE KALI OF TIE
BousE OF REPRESENTATIVE, AT ST. PAUL. july
From che 81, PAUL (Minneso.a) Weekly nges
large assembly convened, ~ above, Al Tour ociocS
p. NJ Long before the organization Of The meeting
groups engaged in the EXAMINATION OF maps whlon
perded apcn the walls Tor the sake OF eog
iliusu alton. one vas large map, pablshso ron
the Land Office Ct Canada, upon which both tse rorern
and southern Saskatchewan rootes were 40 nessea
Eeewhere Colsoo's men OF the United Stsses was sus
PENDED WITH scheme OF ten Sates petTeen minnesota
she Pacific marked with coors, ana even aeecroea
vriop o: a the preser territory OF the onion iato
States. A map OF globe mad oroaa req me orawn
its face the latitude of asa degrees nortn WITH
view az exbibjrrr vhat large portioc Of the Pacific
Earope north OF the southern boundary
fne csa1 va. occupied by Gel. VIM II. Noble. ]. A.
wheeocS, Esq acted as secretary
ae nas iong baen Interested an tia nrniect of
northern 10 California, aud while or gsgeo 10 the
Of enterprise having for Tvs object tue CON
nectior of the head Of the Mississippi with the
Bay or san Francisco by . route which he believed to
have ali o,hershs attention Year,
repeatedly called IN the et greater advantages OF
me ore northern ronts terminating the mag nhcent
baxborsge OF Puget Sound and he had only deferred
scheme exploration Which hong proposed to
Ala l he hAo npsheo his sng.geuep's win the gov
srEmens CAornis DE spoke OF the interest
which had been every excnd oy me proceednss
II toe previous meetngs neld this srbec snd read
several letters Of inquiry from agents Of parties at cni
ego and eseEnere, who wished TO take the roote 70
Prayer river co1clue,on laid before the meeting
~ proposition Of gentleman 20 make an exploration Of
ne whole route.
ration the commercial relations OF Mlane
RED settlements and the bes 'irgs OF
Abe syaem tracing the question OF roues ask
ed ior more time Tor the collection OF CONNER
cai subjects invove1 which WAS granted sno a. the
request o. The chairman, Hon. karan Mcleod Governor
Ranfey appointed las chairman
In resfion the feasibility OF the various proposed
souses Mr.. Mcleod submitted the following informal
kEToRr:
Hwl be recsllected that At the meeting held ct the
Fuer 6ouse the It'll iest resolution WAS paseed W
reference the ch,ie three routes the emgrsnt
pssd from ST Paul 10 the gold Brit
th Oregon. "Frst. BY pembna, Red river sott emens
and the branch of 5ssssfche Second, by
abe south Saskatchewan the Koo;spss PISA Tniro
by Governor sevens reroaa route the American side
q The international ooupcarv."
For tbe practical information those cesirous
enkDg the journey have hastily prepared come brief
nole. gsoered from the journals OF voyagne s,int
&c parties 81 explo atoD by various roues through thst
region.
TIE Stevers ote 10 pc The least favorable
the oniv 10 distance bat aso 70 the
fures me country character ana number OF the In
30 pass Ibe distance fror ST. Paul vancouver the
Columbia so4 nes, Settle port t1e east side
twenty fys u,Iss, ,62 miles Of which throush
eulva cable Region, SnJrcrg but little game a. uncertain
ssscps and a. late feseon net sufciea1y ) grass Tor
animals We viii theo, ds2ose OF thR route With the
that boSever prsctcaoie or desirable II may De
srong patty saving g Paul Dot sier toan the ioh OF
May u merdsd for small party starting
from here ate sessou We have then the choice OF the
rou'es by the Sasksch and tc give bicg
Ike Of that region, ana the features OF
usually travelled by OF the Hudsous
Bay COMPANY all quote from the Journal OF xDsdi
bon Coumbi up that river D. is north branch,
theEce he ib isres OF the SSskstche aud
sJesm the valley by water and by land Bss
ee Nvefe osy's journey from foft Garry Red river
pcttsrent
nou,n OF ths Couuba, ~hlch they IN czooss
o. lch of Mry tb-y nrst got sgni tne Roxy
ruppnes TIE From the base OF the
they travelled icos, carving packs Of nfy
p1unfa efch noluorg thsir provisions which ooessed
