The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-12

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About sixty Germans were arrested. Mr.. Bridges,
a ship carpenter, who was wounded in the riot,
died on the 27,h.-(Mo. Repub., June 3.
sf Impres sions Of Minnesota.
9..i ST. ASrHoNY's FALLS, Minnesota Ter.
! June 6, 1851.
/ ". H. Haldeman, Esq, Louisville, KY
! DEAR SIR-BelIeving it would be of interest
to the readers of your valuable paper, to learn
something of this Northw estern Territory, prompts
me to employ a few leisure moments in giving
| plain statement Of what have seen since left
your city: in doing so, however, shall have to
ask your readers 10 make allowance for the crude
manner in which may perform the task--it being
my first effort in writing for the public.
left your city the latter part of April On the
the Packet Fawn--arrived in St. Louis in about
so bours-spent few days in the city very pleas
autly--then took passage on the DIR. Franklin,
No. 2, for GaIena, Ill. spent some two weeks
in aud around that place and found it TO he
place of much business, and improving quite
rapidly; yet think business in the mercantile
and mechanical departments rather overdcne.
L was informed while there that there shipped
annually about $3.50, 900 worth of lead The
country around that place is iine-land very pro-
ductive and lies well for cul:ivation-the farmer
being well rewarded for his abors; but the great
est difficulty presented to my mind, berg search
ty of timber. sla ~
Galena lies west from Chicago about 200 miles,
and am told the country between the two places
is very fine indeed There is daily line Of sta
ges between these cities, and during my stay they
were crowded with passengers. -
left Galena oh the steamer Nominee, and ar
rived at St. Paul in about so hours Ga distance of
over 400 miles.) found st. Paul to be quite a
thriving place for It's age, being but little over
years old, and contains population of about
1900 inhabitants. The Legislature of the Terri
tory located the seat Of government here last
p, win'er-and during the present sunlnler and fall
they will build the Capitol Of the Territory.
! st. Paul is at this time considered the head of
navigation. and lies about 8 miles east of this
place. Boats have been up within one mile OF
the Falls Of st. Anthony, and at this place they
have built small boat called the Gov. Ramsey
which runs up to Sank Rapids, about SO miles
4 above this place. There has sprang up at this
place within the last Is months quite town.
say 1000 inhabitants-and think is destined al
no very distant day to be quite city. have
seen persons here thai, have visited Mis- CARA Falls.
and they say that all things considered, it is but
! little behind the latter place in subimity and
.magnihcenee. .,...~ ts.a .re
The country around the Falls and ST. Paul is
the finest in appearance Of any i ever saw. The
land is not as rich some, but yet produces equal
or nearly so, to your bear grass lands. 1 have
been very much asenished in not finding Ken
tuckians In this country-knowing their character
for pioneering into new countries.
All they need in this country now to make il
equal to Illinois, Iowa Missouri, is farmers
aud l am satisfied farmers would do well to emf
CRATE to this country. everything they raise is in
demand at high prices, in CONSCIENCE Of the great
emigration here; and as several tribes Of Indians
get their supplies at st. Paul. there will be de-
mand years to come. Another nducement
for farmers to come is that they can get land.
cheap even at this time--and during the present
summer a treaty is to come off with the Siou,
Indians, by which it is expected that the govern
tnent will get some 25 million Of land lying
on the opposite side Of the Mississippi river; and
persons here that seem to be well posted on thu
subject, say those lands are superior TO the land
now in market.
The lands near this place abound in lakes va
rying in size from one hundred acres To ten .hou.
sand acres, where there are generally fish Of the
finest quality. .n r.Jf s
l took little fishing spree of few days, and
caught Tin company with two other persons) about
80 pounds of bass and pickercl. and it was GER
tarnly bad day for fishing, being cool and'wiHdy
Adopts in fishing are successful in catching the
trout, but it required more skill and to catch
them than could employ. NJ. w. S.
r 8. would advise farmers emigrating Il
this country to bring with them at least yok.
Of good oxen, together with large prairie pIow
as there is great difficulty in getting land broke
!, up-many here having to pay FIVE dollars pei
acre, and hard TO get at that ! notice one o
the papers here advertises for 100 able-bodiet
lawyers to break up prairie and requests southern
papers to copy. f44l 30 assl M. w. s.
A TRIFLE FROM STRENGTHENING tn,
most interesting objects in the great exhibisio,
. will bc found wonderful specimen of the mos