The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-10

ren vcr Den cart, Of the colony obtained for the
rsf, Key through she vsSy & the sa:i.schsvss.
doreo Ard psok SADDLES subeued 70 the usuns9s
sna nmp,ese The oorpes. there would Be no dMn0uSy
ih would be preferable ono, but unsa
re have conclusions, and nave oecn
niekd BY nosmAon derived iron sources wnon Ne DS
beve 10 Re reiable in be main, think the most non
erp route VIII be fcurd the most pfscsceofe, ~ cor
tsry dhso than the enc by the koo,sns's P.ss
sud oud not exceed length the estiDste msae ~ our
former meeting, ef l,s5c miles from g. Pssi
Aiowpp for delsys aud difficulties which cannot be
e"mn.,.v.y 0f n", NILE Ssowp ~s think St in tar:e
mcnhs from st Paul large train could reach he oold
digging roion near Thompson ana frGsr r,vtrs small
ssrenv FIRE dcys; reliable data, VII found
prat,ica conclusions Of this very asle no
vopo coobiiess be learned a. the colony Of the Red river
Oe motion the above report was unanimously accepted
By the meeting
Col John a. Stevens, Of Glencoe, being called upon,
pressed the opinion that the Frazer discovery would
head 10 kno~ledee Of the interior Of British America
which would make the navigation ~ the Red and sas.
"a, U rivers very important commercial
mouth Of og wosd roo eos Ca" eena po'"
y ne western bosdoyy # Minn0soa, and taenes descend
distance Of tre hundrsd rises 70 lake winnisg, then
and ascend the SaskGtchewan tie base Of he Rocky Noun
tdsns OF ieost hvee Opsord miles Of inland naoiqdticn,
,ncl1dne The north and se1h branches Of the Scskoeoan
Ten GAYS OF slow land rave suffice 70 from the
pont ibrs reached with ste nAv,ssbe cna1nel Of the
Coiun tis 81 Boat Epcampnent. When, in addiuoo to
the facts, the fertile character Of the o district
thu drained, and the fer its colcn.-
zat p are considered fhe subject rifes In dignity and
porfapce Ter any ordinary scheme Of exploration
and occupation.
NoI town farm in Minnesota but il Interested in
Bringing permanently before the sm alter of Europe and
America the xcs hitherto unfamiliar IN rsgsrd 70 The
western portion Of British America He cordially ssserted
to the Of the late meeting tbs. resons OF
can pe"pe Our crcps we're to he asupesp, cur markets
are cheep merchants furnish full outts at reason
able prcer and be entertained doubt that The towns
OF knresots were the most advantageous paEe OF
iure &c the Frazer and Thompson river districts.
RAMSEY Y REMAINS
spopdea by rem nopg he auden e that is in The recp
lection Of men living when all the trade OF the val
eys of Chic sne Mssssppi was carried pscs horses
by the u Fort Pitt (Do1 Phtsburg) the Ale
gheby m, untsins 10 Phisdelpbis
The immense region west OF the Aneghsnies has, in
busress which at at time was carried on by this PRINT
tive mode Of transportation DOW employs greater length
Of miles OF railroads and larger tonnage OF steamboats,
7heimmense areo ,ces of the Red ruer and Of TIE
Aaedso, Hih tdte no. inferior 20 osT oo as capable
ACCORDING the estimate Of Lord SclkDk founded
personal observation f the Territory in question:. Of support
ino population of nnty miltons and WH furnish the
iucrd icA trade not much inferior to that ,c.cA noo
passes teresn the Atlantic States and the caley Of the ms
Sssip And Mr. President this is trade ,oaich belongs
10 ia Mr.aesOa. IL eanna be diorrted from The
cicGes and the cost Of transportation the cid canoe
route slorg Rainy river which has heretofore been fol-
lowed by The Bndsons Bay Com pApy constitute opec
COmmunlCADon
irresistible when brot ght into competition with the i'm
mensely greater facilities Of communication by This route
Aoooror gy, sir, We every year witness large Access
zion 10 tiade from this quarterwhch every
gathers volume from The shan Of he cid
routes by Superior aud Hndson's Bayto pour It's valuable
euliors our ket And az illustrative Of the
value end Importance of this trade to may state that
hsve been Informed by our worthy mayor Mr. Ktson,
who perhaps thoroughly acquainted with the stats
tics OF this trsde any in Minnesota, that the Red
Rirer trains If this ul hare brought aggregate
q slooooo IN n.s''ey and ar eQat amount .. fu1s TO
but The germ OF 'rade which ds;art day will give
TO the waters OF the porhern Mississippi the commercial
position Tow enjoy ed BY those Of Lake Michigan.
