The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-09-18
EXCURSION ON THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC RAILROAD.

The press f,ther matter and want Of
space must be our excuse for not giving
to our readers more definite account of
the excursion on the Northern Pacific
Railroad and of the country through
which 1t passes than was given in the
brief article IN the TELEGRAPH of July
Sd. All the Editorial party but four, hav-
ing left for home accompanied by the
Galesville Silver Cornet Band, the North
srn Pacific party consisting of A. Morse
of the River Falls journal, Geo. s. Luce
of the Journal s. Record, GaIesville, Mr.
Warren of the Herald, Augusta, and our
sell, accompanied by Maj. Seip Esq of
Duluth, who, having helped to survey
the road, was pretty well acquainted with
the country, left Duluth on the morning
of the 23l of June for an excursion on
the Northern Pacific Railroad to its then
and present terminus at Bismarck on the
MUouri River.
The Northern Pacific commences on
the Lake Superior and Mississippi rail.
road "a miles from Duluth and from the
Junction to Brainerd, 81 miles, the coun.
try is swampy, covered with swamp tim
Der, and very uninyiting. Brainerd is
pleasantly situated ina beautiful pine
grove on the east bank,,of the Mississippi
The Mississippi is not navIgable up to
Brainerd but is above for 900 or more
miles, though boats now generally start
from Aiken, 30 miles above Brainerd.
From Brainerd to Perham, 49, miles
There was some Improvement, changing
gradually from timber to openings and
loon to Prairie. From $50 to 270 miles
past Of the Missouri may be called prai-
lie, with scarcely any timber to be seen.
Perham, Detroit and Glyndon may be
poken OF as the principal places between
irAlnerd and Morehead, Perham being
ne placesof MOST business, Detroit the
lost pleasantly situated, and Glyndon
aVlng newspaper aud railroad crossing.
-orehead and Fargo are rival towns on
he east and west sides of the Red River
I the North) respectively. Both are
muddy places, Morehead being the
'gest and Fargo having the a6vanta ge
the machine shops and round house of
railroad. From the landing at More
I'D steam boats ruD down the Red
yer, as variously stated, from ESQ to 500
les to Fort Garry-about 400 miles in
raight line.
he valley of the Red River is low and
81 and must be very productive where
too low for cultivation. Some thir-
miles from Fargo and appar-
ON the same level plain is small
I'M called Maple River, entirely
itute of maple and all other timber.
}me 46 niles fArthe on and apparent
the same level plain is the Chey-
River with small place on it's
Ks called Wapeton. From the Chev.
bottom to James River some 30
IS from the Cheyenne the land is more
ken and uneven At the crossing of
les River is place called Jamestown
on a hill overlooking the valley, and
let is Fort Sewell where there ia sta
ID a company OF soldiers for the pro
on of the railroad.
etween the Cheyenne and Missouri
eys is long space of rolling, uneven
try, stony and gravelly, interpreted
lakes and streams of brackish and
inc water, with shallow soil and
ed growth of grass and occasi onally
bush. The opinion of the moEs OF
ompany was that the land would
g be unproductive, but we incline
opinion that the most of the lani
'ceptible of cultivation. For 80 tx
lies OF the Missouri there is a deer
roll equal to the best and riches
U.s. And as fa- as could be seen from