The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-11-13
MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.

MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.
The Franklin No l. came once more, on Tues
day morning last. She found quite sheet of ice
to break through, in Lake St. Croix; but none
ye, in Lake Pepn.
ICE.-The first running ice Of the season, was
seen last Sunday morning; aud pow il is getting
pretty well thickened mp; but it would not sur
and good boating.
CrTr.-We are not ambitious to have Saint
Paul dubbed City. Some of the little strutting
.o,cns down the river, at which steamboats, call
in their trade between ST. Louis and ST. Paul,
are always very careful 10 preface the name Of
their town with the word city. So their newspa-
pers, are dated, ''City Of so and SO.
ACCIDENT TO THE ExcELsIoR.-Vhile
between ST. Anthony and 81. Paul, one day this
week, the Excelsior b.oke crank, and was COM
PEELED to come down upon one wheel. A cylia
der head also stove IN. in conse luence Of the
first breakage. She viii repair at 81. Louis
Dubuqe Tribune.
The Tribune might just as well say that the
accident occurred between Pembna and ST. Paul.
Does not the Tribune know that steamboats, do
no, up to ST. Anthony
THE TIGER.-This boat came fro,hins foam
ing, bulging up to our levcc. last Monday morn
ing. The Osweso arrived jast behind the Tiger.
The Dubuque Express Of Thursday Nov 9th,
says: For The last three weeks the steamers ply
ing between this and the Minnesota country, have
been literally crammed with freight and passen-
gers-the freight consisting Of dry goods, gtoce-
ries, flour. pork, grain, lime, stock, sc.
The Tiger left on Tuesday evening for the
North, loaded down 20 the guards.
The Chicago Tribune seems to oppose the i'm
Provement Of the Mississippi Rapids; for the
reason principally, that above the Upper Rapids,
this is wilderness country. IL wilderness af-
fords as much commerce as we already have, we
are snAious to see VIVA, our business will amoun,
to, when we get ''out Of the woods
The Galena Jeffersonian makes the following
appropriate comments on the remarks Of the
Tribune:
"The Trbune's ideas Of the geography Of the
country through which the Mississippi runs, must
be extremely limited, or its ideas Of distance far
different from those entertained by others. '.Soon
runs into rilderness country Accurate
measurement from Rock Island to the Falls Of
st. Anthony, would no, make the distance over
$50 miles. Whether that Is but step or two.
we leave the Tribune to Judge. ".fnd fermi-
mates at a point Uhere, in our day, at least,
neither commerce or trarei arW reach The
Tribune, surely, cannot but have heard Of the
Territory Of Minnesota, now containing 20 900
persons, and towards which is tending a wave of
immigration that will soon entitle il TO knock for
admission into the Union. 1t may have heard of
the beauty of its surface, Of the fertility of its
soil, and of the vast pineries it contains
VINO WILL ANswER:-We have received
the following letter of inquiry, which we would
thank some one better informed on the subec,
than we are, TO answer through the columns of
The Pioneer:
81 am Tanner, with pretty large family,
and would like to settle in Your couniry-doiny
some farming, and as much tanning possible,
1t there Is bark to tan with. The school geosra-
phles say that your timber is white pine, sugar
maple and heuiiocS; now have learned from. NJ
divlduals who pretend to know something about
Minnesota, that there no such timber as hem
lock 10 the country. In Canada, New York. the
north part Of Michigan and The north par, Of Wis
cons.n, hernIock is very abundant, and cannot
see for the life Of me, why it is not so in Slime
sofa, when it lies in the same latitude.
Now if You could let me know If there Is spy.
and II 1t lies near the farming settlements; or If
there Is any IN the pineries or If there il any IN
the streams remote from the settlements: IL could
be brought down, or If there is any tanners in the
country: For they can tan, could do the same.
on will oblige me very much by giving me in
formation on the above -
ANorHER ENeuiRER-Write.: 81 am aus-
'ous TO obtain some information in regard 10 your
town ard Territory, and hope ycu will excuse III,
liberty take IN addressing you, 70 whom am
a stranger
Several persons in this vicinity have some idea
Of emisrating TO Minnesota, and if you will be
kad enough TO give Us some information in regard
70 The country, you will confer great favor.
VIII You please inform me ghat is tie popula-
,ion Of 81 Paul. and the county in which il is
What is the price Of land or claims. within ten
m''e: OF 81 PAUL. How many Drug Stores have
What would be the probable prospect Of sue.
cess, Tor drug aud book store in 81. Pa.r''