, 1869-07-23
Tho RAILROAD Party.

The Railroad Party.
The gentlemen composing the "Railroad
Party" left here on Tuesday last, for the
purpose of continuing their reconnaissance of
route for the North Pacific Railroad. 1t
is known that they have already examined
the bays and harbors Of Puget Sound and
tie Straits of Fuca. They will now travel
northeasterly to the Occur d'AIene and
Pen d'Oreille Lakes, and up the Columbia
toi Montana, passing by Deer Lodge and
Gallatin Valleys to Helena City, and making
thorough examination of the Cadot aAd
Mulan passes in the Rocky mountains.
After examining these passes, and exploring
the upper portion of the Yellowstone, they
will 60 down either that river or the Mis-
souri, to the North Bend, near old Fort
Clark, where they expect to meet another
party which has started from Lake Superior.
The latter party consists Of Governor j. G.
Smith, of Vermont, President of the Western
Pacific Railroad Edwin +. johnson, Chief
Engineer of the company, and a number of
other gentlemen connected with the enter
prise. This latter party after fixing the
terminus of the road on Lake Superior, and
making arrangements for the location and
construction of the initial section, will pro-
ceed to Red river of the North, near Fort
Abercrombie, and thence on to the Missouri
river by Forts Ransom and Totten, in Dakota,
keeping close to the probable route of the
road. Both parties will be escorted by Gov.
ernment troops wherever trouble with In
dians is apprehended, and their recounois-
ance will be preliminary to thorough SUR
vey. As showing that this is an earnest
movement, we copy from a Washington
dispatch to the St. Paul Press, which says
that Jay Cooke & Co., have nearly completed
arrangements for selling the bonds of the
Northern Pacific Railroad and are contract.
ing for the construction of the road. We
have advices to the effect that they propose
to raise ten millions with which 10 build the
eastern section of the road, from Lake Su,
periOr to Red River, and that they expect to
secure Government aid for the remainder of
the road. If Jay Cooke & Co., shall be able
to add the stocking up of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad to the great catalogue of their
magnificent financial achievements, they will
perform a service to the country even great.
er than that of pOpulariziDg the great war
loan, which carried the country safely
through its gravest financial perils. They
cap, without paradox or fiction, advertise the
Northern Pacific Railroad to the country, as
"a great national blessing The New York
Sun has the following paragraph confrma-
tory of advices previously received from the
same quarter, and which shows that those
who now have this great project in charge
are indeed in earnest: ave learn that
Messrs. j. Cooke & Co., have determined to
take in hand the construction of the NoTth.
ern Pacific Railroad, which is to connect
Lake Superior and the railroads of Minneso;.
with Puget Sound. By what special scheme
these great capitalists propose to raise the
means for carrying through this immense
undertaking we are not yet aware, but tue
public will doubtless be informed on the
subject in due time. They have secured
the services Of Mr.. Samuel Wilkinson, form
erly Of the Tribune, and one of the most
fertile newspaper writers in the country,
who helped to put through the last great
Government loan, and will doubtless render
invaluable service in the present enterprise"