The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-02-27
LOCAL.


prompt arrival.
60 The number of letters passing
through the p. o. at ST. Paul, averages
nearly seven hundred each week. The
mail to ST. Anthony alone, is larger than
the whole mail of the territory was, one
year ago.
@> James Baker, who shot man the
other day in Peoria, ILL.,, is the same Ba-
ker who was in St. Paul last summer
and who boarded at Mr.. Pearce's.
BulLprNG.-Mr. Larpcnteur, has COM
menced building store on Sd ST., and
active preparations are making, to build,
in various parts of Saint Paul.
~ The weather for several days has
been like spring.
"GREAT CRY AND LITTLE Wool" -
Four of the lawyers of Saint Paul,
were engaged all day last Wednesday,
in trying the right ofproperty in little,
old SOW
sl- The 9th Regiment Band, effort
Smelling was required to arm and fight,
at the battle of Moline del Rey. In that
engagement, Mr. Jackson, the leader of
the band, was wounded. When march
ing into the city Of Mexico, the COM
mander asked to have some national air
played. The Band of the 9th led off,
with Yankee Doodle and variations. -
The whole army marched in, every sue
ceeding band playing the same stirring
air, through the streets, the balconies,
windows and roofs Of buildings on each
side, being lined with astonished Mexi-
cans. Sin these piping times ofpeace, -
the band of the 9th entertains us with
glorious music for dancing.
e. The aperture of the Cave, two
miles up the river from ST Paul, is thro
the same kind of white sandstone, as the
sand taken from Mr.. Lambert's well in
St Paul is composed Of; and which is
represented to be in such high repute
with the Cincinnati manufacturers OF
glass. The same kind of sand abounds
in the lead mines.
PRIcEs.-Hams in Saint Paul, sell al
l2 10 cents. Chickens 81 l-2 to sc
cents each; eggs 81 1-2; beef at s to
10 cents; potatoes so cents; flour So, SO
to 5000.
~ Several years ago, the command
ing officer at Fl Smelling, caused the
houses of all settlers upon the Reserve
six miles square around the fort, to be
demolished. Amongst the sufferers was
BENZ. Gervais, one OF the Co. Com RS OF
Ramsey county. 1t is to be hoped, as a
measure of justice, that the claims OF
these pioneers, will be respected by gov
ernment, in the sale of the reserve.
NJ Col. LOOMS, in command at Fit.
Smelling, it is understood, is summoned
to Fl. Leavenworth, TO sit in a Court OF
inquiry. The command effort Smelling
will therefore. soon devolve upon that eff
ficient and popular officer, Col. Woods.
&C. BY our last advices from the Sis
seton band of Sioux, up the MENDOZA
(St. Peters, river, the tribe was suffer-
ing severely from the ravages Of the
smallpox.
I~ An Indian in st. Paul, was trying
to sell his pony the other day for $500.
A white man is not allowed to buy an
Indians horse.
~ The greater number of the Sill
ding vehicles, used in Minnesota, are
trains, ie.: sort of one-horse sled. the
runners being made Of two inch plank.
They are precisely like trains seen about
Montreal, having migrated westward with
the French voyageurs; class of peo-
pie who never change their habits or their
fashions.
&c We learn that the liberality OF
Pierre BotIneaux and others, at st. An
thony, is likely to induce the Bishop of
Saint Paul, to have the Cathedral of this
Bishopric, erected at the Falls.
Is We stated in our last number, that
the new town of Itasca, was one mile be-
low the mouth of Crow River, on the
west side ofthe Mississippi. We ought to
have stated, on the east side. On the
west side, opposite Itasca, is bed of
mari, said to be equal to the best of lime.
Lots in ltasca are advancing.
EST A good plough factory, is needed
at ST. Paul.
&C. There will be great demand for
teams IN Minnesota, the coming season;
especially for good breaking teams
The price paid for breaking prairie will
probably be about $500 per acre.
~ There is no speculation that we
know of, that would yield more certain
profit, than gardening, in the neighbour
hood of the villages of Minnesota.
G. There is probability that town
on the west shore eff the Falls of St. An
thony, will be laid out and vigorously
commenced. the ensuing season. We
propose that it be called AIl-Saints, so as
to head off the whole calendar of Saints.
&C. Mr.. d. l.. Taylor, late proprietor
of one-half of the water-power on the
east side Of the river at Saint Anthony,
has lately made sale of large portion
OF his interest .ft t...
s8-An enterprising gentleman thinks
of filling up the Cave, with folding doors
at the entrance, good floor, chande-