Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-07-11
For the Kenosha Telegraph.
TOUR TO MINNESOTA---TEEEP PASSAGE

for the henoSha Telegraph.
TOUR TO MINNESOTA---TKFE PASSAGE
Mr.. EDITOR The sun had Just risen, when
the shrill whistle ofthe Nominee announced that
we must be in readiness for our intended tour to
the upper Mississippi.
We had no reason to regret the selection of
the Nominee and have no hesitation in commend
ing it to those who wish to visit Minnesota 1t
is Sabbath keeping boat, making its trips from
Gaena TO Minnesota, and returning tie same
week.
1t has no bar on board, and hence there is no
themselves and make the noble teamer wreck,
or that the fumes of Alcohol from the mouths of
topers will pollute the cabin.
Its Captain is a gentleman and a christian
Its fare is such as not even an epirure need
complain Of.
It's passengers are generally of q respectable
class and constitute agreeable travelling compan-
ions. During the night which we spent on board
a meeting was held in the Ladies Cabin on be-
half Of one of our benevolent societies when a
goodly number listened to an address in relation
to its objects, and responded by their donations.
The scenery to the right and left, back of the
Mississippi, above Galena has been described by
others as wild, picturesque and enchanting
Wild and picturesque it is but person must
have different taste from ours to be enchanted
by it. The river passes for most Of the way be-
tween high bluffs, prccipices, dragged and dis
figured, and shut out from view the country be-
yond. This range of bluffs extends some 200
miles north of Prairie du Chen, and as far as
the confluence of the St. Croix and Mississippi
We have seldom passed so long distance thro'
an almost perfect wilderness and with so little to
enliven the monotony of the scene Rocks, is
lands trees and blufs-bluffS, trees islands and
rocks, these were nearly all that could be seen
around US for the whole distance up. The time
is however fast approaching when, if places can
be found on which TO build them, these shores
will be dotted by thriving villages, and life and
animation will be displayed to the traveller Even
now the aeucleus ofthese villages are beginning
to make their appearance although all of the lanG
on the west bank between the north line of Iowa
and St. Paul is still in possession ofthe Indians
On the Wiscon. in side the country is slowly be-
coming settled and the whole of Western Wis
consin is now divided into counties all of which
contain more or less inhabitants There being
no government land in the south eastern part of
the state, and the western being accessible from
the Mississippi, will greatly facilitate the settle
mont of this portion Of Wisconsin. Already it is
attracting the attention Of citizens of the eastern
Counties among these is Mr.. Rubee au eIterpri-
sing merchant from Sugar Creek, Walworth Co.
who during the past spring has established him
self at Prairie La Cross, La Cross Co. The
Ii tile village as yet contains only about a dozen
houses, and these sadly need q shower of paint
bat as it is a County seat it must have a NeWspa-
per of course, and although the whole county
numbers but abont 1000 inhabitants anothe en-
tcrprising individual from eastern Wisconsin has
seriously meditated Crowded his hopes were re-
aIized) the establishment of a paper there. We
will not attempt to say where paper can not be
sustained by practical printer and man of en-
ergy as is the individual referred to, but orr i'm.
pressons-as we passed the place standing
''alono in is glory" with scarcely a family with
in 10 or Is miles-werc, that when Newspa-
per was made to live at Prairie la Cross it would
be "alter this
The County next above La Cross is Chippewa
combining only about 700 inhabitants, mostly
umbermcn, They are at present without either
law or gospcl-no court having been organized,
and no minister so far as have learned having
ever labored among them.
The next County above this is ST. Croix
which we design to visit and notice hereafter
Sill beyond and reaching to Lake Superior, is
La Point Co. which is also sparsely settled con-
tanning only about 700.
Having passed through Lake Pepin and by
Red Wing-~a missionary station miles above
in the night we found ourselves next morning
at Point Douglass small village situated at the
junction of the st. Croix and Mississippi rivers
The St. CroiX which forms the dividing line be-
tween Wisconsin and Minnesota is navacabIe
for some distance above, and boats usually as
cenl to Saltwater and then return and pass IN
the Mississippi to Fort Smelling or vice versa
The Nominee left Saltwater and Willow Riv-
er to be visited on lis return, and keeping the
channel of the Father of waters, soon came in
sight OF kaposia-an Indian village with anoth-
err missionary station The half nude Indians
and their dminuuye bark huts shows conclu.
siyely that the work of civilization amonr them
had not yet been completed Nearly opposite
this place is Red Rock of which more hereaf
ter
Proceeding few miles farther and turning
suddenly to the south west we came in sight Of
St. Paul, the Capital OF Minnesota.
ENANDER.
\ man in Connecticut was so unfortunate as
to BE- without palate, an appendage which as is
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