The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-13
RED RIVER.
THE WAR TERMINATED.
Official Acceptance of the Mani
toba Act.
The Provisional Government About
to Retire.
Life On the Northwestern
Plains.
WINNIPEG AND ITS PEOPLE.
Sketches Of President Riel and His
Cabinet.
FORT CARRY, Manitoba, June 20. 1870.

excitement during the last year, and the object OF
Canadian cupldity and vengeance. Looking upon
the map of this Continent one utterly fails to realize
the vasness OF the great agricultural region oil
which this spot Is the centre ana derives no idea
whatever OF the extent OF civilization here nor OF
its relations to the advancing industry and insti-
tutions OF the United States, In commencing cor
respondence at this point with the HERALD, which
promises to be very full and exceedingly interesting
during this year least 1t is proper to start with
q description of the means Of access to the Red
River settlements and OF the experiences to be
encountered by those who IN a short time will be
nocking by hundreds and thousands to the YET un.
occupied, and even unsurveyed, plains Of Minnesota.
Dacotah and the Northwest Territory. ride OF
eeventy-eight miles by rail from st. Paul. up along
the eastern side Of the Mississippi brings the traveller
70 st. Cloud, new and rapidly growing town OF
about three thousand Inhabitants At this season
the section passed through seems paradise. The
wide prairie, magnificent In its rich veTdure and my
Rad blossoms, Is dotted with towns and villages,
whose spires rise above the low horizon, and white
farm houses, with their painted fences and green
blinds, fill the landscape. Groves Of timber on
every hand relieve the monotony OF the level
country, arording abundant wood for al
ordinary requirements, ana numerous streams
and small sparkling lakes, full OF splendid fish, alive
with water fowl and marvellously beautiful in their
dress OF reeds and lilies, give rare enjoyment to the
sportsman. The railroad extends to Sank Rapids,
two miles beyond ST. Cloud, but the latter place Is
the principal depot the central point at which the
products Of the Northwest accumulate for railroad
transportation South and East here are seen
crowds Of emigrants Fastening to the frontier but
few miles beyond, tons OF freight en- route by OK
teams to the email border settlements, the United
States miitaryposts and the Northwest Territory and
trains OF carts laden with furs from the Hudson Bay
Company in British America The greatest activity
prevails. Every man seems to feel that he Is In
new country, where fortunes are to be made on the
jump, and the new conner unconsclously becomes
Injected with the prevailing spirit until his Whole
nature impels him in everything to hurry.
BORDER LIFE,
with all that Ia lectured and written about it, is ever
novel and OF absorbing interest. 1t never becomes
tame TO the settler, for new people, new ideas,
strange habits and every human eccenricy are con.
stantly appearing upon the frontier, and civilization
every year makes an entirely new picture OF the
plains There PROBABLY no place in the world where
the distinguishing features OF American progress are
conspicuous as In Minnesota Forty years ngo only
few log huts In the dense forest marked the site
OF the present great city Of st. Paul. with its hand
some streets, its granite blocks its railroads banks
hotels and magnificent private residences. st. Cloud
was wilderness fifteen years ago, but 1t is already
becoming Ike an olg city; while few hours rlde
takes the traveller from its busy toroughares into
aud through the great outer wave OF civilization,
past the scattered settlers that ever precede the main
column, as necks OF loan dash before the ocean bill
low on the sand, and into the untouched virgin
prairies trodden only by the hunter and Indian. 1t
IS through such scenes that the traveller passes in
his journey TO the settlements Of the Northwest in
British America Seventy miles west OF st. Cloud
he reaches the well defined verge OF civilization.
Beyond this point are only few settlers scattered
at Intervals or many miles over the plains, and the
stage road Ia but black stripe winding among the
little lakes and stretching, like furFow in a
straight line, for leagues across the prairie
Most Of the settlers along this route are Scandna-
VANS. Thousands of Norwegans and Swedes are
coming Into Minnesota annually, and constitute one
of the best clemens OF its population. They are
hardy, temperate, industrious and remarkably peace
full In all their relations, and Immediately upon
reaching this country they devote themselves to the
requirement Of the English language and the educa-
ton OF their children. They have already densely
populated the entire region devastated by the Soux
IN 1862 and have not only rendered another Indian
attack in Minnesota impossible, but are spreading
over into Dacotah and are enclosing farms IN every
quarter from Red river to the Missouri. One hun
dred and eighty miles west Of ST. Cloud the traveller
lether hv az 0e ar nriyate team) reaches
FORT ABERCRoMBlE,
. r,,,tarv mat on Red river where was seen hard
Th,,nr win the sioux but which Is now used
ssms'ne sorf ~ denot Of supplies for 115re
o ono n ao defences The fort consists OF
s"'"n ss,o sas,,cio6cinG abont four acres
s'oohaos, nnnnhaSS III frame ana LOO
anu iaiSe ,ad u" nS noecera, nuarIers barracks
Dui n ,son"n.aa General T. G. Hunt il In COM
auu e ,,,n 90 comnanv Of the Twentieth lafautry
mann, .n WuS nrrar force has heen stationed at
naeIe.to Srt mo entafsnment nj a most az Penbina
S itaS mos, Of the troons rom Fort Abercronl-
mas ,anv ,, on ycesSive omounf Of duty To he per.
cis, aea hu 1 lew men lieutenant Colonel Hawley
,U III Tnown r. The Veterans of Shermans army, Is
o,,nissarv NJ snhsstanc at the fort and forming
'.iiina documentary mon The military Informal.
,in S on Tsanv who are camorinp for reduction in
tha numher nj oiicers and I'm officers, nay, one
VIZ S,ar r por,anant "a Rodman IA performinr the
es ~ Inc or cor most adntan guarrermaster
recrntng oficer. ordnance oiicer post signal on
Le0i ues ,c,ng indian scouts and haunted
Ger aho ere are one enon@h occuDaiioas to keep