The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-12-25

PIcKEREL.-There fish, By the cart load o.
sled load. are broush, into St. Paul. aow-a-days;
and are really luxury. These fish are caught
in gill-ne,s; thsy ara nearly uniformly. about 2
feet long and sell at from 20 to rs cents pair.
STOLEN THuNpER.-Some writer in the
! Democrat Of last week, has cabbaged the sub
stance Of a communication concerning the Hon.
Stephen A. Douglass, which was lately commu-
nicated through the columns Of the Pioneer, by
one Of our Democratic friends. There is not a
point in it, that moi taken from the Pioneer
article. We cannot consent to have our friends
thunder stolen. The next we shnll hear, our
neighber over on the corner, viii be setting up
pretence that his paper. was the original Douglass
paper in Minnesota. The impudence and cool
ness Of Federalism is amazing.
A MOSS AT WArAB.-A stately moose,
passed through Watab, Benton county. the other
day. A Wianebago Indian drew up bis rife md
sent after him lcaden invitation to stop; and the
whole tribe pursued him, but in vain; for he ran
like galIoPing consumption. aoth
MANuFAo TURING IN ST. PAUL.-Last
week. we took an hour to examine the pine lum-
Der manufacturing establishment of Borup g. Co.
at the lower end Of our town. They have, FIRST,
an upright saw, which whips the slabs OF of a
pine log, of any length, and leaves the log in any
desirable shape for the operations Of the circular
saw The circular saw, when il has taken log
thus prepared, upon its frame, cuts it all up into
sid hato n
y uniform thickness, without any setting or delay
whatever, having an apparatus attached TO it =,
which moves the log the thickness Of board and
fastens it there, by the running back Of the car
rage. SO when the carriage brings the log up TO
the saw again. every thing is set for another
board. The slabs are cut into pieces four feet
long. by another circular saw, and passed down
below, where lath saw converts them into ath-
Ing. When the whole machinery is operated BY
steam, it seems as if an earthquake had hold Of
the crank. The man who superintended the
building and who oversees the whole stirring es-
adjustment, is Mr.. Gibson, one Of the hes, and
most deserving men in Minnesota.
FoUNDRY.-The machine shop, blacksmith,
shop, iron lathe aud foundry Of Messrs Borup &
Co., will be in operation in few days.
A New SrREEr.-Borup & Co. have COM
menced building road across the marsh in Kilt
sons addition, from the bench in front Of the
foundation Of their hotel to the river, being about
half way from the Lower Landing to Trout brook,
, and just below their saw mill, They are build
ing up wall or bank Of logs, several feet high.
on each side Of the street, the space between
which, is to be filled with saw-dust and earth
, RIVER SrATIsrIcs.-We are indebted to
, highly esteemed friend, for the following table of
statistics, copied from MIR. Prescotts Register, at
Fort Smelling. 1t shows the regular and rapid in
crease Of business the river, also the remarka-
our waters. Of which we have such abundant sup
I plies, almost uniformly on and after the 9Th day
Of every March,
Gable Of steamboat arrivals, &c., at Fort Smell
ling for the past seven years
ls44-4i arrivals. Otter, Harris, first boat,
, April 9th. Geese and ducks flying. March 6,h
Mississippi opened March 20; closed November
23d, ls4s.
1858 arrivals. Otter, Harris, April 9th,
FIRST boat. Geese and ducks flying March 9th.
/ Mississippi closed November 26th. Coolest da !
Feb. 10, ls degrees below zero.
Is46-24 arrivals. Lynx, Atchison, March
slst, first boat. Ducks and geese flying March
LIST. Codes, day January 25,h, 10 degrees be-
low zero. Mississippi closed Dec. 9Th.
, lS47-47 arrivals. First boa. Cora, Throck-
morton. April 18th. Mississippi closed Noven.-
Der 2sth. Geese and ducks flying March 18th.
: Coolest day Feb. 18Th, 81 degrees below Zero
, 1856 arrivals. First boat, Senator, Har-
r ris, April 9TH. Mississippi closed Dec. 4. Feb
18th, 26 degrees below zero. Geese and ducks
, flying March 9th.
1855 arrivals Highland Mary, Atchson,
first boat. April 9th. Nov. 18th first snow; Dec.
7th, Mississippi closed. December s0,h, coolest
day, "a degrees below zero. Geese and ducks
) flying March 4th.
ls50-l04 arrivals Highland Mary, Atchson,
, first boat. April 18th. Nov. 18th, first snow
: Coolest day. Feb. I'd, IS degrees below Zero
!, Geese and ducks flying March 10TH Dec 4th
closed the Mississippi at St. Anthony.
lS5l-ll9 arrivals. First boat, Nominee. April
18th. Last boat Dr.. Franklin No. 2, November
Goth. River closed November 2sth, at half past
, seven O'Clock in tho morning.
MoRMoNs IN MINNEsorA.--Away off in
the N. w. part Of Minnesota, on the banks of the
) Missouri river, lives settlement Of Mormons,
some hundreds in number at the time Of The CEN
sus Of ls49; and now doubtless considerably more
, numerous; they said to inhabit good coun
try. We are Of opinion that sometime railroad
will extend from ST. Paulto the Missouri river, so
as to bring the trade Of thai region, including Ne
braska, this way; the navigation Of the Missouri
from there down to st. LOUIS, beng nearly i'm
practicable.
: THE MAIL.-When the mail arrived the last