The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-17

discussion OF this question at this late
period Of the session but ! am sure the
Senate will do me the justice to say that |
could not have been silent after the speech
Of my friend from Mississippi, without de-
Tending the position which was so severely
and so ably assailed by him. trust that |
shall not be under the necessity OF trespass-
ing longer upon the time OF the Senate up
on these collateral questions
From the New York Evening Post.
An American steamboat on the Red
River Of she North
A few days ago we alluded to the recent
action of the ST. Paul Chamber of Com
merce, looking to the navigation Of the Red
River of the North by steamboats, during
the coming summer Their enterprsing
offer met with prompt response. Captain
Arson Northrup is now transporting q
steamer from the head waters of the Missis.
sippi to the head waters of the Red River.
As soon as BIO heard of the bonus promised
to the man who should put the first steam
boat on that river, he proceeded with men
and teams to Gull River, took his steamboat
apart packed the cabin, and loaded ten
sleighs. which started across from Gull
River to Red River on the 9TH Of last
month. All the additional teams necessary
to deliver the rest of the boat on the lst OF
March, at last accounts, were just ready to
start. BY this time they are, probably, at
the end of their brief journey. All the
plank and timber necessary to build new
hull has been obtained, and boat builder
to superintend its construction, and put on
the cabin.
Some of our western exchanges are pro-
life of objections 10 this enterprise, and sug-
gestive Of difficulties and defeat. We are
confident, on the other hand, that the people
OF st. Paul in this matter reckon shrewdly.
Though its name may hardly have been
heard east Of Lake Michigan, the Red
River of the north is Of the greatest pro-
spective importance. Itisquite certain that
the magnificent cultivable and inhabitable
areas to the northwest Of Milwaukee will be
filed with q numerous and industrious pop
ulation in the course OF time. Ihose areas
ere greater than all the Unit States east
of the Mississippi river. There are three
principal routes which the productions of
these areas may take to get to the crowded
centres OF population and industry. First,
they may be sent by the Saskatchewan TO its
head warters, and thence by short portage
to the bead waters Of the Columbia, and so
on down 10 the Pacific Ocean. Secondly,
they may be carried down by the Sasdatch
evan, across Lake Winnipeg, and down
Nelson AMI katchewaD Rivers 10 Hudson
Ilu., anil fhapnn c,ttf 10 tho ~ nrthlru A 4.
lantic, which is the route the Hudson Bay
Company have heretofore used. Third, they
may he sent from Lake Winnipeg up to the
bead waters of the Red River, and thence
BY short portages 10 the head waters OF the
Mississippi, or to the Great Lake,. This
route the st. Paul people are determined to
make the first and best, aud the result will
be the diversion OF the productions OF these
areas through Minnesota, and the transfer
nation OF the Red River into their highway
TO the reg, OF the world.
These results are not all prospective, by
any means. There ia now a community Of
ten thousand souls al AssinibOin and there
abouts. whose exports now 90 dowE Nelson
River and Hudson Bay to England. The
first steamboat on Red River will at once
make the southern the superior route for
the transhipment Of their goods.
Moreover the Hudson Bay Company will
freight the very frs, steamboat on the Red
River with the supplies for their posts 90
Upper Saskatchewan and for the Red Riv-
CT settlements, and the return freigbts (furs
alone amounting 10 100000 annually will
take the same route Last fall sixty pack
ages of goods were sent BY the company
from this city, and were forwarded by Bed
River carts from II. Paul. Their success
in this enterprise determined the deputa,ioa
Of English gentlemen connected with the
company, who visited ST. Paul !ast spring,
70 abandon totally the route through the
difficult, channel OF Nelson River A steam
boat on Red River enhances the Advantages
OF the southern route ten told Ne are A..
80 able to state that one hundred and twenty
tons Of goods from England. via Canadian
line of steamers and Grsud TruLk Railway
and thirty tons 81 tobacco, sugar, &c, from
this city. will b. sent from - Pau by this
roqte 20 the bead water, Of Rid River the
coming spring ard Early .umner. II Cap
tain AnsJn Nortbap has hIs bra, reafy by
the first Of jan, not 20 'ay The tr.t Of May
tbese good will probably be among ~ first
loads
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