The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-21
Arrivals from Red Ri,~r.-Ths First T.ip
Of the "Anson Sorthrup."

Mr. james Ross, a resident OF Red River.
but who was educated at knox's College.
and has relatives in Toronto, arrived here
yesterday evening having left Fort Garry
on the 9TH nit. The steamer Arson North.
rnp left the mouth OF the Sbeyenne for Fort
Garry on the 5th June, and was four day,
on the voyage, stopping a. night to permi,
OF wood being cut for the next days opera.
tion1 She took the people OF Red River
cntiMly by surprise, they knowing nothing
OF her approach TIL they heard the steam
whistle. She was greeted with the warm.
est demonstrations Of joy, cannon was fred,
and even the monopolizing fur traders re.
Joiced at the approach Of civilization. On
the 18th, as we have said, the boat started
on her return trip with about twenty-five
passengers and good load OF furs, supplied
by Mr.. kittson, the well.knovn American
trader. Among the passengers were Misses
Ross, Miss DE Tremble, Rey. John Black
Free Church minister, and bis wife, Mr..
Fleet, Mr.. BanDatyne, the trader who our
readers will recollcct, was lately arrested by
the Iiudson's Bay people for buying iurs.
but afterwards released, and Others whose
names we have not learned. They iound
tie Arson Northrup comfortably supplied
Win staterooms, and were much pleased
with the management Of the boat. She is
30 feet In length with % feet beam, and
draws only II inches with crew and fuel on
board with passengers and freight she sinks
four inches lower. The transit from Fort
Garry to Fort Abercromsie occupied eight
days, stopping at night as before. AT Alb
ercrombic our travellers could only find
wagons with oxteams TO convey them, but
they were promised regular stages on their
return, their arrival being unexpected BY
team to Swan River. occupied six days.
and there the travellers took lid stage which
In two days brought them to st. Paul, and
forty-eight hours more by Ia Crosse landed
them in Toronto. Altogether they travelled
eighteen days, aud stopped three days on the
road. This is the quickest time which has
been made between Red River and Toronto.
The fare through was $40. During the
whole transit through the American terri.
tory, MIR. Ross saw houses oil the way, and
he speaks strongly Of the strides towards
our territory which our neighbors are max
ing. With all the advantages which the
route by Red River presents, very few
thousand pounds would open a road through
our own territory more cheaply, quickly,
and conveniently traversed than that which
MIR. Ross has just passed over. Our gov.
erument. however, depriyes OF it, mail con.
tract the company which has undertaken to
open this route, and permits the Americans
to step IN before us. As q Montreal cor
respondent informed us the other day, the
French do not want 10 stretch towards the
West, they are afraid Of the preponderance
OF the Upper Canadian population. We
must eithce consent 10 let the Americans
take possession OF the trade Of the North
WIT territory or cut k,ose from our French
brethren Let the people OF Upper Can
ada decide which course they will take
ior1,fo tSbe, Jdy9.
We can inform the GLOBE tina, in August.
when Mr.. BURBlsN has completed his ar.
arrangements for the regular transit OF passcn.
gers between Sam, Paul and Fort Aber.
crombie, thu, the time between Toronto aud
Fort Garry, t'a 81. Paul, will he reduced to
nine days. Our Canadian friends had better
make up their minds At once TO take ad-
vantage OF this route They will b. com
PEELED 20 do So sooner or later