The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-14
Progress Of the Vice
Regal Party.
Their Arrival at Fort Pembina, D. IA Vice
Presidents Salutc-Sir Frederick Re-
views the Boys in Blue.
ENTRY OF THE PARTY INTO MANITOBA.
Kanuck Loyalty and Devotion to
the Great Mother.


PEMprSA, u. T.. August 8, 1871
The steamer Minnesota. with Lord Dunerin aud
party, reached this point on the Red River at nine
O'Clock this morning The Minnesota left Fishers
Landing which is the head OF navigation on Red Lake
River Minnesota and the connecting point with the
railway system Of Northern Minnesota on Saturday,
the 4th inst at about ten o'clock A. N. The Mime
sofa OF the up river class Of passenger boats, and
can accommodate about fifty saloon passengers com-
fortably. 1t this occasion chartered Tor the
excursion OF the vice royal visitors The Red Lake
River discharges the Red River OF the North
place designated as Grand Forks, whore there is a
town OF ABOUT TWO hundred Inhabitants. Thence to
Winnipeg down Red River, Is about four hundred
miles OF tortuous navigation. The distance by land
from Grand Forks Ia less than 100 miles. The Mime
sofa arrived Grand Forks Saturday. the 4th inst
five O'Clock NJ and after q short stay there resumed
her voyage. Some time during the night she passed
the Manitoba her way up to Fishers Land
ing The Manitoba is similar boat to the Minnesota,
ana as they approached each other there
pyrotechnc display, salute md exchange OF greet.
ings, after which each steamer resumed Its voyage
About nine this morning the lookout Fort Pombina
saw the tall smokestacks Of the Minnesota as she
Idly steamed around bend Of the river.
MILITARY RECEPTION AT FORT rExBlxA
The fort Is neat enclosure OF pickets, comprising
about hundred acres, in which the neatly p
pointed clean looking quarters the troops Of Uncle
Sam and the cottageke habtations Of the officers
1t Is situated the left Dakota side of the river,
about mile from the town OF Pembina and less
than three from tho international boundary line The
site is magnificent one, the view up and down the
river being worry fno and commanding. The
site was selected by Brovet colonel Lloyd
Wheaton, Captain of Company ], Twentieth regl-
Of United States infantry, in 1871, under whose
directions tho fort constructed during the year
named. At present there arc only two companies OF
the Twentieth regiment OF United States infantry at
Fort Pembna--Company +, Captain j. S. Mcknight,
and Company d, Captain Bradley. AS the Minnesota
steamed around in the river and came into iu
view those from the deck could soc drawn up the
banks of the Red River two companies OF United
States regulars review. while in front couple
Of guns with TOW infantry soldiers detached ar.
tillcrists lire salute AS the steamer approached
closer salute Of seventeen guns Vice Presidential
saue) was fired, and on the steamer arriving in front
OF the fort she ran Shore when the officers tho
post on board to pay their respects to tho
regal party The troops remained in order, drawn up
as guard Of honor and numbered about fifty
men. The party then dsembarkcd and in
spectod the fort: They were handsomely enter.
tanned Lord DufIerin, IT was noticed. evinced
particular interest In the way Uncle sam
conducts frontier military post. Companies and
were inspected by His Exceency and suite, the
let uniforms and black cockades Of Lieutenant Colonel
Litteton, Captains Smith and Hamilton contrasting
greatly with the blue uniforms and white plumed
shakos OF Uncle Sans officers International courte.
sizes being the distinguished visitors embarked
and the Minnesota glided down stream toward ths
Arrival AT THE TOWN OF pEMprxA.
The observer who stood upon the bank Of tho
Red River at tho quaint town or Pembina this
ing before could have seen swiftly up
preaching the usual landing up river boat trirn
green and howersfor this country ga moving para
disc on water" AS she touched The bank the military
staff Of HIS Exccllency, in uniform. emerged from the
saloon deck OF The steamer The group OF persons on
tho bank Of, Of the river naturally concluded
black a' o'se w s
the distinguished Governor General, hut 1t
soon asccrained that gentleman sitting on the rail,
unpretentiously dressed In dark suit and crowned
with u silk plug hat, the chief attraction OF the
party The vice regal visitors at the particular mo.
is the definition OF Pembiua--certainly formed
teresting tabeau. His Excellency accompanied by
iron. and one Of their daughters. Lady Helen AS is
well known Hor Ladyshp isrGteur and artist OF
mean ability, and it was observed that shc apparently
took notes OF or was making sketch Of the situation
doubtless novel one TO herewith all the avidity Of
well trained special correspondent
ONE OF UNCLE SANS oUTPosTs.
Pembina Is none OF your places OF mushroom ex.
isence Il is as old as the pyramids, that with
10 the place, Tor he has here estabIishs mill
tary post custom house, signal office, az last but
give an Importance 70 tho place which it would not
otherwise possess IT is however, the centre OF a
rich agricultural REGION strangely
fact that with many advantages In its favor its pro-
motors 90 not 10 appreciate them, or if appre
eating them they do not seem to understand the way
of having these advantages properly set forth. When
the HERALD Is informed that Pembina county Is one
fifth as large as the entire Province OF Mani
toDa, and that every foot OF the land II Is Of
finest quality and that IL comprises upward Of
1,3oo, 900 acres. and that the population OF the en-
may be made of Pembina county may be formed Tne
Minnesota having reported To officer Babcock of the
customs department, resumed her voyage down the
~ l0ento rad
into Manitoba or Canadian waters The Canadian Gus
tom House situated tho left or west bank OF the
Red RIVER while the Canadian town of Emerson Ia
situated on the opposite or eastern side.
AxoTnsk WESTERN BABY TOWN AND HOSPITALITY.
years ago II was swamp Now IL Is ''city" Of nifty
houses It's chief founders are Knowing Yankees. an
having started the city three years ago. Gradually
however, tho Yankee element has died out and instead
there have come TO settle at Emerson tho Ontario
Orangcman and the English gentcmai farmer. Hero,
OF course there Is supcrabundance OF loyalty and
perla devotion. Perhaps three or four persons in
Emerson are Canadians, two or three are from the
old country: That Lord Daasrin and his
p behalf Of tho people Of Msnscoa especially the
people OF Emerson, is reasonable enough. An anus
lug circumstance is connected With the reception ut
Emerson. Some OF the winnipeegers sent up nicely
cpgrossei address 10 Emerson, with Winnipeggcr TO
read IT, to HIS ExcsIlency This, Of course was an IN.
address was respectfully returned" and the Winni.
pegscr Who was sect to read II was plugged out 81
king, and II was suitably presented OF course II
abounded 10 sereotypcd formaites, professions.
&c. His Excclepcy made a suitable reply; after
which another address was presented IRON
Rosseau River Indians, who expressed their great
mother Their happiness was complete when His Ex-
ccency replied that they were good children. and
ordered the town to give them feast at tho expense
OF His Exccllcncy. body Of MennonItes also
appeared aud their leader made verbal address.
Tie vice regal party, especially Lady Duferin and
her daughter manifested great tor
and their squaws, and the freedom with which they
moved among the aborgines would have shocked
even a resident OF Pembna. No doubt the party very
shortly anerwafd found that a change of linen
wns not unnecessary TOR the Rosscau River Indians
the bosom friends OF numerous insects wnch here
shall be nameess Alter the addresses were made and
replied TO the clergy Of Emerson introduced 10
the party and company of the Emerson mitia drawn
up the river bank In Uniform, we're put through
company drill As this the first entry Of the wee
regal party into Sani,oba IT significant perhaps that