fVwrp no uutpf nn
ncap fornt IA n cacre se'oye however they cpuo-
MERGED Their 70, rnrcn sr1 sner lesvpg ms cDumca,
'stbey sfcenocd for oisisros small stream called
RIVER from Tie fact ihai n upon s banks the
E'tt were olosuucied sh'oh cessented - The
PaaGs, crtsDoe ~ Arro~suidb'c map 400 mle~
Tbsr march tbsoesh Ue pss,es Of sbe mountains com
nsnsd The l-th OF May and very fasiguing in
srs ,esrs q zee ssass vseks on ssb ,ss
raye Of he elirg reflected tbe most oeanul 0ris
mGHc ooloTs One O. hose peaks vas ike fortress Of
ToCs egoeen huno fset per pendicular ab3ye
the mountain laEcs and rad rs summit covered siih cs
1heT0ry hss pafef nsgy ro ais NJ more IAN 900 or
90 y1yds cytEi' md 200 yards apart " Conoe ruer
tabs rise IN q tAep d'gsig up,v'lvpd mo ne
CoWmbia 'esie ihs oiAer lax goss brh b on, If tie
ernr hes a ts Ato'dsos '0sich frS eascfrd, u
o7At,1rd AID ,caca dr,,r ps junco 9th Uri.o1h,
north u M LAKE Of ne NOvnztn', t1ks TIE n7ms n
Slow rir az 6ar as Nsue LaIs ard et.ripard ai n
kacs,e Tr-r vrt y ,prtiss in,p ,he frozen ooean ON
The lb'b o. Nay they begsn W descend the oss1rn de-
euyise, or The R1osy hounisu., and en- amped unoo-
some cypress trees 1.-The common Timber being suntet
pine and ceoaT "A ftfng contrde on ne tcsrn side
f> hfu tips ooured vh imnese foress, n,osiy Of
@FVet1
,Le margin Of aut plain, called by the
guide Gro Pf1he; 1sn lo.ce1 horses and shot
Che shcrs o. le lake IN The ros, Of surrounded
exeept OF BE water toe, b. steep rocss Inhabited by
tbe chain tho RoCky Mountains covered win perpetual
sno~."
csre here to say few words that sutjsc, They
tood peary straight line rou the 35th parallel 70 the
noah q he ssci eeSie river 10 the A,csc IN l..iiase
tu5e, Equivalent - 2.2bo miles, 10, however, only the
mean sise Ct tight absled triangle, the base Of which
" deryses pAl az about CO., while the chain OF
mountains form The hypotbenuse tina, the real
vere oiogous length q the chain the continent
nearly 900 miles rou soutbess. 10 such
~ extD Of m0unssny the perpeDdoulsr be ght
adm Of oxre be very unequal The party
e.hf esJs n c-rsriur them whence conclude from our
rat travel chat they have a. ths point about latitude
g. agrees, b0e OF zoo miles with an altitude OF about
eco he above the sea- while the real besht &C the
Rosky souutsi8s sinoc ascertsBed, average 1900
ret he hishes, known peak beng l6.too feet.
rs.rs. tss,ts- srd On he Ia Of Jane reaehed the
cornuenos o. The river fenmra, which How from
Noun,a,rs 20 lie "a Jne hey ressned slave
Tale rver, get bard Of Eipeteneaux, who bad
juss siiod paado, witch they solo ior brass kct
OF the PED Ex spd A,habs.ca ri-ers which were
obsrucsed BY bouldors some Of he parry bad 70 take TO
fhe shore while TIE crsFged along the canoes Va
borous ard tedious o. raaon; and or, foot and
Until they Feechot nc uhn stream % the sssfhch
owsn on the I'm J,ne 1h yircr aoirS our tsi com.
ssiniiA ne rary ard tanspsrcg Of ~ Uaters, WAich
fs fofs o. the Ht'soivi, Utid and 0tfisk: ,x,Jt
for ha Y isons 4 nc Orondst risrs IN ne world me
b1nts Tefccg sdgtna AVID ocr, ~ many places,
sou ts fGtrogf, TIE rsot smrg ne be diueryfed u
CO.. b. did or inygfned hiy forms trin
sl-b og,g uaes 0orseaIlv syno,sertd o.d ezyro,gsd
a ,rals0 6na - Bl1Tiso b. he PROLONGED shodocs 20
a. a. esd ne iesdi visA elm 1sn: syl Of itoM
y, ~, esep's ofc r'sile tgdlo bounding the iirss Il
a. 49, u -"'' aaA Joadcroi1 TRAD ne teTo' n, II
,. an ,.,s. eGarp1igp bsa,ds rsfecte1 an f..bi,f
a. Il on, tu ~ woters If me 0eny 0idtrs ,.y ~ ne
odson' an --rtd uSe novsand b. a fsrch,d on N.
re- tT ~ rfrs'arg resh y w oalny 6rcess, ne sore
sgd pouTl cgntri nj ~ ~ ,, ~ so,f al No ,ldned
I~to,or % y's5 ana aB,us all IN ths r,0rnns ch-s
20 10 - 10 o. 1sst Va TIE eetr9 ioAe n. Is siEo that
N-fHt 90 u really r0uhtro. Icouid No dsdoh NJ re-
svLro5 TN "a fUTet picture Wrl Ne noscent Obscr1y
Nal o5iitsraisd W. peJccii0u Such the graphic and
NV one n the earlier trsveleys and an a az anteo a.