The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-16

'egion west OF 1t, would force us way
across the river to Galena, and its ra-
hius of business would extend indefinite
" westward.
1t is painful to learn, that this road is
not now in progress; and that it is at
stand still because Galena insists upon |
having the work commenced at Galena,
while it is progressing at the other end.
Is this n reasonable demand for Galena
to make? Is il in accordance with the
original plan of the work. Would it be
economical to fit up both ends with en-
gines and trains? There are, probably,
those who think, that the construction Of
a few miles of the railroad, from Galena
toward Chicago, would tend to draw
back some Of that business with the in
terror, to Galena, which has been drawn
away by the lake towns. Some little
effect in thus diverting trade from its le-
ultimate tendency to the seaboard, by
the artificial facilities Of road with a
busine terminus Only at Galcna, might
be produced; but that effect would be
so slight, as to be hardly perceptible -
A village, may struggle Tor little buck
STEERING traffic, with all the neighborhood
just around it; but commercial city,
must look to the remotest scope of its
vision, for the sources of trade really
large and profitable, trade which viii
summon into existence workshops and
factories and great warehouses and a
whole navy Of steamboats,. Gaiena
must look to The west, to the south, and
to the stirring north. These are her
true sources Of wealth and commercial
importance. When the locomotive from
Boston and New York, speeding over
the wide intervening space, comes pant
ing and breathless to lap up the water
of the Mississippi, and there cool Off for
a return, Galeneans will wonder that
any narrow view Of small intermediate
advantages, ever deferred them one hour
from completing the road from where it
was commenced TO its termination, &C.
! ---,I,rc, - .hn >,-:~-:.., ,,l,.>
Z STONE CAVALRY WANTED.
& We have received the following lctteI
+ from gentleman in Saint Louis. II
4 answer to 1t, we can only say, shat !
. IS generally understood here in Sam
( Paul, that the Secretary Of the Terrific
ry had all the petriiacti0ns in ques,o,
-four horses and riders, beside fen
fragments raised at the expense Of thc
Treasury and put in small new stabl,
& erected for the purpose in the rear cfthC
( Genital House, Saint Paul, at an "N
peuse of four hundred and thirty-or
& dollars to the Government, which ha.
been daily audited and allowed in his ac
E counts Secretary c. K Smith, who i:
+ also Secretary Of the Minnesota Histor
zeal Society, IS now absent On his re.
turn, few weeks hence, a letter ad
!. dressed to him on the subject, will M
Z doubt receive prompt attention Grow
q Wing river is l29 miles above Sam
j Paul. To prompt further search fol
similar petrilactions at the mouth of the
i Grow Wing, we will now make an Offer
of fifty dollars for each sound, petrided,
horse, mare, or gelding, the same for
each perfect petrified man or woma q
I and half that price fer ponies and chill
dren, delivered in boxes on the bank .!
the river. ready to be shipped dow 20
ST. Anthony on the steamboat Gov. Ram
B sey, in good condition:
ST.. LOUIS, April eth, 1856
SIR:-You will hope excuse the hb-
erty take of addressing this letter 70
you. being an entire stranger to you:
My object in writing it is, 20 enquire OF
you some particulars with respect to a
notice observed in the 81. Louis Union
Of the Goth inst, copied from your pa
per, of a number Of petriiactions in the
shape Of men and horses which arc said
to be at the bottom Of Crow River, near
its mouth. If not too much trouble, viii
you be good enough to let me know, at
Jour earliest convenience, more about
the matter, and if there is any possib!li-
ty of getting at them:
am about establishing a Museum in
this city, and am DESTROYS of collecting
all the natural curiosites | can ge, for
the same. Ifthere are any specimens of
fossils, minerals, &C., Sc, or in fact
anything in the way of curiosities in your
neighborhood, that could be sent 10 this
city, would pay literally for them.
Trusting that | may at some future
time, have it in my power to reciprocate
the favor,
remain, dear sir,
Yours most respectfully.