Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-11-06
1900

Co, .u $4,000
pay IN al seventy live thousand pounds required
Ior next years 0peratiOns-an insignificant sum
lor such result as the laying open Of tho heart of
the continent in its most fertile part and the Great
ing OF a route to the Pacific, shorter and more ey-
peditious than any other.
The knowledge of the route upon which tboso as
inmates are based is derived in part from exnlora
tions made during the past eighteen months on
Dehalf OF the projectors of the company some Of
whom have provided the means Of transport for
carrying the mail as far as Red River from surveys
made by the late David Thomson, ESQ, formerly
Surveyor to the North West company Of Montreal.
and the surveys lately made are still in progress
by the Government
The immediate profit to he DERIVED from tb;a
outlay will arise from the freight of goods &c the
exports and imports of the country. even in its
present state, justfyng the hope of large carry
ing trade, the increase on which must, however Be
very RAPID. Inc conveyance of passengers, both
settlers and travellers, of whom there will undoubt
edly from the intense interest now taken in that
country, and the numerous enquiries made for the
means OF passage to it, be great number as the
company will be well able to accommodate; the car
rylhg OF through passengers to Frazer river and
.he transport of the mails in which this route can
nave nave no rival. In the construction of the Pacific
naiiway, TOO, this line will afford the only means
lor Tue transport of the material. There is thus
return. " r.
me route by st Paul, as soon as it is opened will
M III valuable FEEDER and by information receiv-
Wtii vernon Stevens, now Representative of
washington Territory in the Senate Of tba Tinted
states, the people of that Territory and Oregon will
De prepared to cut road to the head waters the
oouth Branch of the Saskatchewan as soon &c tbev
iv certain mat steamboat will be placed on that
river, which will at once become their highyrav 70
| the Eastern States via Lake Superior
| . III estimating for SO small class of steamboa,s
| ;ntn 80 observed that they are intended to run
nv; eloa wafer where fiat bottomed boats carry
ing freight, &C., can be towed by them as circu,n
| stances may require 49, ~ ~
PTac'lcaple route can undoubtedly be made for
eaiSi sum IMAM the estimate here given but if
VIZ gu SActeHaent on Fraser River continues it
| may De desirable to have at once even a hetter
| class OF roads and more powerful steamboats, thar
ABOVE contemplated, for, as the time of transit
| from New iork to Fraser River (even without
single INK OF railway will be less than half what
| 1t is now from that city via Panama 10 Victoria
the stream of passengers will be such as TO nav for
the pest class OF conveyance that can be made in
the hrst place, and necesstate also immediate ac
| tion under the railway powers vested in the Com
pany.
1t is the intention of the company to take tho no.
cessary steps authorized by their charter to have
| the increase Of Stock for Railway purposes de-
| ciared at the earliest moment possible when the
most favorable opportunity will be taken of raising
uie iurtner capital required to enable them to pro-
| ceed with the construction of the Railroad
| Inc nrst lnstalment of ten shlngs per share NAV
be deposited upon subscription, but shall only be
| CARED In positively upon ten days notice.
Future calls will only be made at intervals of not
less tha9 sixty days. and upon thirty days notice,
Application for shares may be made to the Pres
ueh' 0e-fresident, or Secretary, at the .tfce of
the company No. 10 King street, west entrance
| round the corner of Jordan street.
| FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES
| 10 Me President and Directors of the NortAuest
transportation, Nacigation and Raarav Co.:
| request you to aot me shares of FIVE
pounds each ofthe capital stock of the above com
pany, and agree to accept the same or any less
number and pay the instruments as they become
que, and sign any stock book or deed which may
be required for giving effect to nv subscription
and to be bound by all the BY laws and regulations
| Dated this dav of 1919
| Name,
| address,
Protession-
| Reference, -
Toronto Oct. IL, 1858.