Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-10
Correspondence Of the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
Letter from Minnesota.
IrascA, Minnesota, June 10, 1S5

Letter from Minnesota.
ITAsCA. Minnesota, June 10, 1851.
EDITOR HAwR-EYE:-Tne Winnebago pay.
ments have at las. been made by Mr. Friedly, the
newly appointed Agent, and money is plenty with
them; how long they viii be sin funds" Is mat
ter of uncertainty, addicted as they are TO garnb-
ling: ii is evident that they will be oil ready for
the full payment when il is made.
They had glorious time on the afternoon of
the payment at Long Prairie. II seems that one
Of the prominent men among the Chippeways
told Chief of the Winnebagoes that he some
times drank Essence of Peppermint and it made
him feel gool;"-this was hint enough-in about
one hour all the Peppermint, Cologne and Lemon
Syrup to be had at the trading houses was sold
this the Indians mired together and it made "a
drink that made them feel merry and funny al
though at rather extravagant rate-three drinks
costing fire dollars aud half. | hope some Of
the Iowa papers will say more about the 'poor,
destitute, half-starvedW nncbagoes; for if they
are able to Guido us in Champagne as a luxury
and regale themselves on Wnnebago Cordial,
their extravaganza should be remembered when
days Of adversely come again.
have just received the first number Of your
Tri-Weekly. / am pleased with its appearance
and wish you all success in your enterprise. Tne
issuing of Tri-Weekly speaks much in favor of
Burlington, which by the way, is, if my ideas of
towns IT, the West are correct, one of the most
prosperous on the Mississippi--destined at no far
distant day by the enterprise Of its people and its
favorable location to be the Banner CITY," re-
fer to the towns belotv The Falls of st Anthony.
not above; for already we can boast of that which
! at 50 early day yon did not anticipate. Ihare
been to Wdtqh and if any of your readers have
ever visited this flonrishins town situated four
miles above The Sank Rapids, they entertain with
ont do Ibt sentiments similar to my own.
Beautifully laid ont, it embraces large area
Of land on both sides OF the Mississippi. II is al
this point that Government has laid ont large
farms comprising several hundred acres, which
are TILED by the Indians. who dwell in perma-
| nent houses on both shores. There are numcr-
ons trading houses and dwellings among Others,
occupied by the whites, who in agriculture are
considered by the indians as their rivals. While
stopping here PIT mp at the ''Watab Minsioa"
kept BY VINCENT late of the ''Reve;lle,' paper
yol probably exchanged with during the last ses-
son of the Legislature; il you did not it was
70 ii loss.
The hotel is situated on beautiful lawn which
gently slopes 10 the river, affordlng from the
paio, one of the finest views in the territory
The splendid grove of primitive oaks VIII 'ch sur
round the Mans on, affords a delightful park in
which one can seat himself upon an easy bench
"A - ,-i,, h. I'D
pied with the scene about him. Here we NEE
the Indian maidens in all their spo:ess purity,
such as we often read of in the yellow covered
literature" with compleNions slightly bronzed,
beautiful features, delic ate iimbS-2ardon me for
turning my admiration to the object-the pretty
feet and ankles. As however, the fashion in Go
than al present among the Lords of Creation"
is such that the lower extremit;es are more plain
" visible. you will excuse me. Oae maiden fair
er than all others. was O-see-kd, whose admirers
were without number. Tue Court being in ses-
sion, noticed many Of our eminent coanscilor5
from ST Paul in her train.
But have not time to give you al account OF
my visit in detai-'f yon ever come to Mlnneso-
ia fail not to visit Watab. Some of the most pop
ular OF the Indian Orators reside here. | had the
pleasure OF listening 10 one Grafton: and speaking
of Orators, ! must 10. forget to mention our most
popular white o-ator, VIM D. Phillips, Esq, of
St Paul. who in style of delivery. aptness Of
words meditation OF voice equals, if he does not
surpass any one have ever before listened to-
He was at Watab the last night of the court /
was in hopes of having his company down on the
boat the next morning, but was disappointed
Crops in our vicinity look favorable, with the
exception Of Corn. which is rather back ward ow
ing to the season being much cooler at present,
than at this time last year. Minnesota il taking
q bold stand this year in Agriculture; quite num-
Der OF large farms are being opened and the land
above the Falls for distance of eighty miles on
the river; seems TO attract the most attention.
The lands in this direction are excellent, but |
hope Won will soon be able TO make trip TO the
Rapids at any rate, and see it for yourself. Make
the trip up by water and down by land, and feel
confident that you will be delighted with the
country and its many facilities. 1t has been
serted that much of our country is comprised of
swamps aud marshes These are By no means Of
any disadvantage to us. the swamps being cover
ed with heavy growth of T4marac, and the
marshes covered with Cranberry vines, the fruit
of which has heretofore found ready market on
the lower river. have no idea that all the land
in Iowa is suitable for farms, and venture to say
that, taking into consideration the extent of coun
try in the two Territories. there is more availa-
BILE land for farming in Minnesota thai. Iowa.
Yours i'm haste. o. III. IL.
DAMAGE TO LOUIS PHILIPPE's pRoPEnrY.-
The heirs of Louis Philippe, claim from the
French Government. for damage done by ''the
mob" in 1913, as follows:
Damage TO Caateaux of Non!lv and
V'lliers by fire and pillaSe, $500, 600
Furniture. 100000
Works of art 10000
Books, 1900
Wines, 10000
Stables, 10000
Si.5I6 900
MISUNDERSTANDING the Mileage CHri0sitifs of
the last Congress were the following payments 20
Messrs Gilbert and Wright, OF California, and
Tnnrs,un OF Oregon.
Mileage Of MrWright, 1913 miles $9,0l2
8 Gilbert, 6,S53 SPA
g g Tnurs.on, 1915 - 3,ij2
Tie California Senators were paid mileage for