Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-06
AWAY UP NORTH.
MuItitudinOus Weather at Winnipeg-A
Daylight Look at the TOwn-Width of

BRECKENRIDGE May z, lS6U.-lr my previous
letter I spoke of my evening ramble about
Winnipeg, and of the favorable impression of
the place received thereby. 1 retired that
night with everything favorable for pleasant
day ON the morrow. When awoke the next
morning, however, was doomed to some meas
ure of disappointment, for the sky was thick
ly overcast, and before A. M. the beautiful
snow, that we have all read about, was coming
down in style that indicated perfect famil-
iarity with that section of this continent. The
face of mother earth was soon hidden beneath
the pure white coverlet, and l felt as if l
should have to apologize to myself for having
80 hastily received favorable impressions
of the place. The snow continued to fall and
dissolve, until about IL A. M, when it ceased
falling the sun came out and the three-fOurths
of an inch thai had accumulated began to
disappear, even more rapidly than it had gath
ered and by 2:30 P. NJ. it was dry walking. 1
then hastened to view
WINNIPEG BY DAYLIGHT.
l first went up to old Fort Garry, which is
located on level plateau at the confluence of
the Red River of the North and Assiniboine
river-facing on the latter. Both these rivers
are in a pretty good stage just now, and are
quite rapid and very muddy. There is not
very much of the old stockade and buildings
left to be seen now, the FL. B. F.
company having taken down or
improved most of the original structures and
demolished the stockade almost entirely, so
that as q relic of the olden time, there is but
little left to be seen. The company are not,
however, allowing things to 60 to ruin, but
are, ON the contrary, keeping mp in the march
of impro 5ement, having already erected sever
al large substantial brick buildings upon the
old grounds, and have Others in process of con-
struction. But enough about the old fort; its
day of usefulness has passed: in the future it
will be known only in history. 1t served we'll
its day and generation and is entitled to its
niche in the history of this great Northwest.
Passing down Main street from
the old fort saw large
and substantial business blocks, built of a
light colored brick, interspersed here and there
with structures of less pretensions. MAORI
ty of the stores and other departments of bus
mess are carried on in structures of wood, but
the proportion of handsome and expensive
buildings is very creditable to a city of really
but seven years growth. Buildings of all kinds
are going up with the rapidity usual to an
American western town. In fact, saw moth
ing in or about the town to remind me that
was on Canadian or other foreign soil.
Among the
RELIGIOUS Scots
the Presbyterians are the strongest, though
the Methodist and Episcopals are quite numer-
GUS. Each of the latter are now erecting ad-
ditional church edifces. The Roman Catholics,
was informed, have but one church edifce in
| the city, and that small one. Education,
should Judge, is well provided for, though l
happened to see but one building evidently
constructed for school purposes-that very
pretty, two story brick structure. l don't
| think saloons are any more numerous than in
st. Paul, and in all my rambles about the city,
did not see an individual who appeared to be
| in the least degree intoxicated. [ think gave
| in MY previous letter the population Q0,512),
and also spoke of the $200,00 bridge the city
! and railway are preparing to stretch across the
Red river.
On Wednesday morning paid my respects to
the United States consul, Hon. j. w. Taylor,
one of St. Pauls respected citizens. l found
him genial, as usual, and enjoyed my visit very
much.
There are many other things would like to
say about Winnipeg, but space calls q halt and
will add but one thing more, and that is
ITS EARTHLY FOUNDATION.
The entire city is built upon bed of clay of
peculier consistency and of an unknown
depth. This clay is struck at from four to
eight feet below the surface, and is of q green
ish, blue color, very soft, and feels like putty
(but don't think it would answer for glazing
purposes as it pulverizes on drying instead of
hardening). They do and always will have to
pile for all heavy structures, which, of course,
is very expensive and unfortunate.
ST. BONIFACE
is on the east side of the Red river, opposite
Winnipeg, and is the present terminus of the
Pembina branch of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way. Here the Roman church, with its usual
foresight and shrewdness, has obtained posses
sion of large amount of real estate and have a
large cathedral and convent believe 1t proba-
bly, will never become a very formidable rival
for its sister on the west side. The river here
is constantly widening. Persons now living, I
was told, can remember when tree could be
felled across and made to answer for foot
bridge. 1t is now about $50 yards wide.
RETURN TRIP.
On the morning of Thursday, April Goth; l
took '"bus'' for st. Boniface and home We
crossed the muddy Red on steam ferry, and
arrived at the depot in time for the train to St..
Vincent (7:30 A. M. Of course we returned
by way of the same treeless, trackless (save the
railroad track water-covered waste by which
we went, and arrived at st. Vincent at noon, a
distance of sixty-five miles. On arriving at
the latter place we found that the south
train did not leave until P. M, very vexa-
tious waste of time to some. but not to me, as
the nature of my business enabled me to pass
the four hours with pleasure and profit. I
crossed the Red River of the North, in
swing ferry, to- Pembina, looked
that village over, and then crossed the Pembi
ma river at that place on bridge, and wendell
my way up to Fort Pembina, beautiful mill
tary post belonging to Uncle Samuel, and
erected in 1870 or 1872, I have forgotten which.
It is in the form of quadrangle, or nearly
that, and is located on level spot near the
Red River, and about one aud one half miles
above the confluence of the Red and Pembin
rivers. 1t is now garrisoned by the large
force of seventy-ive men, Under the command
of Captain Collins. This army, suppose, is
expected to preserve peace on our northern
frontier. The old
sToCKADE FORT
of the fur company is about two and
one-half miles below the village of Pembina,
(about four miles below Fort Pembina) at the
village now called West Lynne, and opposite
Emerson, Manitoba. I did not have time to
go down there after I learned its location. I
supposed was going there when went up to
the fort, being under the impression that it
was built on the site of the old fur compan g
stockade.
ST. VINCENT
is the present terminus of the Fergus Falls Il
st. Vincent division of the st. Paul, Minneap-
oils & Manitoba railway, and also the place of
junction with the Pembina branch of the Cen
trail Pacific railway. The settlement is but
about one year old, but proposes to be heard
from at no distant day. Houses and other
buildings are going up rapidly. There are al