The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-12-26

conse to Dubuque. Dialogue will come to, the
riyer.r M f 49,
That prominent and able journal, the Miners
Express, Of Dubuque, appears IN new dress,
and apon sheet much enlarged. That paper,
Of Nov. 9Th, says:
eve are graiiied 10 announce that the mum !
cipa election, held ON Monday last, by authority
Of the City Council, an almost unanincus vote
was gwen in favor Of . Twenty Thousand Dollar
loan, by the Corporate authorities, 10 be expended
in the construction of harbor for the city OF Du-
buque.
In another article, the same paper remarks;
ssWc are informed by MIR. Price, the assistant
marshal for taking the census of the Northern
counties Of This sate that in his travels, he net
with quite a :iu,nber Of Winnebago lRdmns.
company of them on the Big Canoe, fork OF the
Iowa, informed him that many Of their people
design reforming 10 this state, immediately after
the aymcnt of their annuities for the parPose
Of winering upon the head waters oil The Iowa
and Turkey rivers.
"TLc settlers in that section regard them as
/ great annoyance, and some look upon them as
/ dangerous"
! Now how long will il be before another contract
will be got up for removing the Winnebagoess
1 Again we inyile the attention of the President
and Town Council of Saint Paal, to the impor-
lance of widening Fourth street, without delay;
aud making provision fer opening and grading 1t
through the ravns at the east end Of the street,
and also through the bluff, between the lower and
the upper platcaus of the town. If we-know
any thing, ,hi, is a. matter Of imp e and vital
! interest 10 Saint Paul.
There is venerable old yoyageur, .on-
treble, now 90 years old, who lives, nd has
/ lived for the last sixty years, within 10 miles of
the Falls of ST. Anthony, but has never yet seen
The Falls---his business voyageur and traPper
never having taken him in that direction from his
home. He says he has visited 10 different In
dian encampmen!s in "a hours, all the encamp-
meats being four miles apart or more, which
would make march on foot OF at least 76 miles
IN "a hours, including stcppages. Probably the
world has never produced race Of more hardy,
athletic pedestrians. than the voyageurs and trap
pers who range through the wild regions of North
j America, between the great Lakes and The Pa
ci6c ocean. The nnwriiten legends Of their ex-
perience Of border and savage life, and Of their
perilous adventures, would make volumes, il
written, of stirring romance. One Of the duties
! performed by voyageurs, is the transportation Of
baggage, supplies and canoes, across portages.
For this purpose, they use the portage collar,
which is a strap passing around the ioreheadS9f-
tached at each end 10 the burden or pack to be
carried, which is also PATTY supported upon the
back. In this manner voyageur often carries
(packs) barrel Of flour, distance of five or siN
miles. Sguaws, with particular exceptions, carry
burdens in the same manner. In this way we
have often seen one in St. Paal, carrying heavy
load of cranberries Of corn, in a sack. Ths
yoyagerr finds ga repose," that is, something Il
place his burden upon while he rests, every three
miles in crossing portage This mode of trans
porting was no! ouiy common amongst trapper'
and voyage0rs, bn. until lately, it was universe
amongst the Indians, especially the Chippewas
who until recently, had fcw, If any horses.
There will he meeting of the various Protest
an, denominations Thanksgiving day, at l.
O'Clock, A. NJ, in The nj. f. Church Sermon
by Rev. Mr. Neil.
There viii be ball at Mr.. Mofiat's on the eve
nn; before Christmas. Remember Lott and hi
wife,
/ We have authority for con'radiciing the story
! l.,-if { no, in At,
, condition. There many deaths there OF late
but all caused 10y dysentery which prevails I,
an attaining extent amongst them. As for th
Chippewa annuities paid in provision, they amour
to but very little any way. They live partly b.
the chase, but much more by agriculture.
5 We are indebted to Mr.. Bell IA passenger b.
the interior mail route, who leii Prairie du Chie
: on the 10th INST, for package Of papers, for
e warded by Mr.. Manahan, who writes thus
r ''The Message is in town--'only ONE cory,
i brought by passenger in the stage to the Patriot
1 | tried to get it for YOU, but ii was impossible a
he is printing it himself
i, Mr. Bell says that the Wisconsin river WA
4 still open, and that there was YET crossing o
the ice of the Mississippi at Prairie dn Chicr
r He does not think very favorably Of Capt. Know
tons new route for a road to Minnesota It.
absurd Cor us to depend upon a land ccmmunica
tiou down the river this side, crossing four arg
y streams, and through rough, lilly region, an
= by very indirect route at that. The sooner W
u turn ont and open road straight through to ID,
i" buque, from the west bank q the river at Saii
Or Paul the better 1t will be for u.s. When that
l. done, and not BEFORE the outsiders will have III
interrupted communication with this cenira
il nortbern.mari. We really pity those down b,
J. low, excluded rs they now are from us, duriu
the close Of navigation.
We shall publish, next week, an interestir
New-Year's Address; the proceeds Of the sale
which, viii belong TO the writer, who is high
deserving townsman Of ours.