New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19

= HEB ID. w"pid pursue:
p,on ~, Paul Ia the head waters Of The Red
River Of the North, thence. n sdeisabe, BY the
,,e,m,r An,,n Norh.up Duet placed upon that
80 by ,h.. CHAMBER If Comm, rec aud the ell
zen. II s.. Psu), to P,mtiaa IN Dakota Terr-
,.r, thence north wssteafdly t. h. elbow of tue
:, -, E,,,cb Of the Ssssatcbewsn River; thence
ux.,xsrdiy u the source OF lnat n'eT 10 mo
Kootons~ Pas. 81 the eky Mountains here
IL 10 proposed to explore th- country ar"uod for
rattle di.isLee, enhancing The Valleys o tuo
Norn and south Saskatchewan aud IN tax.
,,,,n,e ob,eShiions Of coil ~ater, timber aud
mineral re..uTcrs as isr north as dmoDton on
M, ,,rn,r b,a,ch. From this pl,ce Il ls probable
mat the EXPRESS routes ct the llndsnns Bay
Comorry will be adopted through the Athab,sca
p rtsg. 70 the sources Of Thompson Rive, where
lie II - believed the most prolific gold heids o this
p.w FL Dorsdp At this p"int 1t Is anticipated
that Il ,epaTati0n Of the party may take place,
portion iD or near .he mIBes, aud the remainder,
M der The guidance Of Col. Noble, returDiog 70
St Paul. ty wSy Of LevI.s and Clarkes PAS,
III. Falls oi the Missouri and the Minnesota River.
Sn,b j, q ri.f outline OF the origin and objects
Of ,be expedition, and the proposed programme oil
u.if Opt aiioDs. Its possible that SOM VARIATIONS
fr, IL ibe latter may be found necessary Or sdSr-
able bu. the great object Of the exp-ditiou-a
northern overland Iou'e to the Paclhc-wi be
hep, sfesdly in view, and can but hope that its
results nay prove important and beneficial. IL
would be more than useless to enlarge upon no
Importance vi q correct knowledge 81 that lmmense
porroD Utour c untry-sIr.tcbing, 10 uuinter up'ed
trrtiby ard b-au'y, from the pOftn-@esI.rn bouSd-
ary uf Mime sofa 10 the calm waters of the Pacinc
wsteIed by The npb!est streams, wooded with Inc
meet magnificent forests aid famed by the grD'est
wluds 10 reclaim these fertile plains from the
uildD.ss 10 which they have lain since the days 81
the first creatioD: 10 iniuse into their thrft-se
veIdure the life VI Ana Saxon enterprise aud 10
make those rivers and lsbes and plans tbe b'go-
way. Of nations commerce., are the great OBJECTS
of bi h the present expedition is bu. the intalofy
step.
Our party consists. so far, OF 81 men, seven
"r,d river" carts, as they are called and two
wagons Gen. OImstead, sIoce hrs acceptance OF
TIE invita- Oh # the Common CouDcil, has iOupd
his OVID private business of 20 pressing character
that he has been compelled ~ drcl ne accompanying
the expedition and the sole COMMAND has conse
queptiy, devolv.d on Col. Mobiles, in which posi-
toD b. los few sppenors. He has made several trips
over lond 10 CsIlf"rbia-h,s discovered one ~ The
most accessible bDown passes through the Rocky
Slou, t,ibs, wh ch still bear, the name If "Noolcs
Poss, ard YVES CO nmls.ioDed by the Federal Gov-
erhmtnt two y.ars age, 10 supeTinteud the con-
,tIuct'Un Of the wagon road 10 The South Pass.
He served as an officer If the Texan army tor
some years, under Gen. Houston, and the dlscl-
pine Obtained IN that p"sltlon is not entiIey
Useless On occasions Ike the present. Ut.
c. l.. Anderson of Minneapolis attends us,
under commission from tbe Smithsonian
Institution, to moke observations and col-c'
tons during the trip. DIR. l. ID. Goodrich
of ST. Paul accompanies us as surgeon, and we
have Corresponds II for various papers sDd mag
szinps whose letting down will be served up for the
resolDp million at divers times and places. 80 lar
our itinerary md log-books would he rather 40
wb lesome diet fer the pampered readers OF HE
TRIBUNE, so Will couteDt myself for tue present
with 'bis Introductory scrtbIe, which | perform
beneath the grateful sbaoe Of my canvas home,
seated la ,a,h.ur, waiting for my evening ratlon
OF salt pork ard coffee. by and by, whsn an oc-
cssioral stampede If the mules or buffalo chase,
Ut, bsply, an encounter with our brethren oil the
tawn, hue, stirs up my blood aud gives me some
thug TO tell you, may not be so pTosy.
We break camp early Ill the morning, and travel
to Fort Ab.rcrombie ten miles, where we shall
PROBABLY cross the Red River and take bee
line" Tor Pembina, regardless of boats and bat
tpeuy