Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-04-01
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
WHOLE N UNI Der l2l.

i Tosthe region bordering the northern
Pacific the finest maritime positions be-
Elong throughout its entire extent, and
no part Of the west Of Europe exceeds i;
Fin the advantages Of equable climate,
fertile soil, and commercial accessibility
Iqf The coast The western slope ofthe
Rocky Mountain system may be inclu-
lded as "a part ofthis maritime region, en-
bracing an immense area from, the 45th
to the 60th parallel, and FIVE degrees Of
long in width. The cultivabie surface
Of this district cannot be much less than
three hundred thousand square miles
Next is the area Of the plains east Of
fthey Rocky Mountains, not less remarka-
lble than the hrstf from the absence Of at
ltention heretofore given to its intrinsic
value as a productive. and cultiyabIe
region, within easy reach ofemigration.
I'Fhis1s wedge shaped tract, ten degrees
ioflongtude il width at its base along the
nth parallel, Observation-Disclosures to
conform to the trend ofthe Rocky Noun
tains, and terminating not far. from the
Goth parallel in a narrow line, which stiIl
extends along the Mackenzie for three
or four degrees Of latitude, in climate
barely tolerable. Lord Selkirk begun
his efforts at colonization here as early
as 1898, and from personal knowledge
he then claimed for this tract capacity
to support thirty millions Of inhabitants.
All thesgrains of the cool temperate lat
itudes are produced abundantly-Indian
corn may be-grown on both branches Of
the Saskatchewan, and the grass of the
plains is singularly abundant and rich,
Not only in the earliest period Of explor-
alton ofthese plains, but now, they are
the great resort for buffalo herds, which,
with the domestic herds, and the horses
OF, Iqdians and the colonists, remain on
them and ut their woodland borders
through the year. The simple fact Of
the presence Of these vast herds Of wild
cattle, on. plains at 50 high a latitude is
amply proof Of the Chronological pro-
ductiye capacity Of the country. Of
these plains and their woodland borders
the valuable suryace measures fully fue
hundred thousand square mules. 3.5g4
Y The paragraphs which connect this
with the succeeding will be found in the
article taken from the ST. Paul .Adrer-
tiser. Il @q-.}}t 5is.s..fa. q. esszs
The illustration Of the summer and
winter climates for the country 5nor.h Of
the 5Oth parallel is given, though with
less fniIness than. could be desired. on
the 1sothermal and Rain Charts for the Il
temperate latitudes Of both continents.
The, allusinns here made may be traced
there, in a general way, but a map on q
more, ample scale, representing the now
unknown plains Of the Yellowstone and
the southern, Saskatchewan. and the
equally important Pacific districts north
Of Vancouver's Island, and with a full +
geographical detail, where SO much is i.
nov, vaguely placed, is much TO be de-.
sired. For the small number Of points
observed above The 45th parallel, the
statistics are very well distributed to de-.
fine the, climate. The points on the
Missouri river, Fort Union and Fort. !,
Benton, Fort Owen in the first valley at
the passage of the Rocky Mountains
here, Kooskooskia in the plain Of the !
the Columbia, and the several Military
Posts in Oregon and on Puget's Sound,
form, an ample representation beyond &
the in latitude Of the well known posts
OF the vicinity Of Luke Superior. From
this last point of departure, also, in a
line norhwestward, there are Fort
William, Penbina, Fort Garry, and the
fine series Of observations at Norway
House near the north end Of Lake Win
nipeg, as the first group. Then Carlton
House, Cumberland House, Edmonton
House, Fort Lizard, Fort Simpson, Sitka,
and Yukon, forming crescent along
the miIder portions, and beyond which
the still better observed points at Lake
Athabaska, Great Bear Lake, and Hud- 4
sons Bay, confirm the distribution SO as
70 leave no doubt Of its general reliabih-
ty. The conditions existing ia this i'm
mense area deserve q distinct treatment,
and particularly the Importance Of the
great channel Of access through Lake
Superior attaches the highest interest to
the definition Of its peculiar climate. In
severe winters. the most formidable ice
barriers are 'interposed over portion Of
its surface, as the ice remains late and
in large fields and masses al the eastern
end Of Lake Erie in the same cases--in
both lakes the western and larger por-
lions being free from obstrnctions at
date much earlier 3f
til WirADRAwAE OF TRoors FROM KAN
sAs a ion. the Washington correspond g
ent of,the Baltimore San, writing under Z
date .of the 27th, says :ssassa aEsa 'e
/. 1t has been determined to withdraw
he troops from Kansas and despatch
lhem as early as possible upon an expe- !,
dition Cor Utah: Arrangements will
be made iynmediatelyi with this view