The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-05

The ~ Pau (aiin. Pioneer oi tue 2ld ala, piyes
the following descriptiou Ola trip up the Minnesota
iner oy The steamboat Anthony Wayne AT four
O'Clock on fndAi momug, We entered the mouth
81 .sc liver, and ty twelve had reached the nig n
tst point az which the Nominee arrived the week
previous. We made no hall, but plunged iato un-
explored waters, aud coon In the midst Ut the
heavy numbered country, So much spoken at by voy-
.-euIs and ifsders IL presents a complete aud
tnife change nom the l,str part OF the valley.
The appearance of the soil 10 different as well 49,
The character and Varieties Vt the timber We mud
here ~ abundance the sugar maple, the white ash,
the white and Dlsck walnut, the Wild cherry, tue
hsckhtTp, &c. Black walnut and ~ I'D cii-fTy are
lot 30 plentiful, however, AS the other Varieties
The Wild grape, also, grows luxuriant Ia this To-
rect The N'ses 10 tlr instances betng ED Ur
mel % in dIHnstef at the IoOg, aud extending to
The tops 81 The taiest trees. Any one acquainted
IA the least with souls, knows what kind vi land II
takeS To produce gIowth OF timber ct the KIND de-
stnb,d Occasionally, the density ct the forest Is
bitkCn by bottom prsirlcs, n we uay al them,
eAiendmg over an area perhaps VI sik hundred a
thoutsnd scies, .nufely level, and covered with
gov N OF grass aud other vegr ALTA, cir feet hugh
4 he isDds are suhcie NIL elevated Tor cultivation
About slx O'Clock, II. M, our boat rounded int,
ana one OF the uost beautiful sights that ever
Rie.ud the usios Of man burst upon the view.
On the Borih eide VI the river lay n rolling praifc
extending a. tar az the eye could rrach-the land
sptaitbily piled ~ IA teiracrs until VA the distance
~ spitaItd To reach an elevation Of two hundred
i,,t above the water Ear sLrad on the brit sw. a.
ntSt and tasteful white frame dwellings, r-fec,-d
the TsJS ~ the seiaEg sue Adj were tnr
skin lodges Of several families oi lsdidns. This
pciuTcteue aha highly beautiful spot D. Traverse
des SiouA, (Sioux Crossng.) taking It's name from
the isct II iis beng The Crossing place ut the ik.
oias IN their Dig' aii0Bs 10 the BoIib and south
The civilized LHoiiaiions are the d~ eiiIngs aad
school house 81 The MissuDsfIrS. Adjoining, IRE
Their fsInis shd gardens aud luxarlaat ~ Ids
Of potatoes, cuTD, wheat, bafl,y y, aud re We ave
never Sttu IA any country. We stUt1~d here until
nioining, aud rsceVed the greaiest stirniioa from
Rev MrstTs higgins AID Hopkins, and their fam
lies. Oui boat was supplied with miik and otn-r
Injuries by thtm. la the muruins, our .nrfgruc
e. pisiB ot mined to push on suit f1nhef. a.
though u was net supposed nj the onsrt that
We vuuid &C beyond the point. The current
was beCtmIng swift the Mi-sn1u, aud
the snrps tearing thetr ugly heads sbove the
water ~ very uBpirasant Numbers. We started,
and, with consIdUrstie twisting and ihuu turn
mg, ~oIktd Uur WY ZONE ~ rBiy mn-s, when the
tnIt dIu, NE becanIe 80 great ,pat ~ was sgrcrd
~ lbt cbCtfs t. turn sbout But the captain, rs
well ~ the passengers, d-siioJs OF ,,sfiug
tie mouth If the Bloc EaIth, YET tweaty-tivc
mil,s, su,h a thug were possible Sir,m VS.
again 80 on, and, VITA great skil. Ne " put
'hiout b the Ishyunih ~ sBaEs But alter running
'tou, tp m'l's, W. we've again comp~iied To- -'"'
ebd iecunbo,tfe Here short 10 I'D ~ the
uvef, snsRs veIy tbi.k, and the cun~nt running II
thr rate 90 icur snd hslf mites pr hour Afrr
inhtuiNl ~ The PROMISES, Captain Ahlr lett ~ for
bIs Istt'ngefs tu decide ehether he sboud atten,w
10 pTuc'td or NOT. They votsd almost unani-
nouslJ 10 turn back. This was une oclocH on
saturday. We stopped AT Traverse d.s S,ouN 60
land h.sers Ilugg,hs asd Hopkins, aud tbsif "a
miles, who bad accompanied us above, snd ran 90
The Nominees lsndssg ~ eight O'Clock, where we
laid up tor the night. The NEXT day we reached
Fort Smelling by one o'clock The same hugh
| opinion we have spoken VI on other occasions IA
| regsid TO the immense agricultural and com
mercIal Tesoufc,s of this valley, p-fvad~d tn.
minds OF even one on board the Wsyse. The
fsct ~, The higher you ascend, the more beautiful
end fer he the valley becomes We passed. 90
the occes,en mn,~pse qusrrres " tbe finest build
re s'cne, an srticle - which the extreme lower
poiIcI u the valley IA destitute.