Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-25
The Red River Of the North.

where thethead waters Of tie Mississippi com
mence their Journey towards the Gulf OF
Mexico thence it runs south and south
westerly, under the name Of Otter Tail River,
to about the 45th parallel of latitude, to New
Breckenridge, the western terminus OF the
St. Pa 4 Pacific Railroad; thence 1t
| changes It's course and runs due north, con-
shutting the boundary line between Mime
sofa and Dakota, and, under the name OF the
Red River, passes out Of the United States
into the Dominion Of Canada, emptying in
to Lake Winnipeg, GO miles north of Fort
Garry, tie capital of the Province of Mani
toba, some 1900 miles from its source.
From Fergus Falls it is navigable for fat
boats and harges (Which lake large quanti-
ties of lumber and coarse grains to the Prov
ince of Manitoba, some 500 having been
built and run down last seasoH.) and from
Moorhcal and Fargo. the one on the Min
/ nesota and the other on the Dakota side of
the river, where the Northern Pacific Rail
road crosses II. for steamboats, and larger
craft lis banks are some forty feet above
the water at Moorhead and continue nearly
as high for five hundred miles Although it
Is very crooked, and continually bending
with very sharp turns, similar to the Lake
between Bensonand Whitehall, yet its gen
eral course is north, and it passes out of the
| States not three miles east or west Of the
longitude of Moorhead. From this place to
Lake Winnipeg it is about 500 miles by
water. while by land it Is only $50 miles.
/ There are seven steamboats, running
from Moor head to Fort Garry, two for tow
ing and five for passengers and freight carry
inr about two hundred tons each, with
state-room accommodations for about fifty
passengers. and other accommodations for
fifty more. The round trip from Moorhead
to Fort carry and return Is usually made in
about a week. Two Of the passenger steam
boats were built at Moonhead last winter.
and one controlled there, and the other five
are owned 10y the Hudson Bay Company,
which alone has over 5000 tons of merchan-
die to take down the river this season, to
supply its numerous trading posts in the
Northwest.
f9ur years ago Inc ~T'.tr came 70 W, Hlo pr
here, and no village within forty miles Of it.
Now YOU will see an active business place,
steamers daily arriving and departing,
Touring mill turning out one hundred bar
cburcFc. a LARGE brick school house. numer-
Gus stores. hotels. shops and tasteful resi-
dences, with a population OF about 1000
peope, ~hle fargo D upon tne uipoII'' ;J Slu ut
after Noorbead has a fine brick court
house, nearly as large as yours at Burling-
ton, hotel not smaller than the american
With r3iiFoad S1A'l9, S.'fe, &c / MS nay
IN Vor,5vest
-rr prn p,vrr r,rrry
i,.,,,.-. t.l+ IF ,.r,ir;s and ,ivsr wood
l,,5 ,,-..,...;,- ,b,rt efrr mile. each side of
49,
lne lea i"'eI vi Tue N'I'i' ''SiHs
down the valley (northl for IA distance OF two
hundred and eighty miles YOU reach
,v;u-;,.... >f..++,l,, u.l;.b cav, D.. .oid ~
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be tne n'i'' extreme o' inc i'eu hl'eT var
ley, although at this point the fertile lands
ike the ONES ra-se3 OYER. do rot end. but
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lhnil'E' anu l'e'e 4A'er'ec'eu 10y 'le
Valley of the Saskatchewan, which clmprc-
bends n ncautiful section ruanin- west 10
r.l-p H.. ,f......;. p-..;-L
America IL i Sa' lha' 'he SASKATCHEWAN
Valley Is ABOUT fifteen hundred miles long
The Red River Valley. with its broad acres
l,-,. t-I-.- s. e.15 ..L,
'-'-1-' .-'''' -i-,''-' ANY
sun shines o. The last named section con-
tains an area Of about twenty thousand /
i.-.o d., s...,- 80 -. /
ana New liam ISaire com
THE CHARACTER OF TIE COUNTRY
i speb rs to invite the admiration ofaU I
Tbere i less roor or waste land in the Red /
Rivc~ Valley than can he found in the same /
area in any section of the world. The land, |
connri.e moderatelv ro,linr nrairie adi'in-
inc The rivers and streams. The unbroken
lands hold the rains f.,r "A time making some
tbink the land is too Wet for cultivation
bBt the cvrerieDce of wheat growers goes 10
nrove Ala mao, cYltivation-tbe tearinr mn
If the feayv s5d-tbe water will drain off
learin, tb.. soil the finest for agricultural
pprroses r., the eve the Valley lools
level but rlc descent toward the Red River
i At Tho rate of zen feet f., the mile-sufF-
eior+ aiop.. f,- jraino,s DrainabIo lands
are considered ,io best IN the world and a.
sncb will .t,nd the reriodicaI dro,tb when
other land suffers thereby. the soil is an
aIluviai blacl mould. rich in lime and other
elements which enter into the comnosition
# vegetation Tho subsoil i of a tenacious
,lav Tho loa,n or oyersoil will AVERAGE
,bo,,t +,rartv incbos deem although ot ,,laces
this soil +. much deener and acsip at other
-oi,+s nor :, deer T-ro, land in the older
Iown-river .etrlements wheat has been rai.-
n FIR forty successive years And NJ each
non tbe vielJ has not leon less Than thirty
i've bnsbels 70 the acre. This if must be
understood was ACCOMPLISHED without f,llow
II manure 10 re-enrich the land from year to
year
\ gentleman IRON Pennsylvania plowed
Ip SUN acres last year, another mas JUST
brought IN 5uO cows ard has bullt cheese
4ctory at Vlyndon, lew miles east OF
Noorhead, While about 10 miles west oil
Fargo, Scotchman from Ontario has pur-
'hased lO,VQ0 acres and Is preparing to eu!-
lvate 1t with the steam plow. 4 hentuckl-
IN has lGSt purchased IN the same vicinity
1000 acres, and Will introduce some OF the
'est breeds Of kentucky horses, cattle and
mules, and also start the raising OF hemp. :
\ month since banker from Canandalgua,
Y y, came up here and, after examining o.,
he lands, purchased l2,OOO acres which he
viii Commence to cultivate tins season; and D.
asst not least, prominent citizen from !
Windsor county, in your own State, has taken
ONE thirty or forty thousand acres between :
led River and the Missouri, all land OF the
est puallfv for wheat The surInr does Z