, 1859-09-09

We also learn that Lieut.. MUII.AN is ma
king the most encouraging progress in open
ing the road connecting the navigable wa
ters Of the Missouri and Columbia. The
party is exceedingly well organized, is per-
fectly harmonious, has an adequate escort,
is in no danger from Indians, and is full Of
hope and confidence in the success Of its
labors. On the I'd Of August, Lieut.. Null
Ian, with his working parties was eleven
miles beyond the Ceur d'Alens Mission,
and at a point only ihirty-seven miles from
the divide Of the Bitter Root Mountains,
and seventy-6ve miles from the confluence
Of the St. Regis BOrgia, with the Bitter
Root river. The route thence is up the
Bitter Root river to the He'll Gate Ronde,
in the Bitter Root valley-a distance Of
sixty-6ve miles, and in the general vicinity
Of which the party will winter.
This route was very carefully explored,
and line Of barometric levels run in the
northern rnilroad survey, is shown on the
published maps, and was passed over by
Lieut.. Mullan in 1854. With the force
at Lieut.. Mullan's disposal, there will be
no difficulty in the careful and exact loca-
tiOn of the wagon road. We learn that
Capt. De LACY and Mr.. SoHoN have been
sent ahead to the mouth Of the St. Regis
de Borgia to make a reconnaissance, hav-
ing in view the best possible location and
the ascertaining the exact amount of work
to be done, in order to arrange the working
party.
This arrangement shows the forecast ol
Lieut.. M. This gentleman is most admira-
bly, adapted to the important trust which has
been placed in bis hands. He will press
on with his characteristic vigor and judg-
ment, and there is doubt in bis mind, that
be will reach his wintering place in season.
When 1t is recOllected that on the goth oil
August he was only thirty-seven miles
from the summit Of the Bitter Root mount
aims, that on the summit he can work till
the goth Of October, and perhaps later,
and that from a prairie only seven miles
beyond the summit, be can operate half
way down the st. Regis till the middle Of
November, and down the remainder of the
St. Regis aud up the Bitter Root valley,
through all November and December, it is
very evident that no fears need be appre.
hended as to his accomplishing his work.
. The work is comparatively light along
the valley Of tho Bitter Root, and from
Hell Gate, among the several surveyed and
reported on routes to Fert Benton, there
is one by the He'll Gate and little Black.
foot vallies, on which wagons have passed
for four seasons. This route was explored
and the first wagon taken over it by Lieut.
Mullan in March 1854, when on duty with
the railroad survey.
We felicitate, not only our Territory but
the iohOIe country, on the results accom-,
plished and to be accomplished the present
year. A wagon road-which can be pur
sued BY emigrants next year-connecting
the navigable waters of the Missouri and
the Columbia, involving q distance Of only
between Eve and six hundred miles, and thu
practical demonstration of the navigabilitl
of the river, in the fact that steamers have
actually reached the termini.
To make, however, q wagon road suita
Eble for military purposes, and which Gan bC
used at all seasons Of the year, especially
during high waters-a read of easy grades
properly drained, the streams oil bridged
and over which heavy wagons can be haul
ed-an additional appropriation Of ont
hundred thousand dollars will be required
as recommended by the Secretary of War
in bis report to the military committee o
the Senate at the last session of Congress
That the appropriation asked for by the
Secretary will be promptly made at tn,
Forthcoming session, we can hardly doubt
DIsrRIcr CoURT.-A term of the United
States district court, Chief Justice o. b