The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-27
Remar kable Prsdiotiou--Tbr Real aud
Only Diseov~rer Of the Northwest
Passage.

Renal kable Pr,distion--TbrR Real aud
Only Diseov~rer Of the Northwest
Passage.
There are two eras TO every important
diseoyery--the germ Of the theory and the
germ OF the fact--the idea and the plan
the speculation and its veriication
No great event has been without its
prophet. COLUMNS found arguments for
his theory Of western shore to the Allan.
tic in tho dreams Of the Grecan Poets.
Curious commentators have unsquiyo-
cal announcements OF the Atantic ca.
bic in ancient verses OF mystic muse
that had no meaning else. Locomotives and
railroads were foresecn by job, and as one
event after another reHews, on each sue
ceeding day. the wonder Of the day before
some one surprises US by decipheriDg from
some obscure and forgotten text, a cream.
stantial augury, ages old, Of the last and
newest astonshment. Now We are apt to
look upon the project Of IA route to China
by the way Of the great Wiuneptg basin
Us OF very recent origin but like all great
events, it was chmera long before il was
project, and the very movement which we
are planning aud talking about in ST Pau
to day. was anticipated hundreds of years
ago by an old French Priest, the pioneer
explorer Of Minnesota and the discoverer of
the Falls of st. Anthony. Father HESNE
PIN was the prophet Of the Minnesota and
Pacific Railroad.
II was in the year 1850 that HgxSgris
was the prisoner or guest OF band of Da.
kotshs at one Of their villages on Mile
Lac, about one hundred and fry miles north
ward of 81, Paul, While there, he record.
circumstance Of deep significance We
take the extract from Mr. NErLLs History
OF Minnesota
During my stay among them there arrived
four sassges who said they were come alone
fee hundred leagues thnaea hundred miIssl
from the Usst. and had been four months uuon
their way. They assured us there Was no such
place a. The straits OF Annisu. and they had
travelled without resting, except to sleep, and
had not seen or passed any great lake by
which phrase they always mean tho sea. They
further informed us that the nation Of Assine
ooin- who live northeast OF l.sat was not
above s'N OF seven days Journey that none of
the nations within their .nowi ledge who lie 20
She West OF Northwest had any great lake
about their countries which were very large,
I'm blob
They further assured ~ that there were few
torests ~ the countries through which thew
passed, insomnch that nO~ and then they were
forced Ia make ttes OF buhalos dung 10 boil
their food
Nothing could be more accurate II In this
DIES, rlptlon OF the great divides South Of the
Saskatchewan, through which the trail of
.hee ancient voyagcurs undoubtedly led
them. The good iather confines
Al these circumstances make it appear
that there ~ no such place A. the strait, OF
America a. W usually see them set down upon
the maps. And ~hsteNc efforts have been m abe
many years past by the fngish and Dutch TO
hnd out passage TO the Frozen Sea. they
have Not ~ been able g. eseetit. But by the
help ofmy discovery. suA the assistance ofGoi,
d"uei not mar r.SsAGsN,r Still NJ FOUND
and sAdi -" ss'S oHs ss,.
Prophetic IlES>sriS : Marvellous
words /. Ten years sgo these very words
would have been At down as vspid boast.
or chlmerical iaaey To-day ,hey v IL be
understood A. exactly anticipating by al
almos, prtgrua,nraI foresight the results OF
cru,ar'es Of geographical exploration. as
containing the whole solu,lou Of the gee
graphical puzzle of a uorthwrs, passage.
Jou> SWIM saush, Tor passage 10 the
fac.6o. a ~ Year, t-'orc thus. up the
ch,pu' Of the Cbickator ~. Every raw
,ga'or u tle time hsI solcht for new
Mas,'ar 10 every ,n',' u the Atlantic
cas' ilS>>sr,> deserves the honor OF by
iuS the dr,, To discover ths, the true north.