The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-15

pie III home unless sney are cuetntesof WHOM yoe
wish to be rcyenged, and whom hell has not tor
'ures enough to punish Wehave sccnnosy mp-f
toms Of California fever here. this Spring; but we
offer the above extract preventive for any
who may have incipicnt symptoms Of the disease.
Abou, 80 cabin passengers, immigrants, came
to St. Paul by the Nominee, last Thursday. It's
that some Of them should no, be disap-
pointed. One man refused to go ashore at all,
saying that ne could see enough from the boat to
satisfy him that St. Paul was not even half as
much If place as ST. Louis.
A gentleman living near the city Of New York,
wrote TO US on the 10Th Of April. sayng: This
week peach blossoms are out--wllows, and other
early trees beginning to Ieaf-our potatoes plant
ed in March, are just coming above ground-oa,s
are spriusing up, grass growing finely.
am much pleased and agreeably surprised
with your paper, mechanically and otherwise.
is superior in both, to most Of the weeklies see
in this State-and equal to any,"
Mr. Bell, who is opening an extensive farm near
Red Rock, between St. Paul and the mouth Of the
ST. Croix river, informed Us the other day, that
one of his neighbors had made the experiment Of
sowing small piece Of ground last autumn with
winter wheat, on the prairie; and he says it is not
mt all winter killed, and loo very promising
Why should not winter wheat do well here, upon
soil like the wheat lands Of Michigan, and with
20, - IN
Mr. Bell is ob,a lining small stock Of sheep, for
his farm; and sees no reason why they will not do
well in Minnesota. He thiaks they will not be
molested by wolves. In our opinion, true econo-
my, requires that every prairie farmer should keep
"A few sheep; enough, at any rate, to consume the
nutritious leaves and heritage that is otherwise
scattered and wasted, in feeding cattle and horses
upon prsirie hay. In a climate as uniformly dry
in winter, as tina, of Minnesota, sheep mast enjoy
as dne heath as in any part Of the world.
Persons coming to Minnesota in search Of Ia nd
complain, with some truth, that they find much of
the land near ST. Paul, not Of the best quality
But we venture to say, there is no laud near ST.
Paul, that can be plowed, that will not yield more
profit for farming purposes, than the richest lands
will afford in other parts Of the West, which have
not the advantage of home market such as we
have. Never have we known farmer in Minne-
sofa. yet, to put his hand earnestly to the plow
and look back.
Capt. John A. Wakefield, late Of ST. Paul and
now Of Alama>ce county, Iowa, author Of the
History Of the Black Hawk War, &C." arrived
in our town a visit, last week, Thursday, and
was greeted with hearty welcome by great
multitude Of our people a, the landing. The Capt,
who had been absent from St. Paul, ever since the
close of igaon last fall, expressed bis astonsh,
ment at The wonderful growth of our town, since
he had left it.
The 5urghers of Gu,tenburgh, town above
Carsville, on the Iowa side Of the Mississippi,
formerly known by the name Of Prairie La Porte
are considering the propriety Of naming the place,
now tina, it il grown so big, no longer G,xten.
burgh, but Pdunearille; suggesting the idea thai
the town has arrived at the dignity Of having q
respectable corporation Of its own. 1t is a COM
m thing in cur country, to see towns, as they
grow, become ambitious of greater names; and
we are looking, every day, to hear Of some of gu,
people trying TO get ST. Paul christened the
Twelve Apostles or something else, quite as
ridiculous.
The War Department will be astonished te
learn that Fort Smelling, which has been consd.
cred very strong post, was taken the other day
(wbile the troops in the garrison were absent
planting potatoes,) by daguerreotypis,.
! BY a letter Of instructions from the Treasur,
Department, collectors Of ports are required te
examine all vessels adapted for liquors, whether
Of wood, s,oae, ear,hernware or glass, Of the ves
sells, &c, which they have TO inspect. The Rocl
Island potteries, therefore demonstrates; being un
willing to pay steamboats, for the delay necessary
in the port Of St. Paul. to enable the deputy col
lector TO comply with these instructions, by exam
lining all their jugs. &c, sent to this market fc
sale. IL is also onerous upon tho collector, VIII,
has quite enough to do, for So 90 per day, to at
tend TO the glassware.
! The telegraph wires from Galena to st. Paul
will pot be extended th. season, for want of fund
to do j; Nothing else is wanting; our clirnat,
is no obstruction; for in the coolest parts of Rus
sin. the electrical fluid does not CONCEAL upon IN,
wires. 1t was question in one of orr debatin:
clubs last winter. whether the cold could get fa
enough below zero 10 freeze lightning. s
The Minnesota Year Book, being No. 1, of al
annual manual, and in fact, register Of ever,
thing pertaining to the social, political, and reli
gons condition Of Minnesota, is an unpretendn,
work Of about seventy pages. by our enterPrisn;
townsinan, w. G. LIE Due. Esq, Stationer, corn
err Of Third and Roberts streets, ST. Paul; an,
containing Gar lnformation Of value TO strang
crs as wei! TO our citizens, concerning our Ter
ri,ory, for the email price Of 25 cents. than j.
tanned in any Of the volumes we have yet seen
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all G5oat Minnesota. 4r-.s.al ~ .,,-- sa i.
a new road, nearly as straight as an air line
is just laid on, from ST. Paul to Bear Lake, an
beyond that To Bald Eagle Lake. Il extends
little east Of north from our town, ten miles an