The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-06

ThE RED RIVER vAlLBY. =
Dismiss from your mind ell the asso-
Citations that are called upIby this word.
Understand that in the West Q vallsy
Is not neoesssrily = hollow between
bulls and smouutaiusy's + That il . nse-
row Eastern conception. As We looked
out from the Car window for tie fret
tame uPoa this famous valley. We ssw .
broad level plain covered with shost
grass. and fooled by the rising sun
with red snd golden light. Doubles
there were bills some where 10 the
wsrid. but they wsf< invisible Far
away on the left dim blue line of
timber marked the course Of the Red
River. and another line far in front Of
a. ind'estsd'the approach Of triouta.
ry stream. This was ell thst bseke the
lAks-liks expanse. We realized st once
what Ne had heard before, that it was.
in fact, lake without any water in il.
A few words will explain the charac-
ter and probable formation of the Red
RIVER Valley. iAabout three, hun.
drsd mlss lotg md my miles Cd ~
:. fiat IpFsiris sxttndins portkxfrd'
from hkA TrAveise. isA Aiasssotx 6l-
til It passes by . gentle sleps beneath
the waters Of Lake Winnipeg. About
thirty miles north of tho southern and
higher extremity Of the valley the Red
River comss mesndering in from the
east. II is sluggish stream, flowing
in = 1ttch - khn ,,n:I1l> - A.
and issAlpogsbAd 4deqSe in size aud
force WAASAsh1os th6 lley which
bears its name. When we seek an ex
planation of this vast allnvial plain, We
must find much larger body Of water
to account for its formation. and this Is
done by the theory which connects it
With the great Mississippl systsm
I!dsFs.sstzssf pdif fa}e. ,Nspt one
time fhs ftH6ls raid ofsthis region
was st ode time soufh IArd. The val,
ley Of the Mississippi, with it, true
line Of continuation along the Mime :
sota. must have formerly contained
vastly larger body of water than now
flows through it. This valley, begin,
ming at Big Stone Lake. il separated
only by . slight barrier from Lake
Trsy@se.y Now is6aglfe tit Efsw
fhos Ind yeaEa ago tlG Ii i q the
osn12 bent bae . litpesdlds ~ from
shas it lis uoF. : ieN hu hrs feet
higher ct the north. AZ loQer q the
ssuth, tlItA this -bs livr would be over
come. aud all the watera of the Winni-'
peg basin would flow south ward through
the Red River aud Minnesota Valley
into the Mississippi. The present
outlet through the Nelson
River would be stopped. There Wsuld
b . mighty y reGA raining The Fkple
central region of the continent into the.
Gulf Of Mexico. Now imagine. again.
that ,hs continents gradually depressed
1t the north and elevated ct the south
"A change which we know is still con-
tinuing along the ses-coast:. the result
ef such An oscillation fskllshs to di6th-
ish the slope and velocity of the great
southwAfd rivek.T Iroilhaxe less aud
less power TO cut IN Wy through OBJ
stacles. It will be damned BY the
srSattS lod6fn pA1IDeg Stoss E1kAsIt
vaf sbipaa subx43k vast lshBl larger
thana 1cpcrt6f ana Michigan put TO-
gether. The vsters Of this lake will
be shallow and muddy. aud the deposit
Of allpvium, very rspid. Ag;tbA, north
ward dspressions coutinusi. TIT Buffet
to the south will Abecome more feeble
and feeble It will degsnsrats into /
mere rtirihlsk G1hdad lsat thS Gssst
body Of water will cut . new chepnel
into HndsoM BS5silT The
Nelsnn RiHer,stwith IL soch1 Ohaauels
and numerous rapids, boars xR' the
nsyksnf - pntA - WOW 1soSd,
This 10 but Z ropgh Apd heiay entlius
of the theory which has been sdvaucsd
by Rssseal q. 05HSi116 LET ths.0. &.
Engineer Corps. and 1suRpprtsd By him
il : ssfiSS 81 admifabls reports. II
mAy sseo dry. bas Il offers IN expla-
nation Of two vsry impqetant facts-Jtbe
iiH4!.s flstI!A1 4dl1.aeShaks =
Rivsf VALID, and tie impcssibflity OF
. route from Nsnitobs, throagh the
Nelson River and Hudson Bay. 70 Eng- !
land. These facts have . direct bear :,
ing on the commsreial welfare # the
QDits1 .blopeS9 II I'm 1u1n16 fans-
portation Of the products OF the richI
{th6 6bst .iloo ~ hs18 0hD01. 4
y:3. y.:3.:ssd ed :s::. ;:.s:e8.:; 49, oexetaI
River Valley, lies Z, Mieneaote -
ss:: Ere: s;:s ii;;.ssr
ssliey. within ~ roefaai82oAg1rlthp
d. Ps6s. 4ls6sapet6t tad Aseltc0A