The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-02
THE MINNESOTA PIONEER
ct. paul, nlinnssota,
Thursday Morning, May 2. 1850.
Editorial Correspopd ence.
GALENA, Ill.,, April 4, Is,

levee of ST. Paul, it was not designed as
farewell parting, at all. The Nominee
rounded to at Little Grow village, about
four miles down the river, and was TAX
ing a look at about hundred blanketted
Indians upon the bank--pipe ID her
notwithstanding very calm, when the
Franklin came storming down, looking
very wicked. Just as the Franklin
seemed ready TO pass, the Nominee
wheeled from her moorings into the
channel, her bow following the stern Of
the Franklin; whereupon the Franklin
rounded to. as if she would make land
ing at Little Grow; the boats circling
around after each other, like two New
foundland dogs, scraping an acquaint-
ance. The Franklin only made feint
of landing, and circled around towards
the larboard side ofthe Nominee. There
upon the Nominee stepped back pace
or two, scratching back, hair bristling,
and with sullen growl, this gave the
Franklin the only opportunity to pass
her bow without collision. The beats
had little brush together in the morn
ing. running from St. Paul to Fort Smell
ling; which as We did not witness, we
have nothing to say about. Little Crow
COON vanished. The Franklin leading
by abou, ten rods. The Nominee came
after, putting the best foot foremost
When the chimneys pour out streams
of smoke as thick as fiocks of blackbirds.
it is sure symptom that they are swcdt-
;ng, whatever the officers may say.
Both boats were making all the steam
they could. Red Rock was passed, fly
ing. A head wind was blowing strong,
but the passengers Of each boat stood
upon the hurricane deck, like the quilts
Of the iretful porcupine. Islands, houses,
trees, few by, like a moving panorama.
The Nominee, in running several miles,
had diminished the distance fthe Frank
lin by few lengths; she was running
with great power, but somehow she
seemed to be steering wild, making con-
siderably both sides of steady right
onward course. Suddenly she became
utterly frantic, and upon examination, it
found that her tiiler was parted from the
rudder She ran in amongst the brush
of submerged island, took breath ard
a draught Of cold water, and rested her
self for an hour, until her tiller was
mended. 1t is but Justice to the Frank
lin, to mention that she says she was
bottling up. at the time the Nominee let
down; waiting for the latter to come up
with her and run abreast if she could;
and both boats say they are willing to
make another fair trial Of speed 1t is
impossible for US to feel or express a
preference, between two such boats,
both Of unsurpassed elegance, and ad-
1nirably managed, capable, either OF
them, of running from St. Paul to Gale
ma in 81 hours, and so nearly matched
for speed, that a slight circumstance,
faporing the speed of either, in a race,
might turn the scale of victory, to be re-
versed again by g change Of circumstan-
ces in contest the next day. Both
boats are proper objects Of the pride and
patronage of Minnesota.
Dubuque, that truly beautiful town,
we called upon, being anxious to give
her an introduction to Saint Paul. When
all the business men of Dubuque, and
Galena, and St. Louis, understand as
they ought to understand. the advan-
tage it is to their business, for the Pho
neer to take them severally and give
them an introduction to thousands OF
readers and customers in and out Of
Minnesota, quite as beneficial to each
one Of them as a personal introduction
would be, offering equal advantages to
those who are already established in
business and to men who wish to be,
those business relations will be multi
piled an hundred fold, which give activ-
ity and profit to commerce, which Gre
ate tonnage, multiply steamboats,, and
stimulate the growth of towns and the
prosperity Of the country at large.
Peter Funk & Co.