The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-02-24
Idoho.
Remarks made before the Chicago Board OF Trade
Feb 9th, 1884. BY Capt James l. Fiskl

Remarks made before the IaicA-o Doald % A1-'N'
Feb 9th, 1854, BY Capt James l. Fisk
Throughout al ages. greater or less degree tie
subject OF gold has excited the communities Of the
universe. And hogs propitous Is II now men, ma
tiona debt OF unprecedented proportions Is looming
upon Us, that own resources sun resPoha an
lieve of all anxiety concerning the payment OF IN
terest and the possibilities Of depreclating fanic
Like the Goddess of Liberty upon flyTnou-h i'oGA'
fair Idaho steps boldly forth from among the Rocky
Mountains with cheer her checks and her apron iu
of nuggets of the precious metal and SAYS . talhsr
Abraham Uncle Chase, Here's t"entf,h'e iha, a.,
lions, If You'll come and get 1t /: do you neei more
aud we see her soon again amid the guches urging on
the toiling thousands.
Just yoader-I.2eo or 1900 miles north of west
Ch siso under lea OF the eastern base of the great
dividing ridge-are l2.000 hardy miners. where one
year go there but 60 and their products VIII
reach the enormous sum of S2c,Ooo,ooo OF goii
Leaving this citv and travelling by the usual mans OF
conveyance the practicable head OF Navigation on the
Mississippi or, if you please, on the II Peters river
we viii strike out along the iJth parallel OF
latitude through the eagerly sought gold guicieS OF
the Yellow Stone the three forks OF the Missouri 10
the new mines Icing wrought IN the horse Shoe
of the Rocky Mountains. making route fully 500
miles shorter than the old one, and IN every other
respect far desirable to the new ii Dorado OF the
east side -
The distance from Omaha Bannock or Virginia
City is 500 miles from st. Paul 10 SAM point ls
5000 miles.
Nv object in meeting with this assembly of the
SOLID men, Is therefore, for the purpose Of directing
your attention the necessity OF the practcabihtE,
and great advantages of direct throughfare through
northwest 10 this new empire daWninS IN the
mountains.
| would have the mighty column of emigration to
and from that region well To ami from the
Pacific side bevond paw its tributes TO the Northwest
depots of supplies and inducements Tor settiemtn
and would have us glory when once TINS = accom-
plishei in the blessings Of hundreds of thousands
who would have occasion 10 pronounce upon so de-
sirable public highway There is now full the sum
OF 900 coo living Bannock AMI Virginia CITY and
in the cabins of the gulcles making down to those
East
butO feel
ing as to the proper route 10 the east which Is
by the way the Yellow Stone ani Grant Rivers 10
st. Paul, &c, and was assured while there that up
my return from the mountains next iali' tnes
would furnish company in the shape OF at least ioo
men who by that time would have made their piies
and stand ready to journey home by the nearest ana
Tie gold region of tn, Yellow Stone is under the
northern base OF the Black Hills, and in all the guches
leading into the Big Horn principal tributary 20 that
river.
From ST. Pau. direct to the nearest goldfeld, of
Idaho, and where confidently expect TO locate the
host of emigrants may lead out this spring. is not
more than 600 miles.
From that point west to the Great Range. an
area of, saw 800 miles square, Will be opened
vastly rich and extensive deposits of gold. One hun
dred thousand persons will emigrate TO Idaho this
coming account Of the new discoveries
We already hear OF the strongest symptoms OF an
other great stampede from the mother countries, the
demand being greater than the means OF transpor
tation to America.
As commercial men YOU must certainly see by
what you all this great tile OF emgra
ton only from abroad, but from the New England
Eastern and Central States through your metrop
lis thence their destination, and reap wonderful
harvest for your pains.
NV opinion is-reisoning from the biuntest t
facts, and what absolutely know, that the various
lines Of survey rout proposed for Pacific Rail
roads, impacticlble, comparatively speaking
most assureily so, and look forward with fresh
hopes, IL A day far distant when shall see, if
live, a line of road known the Northern Pacific
leading, necessarily, from sorna point at the
Of the Minnesota IT. Peters river across
the Cotcau Des Praries Vide Water Big Timber
on the James river. the mouth of Grand riyer old
Bee Village the Mississippi; thence to the mouth of
Big Horn, upon the yellow Stone To the three forks
of the Missouri, passing all the goldields of East
Idaho. and though the Big Hole Passes of the Rocky
Mountains TO the Columbia probably along the old
Nez Perce trail.
AMI this is the route proposed 10 meet present
a wagon road, TO be regularly established
anl protected by line of military posts. The dig
nied position ani great influence of such body Of
commercial men compose this Chamber, have be-
levci would weigh heavy in the great scale towards
these great endsif the project seems to you
to he fasible and expaiient.
l would have people of the Northwest who are
similar in sentiment, public apirt and characteristic
toms reach with this line of communication
an shake hands with the people of the Pacific States
and Territories
\ vote of thanks rendered to Captain Fisk for
his entertaining lecture, and a committee ap
pointed confer with him AMI lay the matter before
be public, after which the meeting adjourned. tht-
caJo Tribune FEB. IL.