Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-22
From the 81. Paul Daily Press, July %
Northern Pacific Railroad.
ARRIVAL or THE EXPLORING PARTY AT
ST. PAUL.
rs Composition. Mocements, Plans, Etc.

Ialis.
rs Composition. Movements, Plans, Ete.
Our readers were advised several weeks
ago that the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company was about to send an exploring
expedition to inspect the route of that
road from Like Superior to the Missouri.
The expedition arrived in this city at
the Park Place. last evening from Vino
na, accompanied by Hon. WIN. Window.
and consists of the following gen lemen
Hon. j. Gregory Smith, President OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad, Vermont.
Hon. T. ID. Rice. director of do, Maiue.
Hon. w c. Smith, NJ c., VT
Hon. L. +. Woodbridge, ex-M. C., Yer
mont.
Rev. DR. W H. Lord, Vermont.
DR. 5. w Thayer, Vermont
c. e. Coffin, Carleton Of the Boston
Journal) Boston.
T. {. johnson, Chief Enginee. OF the
Northern Pacific. Conn.
y, b. Bayiess, New York.
Mr.. Holmes, agent Of Jay Cooke * Co..
y. Y.
Jas. Stinson, Chicago.
jas. Coleborn, Maine.
Hon. Wm. Window, in .ili.
John Douglas, Winona.
The party had not last evening fully
determined whether they wouli 20
through to Lake Superior before proceed
ing ou their western Journey, bat had
nearly concluded, on account chiefly 81
the bad state 81 the roads on that route
70 reserve the Snn .iof '.ip till their re-
turn from ,he west We think We IA v
: 4ay, indeed that this course j. decided On.
/ The party will Tomorrow % I" Mime
apoli-, and on the next day probably -
7 st. Cloud, whence they viii proceed by
/ the stage rout. - AbercrOmb.e and
( Georgetown The original Programme
was that at thi. point Mr. Holmes-the
representative of jay Cl1ks-and few
.icrs, were 10 continue the exploration
through 10 the Great Bend OF the Mis-
souri,. while Coy. Smith and the ~; were
to return to 81. Paul, bot list evening II
was about determined that the whole
party would proceed to the Missouri
Coy Smith-the President of the Com
Z pany-has been furnished by Gen. Sher-
man with an order directing Gen. Han
cock. or the communicates OF the military
posts on his route, 10 pro.ide the party
with such an escort - they may require
Ia ensure their safe conduct across the
plains. Tho necessary escort viii prob
ai.iy be provided at Forts Aborcombi,
and Tottcn. Mr.. George Brackcti, oi
Minneapolis, i to supply the necessary
Transportation and supplies. and II
himself to accompany the expe
dition. Pierre Bottineau, the ira
ditional cicerOne OF every exploring ex-
petition In this region since the days o
Nicollet. Is 70 act a. the guide Of this on
also The Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
Is fortunate in having secured the inyal
/, liable services of Mr.. c. c. Coffin, VIII
/. under the HUat dt piuHlC Of "Carlton" Ia
. achieved 80 wide a celcbrcity as the tray
, cling correspondent Of the Boston Journ
ul-as the ni-tUt iuE r-f.LSr Of the eGpedi
! tion, Mr. Coffin has long been an enrnusi
a,tic advocate of the Northern Pacifi
Railroad, and a. long ago a. 1913, put
. lished a pamphlet on this subject unde
the title of THE Great Commercil
/ Prize - which enlisted great attention a
a the time. 1t j. rare privilege which ]
) accorded TO him TO take part in and re
cord the preliminary practical steps 70 th
execution of the great enterprise the I'm
: portance and feasibility of which he VA
among the first to adequately estimat'
Gov. Smith and Judge Rice are very d,
-irous that Gov. Marshall should accom-
pany the expidition and sent for him la,
evening with that view. We are not al
prised OF the Governors intentions. but
! is hardly probable he can DO prevailed uI
on to Join the party. Mr.. Window ha
> also been earnestly invited TO accompan
them, but will probably not 20 farthe
4 than St Cloud or perhaps to Abercrombi,
If all the party 90 through TO the Grea
: Bend of the Missouri, the trip will occI
| Nv them, doubtless, two or three month
:, If they separate at the Red River, Cor
= Smith and his companions willreturn an
: 20 TO Duluth, and perhaps 10 Bayfield,.
= Our readers are already advised I'll.
4 another expedition is exploring the ives
!. ern end of the route, from Prget's Scum
. to the Missouri river.
We are happy to learn from leadin
members of the expedition that the II
y turn of the party with the favorable n
:. port which the nature of the couutI
I, makes inevitable, is 10 be the signal for a
-. immediate commencement of the work
:. the eastern end of the line-and we a
assured that it is extremely probable thi
a the line will ba completed through Nh
nesota before the end of 1870.
The route of the road through Mimi
a sofa is not yet determined on-but the
!, is, we are happy 10 say-a favorable lea
ing toward St Cloud a. the point whe
the line will cross the Mississippi. III
y initial point of the work will be ne
- Black Hoof, on the Superior road, son
forty miles above Chengwatana-the
y or thereabout-and from this point
Ia branch road j. to dlverge 70 Superior cit
:: Mr.. James Stinson of Chicago, who Z.
% companies the expedition, is interested
= the la-t mentioned branch road.