Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-23
VOL. 7--NO 194.
The Potomac ouano TrHae.

We may congratulate the agrioultural intsrsse
Of the valley Of the Potomac on ihe Az4d isss of
.and a 'nd .,. 1afsp supply Of saano d' from IL
Parties from @ Norfolk, Washington. and Nv
York have satisied themselves thst ths Csribiesn
gaano. though less Immediately stimulating than
the Peruvian guano. ailments the land m y more
...n'thy and permanent manner, aud could be sun
piled at half the cost On this idea they have 40
ted and their explorations have resulted in the es-
Enlistment Of IA regular system Of supply Of tho
cheaper. and in this vicinity the most acceptable
class oi guano.
Those who have experimsntsd with II last year
have largely increased their ofdsn for the cossine
season, both on the exhausted tobacco lsnds d
Virginia and the wheat lands Of North Carolns--
cheering and significant proof Of agricultural
enterprise. brisk, direct guano trade IL now
opened up the Potomac. The brig Richmond is
ut Hampton Roads, and the Empire 10 now un.-
loading at tho wharf of Morgan Rhinehsrt. foot
Of 9th street. and other vessels will follow in due
succession; and nv one Of the signs Of commercial
and agricultural progress, we think this move
'nent deserves thenotico and enconragomsntof Of the
prcss.- Wash. STATES.
THE Fun TRADE OF ST. PAuL.-rhe agprsrate
value of turs exported from Saint Paul, Minnesots
this year is $l6l ,022. In 1857 was Sl82. .4ol.
In 1856 il was $06,75o. The apparent decrease
his year is not IN quantity, but is occasioned BY
~" "".''"oc" 'ui"e VI Iufb. oaInt raul -
becoming great depot and outlet for tie fur
trade. Prior to lS4l. the entire fur products Of
The Red River valley. North and South Of the
British boundary, WAS collected BY the agents of
the Hudson's Bay Company, and sought the ssa-
b"ard through Nelson's River and Hudson Bay
In ls44 an effort was made from Saint Paul 10
get the furs of the Red River valley. The Rrst
year only 81 400 worth came that why. In 1855
tho value amounted To 81, 900. From pcinbna
IN 1857. there were received at Saint Paul $780,
900 worth of furs. This year. owing to = failure
aud scarcity in the "budalo CROP" the amount 10
considerably less, from that source. The large
overland traffic which has sprung up between e.
Paul and the Red River demands new facilities Of
communication The immense annual caravan
which comes from these settlements laden with
tho products of their harter is an interesting cha
ractcristic Of trade. In 1868 the aggregate Arri-
yals of Red River CARTS those ships Of the wilder.
n"ss, is stated at six hundred. In 1874 the whole
product of that region which sought American
channels was conveyed in six carts The supe-
riority of the outlet ut st. Paul for the Rcd River
region. over tho multitudnous portages of Nel-
sons River, has been nbundantly proved. skatab-
ish q railroad communication with Aha Rcd, Risef
valley. and tho whole trade Of tho Hudson Bay
Company would seek the avenue Of expectation
through st. Paul What the fur tnie Of that
immense region would be worth may lie csti mated
from the fact that tho average vnlac Of tho annual
export Of furs by the Hudson Bay company 10
about 81 100000. At their lust yearly sale at
London, in April of last year, the proceeds were
81, 10000. The annual export Of the basin Of
the Winnepeg, directly tributary to ST. Paul isl
about $l,OO0,000 .,,,.l.s, l,,,