The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-30
THE xORTHwEsr.
STEAMBOAT NAVIGATION UPos THE WATERS
OF LAKE WINNIPEG.

Corsspoodsnes Of The Pioneer and DemooSsi.
SAINT CLoUp. June 20, 1859.
"Called upon Mrs. ASsoS NoKrHnUr, at
the Saint Charles, Saint Anthony, to con-
grstulate her upon the highly satisfactory
Intelligence recently received from her hus-
band, the Admiral Of the Red River of the
NORTH
Let such, Messrs. Editors, serve as my
first entry 10 the Journal Of Northwestern
observation, which propose to commun.
cate to the readers Of the PIONEER AND
DKxocRAr.
The citizens Of Minnesota have not over.
rated the importance Of the event above
indicated. The successful navigation of the
Red River will be greeted with enthusiasm
by the people Of England and Canada, as
the forerunner OF the civil organization OF
Central British America, and Of the extern
sion Of settlements from Lakes Superior and
Winnipeg to the Rocky Mountains.
am satisfied il the present Derby min
istry remain in power-perhaps, 10 any
event-lbat the Province OF Assiniboin or
Saskatchewan will soon be constituted by
Act Of Parliament, and the Hudson Bay
Company will conform its policy and
limits to the necessities OF British Colo
nizstion. There is no other expectation
at Toronto. Then would follow q re.
organization Of Life at Selkirk, iD accord
ance with the new civil and social or.
der; postal communication from Cana.
da to British Columbia would be simulta.
neously established while the water line of
Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Sas-
katchewsn, soon to be traversed by steam
era, would bring the gold fields of British
Columbia within fifteen days of the present
outposts OF American and Canadian eml-
grafton.
When recently in New York, suggested
to Henry V. Poor, Esq, editor of the
American Railroad Journal, that the steam.
er Arson Northrup, after fully demonstra-
ting the navigability of the Red and ASSN
iboin Rivers, might, during the months Of
August and September Of the cnrrent year,
be purchased or chartered by the North.
west Transit Company, Tor q coast voyage
of Lake Winnipeg and m ascent Of the Rap
ids at the mouths OF the Saskatchewan,
closing the log book OF ls49 with soundings
Of the latter stream, ut the foot Of the Rocky
Mountains. No member Of the Saint Paul
Chsmbcr Of Commerce, could have ex
pressed himself with more enthusiasm
than Mr.. Pooh. "Do it by all MEANS" be
exclaimed. The traverse of these Rapids
by a steamboat, aud its further successful
voyage to Fort Edmonton, would contribute
vitality to every object you have at heart
Q colony OF England, Overland Mail, Emf
grant route, even your Railroad Policy"
Mr. Poor added an expression Of his be-
lief, that, with such fact accomplished, the
capitalists now interested in Canadian rail
ways would be readily induced to construct
a line from La Crosse to the nayigable
channel Of Red River.
But it il too much to ask any more sac
rifccs from ASsoN NoRrHRrp, BALDWIN
OLAsrEAD, and LEWIS SroSE-,he proprie
tors of the steamer, now or soon 10 be on
her way to Fort Garry. may furnish
hereafter. o statement in some details, of the
unavoidable expenditures, incurred by these
gentlemen, in addition to their extraordinary
hbors and eXpepses-enough now. that it
would he most ungenerous 20 urge them to
incur the further risks OF shipwreck in a
storm on Lake Winnipeg or from collision
in the Saskatchewan Rapids. But, as all
ready in,lmated, the appeal should be made
to the Company. originally chartered by the
Canadian Parliament to open communca-
tons with Northwest America, and which
has recently BEEN reorgsnized under the
name OF the Northwest Transit Compa
NY" Minnesota has inaugurated steamboat
navigation on the river system of Lake
Winuipeg-will not our English and Cana
dian coadjutors push forward the work Of
exploration 10 the western limit OF such
navigation?
Why should they not buy the North
rup"-or, at least, charter and insure the
boa, for this round trip TO the Mountains
Let tbe London parties. now understood To
be entrusted with the power OF decisive con
troll in the Nor,hwes, Transit Company
s,ipala,e As above and oil hands on board
including the Admiral" BALDWIN ON.
STEAD and LKws STONE. would volunteer 10
deliver the craft at a point OF longi,nde. no,
sve days Journey from the God Fields OF
FrAxsr and rhOnpSol Rivers Can their