The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-04-10
Minnesota Lctters,-No. XVI.

ST.. PAUL, March, 49,
SnoD- storm-thc Rirer-ncacs from Pcmbina-
Yankee progress-RaH Road to Lake Snperi-
Yesterday morning after brisk shower of
hailstones, it commenced showing and continu-
ed through the day-at sunset the ground was
covered to the depth of seven inches last night
the wind blew cold, and ice formed half an inch
in thickness. This morning the sleighing is
fne-the wind is getting round to the South and
should heavy rain fall within twenty -four
hours, it will undoubtedly both open and raise
the river. There is much snow north of US and
has been since the close of navigation. Those
who planted fall wheat by way Of experiment,
speak tavorably of the present Spring. Travel
on the northern route has been suspended, ow-
ing to the melting of the ice along the shores of
the rivers, so that it is impossible to cross with
teams. The ice at this place is tender in spots,
and qnite number who were confident that the
ice would bear up tons, have had the pleasure
OF cool bath in attempting to get upon it.
Late letters from the north, (Pembina) state
that the inhabitants on the British side ofthe line
were fitting out large hunting expedition for
continued depredations upon the game within
the boundaries of the United States Fears arc
entertained that the Buffalo will be entirely
driven Oft by these trespassers, and the Indians
who have had hard winter be deprived of their
lawful game. Government ought to turn some
attention to our northern boundary and put q
stop to these incursons for complaints come in
thick and fast.
AS an evidence of the progress Of American
enterprise, the Hudson Bay Company send their
mail now to Fort Smelling, at the mouth of the
st. Peters, when the letters etc, are mailed to
their destination, by travelling through the Uni.
ted States, they arrive much sooner than over the
old mail route which has been travelled for two
centuries.
An eye is open to the future prosperity and
increase of our territory-improvemen are des.
tined to be the rage, all of which will tend to
benefit mankind, though few may slip up in
their calculations. The land speculation will
be an infectious disease here this season and
probably rage for couple of years. when other
parts Of our territory will be brought into favor
able notice. Not backward in pointing out our
advantages, the editor Of the Chronicle Il Reg.
lister has brought the subject Of Rail Road to
Lake Superior into notice, and in his editorial
Of the 10th thus refers to it. .-..,..-
alt strikes us from mere superficial observa-
ton of the matter, that a road from st. Panl, BY
the way of Saltwater and the valley Of the st.
Croix, to some point on Lake Superior, would
open to us channel of trade that could not fail
to give us advantages, which at this time can
scarcely be imagined by the most visionary
mind. The great mineral wealth Of the region
which would thus be brought within our own
control-the immense fisheries that are destined
to spring up along the shores Of the great inland
sea Of our continent--the unsurpassed agricultu-
raj, numbering and manufacturing resources of
the country through which the road would pass