The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-07-03

The Excelsior Itit Traverse de Sioux about / I
o'clock in the forenoon Of Monday, and reached
ST. Paul about 10 O'Clock in the evening Of the
SAME day. She departed Immediately for Saiu,
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
s. b. Exclusion, Minnesota river,l
Sunday, June 20, 1851.
The Excelsior, you know, left St. Paul, yester-
day evening. with the party on board who are to
represent the government, in the ensuing treaty
with the Sioux Indians, for that portion Of their
lands lying south of line drawn west from the
mouth Of Grow Wing river, and ives, of the Mis-
sissippi river. The persons on board who will be
at the treaty number about thirty. Arriving a,
Mendoza, the Excelsior took on board the cattle
and supplies deposited there for presents, and for
the subsistence Of the Indians during the treaty
The boat then took a large supply of wood, and
by daylight this morning, crossed over to Fort
Smelling. where Gov. Ramsey came on board.
1t was expected that company Of Dragons from
the Fort, would have gone up in the boat 10 be in
attendance at the treaty. blu, the notice for their
preparation seems TO have been so brief, that the
Dragons were not in readiness, and SO the boat
departed without them.
! Passing into the mouth Of the Minnesota river,
we found the water unusually high, although it
has now fallen four feet, This river has been
higher by seven feet, this food, than ever before
known; so the Indians say. Much of the land
on both sides is overfowed, and much of the
beauty Of this charming landscape, is thus con-
cealed. iis
This has been cool day; cloudy and showery,
with stray glimpse Of sunshine at noon, like a
lone shilling in poor mans pocket. 1t being
Sunday, we sat down and reflected on the pas
sage Of Scripture, "ThOu shall. have the heather
for thy possession" sc. We have on board sew
eral chiefs and warriors Of the lower bands Of
SiouT, who manage to conform here on the boat,
without marmuring, to our pernicous habit of eat
ing three meals day. The boat will reach
Traverse de Sioux, tonight or early tomorrow
morning, and will return tomorrow. 1t is not
probable that we shall find the Indians all as
sembled, who are expected at the treaty, and but
little progress will be made for at least day or
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be made representing the views and wishes of the
various bands Of Sioux, who will be partes to the
treaty, and who are connected with each other
by NO band Of political union. and have nothing
'n common oa' language ana custom.
Nothing that we did not repeatedly describe
last year, occurs to our observation to-day, on
BOARD The boat as she winds along put, pull
putt between the rows Of trees, which alone in
dca'e the channel Of tins huviai canal; while the
passengers chatter French, English and Sioux, as
passengers might have mixed things up on board a
haoei packet. Here yon see blanketted Indian
blowing the smoke Of kinn's'nnik through his
wide nostr'ls, and there, half-a-dozen good jovial
fellows Of our own adventurous and stirring race,
smoking iolerable Havannas. and all making our
selves as comfortable as circumstances will per-
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you shall hear further by the earliest opporta-
tunity, from the s oN@i
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Monday June 30, 1851.
Last night our boat (Which. because it has a
pair Of large an'lers on the bow one Of the In
dams IN board calls buck boat,) tied up; and
tins morning, at SUNRISE after short run, we are
landed at Traverse de Sioux, beautiful spot,
where the treaty IS to be held-being an inclined
expanse OF prairie, nearly surrounded by bend
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