The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-12-07

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The New NORTHWEST The fol-
lowing is an extract written by a
Wisconsin gentleman, and publish
ed in the st. Paul Pioneer Press:
"Forty years ago, when the Hon.
IL. NJ. Rice was young, he dimly
saw an empire opening up in the
far Northwest. Yet, so dim, it
was to hlm confusion rather than
a reality still be was conscious
there was some hing there worthy
OF bis consideration. The great in
land sea and the great domain be-
yond, were facts known to him.
though beyond the remotest settle
ment i'll the United States, if not in
the Union, to use the language Of
the greatest statesman, Henry Clay.
But, all! who saw the tarthest into
the future, the great statesman, or
the then young, unknown man,
without public name? | will let
the commerce of Lake Superior,
the State Of Minnesota, Dakota Ter
rtorY, and the land Of the British
lying west and northwest of the
Lake Of the Woods speak for them
selves. They are their own best
eloquent advocates and have ST.
fenced our greatest statesmen. AS
the planets speed their course in
their orbits iii a continual round
without variation from age to age,
so the logic OF events is moving on
in the great cycle of time, leading
the great mass of people to look
back in wonder ard amazement at
what has been done, while the few
who saw 50 dmly, turn round and
see their own conceptions Of the fu-
tars eclipsed in he past There Is
poetry in this. 1t is all beyond the
kcenest human conceptions; the
broadest and most enlarged imagi-
nation. To what destiny all this
will lead us, who can tell?
"A year ago last summer I made
the tour from Milwaukee through
the forest on the Wisconsin Cen
tral Railroad to Lake Superior, aud
from thence to Duluth. Then up
the canon of the St. Louis River on
the North Pacific Railroad to Bis
marck. Returning to Fargo, / went
down the Red River Of the North
to the city Of Winnipeg. As / ev-
eryWhere bent my course I was
filed with amazement, and felt to
reproach myself for my ignorance
Of the land / had travelled over.
Again and again | said mentally to
myself, how surprising it is that SO
many of my conntrymen as well as
myself, have remained in ignorance
OF this wonderful, this beautiful.
this fertile country, yet to be the
home of SO many millions of my
race. No land in the broad do
main of our nation exccIs il, none
invites the pioneer so sincerely,
none can give greater assurance
Of reward of industry, nowhere is
made greater promise OF the
growth of a bold, vigorous and in
teIlectual people,or the development
of mans moral and religious capac-
tiles. There is an empire equal to
twelve states Of the size of New
York, yet to be occupied by peo-
pie, not to be excelled in the world.
This empire-its climate, soil, pro-
auctions and locality, all conspire to
make it so-is free from all malaria.
which engenders tevers, the scourge
of many other portions of. our fair
and fertile lands. The climate. in
stead of making its people sickIy
and effeminate, makes them strong
and vigorous