The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-15

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personal observation Of the territory in
question, 81 supporting apopula,ion OF thir'
" millions and will furnish the world with
trade not much inferior 20 that which now
passes between the Atlantic States and the
valley OF the Mississippi. Aud, Mr.. lrsi-
dent. this is n trade which belongs to us in
Minnesota, 1t cannot he diverted from ,ls.
The difficulties and the cost OF transporta-
tion ON the old Canoe route along Rainy
river, which has heretofore been followed by
the Hudson Bay Company, constitute oh
jections against that channel OF cominunica-
ton which become irresistible when brought
into competition with the immensely greater
facilities OF communication by this route.
We every year witness large accession
TO our trade from this quarter. which every
season gathers new volume from the grad
ual abandonment of the old routes by
Superior and Iludsons Bay, TO pour its
valuable contributions into our market.
And, as Illustrative OF the value and impor.
tance of this trade to us. ! may state that |
have been informed by our worthy mayor
Mr. ktison, who is perhaps M thoroughly
acquainted with the statistics Of this trade
as any man in Minnesota, that the Red
! River trains Of this season will have brought
an aggregate Of 500 900, in money. and nn
equal amount Of fars to the trade OF this city.
And this. sir. il is easy 10 foresee is but the
germ Of trade which at no very distant
day will give 10 the waters OF the northern
Mississippi the commercial position now en-
joycd by those OF Lake Michigan.
lie, us unite then in urging upon the gov
ernmcnt here and the government at Wash.
ington, the importance Of encouraging by
all the means they have in their power, nn
unrestricted reciprocity Of commercial ~
lations between the people OF Red River and
aud those of the States.
This little rivnlei, which. while IL follows
its natural course. contributes 80 consldera-
bly, 10 our prosperity will yet grow 10 "A
mighty river, which in the development Of
the grand scheme OF an inter oceanic rail
road that IL vet TO connect the valley OF
the Mississipp with tina, oi Frazers River.
will ye, bear upon ia swelling tide the gold
On harvcsis of the mineral slopes Of the Pa
cihc and the rich irelghts of Chinn and
India.
AIJ V'iFf ti'USH Vb''' ~ '''f"
10 me should be pressed upon the attention
of Government is the fact that there IL at
present only u monthly mail between st.
| Paul and these important settlements on
Red River. Our growing trade with TINT
region demands an increase Of postal lacll.
/ ties. and the establishment Of u semi month
| ly mail service between 81 Paul nD1 PEN.
bina seems 10 me n proper subject for leg.
islatiyc memorial at this time The speak.
er adyerted 10 the beDefcen, effect which
the extension Of the jurisdiction Of the Ga.
madam Government over these regions would
have upon their colonization. The above il
a very imperfect sketch Of the able and i'm
prcssive speech of the cxGoyernor.
Mr.. JAxgs W. TAYLOR next addressed
the meeting. lie irst, in reply to ques.
ton from Gov. RANsyY. alluded 10 the geo
logical Indications Of British Oregon Tx.
ccpt on Vancouver Island. and the oppo-
site shore Of Puget Sound, there had been
observed 10 be- an absence Oi the silurian
and other Limestone formations, which either
underlie or are associated with coal fields.
West of the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific
slope was M immense development Of the
primary rocks, thrown up by volcanic VIC.
| lence. And IL IL in such districts, where
1 quartz, granite. gneiss and trap abound,
tina, minerals are mostly found, especially
the precious minerals These seIn TO be-
closely related 10 the fiery mas. which IL now
generally supposed to constitute the interior
Of the globe, and are thence injected through
the crust of the cartb's surface. Therefore.
we look To the primary formation the orig.
inaI crust OF tie globe--for the gold
ing quartz From Mexico 10 the Russi N
Possessions. the Pacific coast s character.
81 by parallel ranges of mountains quite nn.
like the limestone ridges and uDdulatI0Ds of
the Alleghanies. The Rocky Mountains,
the most casterly OF the Pacific ranges. have
been called Stony or Glstening Mountains,
tecause aboundiny in .ilIceous rocks. These
conditions 10 favorable % gold disc0vry,
exist in British Oregon as fully as 10 Aus.
tralia. California or Siberia.
A 10 the surface INNINGS, the FraDT AMI
Thompson river district had One great ad
vantage IT, northern situation secured 10
the country frequen, and copious RAIN. The
rivers are numerous AMI full of rapids; hence
the di.iD,egra,iou Of the gold bearing quartz
by the action Of the rains and frosts, and
,be dispersion u the god along the be'is Of
the streams may be expected in greater de-
gree than In California, whfre much lcss
rain falls and where work is often suspend.
cd in consequence. Perhaps this = cause
why the mines of Australia are falling oH Ia
produc,ivepe-s. The speaker regarded TIL.
fall of water through Northwestern Amer.
ca. a. not only valuable for mining, but a.
sfNding q great resource for agriculture
and .'ockrsisiny 10 the valleys Of the Colun-
bia ard it uibutsries, frszr aud Thomp.
.on rivers, and Vancouver Island. The
rainIess district Of the continent was far 10
the south bat the Immense region north
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