St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-07-28


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II COL. Mobiles = pis itton.
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4 Xxx z hdagsacf Route 81 ttsT
liltgrpiia iition Carts i1aton, 5sslllaSe Rosks
lAkoxata iNs ring orl ne cssssaaS
.- voytLern Route 81 he liciifc.
3,,s; l4AYRAYRTTE,,on Rsd River,
81, &, July lltls Is 80.
,ur little town vas /; seeDly surprised
on the morning Of the 7th BY the arrival
|of Col: NdBLEs and his party en- route
~ Frasler River, and accompanying him
were lliI,sssrs ". Taylor, correspondent
81 the New York HERALD Toronto Glo1e,I
|sWheeloek sc tho 81. Paul Pioneer q
D.nrocrat, Marble, "a artist engaged to
furnish illustrations and an account Of
THE "trip for the Harpers, Din. Goodrich,
the surgeon and Anderson the naturalist
Eof Tie Expedition. Mr.. Marble had some
fine sketckes Of Fort Abercrombie, scenery
on the Red River and views taken IN this
immed iate vicinity. Col MOBILES dressed
the river q this point and camped about
-
half 4 mile below, where the near access to-
water and abundance of feed for the
teams seemed to offer more than ordinary
attractions. As some Of his carts seemed
too dilapidated 70 continue the journey
much farther, he had the good fortune to
procure Of MI: Richard Banning Of Shay.
cnne Al excellent light covered wagon en-
actly suited y bis purp and which he
was convinced would enable him to finish
bis expedition without unnecessary delay.
1 At this place he It FIRST determined to
strike of in north West course for the
head Of Goose River, and thence to Dew
lis Lake where he has men and teams
awaiting him; but finally concluded to go
directly TO Pembina and from thence to
follow up the Assiniboine river and strike
the south branch Of the Saskatchewan in
Latitude about So 90, longitude 1917
80, thence follow up this river to its head
and cross the mountains at Coutenaiis pass,
the distance from that to Fraser river be-
1 ing only about 100 miles, Such appears
70 be the route he designs to pursue, and
al who desire Minnesota to become part
81 tho commercial highway 10 the Pacific
cannot but desire the success Of this en-
terpriso. sz@
+ the past history and prospects Of
Frazer River for any adequate enteriA for
the future By another year Ne shall Wit
cess q large overland emigration from the
Canadian colonies and the Eastern States.
Thousands Of her Majesty's subjects .re.
looking with intense interest upon thn
sxpidition waiting only to know the most
Ipracticabls route and the termination Of
the Hudson Bay monopoly oyer. the coun-
TRY TO emigrate to the Pacific coast. Il
this expiditionf il. crowned with success il
viii have 81 important influence on the
country through which il passes. All ~
liable accounts we have received represent
the sopntry . the North Of as = fertile
prairie intersected with numersous streaus
where along the principal routes timber
land water can always be found Il diStan-
ces convenient for camping. Vixen the
steamboat Arson Northup' arrived &
Iselkirk set Element, about the middle Of
June last, several trains of carts load
Led with ffurs had already arrived from
the vicinity of ths Rocky Mountain, hav-
ing made#a journey Of nearly 1900 miles
4 and Jet their teams, So far from being IL
/ red, worn out and enaaciated, were inssgood
fcondition e return, TEis clearly shows
that around the head waters Of the Sas-
!. J. katcheWan spring opens quite g soon. = it
4 does with Us, that their route must have
been through rich and fertile country
well adapted 70 agriculture and .;ra.ing Or
4 Their cattle never could have survived
I. such ss'a Journey % early i part Of the
/ year Thus the necessity Of Northern