The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-05

Nrpnsns ss~n ~ riv} week before last.
thu risee koleA whSs nsaf Lansing, (the town
Of yhichk 1ir. Hough.on. OF she Galena Advert
sefsis p bris'e9
They have busy time now, in the river at st.
Paul, booming logs. sauaws in their canoes.
armed with log hooks, are put in requisition, and
are strung along far up therver, to tnrn the logs
to the east shore Of the Mississippi, and drive
them into the booms op this side. The logs are
heSded in boom below Fort Saelling, and are
driven down to Saint Paul. by daylight, about
i0Oo.of shem@eacs day. n is pleasant 70 zee the
logs swimming down here in mulii,udes, which
10 few days viii be reared into new baildipgs,
all ovef our hourishius town. $500 SIS sl9
Amongst oth-r erroneous opinions about Ia
di ms. we have TO correct this which is very gem
orally believed; thai Sioux Indians always have
coarse black hair and black eyes; whereas.
nothing j. more common in our streets. than TO see
squaws sarying about papooses. whose hair is
sandy, or even red, or iigli-coored lperhaps more
frequently inclined 10 red) aud often. with blue
eyes. Has this fact in physiology escaped the
Argus-eyed Minnesota Historical Socie,y:s ~
A specuiator who bought lot Of fifty feet front
on Third street, during the severe drosth Of last
autumn, has made ten feet in the measure by
selling the same since the swelling rains. So
much for the shrinkage Of town lots. ga
! A few copies uf '.the coin chart manual" could
be sold in Saint Paul, ON credit We want the
pictures in it TO keep US in remembrance how
coin used TO look. -,.... +, i,,... .st
Prices may be quoted about as last week.
Flour. 81, so to SIS; bacon 10 to l2c; butter. IL
to Zoe; beef, sto l0c; lumber, $40 TO $40 We
do not think il worth while to make general
price current. In drugs and medicines Of some
descriptions, we regret to hear Of an increased
demand.
About one year ago, there came TO Fort Smell
ling, in the night time, az immense army of rats.
Nobody knew whence they came; but they came
in the night and took possession every where, IN
der the walls, in the partitions. overhead, under
meath and all around, there were rats, impromptu
as the .vepi, vid, vic," Of Cesar, but with ,ai!s
Ear less lacouic. For one week they made fierce
assaults, every night upon the store-rooms Of the
Commissary; and the seventh night, they effected
a breach. Aud although they have met with the
bravest opposition from the whole garrison, who
have wased upon them war Of determination,
with cats, dogs, guns, traps. and probably with
strichnine, the vermin still hold possession there
and canno, be disIodged, to the great damage Of
the coulnissary stores, to the infinite detrment OF
1 Uncle Sam, and the constant annoyance or the
garrison.
Who Of orr citizens will take ice around in the
morning, for sale! There is plenty Of il in town,
and il 10 getting about time TO use it. The Du-
buque Expsess must not accuse US Of exaggera-
ting the extent Of our ice-6elds and the abundance
the Tiger down some day, with lump Of it, q
cubic yard in thickness, as present to cool the
temper Of our neighbor Of the quill.
| The corner stone Of q fine Episcopal Church,
has just been laid at Saltwater; and the founda
ton Of the Cathedral is begun at ST. Paul; thus
adding two more trophies Of the triumph of the
Cross in Minnesota. Elder Parsons, Of the Bap-
fist church, who is soliciting aid to build their
church, writes us that "the Church shall be paid
for, if he lives
We have glowing accounts or fishing excur-
sions by some Of The fishing parties who have been
angling in the lakes, back Of Saint Paul. They
talk Of 100 lbs. of bass ard pickerel, caught in
less than time, in water 80 clear, thai you can
see every fish come fearessly up to the bait. swaI-
low the treacherous hook, and all so unsuspecing
of the fraud, that he never takes the alarm, until
the line draws his shining belly up to the light.
1 The steamer Excelsior arrived last Saturday
morning. Mr. Hugh Tyler was passenger on
the boat having in charge the supply Of goods
] purchased for the Sioux treaty. which is soon to
be negotiated. ge9 80.
One hundred able-bodied lawyers are wanted
in Minnesota, TO break prairie land. split rails
COTu-tVOOu. LdStcIn uuu SOutleIn papers
please copy.
1t is understood that Secretary Smith, acting
Governor, is determined that the Sioux treat,
shall not be delayed many days longer. whethe'
4 Aexauder Ramsey returns or not; and that be
will proceed with il himself. having got speech
already prepared, which he daily rehearses. Ill
is daily practising some difficult gestures in the
exordian. neAg 8fi $50 Is notlasla -
/ Deputy Collector Henniss, Of the port Of Sain
Paul, it is believed, will recommend 10 Congress,
an appropriation Tor Custom House here, .'nea
j but not gapdy." l aiaiiw .h,rs9glG 81
1 Genteef,' tapering spires, ought to be pIacet
upon the gs,eepes Of our Baptist and Methods
churches. It would increase the beauty, If no
the spiritual welfare Of St. Paul. 49,
The Saint Anthony Express has made its ap
pearance, and is certainly good-Iooking paper
got up very well in all respects; straight-haired
we are glad to see, upon the Compromise bill ant
Fugifiye Law. Whig lint uof Mir. ;o pcl;.;c,