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A* u resident of St. I'mil, I will add to the foregoing description the pernonad lewli-mony of i\ Mr. Jamc* McKay, an intelligent partner of tie Hudson Huy Company, who is in charge of Port Kllic**. u trading po*t, situated about five day* journey heyond the Minnesota frontier, lie uuuhU that both uniH ol the Saskatchewan arc are a* navigable a- the MiaHiiwippi at Saint Paul, quite to the vicinity of the mountain*, lie accompanied i'aptain Palliser. (u gentleman who baa kd an exploring party b» tie I lucky Mountain*. under the uuMpnX' of the I/union Geographical Society, u-hi-bd by tie Knglish Govermrwntj far up the How or South Sfinkatehewnn. aid he fully confirms Governor Simpson « original statement, adding that he ha- even |*o**d the Rapid*, near Iaiko Winoi|s*g, with loaded butUaux. To the same effect are th* iis-uranein of many resilient- of the lbs! Itiver - ttlement.In tin* connection jN-rui.t me to repro-duce, in tie- column* of the h't ruing #'*/.the Htateineut- of a committee of the Minnesota I/tvinlalure in -upport of tIks propo-sit ion that the western JmtrirU lt;*l Minnesota may I** connected hy cont muonj steam boat navigation with a point at tin eastern base of the Uorky Mountains, which m only eight day* journey from the gold distriet* of Hritixh Columbia.
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Saint Paul Weekly Pioneer and Democrat
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Thu, Oct 21, 1858
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