, 1859-02-19
NA,v,eAr1oN OF BED R1vRR oF TIE NORTH
xu,rt.ifon Of Steamer from Gull Rt'ef
to Red River.

eorre.ool l,dent Of the u'1nssotia" farn''nee
.bst paper Of The 18Th inst, with the fo'los'ok
interesting facts. .,,.
Jnmed;a.ev on ,, >ceivlng m Assurance tnas naa
the citizens Of S1-PAui .onla eontsaonis ~ EoG.
10 secure q result Of sut l"po s@. ~ Eul1
tbrnp proceeded with men A snar,. nscked tbs
cabin, and loaded ten sleqh y "Psu Tha m.chins.
start on Mondsy. February 7sh. tns ~ s'n;,sr
ry was also ready for transportatl& .'Ss.s ise
loaded upon sleigh-when Ar. h - nm,
for below, 10 hurry forward the teams an- I
plies for which be had previously made arrange
ments. .o.
Information has recently been reeelEed aele
by letter from John R. Irvine oud otherElte
that The cabin, packed in bundles, and drawn ~ ~
eight taamB OF hnrseB had started from t'7n
River. A. Otter Tail Lake Mr. Irvine Will meet
them, with three sleds loaded With hay from the
ShaYenue, and drawn By oxen It is propo!eo
that horses shall be used in transporting the
cabin. machinery and timber for building The
hull from the mouth Of Gull River Ton the Grow
Wing Kiver).o Otter Tail Lake while, wss., -.
first portion Of the route ls over oeaten ioau'
willis across the prairies adjacent TO hea 6'se3'
| oxen will make better progress than hothes.
The boat has been takep apart and The cabin.
decks and machinery packed, under the super t
intendenee Of Augustus and Jesse fo4ng; tHa no;a
1
tho boat. and was lately Captain Of Il. b.
| Nsah's steamer Enterprise. Jesse Young en-
| Qiueered Northrup's boat last summer, during
The memorable trip $50 miles north OF GIo"
Wing, to Sandy Lake and fokegema rans.
These gentlemen will accompany tho expedition
| to Red River.
The energy and efficiency Of Anson Northrup
baa bean such. ~ to inspire confidence in tno
contamination Of the scheme.
He has obtained all the plank snd timber
k,,1t eAbn pF'a -.
mill on Gull River. He has engaged q Mr.
Morse. = practical boatbuider from Little Falls.
/ to suoerintsud the construction Of the hull ano
! MT on the cabin
| Al the additional teams, necessary to deliver
The l,oat by the first Of March upon Red klvar,
viii iojn Mr. No1thrup, Oh his reiu1n. Baiywln
Oimstead has fse yoke Of oxen at Fort hlpley
BESIDE one four horse team and Que singa span o' p
horSes. Olm.tead has also hired four yoks o.
oxen at Eauk Rapids to 80 on Immediately. NJ
Lewis Stone. OF Platte Rlye1, started iast lpu1s
day for The scene Of operations, with thfee yoke
of oren and q sled. to assist III loading the Ill
chiuery. ,,. rox.,,z,,
expects to be nine days In getting over 10 tst
River. <x4oo,
inches deep In the timber. although less On III
| prairies west Of Otter Tail Lake
Arrived On the first Of March, with cabin, ma
chiuerV and lumber for the hull, the eugineera afF
confident that the boat will be ready to be launch
| ed by the first of Hay. .......
| The public will be satisfied If trips commence
by the first June. a..
The whole upper country is interested in TIL
success Of the project. ,.....
The writer Of this communication, las seen :
letter from prominent citizen oi Ainhesota, nos
| In New York containing information Of NOS
favorable reception by the English Eovernmen
| of the Northwestern Transportation and Railwa.
scheme. as projected by leading Canadians !,