, 1869-06-28

PncifRC fSatIrond EspSoFn.
4tnn-psa eth c Eixpeditaon-N0ntnn e.
Ikoutes-Winter CIImntc-Mt*xouri
FaytEAtton-Advun OF II Line
on the EorGy-Eixth RlrslllcS-Eoy-
crnor SMITHS Eastern Party, Ac.,
DC. |
'FEoN oCK srEc1AL cDAEEsroSpES7.1
81. FAC1, June =, lsd9.
II ts dout,tful whether the exploring party IT. !
Gently despatched b, the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company to the Pacific coast can accomplish E.ore
during The remnant OF The seaAon Than review the
rnult indicated by Governor Stevens, and better
known ta Auliens' waEon-roaI, from Waliula
ur .lL For. Wulla Ta!la Oh the COLUMBIA ~ Fu7
iitLton on tle M.hhuuTL They viii ind the Co.
luu4l,a River even more available 1ha2 tue sacfG.
tneutc as the water vcstibule TO the railroad
For nearly 300 miles that stream follows the par
alltt u to-, Substituting the rasJ portage u the
l,allts Ior the abrupt wall uf the sierTa Nevada
Perhaps nothing illustrates the contrast Of ell
,natt on The opposite alopes Of the continent more
,ppresglvelE than the TACT thai the Columbia Is as
uayiKRple by steamers a. the Ohio between Clo.
ciunntI and Louis. ile, during those winter nea:ls
which counue the Upper Mississippi and St Law
renee situated 10 tie came latitude, In atr1ct
Ice4JloCkRde. ...-...
Mullene road, starting IRON the Columbia Ii
latitude AG-, takes = northeast direction near'g
70 latitude .sG, and thence tnclnes southeast
to Helena the capital a. Montana, in latitude 417
~ minutes. Dy this EortaeFn dctour the
t.an.i, OF the Rocky Mountains Is heightened TO
:at miles aud further distance CT so' ntles 10
The permanent and convenic nj bead OF navtsa-
ton On the Missouri, st the connn-
cncc Of The Arkcle,he River, tne7eases
the Rocky MOUNTAIN division Of the rail-
roaa to 100 mlcl Fors Stephenson.
q nest on the Missouri porh Of west from Fort
Atesrroubie, II 800 mics ny tie poht-rcad OF
Charles R11rc, who transported mall several
ycArs aso. and from Fort Stephenson to the head
of navigation oa tlr Rcd k!Eer Of the North nj
Hyeck,nrider, the dh:ance may Ms;ated approu-
.nu:ely nt ~ miles. Ills point Ni!1 bc rrached ty
the rx,lsoad ststc Of Minnesota carly in 1870; md
the proposition Ends favor IN many quarters 1naI
Co ons1es. skatl guarantee Interest upon the bonds
Of the company }or the constFncsaon
vf All cnktcTn section Of $50 mlta con.
recslnr the western boundary OF Ntn-
nesnta with the MlsAoun River ar ForI Stephen
sun. and tlc We4tert or mountain sect1oo ol 40
Jules Fort I1awley, at the tnccuon OF the
Mu.c,.bhell and Missouri, enc Walula, On the Co.
lulnb.a This leaves m Interval between stephen-
Fog and 1lawley or Nv mlles-say 10 W me sino-
osl,ils Of the Missouri River" hich would be de-
WuheLt IN light dr4uEht fteaIers hs summer
and liz. altogether interrupted during ~inteE.
SDc,, a prptositon would te accepted serT re-
luctapuy by the nortierr tier Of States and Teri.
tories Interested 10 Speedy and dlTtCt connt-
| u!cstiop between 1Lkea Superior and Michigan
AID rurrt Sound. -..-
tuaJ lie rrne U bereh TINT an expedition ffom
| Minnesota WAS larEcly Instrumental III tne nfss
settlement Of Aont4ua An officer os that e1Pe-
,1t,or-S. p. Le1Etord, Es9.-has slnce had m
cxentfuI exter1ruce OF four years rs Collector Of
Internal Revenue, during which he crossed ene
main r,1sc Of the Rocky Mountains thirty y-ftgtt
| times and became familiar With all the phJsicsl
| features OF Ihe Territory. Te coHid assemble 1T
- r4ul . considerable commission Of gentle
| men having nlutlar experience, and ] nave
taken advantage OF Ar. L's sotoarn here to.e1-
| plore The Nocky Mountains .slcarous1y. 1nd
| him rs,tta, to the general route Of Stevens-
prpbably 1rpm his Ierbonal familiarity with Its fca-
| tures lie advises 10 follow the Valley Of the
| snatepue, turning the sources Of the Dakota OF
| James K1 eT, sat striking the N!bsouH near Fcsl
| Stephenson. Thence Rudees nai!-route TO He1e.
