The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1859-04-28

. to Carlton HOUSE. ss............... $50
I TO Fort Pitt. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40
= TO Edmonton. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
10 Rocky Mountain House. ...... 2t3
Is 1873
The reports already made by the Canadian
Exploration, and the observations soon to
he published lin oil probability from the
Frazer River parties Of Minnesota, In add.
tion to previous information, will fully satisfy
the public curiosity US TO the foregoing route.
The party now proposed will describe q
similar course--from Pembina to the Noun
tain House-only with u southern circuit.
By so doing, they will enjoy the charm Of
novelty-perhaps the zest OF hazardous
adventure.
In July, 1858, when the Frazer River
parties were forming in Saint Paul. pre-
terence was expressed for the more northern
route, mainly because the posts Of the Hud-
son bay Company were numerous, constitu-
ting resource against Unforeseen accidents.
Still the advantages Of route from Pembi-
na, far more TO the South, were appreciated.
There was then in Saint Paul, having ar.
rived from Selkirk 10 one OF the trains, q
Mr.. James Bird, who had been for thirty
five years in the employment Of the Hudson
Bay Company and the American Fur Com
pany, frequently acting a. interpreter to
negotiations with the Blackicet Indians.
lie stated, that he had oitsn passed to the
Mountains, by the South Saskatchewan
route, which be thus delinested From Penn.
bina, passing to the right OF Turtle noun.
tain (pcrhaps forty-fve miles north Of it)
and the same distance beyond the interna-
tIonal boundary, crossing the valley OF
Mouse or Saurie River, and thence north OF
west and about midway from the boundary
10 the South Saskatchewan, by Cypress
Mountain, to the head waters Of Moko-ne
or Belly River. which IL tho most southerly
Of the head waters OF Bow or South Sas-
katchewan. Mr., Bird represented the whole
route a very favorable. consisting Of an ex.
tensive prairie or buffalo range, and easily
traversd by carts.
To tho same effect Is the testimony OF Mr..
q. G. Burnham. who was one Of sn overland
party last year. Writing from Pslnbna to
Col. w. II. MOBILES, he said, would sug.
gest to your attention a an interesting sub.
srnlo,.tion . ,outa leading from Pemhins
hv tho heal NJ tho A.s;niSo;r IN tho he.d
Of the south fork OF the Saskatchewan
According to the information | have been
able to elicit. the country directly west and
little north Of this point, is a high plateau
,nn., ho ;hs a;v;a, -, a.. -. 81,
tho M;s.our; and Tho waters em,,v;no into
,hs lInd.or Rav from ,ho wo,, anj .o,,h ="
TN, route TIM. Indicated Ia ,be 6rs, nor.
,;on Of Tho, nrono.sJ for tho s,ns,;,;on
As,r,;rr ,bsrsro, ,ha, vopr n.r,r n,
e1nIor.tion arr f.;rlv stared during tho
man,h Inns h"v3,d ,hs im;,. ns ,he
S,,,s and N.,;on sn,,n.oh;n, IN. III.
Oh, he,~s., ,hs son,ce. ~ ,hs ..;n;hoir
and tho channel of IN. Sor,b Sasta,cbe'
wsnNIhsve J,s~n ,hs l;,s os tho nronns.
.J ro,,. nnons Nan Of R,;,i.h Am.r,c.
and beo Lav, n All n sw note. and one
r;., a, a;g,.n, Mint. which from n,..s,,
;rJ,ca,;nr. s.cr, acs,;,.J ,o,xn;,e r,ch IN.
,nr.s, hsr"a,,sr
Tux N,y,a,,,ox NJ THY sor,. s,s
x.r,uxw,x-Mr lanes Ncksv Of Ear,
LlIcc recommended Ian, P,Ii;ss.r whc
i s,ll err,1e5 in an a, ,nIo,a,;on ~ . R.l
road route ,brougb the mountains for . CON.
siJsrahle dis,ance YVES, Of tho !" rIh,w" q,
the Sou,b Sa,ka,cb.wan nj. ,,stimonv il
that /, ;s navgahle nv .,camhoa,s mrrb hs
vonJ-rrohablv 10 " adv S,mnson's Eslls >
In the vicinity Of the mountains
,. KooroSArs P.ss--The rs,scovery Of
,h;s Pas. Inv Can, palliss,, b.. rs,,.n,ly
been communicated by Sir Bulwer Ly,ton
English Colonial secretary. 10 the London
Geoyraphical Society. The report in th,
Loaaou Tn,, repr,septs the Pas, "a avail.
able in all respects Tor Railroad purpnses.
Sincs tho nubl,e.ti,n bers ,rG.rr,J 10 ,