Let us pnite Then in urging upon our government at
Wasb1gion, the importance Of encouraging by all the
mtars they nave in Their power reciproc
~ OF COMMERCIAL relations between the people of Red
River those o.! States. This l,le valet which
while follows r natural course contributes consider
ably 70 JIospery, viii yet grow TO = mighty riveT
emo In the oeyecyement Of The grand scheme Of inter-
ccesnc railroad which Is yet 70 eonnec; lho valley oftbe
hissssps Win shat Ct Frazer river, viii bear upon It's
swelling dcf The golden LEryess Of the mineral slopes
Ct sbe Pacific and me rich Heights Of China and II dis
And snorg other thiras which IL seems 10 should
be prefsed Upon the attention Of The s the
fact tlat toere Is al present only monsty mail between
ST. lal sLo ttCfe important settlements on the Red
river. Our growing trade viii TIA, resicr demands an
iIcreae ~ p3fta facilities, and the elsshr-meut OF
sent morby mail service between Il Psul sn1 Pemb-
%, seems 20 ne aproper subjac. for legislative
ria time ihe speas or adversed Va the berenceu
effect which The exenp q the jursdcion OF the Cana
osD goveinn ent these reFioIs would have uoon
tbs oolcrzsuon The above 1. very mperfest sssSb
Of The abe ssd Impressive speech % the sx Governor.
Mn. rAyIog's nMARRs.
Mr.. James W. Taylor next addressed The meeting. he
trs In rrpy 90 qustucn ircu GOV. Ramsey "a Ia
the geological ntrstors Of Britbh Green. Except on
vancouver srd ard the cppos te shore uges sound
there had been cbservec 10 Dc aoSenCe o.
sro ober lmesicue formations, hich 81 her un0ere
assootec With coal ttds West OF the Rocky Noun.
tsirs, the pscdc Slope ip1nerse developemsnt
q TIE primary rocks, thrown Up BY volcanic violence
Ana IL Is IL s1ch ca.rcis, rhsr0 qusI;z, srAIise,
gUeiss and trap abound, that minerals mostly
found, e,pes.nly The preoioas mners. these seem
Cfc " Ia ulnh Il IN
generally supposto % constitute the interior Of the
globe, and are thence injected through TIE crust Of
TIE esrtts surface. Therefore, lcck 10 he primary
fornsticn-the original cru,t Of the sioos-V the geld
bearing quartz Prom Mexico n the R-fssn rossessops,
tire Psci6c cCsst character zed BY psra. ranges OF
mountains cutie urlke the Limestone RIGGS an1 unoula
tons Of The Aneshsrts. The Rocky Nouuans, the mcst
easter o. The Pacific rarees have beca called Sooy
gu stenIug hounrus, becsuse asounci,g Ia siliceous
rocsf. these conditions favorable gnd discovery
,na EXIT 10 mtsn Oregon as foys IN Australia Cali
AZ 10 the surface mrpgs the Frazer and rhorp pson
river ctuictS tso great adysnisge. ne northern st
gdiof Seoutd 20 ne conn,ry frtq>1 ana copoys Tdir
The rfUsrS and fan II 11Jtcs; hsncs the
dsntqroor o the oold teayifg qnos ~ me oci,o II the
and frOsts and The dtJeEtioH II s 0old oloHg NE
IN California; phee fsuch Tess rain f and rere u0Yk
u otcr susptEdod IN ounce Bsyh7ya tAs
ray u" %, miro As,g ,s orc ta5g &c L,oss.ics,
Nortt,.,serr sB,ricc, not c7ly ra ohe for mining
b o. cfmdifg great reSclgce fer oaTsiure end sock
IGSie an ne tdlisys q the Columbia and - h,bu,ayi>S,
haser ana 1hcnTsos. ,ircrf, and Teaourr bland 1he
reinles dssss = me oontin,w far INC sOu,n tta
the region nogh # the sSHhern bganddyy of Nm
resco ,x'snded 10 ne Poofe fau0-ee in Dot rcpe
and d0rciur, no hied tyfhs n>ccgiy Tiggfioa
sapce a. the map would thos the in river sys
kms ttus oonEeto tie besns OF the COumbis, the Up
Jer hssour tie Yellow Stone. the Jsnes the SiouS the
hrpetos, The Red River OF the North Uppsr Msss-
sippi, The 81 Lcus and the 81 Croix evidently ade
quse fer the organization OF fsi States u the
American UIJon: While poTn Of the international line
similar river systems 10 vt, the nasirs Of Frazrr and
THOMPSON rivers The Upper Couub the A,hsbsscs the
saskaichewan the Asslrbon ard the ksd River Of the
North, ore lest named DIVIDED with Minnesota are row
wei 1rotrti1od 70 &c 10 less adapted 10 ens Tho
prtseD discussion, Tad been previously observed was
no lees q1esnou tean tie dedsstcn 10 acgo Sax ln civil
hzsnon Of one million tquaro miles Of tbe globe area
large and sncst ccrucal In pbytca, Tospec.s wl,h
the continent q Europe.
MI Taylor, IN further utrsion o. Dc geological ,opc
rtfefred With toEe nputenoss 20 the ftatve po~On Of
Airnetts Ihe hme,ione bluffs al q raul we're lower
lurap ard the sane ftone beEesh would be founc rest
ing Directly on the gsrits 1rdesc. tor primary rock
was fo-rd IN place, ~ we desc d eth farther
lhiousb tbS gtch cicsi bssin toward - Cloud and
he VALLEY on esUk river. Thence rorth~est We are
ihirs, and on 1e bead waters q tie Rod river
Ill. a.