The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-07-17
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,iesbtiess proportion of our citizens begin
30 think Of launt iato the country. South,
they will hardly conclude TO go--since they
would be pretty sure not to avoid increased
heat aud more dehilitating weather. East
ward. the state Of the roads and The means
OF conveyance forbid, s..d Westward, they
would soon find an unlIrcken wilderness
80 thai ali aveE;es TO pleasanter places
cooler hrsezes-and the moderated spieSd-
ora OF Northern summer are shut, save
Eserth~arsl to the land og 50 much promise
about the of 81. Anthony, and the
Upper prer Mississippi.
Leaving this place on some Of our excel
lent regular steamers, they could proceed
up the grs al Fatser of Waters, now m the
heigii; 0f Is full Eeod, from 10 10 feet
allos low water mark, and extending from
L.uft to b. 1T, a yasi inland sea, averaging
two miles wide, and stretching from, north
20 sosth .ver fifteen parallels Of latitude.--
Sieaniut. aloag some three hundred miles
almost due north, such as had never made
the Voya e, would get some conceptions Of
the rasif ~, richness and magnificence Of
the Norl west. Soon, the yoyager would
gratlnall7 feel that be was approaching
iIigssssr la,itudes and more temperate sum
mer. IA could stop on the 45th parallel Of
lstiiut;e al St. Paul, and look over the coun-
Try in lsa vicinity, make acquaintance with
the india, ,hereabouts, and enlighten him.
self - 20 ne wealth and resources Of Min
usseta, aud inv,gora.ed by the climate, add,
a wear to his term of life. Or, does be love
adventure, then take boat above the Falls
Of ST. Anslony, and make an excursion into
the heart of rhe wilderness, that choice
asalaag ground Of the Chippe1as-that
counIFy ct lakes like silver, tall timber, wild
fowl, deer, tront, muskalonge, white fish,
and oil the pleasing conditions of savage
life. Here is health TO he found and self
reliance !; here the latent energies Of men
are brought out, anil here man can learn
Of MS own capacities, of how much greater
tii'aRs he is capable of than he had antici-
pated.
We have understood that a party, con-
sistiiig at ladies' and gentlemen. one or TWO
young brides, not unused TO travel and the
aanoyances attendant thereon, left New
York eiiy early in June for Halifax. thence
went-up the ST. Lawrence, through the
Jafes--and it is their intention to go the
whole length of Lake Superior, and spend
the summer al fresco; thence up the 81.
Louis river, across the couniry, through the
wilderness TO Sandy Lake, thence down the
tO tue VI NUtuOHy-
reaching there in the autumn, and down the
mississippi to New Orleans, spend the win
ter IN Hasanna, and return to New York
the following spring.-lGaiena Adv.
SRackrsG ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOR
ming, Ghc 4th of July, while two young men
Henry Carman and Delaney Thayer.
were engaged in firing a salute in the CAPT.
tot park. the cannon was accidentally dis
charged, carrying away both arms Of Thay-
er. and terribly mutilating his face, chest,
aud other parts of his body. The ampura-
;ion of he.h arms near the shoulders, was
performed Immediately after The accident,
end the patient is comparatively comforta-
bic. and strong hopes are entertained of
saving his life, and restoring the sight of
one sye--the other bcipg eHtirely destroy ed
Jhayer had served in the Mexican war,
since which time be has been engaged as
printer in the Express offire was married
less than year since. and at the time Of
The accident was the father of child hu,
two days old. The circumstances of the
case cab for and receive the deepest sympa-
tales of the eo,Iaunity. VIM. N. Seymour,
Esq, devoted the day TO raising sahscrip-
tons for The benefit of the family Of the
wounded man, and before night, had pro-
cured over three hundred doilars.-l Madi-
son Dem.
MIsEEsorA CATTLE TRApe.-The DR..
franklin will take up to-slay, foriy-two
cows and about twenty calves TO Minnrso-
n, for Case s. Robinson. The last tri,
this mont made it took up a lot for the same
gentlemen. They find good market there
among the settlers. farmers and butchers for
COWS and fat cattle. The drove that goe,
up to-day was collected among the farmer.
North aud East of here, and will sell there
from IS 10 40 dollars, according TO size ami
promise as mixers, or for slaughter The
lot were mostly in fine condition, and three.
quarters Of the whole bore unniistak ai,le
signs OF Ayrshire blood, with rprinklins
of Durham, and one-haif of the whole, we
should Judge, were full one quarter blood o.
that excellent breed.
While in the Eastern cannties of ihi.
State and Wisconsin, the far,ners send the
surplas Of their stock East in this neigh
borsiood, and South along. the river, the,
are forwarded northward to supply tht
Lamber,nen, Indians. Garrisons, and set
tiers with meat iBthe newly occupied lands
Tina demand in that way cannot contnu,
long, for country SO well calculated fol
grazing will in few years supply its owr
market, and have surplus to dispose Of
which viii create cattle trade as large n.
that now Of Kentucky or Ohio, with tn,
eastern shore.-IGaiena Adv, July II.
wooL-.fn Item for Farmers.-A farmer
IN DeKaib county, about year since
snapped pair Of gray ponies for one hu,:
dred sheep. This spring he sold wool from
them TO the amount Of si44,0O, and retain
ed eight heeces for family use. He has a,
Increase Of sixty-seyen lambs, tlIA value o
which aided to the original flock and th,
sale of wool. max - a net gain Of at leas
500 per cent. There can he t,o doubt, il
the case Of such facts, but that every far
mer should have flock of sheep.-IPeori
Dem.
A FAR TO MINSEsorA.-The Oshkas
Telegraph says that the Steamer job
Mitchell has recently been fitted with a
upper cabin, and thai Capt. Harris design
trip 10 Minnesota Immediately sftsr tn
4th Of Jyly. TO occupy about two weeks.
fine opportunitysfor trip to the Fal
Of ST. Anthony. and the thriving towns
that region. 49, q 49,
tLys DR.. I. B. Branch. Of Galena. Is at II
American House. ST Paul where ne will sta