Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-03
COUNTRY OF THE SIT. PETER's
Extract Of a letter from an officer of The Erpedi
Washington, dated

Extract Of a letter from an officer of The Eroed;
ton to the Fats Of st. Anthony, 10 his friend in
Washington, dated
CantOnmenf of the 5th Reet II & In
fantry, st Peters River Nov 10 lSlo.
" rs the public interest is connected 10 N mr.
establishment here, yon eW probably be pleased to
near something Of this remote corner OF our terri
tory and Of orr expedition to IL.
" The junction Of this r:rer cith the 1ississippi
as nine miles belOW the rails Of st dnthory. and.
according to the hest calculations noe can MAKE
itHh qHddront ot our oTR construction, in lat d
degrees 30 minutes north The climate has been
thiS se"SoH arg and pleasant On the 18th inst The
gee 1egan ~ RIM IN tie Mississippi there is none
IN the st. Peters,
g TIE soil on the bottoms is alill,.ial and rich
INT narTow an widh The country there rises so
M lVVJeet, ana IS one immense rolling prairie, of
INN fight soil and gerry little tinLeT. principoIjI
our and short md Scjubby. These prdiries are
corered With grass Which is rery GOOD for cojJIe
nHd IN the Tor paces, rs sufficiently tai and thick
TO DC 'n0ued 10 rood ddrGHtage aud D,akes reyv
good hog fer cutie accustomed to this Kind OF
grass
IhceredtcS part NJ The stone about hereis lime
stone me remainder sand stone. Bit there is Int
Sn'an WoP~uoH Of the lime stone which ,riH
MAKE pme' mas me appearance Of haring been
dctrd on by heat and diSo by LCdter.
OUT men, IN qudrrying the store for onr
IS hare found SeUerd pieces of pure conner.
orc Of SereTdL INITIALS combined, the DrinciDgf Of
iih'ch rs copper. They hare also found csnsicra-
"tt ~" O't " u BOOH qhutlfy
care according to the calculation ofbonf-
men Gnd toJagGrS 800 mjicSubore PrairiP du Chicr
HOO ADORE ". LOuis, and 1900 from Defroit.
ne tgt Detroit on The IIth dug of MN last
IN seq. 0nerS, WtiCh took as to Green Bar of Lake
Wtehgm. Here Te took Latfeaur. ne len
t,reen Bay on Me7tb Of June and assembled the
tCT T3rer Ihis Stre0m cannot Nth much pro-
Priefy, ne called H0wPabie IL is rery rocl;y and
shHHotr, 'Hd reTy rapid current. In three places
u as WhoHy impossible uith loadcd bout fo,
neorty one mile IN each place. The portdge betrern
ms rireT and the OuiScOnsin is, beiiere. ftro
mHcS ! d'd not measure IL for rant Of time. The
Ol'scos'R IS reTy easy 10 descend Int IL is di6fcH
10 ascend on account ~ NUMEROUS sum- bdrs and n
TGp'd current. The sumo mar he said Of The
W'SsiSSiypi from Prairie an ChifH TO This plGce 49,
~ 0TTtrrd at PTGitie dH ChicH on the Both Of
June. Here We remained until The sth of ApeRst
UGuHg t0r supplies md our recruits from Saint
Lotis. ON the Isl of ApgEst fwo b9ats dtrired
one UHh stores md tie otheT ritd prOrisioHs The
recruits hut not get come Ne set ont lcith trh0f
me" e h0d, Gjttr turing tiC0 cO5pQBieS NJ fTniyje
dH thiep, ant sending one 10 R0ck Jsiaad Thie
tcjt rs force NJ 0boHt 100 mti The r,rci. bgiHg
io'c, ircJOunG soNe dibicmgH getting Ore~Sfre5ui
SaHd bur-. ne hoTcrsr dr1itf0 at tie mouth Of
me rirtr -. Peter, ~ 81. Pierre on the 13d NJ
august
On tic 5h 1 SrpffmtG 100 Of our recr, lis
icgDlfvt Ut II Loujs jar he bcaeft u he Yeh,u
~fOH' LJVedjihu
~ o S0re H0ir got oar 6arrGcis crecfed tor the
c'HtC mn seCtbe rffg o0rp' obh ne lac.
,0id"cNccd piouBh'Eg and htead tte neat sessoH,