| na .epiLg close TO The channel OF the Alssons1
and crossing It nj Nuscleshell. Seema 10 meet
| With general favor. Arrived near the
n,nnnta,ns. Mr. Lanc!csd advises that = ratlroa1
should y md through the valleys doubling aad
! eyrn tuad.ul1rg, tho length Of It's line 1lns
ayo,dipg tunnels and heavy grades, there waa oe
I comparative economy In ITS CONSTRUCTION; tne
srt,j, ueptx and valuable mines will oe eesved,
aud the company will he Ab:e to secure lands soe
ecptinie ut irrigation, compromising IN eome
! measure for m nEops OF acscs, conpf.sed wlihin
|
reach Of Irrigation. and, therefore, useless pos
session. II possible. nf,cr approaching Helena. Inc
road should be extended soulawntdlr to inc lSt0
O, lte Missouri, and thelce by the most lsvora1lt
pass In the range, teoch and pursue lie uee'
Lodge Valley through those Of the Helsase ane
Bac ck1oot Rltess- Other instances were eltca, oo
IN tbe x,s<ncs Of LAPS, enough naa peea eue'e>
for the purpose Of Illustration
In ,eepect 10 tue navigation Of the Upper NILS
| u fnUr T1,rif
made far norc available, If steamers ~ef'
constructed expressly for tue chAhnf
,.boyc Fort Stephenson. Hitherto. vessel
! nes1gpsd for the current oI II
| Ipvcr Aissou.t have been forced to the s!clalt'
uf It's mountain sources, where the voyages *es
,pp,acticsble except at periods Of hlEh wnse!
| ErcertIy. however, lhc steamers above Sioul
ri, have teen better adapted to tho regimen Q
The river. Sslll, in Its best estate, sexmeat 0
I ~team mitigation, always rrecar.ous, closed 10
h,r the wear, ard Treating ra,lwa> line wtthon
.ny numerical necessity should, II pess!blt,
avoided
captx,n ". v. pcLacy. Of Montana, m eng
necr OF much merit, has recently puoisaea
, en,n,uu that the suute of q northern lac.ne 1A
rr,.a ,r,n1s tol,nE The cCuIsc OF the ic.lowston
, | rs far nj prscl,c&ble. He says THAI - toe1e Is
great deal OF excellent land along 1ae 9elloNsson
! and On 1t. ta,rc tributaries fruE, the siutn4 II
aiso !s.uts I connection with tue l19ee 1otA
, the Nisstur1-.nt eouvertIDg valleys OF toc "7-e
TIN, Madison and JeEerson~aad adroeAses u
ttapsA CT the Rocky Mountains bs The I'eet lo"s
Tass. On I'll tie pro; osed routes, tertiary coal
: liGu!te has been tleeuyered, anI, Us IN Cuio.ad
and New Mexico, II will ss sufficient IN 1,1aa!s'
| and qualN. ftr all tie wants ot lire community.
Tee.c lA 4 rTepohlcfance u testimony tEas ~
J., parallel OF 4Ge, Irym longitude lol to ll5
would constitute central section Of the Serthef
= Pacific Railroad, more convenient 10 existing se
i, | Elements rtaclIrg sarge1 fodies of agr!c1ltLr
n and mineral lands and more feasible Or eoastrt
uou than any other II SO, bcing line coincI lei
with the channel Of the Co!cr1bsa on the wesi NJ
. nearly ceu,lp1 10 the Minnesota frontier On I!
q East, I. 70 highly desirable that vigorous su5~'
II o! the route FROM The source Of the Red River
D. the North, IN that latitude 10 "ailu'
,e on the Columbus, by the Taper -
u lowssone VALLEY, the Forks Of the Ntssou
or the pctt Lodge Pass and Lewiston, tie capita,
ac Idaho, znouid be promptly undertaken hod rso:
4e cntcd under strong military escort. To such
u rcpte the valleys opening upon tho Yc1iowsto
vi from the eoulh-hc "Cruw Country" dcscr1h
II n1trnet!,cly In Washington lrsing ''TE7seiA
n Captain BoDncr1Ile-~oulc be tributary.
or Ieaiecnlxed my Montana friend on The Kuhi.
Il, I of srnws--tnn, tugbear o. PaeiDc railroads.
Is testimony Is that there has been no interrupt
tn Of travel from that cause through the Deer Lod
or Pnss-at least since 1sGe. Al the period
4s the recent interruption on The Union Pacific II
Is winter storms, the Mullen or Helsate Fasa
OF entirely ffte 1rata euo" 10 peef Lodse and OH
er- mountain v11leys, with southern exposures, {
oX tie and horses range d1ooRn LEE 7lntest ieeo
IN at Ttll on nat.ye gr7.ases which they arc not
u ttructed from reaching. An unusual snowfall
III frpm four to IRE feet. occurring less fErqueu
nd than IN New England. Nj. LanG1ord1 opiniol
zee that the northern situation o1 the Territory tndn
IN equab!uty or Uniform GEadatton Of winter Il
tefature, which Is lesa liable 10 sudden and d
a9 inv storms at that season thsu the more sarts
his ,tmosnnerr o tie central md southern district
8Hr Y ~. ra.~, uorr+etns 1EhI,e tbern hkrs ferp