The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-07-08
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ssliMoB M RI 6nELL,, EDITOR.
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:; Thursday,a July 8, 1869.
iHE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Arrival OF the Exploring Party at st.
s.. -a.. IN Paul. w.. -
~ 1r1es or THE MEMBERS-PLANs
r.t;3I~ FOR FUTURE ACTION. 2F@,!

, rAnns or THE MEMBERs-PLANs
1a,:s}~ FOR FUTURE ACTION. 1F4'.
>rx,n.,t,,, to reach st. Cloud To-Mo.-
row-Preparationsa fur their
Reception.
=, From yesterday's 81. Paul Press we
learn that the exploring party which il
70 inspect the route Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad from Lake Superior to
tho Missouri River, arrived in that
city on Tuesday evening. 1t is com.
posed Is follows:
n Ken. J. Gregory Smith, President Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, Vermont.
Hon. r. D. Rice, director Of do, Maine.
;. Hon. W. c. Smith, NJ. c., Vermont
., Hon. +. Woodbridge, ex-M, c., Vermont.
Rev. DR.. W II. Lord, Vermont.
Z DR.. 3. W. Thayer, Vermont.
Z. c. Coffin Carleton Of tho Boston Jour-
sal, Boston.
3. F. johnson, Chief Engineer Of tho
Northern Pacific, Conn.
:; A. B. Bayless, New York.
Mr.. Holmes, agent Of Jay Cooke & Co.,
New York.
Jas. Stinson, Chicago.
Jas. Coleborn, Maine.
Hon. VIM. Window, Winona.
& John Douglas, WiuonA
The party will visit Minneapolis TO-
day, and tomorrow will come to St.
Cloud by special train, arriving about
eleven o'clock in the forenoon. From
hero they will proceed TO Fort Aber-
erombie and Georgetawn, BY the regu-
~. stage road up the Sank Valley, thus
personally becoming acquainted With
one Of the finest sections OF country in
TIE State. The Pres, says: ':The orig
inal programme Vas that At this point
Mr. Holmes-the representative Of
Jay Cooke-and few others, were to
continue the exploration through to
the Great Bend Of the Missouri, while
Gov. Smith aud the rest were to return
70 st. PAU, bat last evening it was
about determined that the whole party
would proceed to the Missouri"
:; Gen. Sherman has furnished Gov.
Smith With an order for military es-
oort, which will probably be furnished
At Forts ,Abercrombie and Totem
Mr.. George Brackatt,> Of Minneapolis,
is to sdppb thse> ! iss%ceSssssary 'transporta-
ton and supplies, andis himself to &C.
COMPANY the expedition: Pierre Bot
tineau, the traditional ciecronc of ev-
cry exploring expedition in this region
since the days Of >Nieollet, is to act as
the guide Of this one also. Tho North
crn Pacific Railroad Company is fortu-
nate in having secured the invaluable
services Of Mr.. G. e. Cofiu, who under
tho non. de- plume OF ."Carleton" has
achieved 50 vide a celebrity as the
travelling correspondent Of the Boston
Joarnal-as the historiographer Of the
expedition: Mr.. Cc&n has long been
an enthusiastic advocate of the North
ern Pacific Railroad and as long ago as
1858 published pamphlet on this sub
jeet under the title Of ''The Great Com
nercial Prize" which enlisted general
attention at the time.
Hall the party 60 through to the
Great Bend Of the Missouri, the trip
viii occupy them, doubtless, t:o 0,
three months. If they separate at the
Ped River, Gov. smith and his com.
psoions will return and 60 to Duluth,
and perhaps to Bayfield,.
Concerning the intentions of the
party, the Pres, says:
We are happy to learn from leading
Of the party with the favorable report which
the nature of the country makes inevitable
Is to be the signal for an immediate com.
Of the ine-anl we were assured tha,
it is extremely probable that the line vii
BE- completed through Ainnesota before til,
end Of 1870. .
The route Of the road through Mime.
sots is not yet determined on-but there
is, Ne are happy to ssy-a Favorable lean.
ing toward ST CLOUD q. Me point .cA<r.
Me Hne '0'N cross tie Aissusippi The mi
t!ai point OF the work will be near Black
H9of, on the Superior road, some forty
mics above Chengwatana-there or there.
abeut-aad from this point branch road
iste diverseto Superior city. Mr.. Jane.
Stinsop. Of Chicago, who accompanies the
expedition, il interested in the last men.
toned branch road.
Major Braekett will bring up tn,
supplies and transportation on to-mor
rows special train,;~..7.
Thu following dispatch was received
by Mayor Taylor: -
IT,. 81. PAUL, July 18th, II A. n.
To Oscar Taylor, Keyor Of 81. Cloud. II
Gov. Smith, President Of tho Nortber,
Pas'he h. r. Co. and party will come VI
FRIDAY morning on special train. Shout.
reach your city about eleven o'clock ant
"iNEsmsin only to dinner: :! = =,
IT,, g.. - GEO. L.. BECKER.
tn, Mcclure, Esq., also reeeivet
this Dispatch; yesterday: ::
sn.,i: Ml1ss.ARoL1s, July 7th, 1862.
r. G. NeCyxe.--Our, party will be, At s.
Cloud next ffiday night.
@>:e ,zhaA4 7s,s.07s WI. S.!PECK.
Ths ji;s* committee of the Cit,
Cosueiland Board Of Trade, consist
ins,sf5aiayor Taylor and Aids; Bdf
banAs Kerr, Clark ana Evans, anl
Mes",s WIS. Moore; 7" G: Mcclure
=. Q:iHamlis,5oC. P:sDavis and N. P
Clatk, met yesterday evening 10 ) pe Il
feet arrangements foff tho receptioon; Z 81
the pa'ty,*aud, organized by elcc.iDe
Hon. 9 G,iF. Davis Chaitman::: OWING
to thsicouaicsing character 2oe the dis
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