New-York tribune., 1873-04-17
TIE GREAT NORTH VEST.

A MAJ or TIRE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
The map prepared 10y the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company exhibiting the Typographical tea
and mineral OF that portion OF the Great
Eorth-Wes through which the railroad passes has just
been finished, and Is exhibition 1T the Office OF
the Company No % Fthave. II is ~ feet breadth
by 10 feet in hight II accurately executed In cOlors and
is probably the largest map made. 1t represents
on q scale Of four miles the inch. the country the
Of the sault ste. Marie and north Of the 4s para
lei. The extent of country exhibited is 1850 miles in
length, with wLtA OF SO miles, an OF
G55 200 square By suitable markings the presence
and locality the deposits Of COd silver copper iron
ana coal as well s OF tHbC red land, arc shown The
ranges OF table land and Of mountain ridges are cx-
hibtcd by shadings. and the situation ana extent
OF the plains and TatCEcourses thus made clear
The larger ravnes aud oaVns also suitably shaded
The map prepared uuder TIE supervision OF W.
Minor Roberts Chief Engineer OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad, from surveys made by the Company's
gineers and by the United 5tate Exploring Expeditions
and executed in five weeks ~ Anthony Jones with
sx assist The map IL 10 be exhibited the Worlds
Fair at vienna, 10 WhiCh inc COMPANY viii also send
specimens Of fuit grain. and other productions OF the
tract or land through winch ihe road passes IL hopes
ia ts way 10 atacl tne Aticuoh Oi Tue better classcs
OF farmers aud husbaudmCu Jf the continent; more par
ticulaTy OF Germany, ana u tempt cmlgants 10 turn
their faces toward the vas tract or land fch m mineral
aud agricultural resource coded TO the Company 10y the
United stale iAeie arc 1J,1 acres TO each nuio OF
track Ihe iund s 10 eAttn nom Duluth at the head
Of Lake superior, 10 Portland. OieaOu. aud Pngets
sound distance Of 1000 miles. Thoio viii bc shorter
route, by bfach me crossing mo cascade Range, aud
making the distance sOnica. Tue distances ll0ng tho
Duuth 60 Red River Of the Eoth. ............ 2r0 Mills
T,I River o. Miolu RIVER ...........zI
MIslud o. Yellowstone River. ffs.
Ncowlion River TO Helena, Aoalaas TeIIi;O. 900 mile,
Lake Superior to Heleas
lake Ptul UOulle
Lasc Pend DOtlt % Crossing oi Columbia Rivf lBuii.t
along Columbia Rover 90 ka'aml.. 81 n.i..
kalna to Puget Sound 90 iails
Duluth 10 Ingets Sound ouO mile
Tie rOao trYefacs Minnesota and the Irrutorirs of
Dakota. Montana, Idaho ANA Washington a. well As
portion the S,a o. Oregon. Ia May the rui win Is
completed t0 the Missouri River, stance OF isO miles
aud trains will run regularly the entire distance. AT
the western end Trains tiOm hliaIua u within 15
meg Pugets Sound, uud 1O moro miles viii bs
finished this year All these fac- wen shown iu the
map, which, aside iIOm ITS magnitude wall comma
attention the iHct NJ lts utius is most complete
aud accurate map fNtlAt of thg great Nurth-Wc.L 10
will be sent TO Vienna m few days, where phOtOgfanha
OF % WI te made. Very many people called tho office
Of The Company esciaay, dnd an espresso ithomsey,s
highly pleased with the mIp llth i ne design aud
execution. Tho Company Invites 1l "who feel ana iu-
tecst n tbe yGft region represented by DO or n tho
&C.