Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-01-28

history as having visited the Dakota fam.
lily of Indians, who in 1859 came out from
Quebec to treat and trade with the tribes
to the west of the Great Lakes. DESoro
reached the Mississippi river as early as
l54l, and in 1880 HENEPIN ascended the
same stream in canoes to a point above
the present city Of St. Paul. and discov.
| cred and named the St. Peter river and
falls Of st. Anthony. The Spanish nav-
gator VIscAlNo, had in 1902 visited the
northwest coast, and had pushed his way
as far north as the forty.third parallel -
Before the close of the seventeenth cen
fury other navigators had coasted along
the Pacific shore Of the continent as high
north as the mouth Of the then unknown
river in Oregon, which from the belief tha.
there was no great stream in that latitude
was put down as Cape disappointment
In 1892 the American ship Columbia,
commanded by Captain GRAY, entered
great opening in the northwest coast, and
ten miles from the sea Glled lis ca.ques
with fresh water, when, tor the fisst time
this early navigator became convinced
that he was in the channel of great
river, which be named Columbia. Spain
still commended for al tn. territory be-
tween the Mississippi and the ocean, by
virtue of early discovery. The country
however, had gradually passed under the
control Of the French, who held it By
possession. and in consequence thereof
treaty was held between the two govern
men's and the whole territory turned over
to France, and in 1903 it was cclei to
the United States for ST., 00o, coo.
The country row became open to Anne
rican enterprise. Ia 1904 LEWIS aud
CLARK, with !orty.two men, were sent out
by the government to explore the north.
west territory. They asceuded the Mis-.
souri, river in open sail boats, and winter
ed at the old Mandan villages in Dakota
Territory. Resuming their journey in the
spring, they discovered the great falls and
head waters Of the Missouri; crossed the
Rocky Mountains on foot, b.;tt c4roes,
and descended the ColunIia to the Pacific
At that early day there MS 10 establish.
meut Of white people in ali the region
from the Mjssi>s; ppi to the ocean, and the
only marks CT civ.lil s.iuA in the Missouri
valley was a se.,IeDens OF seven poor
families one days Journey above the pres.
cut city of St. Louie, which was then q
small frontier village. Small trading estab
lishments were soon after established ut
the points where now are situated The
cities Of Chicago and Milwaukee. Fur
companies We're soon established, and
built their posts on the head waters of the
Mississippi aad Mss22.j, ani Astoria on
the Pacific coast, JoHH JAroB Asros
obtained a charter for the American Far
Company in 1899, and during the twenty
years that followed, no less than seven
rival For Companies were formed and
erected trading posts at Conncil Bluffs,
Cedar, For, Lookout, Pierre, Union, aud
other places along the river. In ls4l
Father D1SMEr carried the frs, seeds aud
vegetable roots !"to the Rocky Mountains.
la 1882 the American Fur Company lad
become the controlling one il The GU..h-
"eat territory. plGHaE Cuor4A1, OF Ibis
Company, in 1882, ran the first steamboat
to Eor,s Pierre and Unioo, asd ia the
next year was commenced the treaty with
The Sac and Fox Indians, by which the
Government: became in possession of the
hrst foot Of land northwest Of the river
Mississippi. 1t comprised that portion OF
Iowa where now are situated the c,iss of
Dubuque, Davenport, Musca,inc AMI Bur.
liueton.
Here begins the great era Of steam aad
settlement on our northern rivers. The
wilderness of thirty-eight years ago is
converted into region tceminy with tie
busy toll Of its three million Of people,
where cities adorn every plain, anl whose
great steamers ami car trains are ti.uui.r
lug through every valley. Who shal! say.
then, that thirty years Of The .ature will
no. build q highway Of cities over The
great mountains to the ocean.
PEACE RraoRs s,il! continue 70 he the
gist of Geographic news. Oae dispatch
represents that Davis has expressed a
Willingness to surrender he snnshnrn con
federacy to the dominion u Mr.. Lincoln,
il Lincoln will only allow him Davis 10
retire to Mexico with his flock4. his herds
and his little ones; while the very next
dispatch represents Davis N behalf Of tAe
seeded States, earnestly soliciting that
the Federal Constitution may he amended
with view to the abolition Of slavery, 40
that the South may hava their ouly obiec.
ton 10 reconstruction removed.
While yet another says-terms of neaco