New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-07

Correspondence Of TIE Tribute
FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY, July, 1850.
The trip from Galena to St. Paul, the capital Of
Minnesota Territory, was one Of the most pleasant
within my recollection We embarked at Galena
and dopped down to the mouth of Fever River,
where we were overtaken by a storm which COM
PEELED US to tie up and keep up steam in order to
prevent our cables from parting and here we had
A glorious exhibition OF the Aurora, which, in con
nection with the thunder and lightning, made the
scene one Of great grandeur and subimlty.
Alter the storm sad blown over we commenced
the accent Of the Mississippi, bat il was so dark
that We were unable to obtain view Of the SC ane
~ until next morning at day light, wnen we arrived
at Dubuque va, IA miles from Galena by land
DUBUQUE has a far better situation than Galeus
with the exception Of landing. 1t is slso better
built town although it probably does at lntain as
many inhabitants II mas a neglsh appearance,
as DO almost all Of our Western towns especially
hose on the Mississippi.
The next morning found us progressing through
scenery such ss is rarely depicted BY the poet.
Each bend of the river seemed to reveal new beau
les and at almost every turn we could behold
andscspe worthy Il COregso's best ellJrta
The banks Of the river are IN some places pre-
cipitous rocky bluff, rising TO the high. OF 800 and
800 feet, AID in one place towering 700 feet above
he water level. In others tue ridges roll do Sn
with gradual slope 70 the waters edge, tnelr
s.des studded with scrub oak and black iick dis
persed here and there or arranged in small clusters
= bile the grass beneath clean as the lawn Of
= earderer; then again the bluffs would terminate
in level prairie, with or two benches, present
ing most beautiful sites FOR towns, but few of them
are as yetimproved.
PRAIRIE DU CHEZ on the right bank as We 90
ID is French settle ment upon one OF these p-ai-
hes 10 miles long by vide, and is as old as 81.
Louis. Il has been until within few years past
ONLY trading post ard military station, bat is now
\ thrifty village Fort Crawford, erected here to
Keep the Indians in awe, is now deserted, and will
n,obablv be converted into a peni.entiGry for the
state Of Wisconsin
These deserted forts which bat few years
e,rce were upon the frontier fOrcoly remind US
tia; "the ahite man " is indeed following the
Indian" and also that the red man is fast becom.
,ng extinct or those who o cupied a continent
,ould not be crowded into one.ihlrd Of one. The
.sme causes which have been heretofore active
are At work 10 blot them from the face OF the EARTH
Ard although cur government takes every precau-
ION To guard them FRO n imposition and enccoa'h-
nert vet the ttor, is not seconded by the ladlsns
themselves srd their destiny seems 70 be annihlla-
.ion The DAcotahs or Sioux tribe have towns at
ya-iou. POINTS on the leit bank Of the river above
,te state Of Iowa These locations are usually
the most beautiful spots that could have been Sc
lecte. dand will at some not distant day oe graced
with the spires and domes Of civilized aud
Cbristianized community.
YOuu. truly bUChciE