New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-05
Trip to 1T. Peters River.

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The steamer Anthony W ayuo returned might DO
fore lat from anothe- voy q g to tn Will stsrs
OF the Upper MisslssIppi During the eK ,ursion,
with srge party ON board, the boat assembled 20
the mouth Of Blue Ea,h Rtrer a trbatsry of the
st. J.. tcrs aud distant more than two hundred
miles from the iuoction of the Mississippi ant s.
Peter The voyaeo is d'scrbed as truly delight
iu al THIS OF the year, and the scenery the
most romantic that eye -vcr baheld. After pro
ceedife IS far up the - Peters rs u wac deemed
prsCt 'abe or prudent "a veutpre, r decentralization
was n ade a ~ Co'nqbr', and the toto Wing IN
script .u painted Ou a neat sign hOsrd Sas r.arad
on ritantc monarch a. tho forest in honor o. tls
discovery.
"S'Somer An,oay Ha2ac Dan. tie master.
Juiy l9 1880; 200 mue. f,ou he M,vis.,pv1 and
about as high up as Nc.AbJ4fs uIuGify co.
From thus point the blst turned ab1u, and sf,s-
arApid descent, reached s.. Paul on the 2lst Toe
St Peters end Mississippi we're unusually h'g1; aat
for seNt rtl days there more water in ine fJr.
mer than rad been known tor twenty years. Toe
Wayrc ,ook advantage oi this, and was therefore
enable % reach much hi.her point than steam
boat hSd ever gone before a large party ~ ,dies
and gentlemen were on board from 81, Pau, Men
dotah Sud or Snelliug eud enjoyed the nip hearth
ly. Beside, the boat he'd c1lsi-efabie freight f)r
the ST. Villages, and over Indian towas being
the fire. ever shipped by steamboat up thst river
The " water was very high, the banks ant h1t.)ns
being overlooked Tor mites, Rnd tne pODr l4ii4 ns
all ther patches Of coru. po-gtocs, melons, &c aad
by thu calamity il Is th,c-1 tina: much sll-cils
will b entelled upon tnen dprog tne coming
Wintcr
Amoi the passengers ia the WAYNE vas NJ.
Hopkirs, missionary u the Sioux and other tribes
in that vicinity. The Wayns lett s.: p AL en- the
2lst Inst The water vas f'-n Going DOM 70 oiJly
and IL - believed that 80 viii not increase the
stage % more than or '..-, Oh the lover raoda
A great many of the business houses in St PsoI
Cd nv and iitfll,r
the head Of Lake Pepn ~ss entirely submerged
and deserted.
The steamer DR.. Fcenaln No ?, was met in
Lake Pcpin on her ~. She will PROBABLY
bring Gown q large quauuty of furs, which had las
arrive at - Paul from t1s SeSirk settlement on
the Il q River Of the North A caravan consist.
ing OF lo0 OK carts aud a,cDmpsned by more than
200 me-, women and 30 =, reached 81. = al ca the
2lst ms. after long "a tedious voyage across
the country. The carts were heavily freghted
with furs and Iudian manufactures OF every ds.
cription and their return Till DO filed with the
more substantial and ssary articles of civza-
ton This is the annual trading caravan, and las.
year it computed 10 nave taken cat nearly
800, 600 dollars worth of merchandise, about one.
half Of which was selected In this city. SO far as
could DC ascertsined there IS no special news by
this arrival. The train " rs moro than six weeks
on the road and but shot time previous 20 its J.
parture the outward bound cavavan had arrived,
accom- nied by Mr. Sinclair VINO, with patty OF
25 or 30 were making active prepare ions for emf
sratin to California. o. this singular, and hazard
Gus undertaking, have heretofore spoken and
should its daring leader succeed in performing the
trip II will stand first and foremost the greatest
inland voyage ever made on this continent. The
party were in high spirits and everything had been
prepared for an early stat
The Anthony Wayne is up for 81. Paul, 70 nor.
row, and those who wish - see little of the 70.
mantle, and TO enjoy tho Drsclng and invigoratiOg
breezes OF high latitude, should engage passage
in time.