The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-08-14


Indians all over town with double eagles, and
Third Street, especially, was converted into an sx-
tempore horse bazaar. Probably SO horses were
sold and snapped during the day. Our red neigh
bors will relieve the town Of much crow-bait.
Dogs are also in demand, which, will to a certain
extent, diminish the demand for sage here III
town.
On Friday, every Indian who had been able to
buy horse was anxious to try bis speed Vari-
Gus contests of aeetneas were Witnessed, between
old wheeling cart-horses, RAINING quarter races
at the north end of Jackson Street, in the sand
ankle deep. As this is new wrinkle on the
brow Of civilization here, very large multitude
turned out to the One Of the winning
ming within the limits of the corporation. They
could MT prove by us that there was any run
Mig.
The success Of The treaty, if it be ratified, will
increase rents and the demand for buildings ia St.
Paul, very much. Immigrants to the west side
of the river, will necessarily make our town their
temporary home, while they build and prepare
houses for their families, in The new purchase.
Hundreds and thousands will also resort here, TO
make their purchases Of goods and supplies. We
are glad 10 learn that active measures will be
ken in town. TO place two or three small
steamboats, in our waters early, suitable for the
trade from our town to the Falls Of Saint Croix;
also, up the Minnesota river, and when practical
BILE, as far possible up the rapids towards ST.
Anthony. There ought to be, in addition to
these, boat adapted 10 and employed to run
regularly in The trade from Green Bay to St. Paul,
through the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. A boat
next season, would have full employment in that
trade, in bringing immigrants through from the
lakes as soon as the line was known 10 be cstab-
lished, from The opening to The close of navga-
ton. BY the time tire Chicago railroad is COM
pleted 10 Gaena--nay, before that--by the time
the Sioux treaty Is ratified, line of daily steasu
boats from Gaena TO ST. Paul, will have full en-
| ployment In the meantime the Steamboat busI-
ness to Saint Paul. from St. Louis, will greatly in
crease. Quincy, keokuk, Burlington, Musca-
tine, Rock Island and Dubuque, viii each of them
employ steamboat in their trade with Saint Paul
and intermediate ports. Arrangements for the
convenience of landing teamboats, and for stor-
age and forwarding al oar levee, commensurate
to the prospective well us the actual increase
Of business in our town, cannot be made too soon,
nor upon plan too expensive or permanent The
rapid growth and the immense commercial i'm
portance Of 81. Paul, as ney table the laws
of trade and the progress Of time
Probably more than twice as many farms have
been commenced within dozen miles Of Saint
Paui, since the opening Of navigation last Sprirg
as the whole number in the Territory before that
time.
The price paid per day for man with a span
of horses and wagon, at work in Saint Paul, is
81, being exactly twice much as is usually
paid in the States.
The wheat crop on Rock river. and generally
south, proves future this year. Winter, rust,
weyiI, and other fatalities attend it; and wheat
will have to be abandoned there as the staple 1t
may turn out after all, and from all we can learn,
we believe it ,oiH be SO, that Minnesota and the
| high attitudes north of Minnesota, which have
been decIaimed about as being too far north for
vegetation TO thrive, will prove to be the best and
surest wheat country in America. Without a soil
tary exception, out of very many experiments
this year, with spring wheat and winter wheat,
we have not heard Of one failure.
| Mr. Baruum, who has opened new farm, in
that delightful region around White Bear Lake.
about 10 miles northeast of st. Paul is in town
frequently with supply Of excellent fresh fish,
OF which he keeps supply in fish cage. When
they want recreation at that lake, each person
with hook and live and plenty of bait, unmoors
a small hotilla, and by the time the fisherman has
crossed the lake he has all the fish he wants In
many of these small lakes, the bottoms are COW
cred with white sand, SO that even pickere are
always fshed for al the bottom, and not fraed
for on The surface is usual in other water You
can see them tlke the bait mt almost any depth
Of water
Speaking Of fish, fine CT tfish are now caught in
abundance at St. Paul, in the river We are in
debted to Dr. Jarvis, who catches fish Just for the
fun of it, for string Of excellent fish, caught at
the Lower Landing.
Aiessrs Brawley and Symonds, have u machine
for making pressed brick. We have seen some
of these brick; and certainly no man Of any taste
would think Of putting oPa brick front of any
other brick. when beautiful article like these
pressed brick can be had at $40; which think
is lower than such bricks are sold at in st. Louis
or Boston These brick, being placed edgewise
in the wall as sort Of veneering, really 60 twice
as far common rough bricks, which are laid
flatwise.
There is a knot Of sstrikers'' in Saint Paul
who are trying to stir up opposition to the treaty
by reporting all sorts Of falsehoods, and by trying
to excite discomfort amongst claimants. The plai
OF ambush warfare carried on few months past
by these wretches, has been to write letters tc
distant newspaper presses containing the ves