The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-25
Our st. Paul correspondence.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 8, 1859.
A Coach 10 Fort Gdny-Froress Of Northwestern Comma-
nicdtions-A Steamboat on Red Probability Of
Weekly Mail TO Selirk7he International Question, dc.
Forts Abercrombe and Breckenridge situated nearthe
head ofsteamboat navigation the Red River of the North
in Minnesota During the summer Of 1882 the contractors
FOR the weekly transportation Of the United States mail from
st. Paul TO these points, named Messrs. j. c. Burbank
Co., have performed that service with Concord post
coaches, adjusting their stations at convenient Intervals
and making the trips with regularity This enterprise was
undertaken with the expectation that the steamer trans
ported from the navgabe channel OF the Mississippi to
Red River, during the winter and spring of 1852 would
connect with the coaches The vessel REQUIRED repairs TO
such an extent as to postpone this arrangement the
next season OF navigation. The win be fully APP
pointed IN June, 1850, to effect such communication.
Meanwhile, some British officers arrived in ST. Paul on
their way TO Fort Garry at the Selkrk settlements Under
the circumstances, COACH with four horses was deg
patched 10 the remote point Of destination, and few
Days ago the stage arrived on the return trip bringing
the officers WHO had been relieved by the outward bound
party. Inc round rip was within thirty days, demon
strating that by coach II journey from St. Paul 10 Sell
kirk can be made IN two weeks. This time will be short
ened by the steam navigation the Red river which,
NOTWITHSTANDING the dscouragemens of the present
season, can now be regarded fact accomplished.
indeeo, Me Eastern public may expect considerable
impulse next year IN the direction of the fertile basin Of
Lake winnipeg weekly mail through Minnesota to the
nque put interesting community at Selkk is anticipated
with confidence and viii doubtless enlist the CO operation
VI parties on both Sides OF tho international boundary
The relations OF the Northwestern States TO the
valleys OF the Red River and the Saskatchewan
are already Recognized OF commanding importance.
affecting intimately the mail and revenue service Of the
United States and destined with the extension of steam
navigation over Immense areas, to work great CONNER
cial results.
The question is here propounded, whether the admin
straton Of Mr. Buchanan while giving due attention to
the operation OF the reciprocity treaty between the At
antic and Lake provinces and States and resortng to
very decisive measures for the pacic of the North
western fr ,nter, will not likewise seize the occasion to
adjust on definite footing, the mutual interests Of the
Northwest with what may be not improperly styled
Central British America viz, the immense and fertile
basin Of Lake Winnipeg and the settlements Of the ud
son Bay Company. II s highly favorable juncturc for
the President, who probably has influence with the
Court of St. James than any other American statesman
to consummate an international adjustment which is de
manded by the interests Of both nations, but most emf
nenty by the communities which only separated by
water line to the western limit of Lake Superior and thence
ttude.
The international question: bearing upon the interests
Of the Northwest must not be ignored The Post Office
Department has done much to effect its solution; and the
late visit OF Concord coach to Fort Garry said have
produced profound impression the population--a
most equal to their mingled imraon and fear the ap
partition J the steamboat the OF the Red River
small incident, perhaps, but its importance may extend
far influencing the future scale not Immediately ap
parent, but none the less the logic Of events.