, 1869-07-09
TEE EQHrU.RN PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD.
lrrlsrsI OF fhc Exploring Pnrty Mt
ST. Pnul-Lt& EomP0slston, Move.
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mrnrs, Psans, &c.
Prpn. tAx 81. nuul I4<as, .Jusy!7.
Our reader2 were 2dclsed several Eeeka ago
that ths Northern Pacific Railroad Company Wa
the route Of that road iron Lake supersos 70 the
The expedition arrived In this city, 1t the PIX
~ Hon. VIM v ndom and CONSISTS Of Tie iolioS-
aHsa !. Gregory sm!,b. President of shs Northern
ts9 y 8 s'.1 = q ys:4sea g. ysszsoa
Aev: u. v. Ii. LJtA- Vermont
C +. Cot.n Car5s:sn" cf the Beaten .r.4r.ar.
IF. Jchr,ep, cLlrf Engineer G, tae Northern Pa
H. ,,S. S;y'.: s;sss ssT :. 9G;s q, Coke Co. Sew rsr.
.3s, Z, cT,n,a1,, c,.n,ea, csaic;s,: ars
~; ,E.,s Mg: Mi;;s42;,I, d ;aa, wlaors
whether they wou.d go through to Lake Superior
Ltt.sc procet DING on their western journey, but
f:sd nearly concluded. on account chlen5 Of the
5: r.or .rr TIL their rct1rn from Ine West We
ktl We Dnv tss, indeed, that tnis confee Is de-
tiocd on The party viii TO- morrow 80 TO Alnne-
apolis, and on the next day, probably, to St
st.gc route 70 -.bercspmsie and GeorcetoTn-
The original psogEnmme vs. thsi a thts point
and few Others, were TO eontlaac the e1plor1-
ton through to the Greet Bend Of the Missouri,
willie Govc1noE Su,th add The rest were to return
10 81. Paul iuE last evening Il WAS about deter
mined that the hole party would proceed to the
Missouri Governor Suitt--the President OF the
nu snan With an order dirsctine General Maaeocx.
or The Conmaninlts OF the military poSta on
hs route 10 provide the pasty with taea
co.dntt across The platna TIE necessasy escort
viii probably be rrt vidrd q: Forts Ahercomblc
aoh Tostcu. M: GetfRe Bracket', OF Minueapo;.
surphtP, and il hlnsef to accompa1y the e1pedi.
t,tn Pierre EoItiaeau. the ts1dnional ciceroue Of
every e1Elor1ng expedition IN this region since
tnii one also. Tue Northern Pacific Rall.
ro1d Company Is fortunate In having secured
t.c tnva.nuo.e services OF Mr.. c. G. Codlo-wno,
ncEsered so vide celebrity AZ the travelling cor
rtFpSDdent Of the lsostoa .teu.nat-as the hisIo-
rlDg1spher Of the expedition NJ Conn has long
CSC la!lroad, and es long ago As 1s53 published
PAM h}et on this snb1cc, under the title Of ''The
''rrat Commercial Prize" witch enlisted general
corded to htu 10 take Eart IN at.d record the
preliminary practical steps 10 the execution Of The
n. d, entefprse the Importance and feasibility Of
Which lie was amIng the tEst tn adequately
rst1tualr-
Guycsuor smith nnl Judge Rice are very de-
srous tha: Governor hhrsistl should accompany
The expedition and sent for him los. evening with
that view. We arr nj appr1scd Of the Governors
'Lttu'ions, but II Is hardly rsuh2lle he can be re
as, bgrn earnestly invited 10 accompany taer
Il; pr bahy pDt 20 farther than st. Cloud, or
perish TO Iaber-rouIbc.
II Al the party 20 through to the Gseat Bend OF
tae Als- onr., etrp y ~ occupy them, double.s,
IN or three month";. II 1hes Separate y. the Rel
I:,ves, To, ezLor Smith md bis companions will
r'tnEn and 60 to Duluth. aud perhaps 10 Bay
relH.
Our readers are already nd,iscd ths: atother
tsrtMiisnh II c.rlorinS The westrrn cn't OF the
tHite rom Puge = Sound to the missouri River.
We arc hEppF to learn from leaftng members Of