The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-09-26
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts Taken from St. Paul Papers of
Forty Years Ago.

the St. Paul & Pacific road to that
point was highly successful from
every point of view. Among the
$50 guests were officers of the state,
congressman and national officers,
nearly all the city officers. most of
the officers of the various railroad
and steamboat companies, guests
from many outside towns and last
but not least, the Great Western
band. The train was in charge of ]
L. Winter and the train was drawn
by the powerful first class engine
Minnesota" ]. B. Charles engineer.
Supt. Delano, with commendable
foresight for the safety of the par
ty, had provided a ''pilot engine, +"
(the pioneer, VIM. Crooks, driven
by the veteran engineer Webster
Gardner. to precede the train few
minutes, so that if any distractions
were in the way no possible accident
could happen to the party.
At every town along the route the
Great Western band and a troupe of
colored singers adjourned to the
platform, where they entertained
the assembled inhabitants. AS the
excursionists neared St. Cloud they
were greeted with a grand salute
fired by section of the Third bat
terry of Minnesota volunteer militia,
Capt. Long, and three cheers from
the multitude of people assembled
Mayor Gregory, the common coun-
Gil and other officials welcomed the
visitors.
Headed by the marshal of the day,
A. B. Curry, the excursionists
marched down the steep bluff to the
ferry. The artillery, planted on the
upper bank, roared forth a second
welcome which echoed and reverber-
ated up and down the canons of the
river. AS the procession wound up
the bluff to the plateau on which
the city stands they were greeted
by an immense throng of citizens
who rent the air with huzzars of
welcome. The St. Cloud fremen in
brilliant uniforms and banners wav-
ing added to the gaiety of the scene
St. Cloud possesses an excellent
brass band which helped entertain
the crowd. After refreshments,
speeches, march about town, etc.,
the tourists returned highly graft
fed with their outing.
Maj. Newson, who organized and
pushed thru the first expedition to
the Lake Vermillion gold mines in
northern Minnesota, is now presi-
dent of two mining companies, the
Pioneer and the Union, with a capt.
tai stock of 100000 each, non-as-
sessable. His expedition selected
38 veins, which are equally divided
among the two companies. He has
opened offices over the Marine bank,
on Third street, where he has sc
specimens of quartz on exhibition.
These are pronounced very good by
experienced miners. Besides the
veins, the companies control valu-
able water power and timber lands.
The other officers are: vice president
R. A. Winston; secretary, D. w.
Wellman; treasurer, George P. Har-
ris; general agent at Superior, w.
Ashton.
Yesterday at p. M, we received
the first thru mails by cars-being
quite an event in the postal history
of our state. We received Chicago
papers here on Thursday morning,
SO hours old, and about an hour
later received per boat the Chicago
papers of Wednesday, 1t is impos-
sible, while thinking of this, not to
reflect on the winter of 1864 and
prior years, when it required over
two weeks to get mail from Chica-
go.
A month ago there were only
three trains per day arriving and
departing at St. Paul. Now ter
trains leave and arrive at our city
daily. This shows the wonderful
progress we have made this season
in railroad matters. We also cal
special attention to the fact that
four trains are to be hereafter rur