The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-02

few miles west of st. Paul, gave US blood beet
from his garden last week, which measured a
little over two fee. in circumference; being also
of excellent quality.
| GRINprNG.-Mr. Winslow's mill in the rear
of town, did its FIRST grinding last Saturday. Mr..
Wlnslow brought as present to the Pioneer, the
first meal ground in it. Not every bride who
wishes to have her nuptals announced is as mind
full of the printer. Prosperity TO the mill and TO
Der enterPrsing owner.
FRosr.--We had light frost. doing no dam
age, however, on the night Of the Goth Of Sep
TENDER. Last year, the FIRST frost was on the
night of the 9th. All crops that were seasona-
bly, planted, are now quite ripe, throughout Min
ncsota.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.--Mr. Spencer, late Of
'Ferre Ilaute, Indiana, author Of an excellent
elementary grammar, and grammar lecturer, is
in our Territory, and we believe proposes 10 make
up classes in villages, for course of lectures.
More Of the reason and true philosophy Of gram
mar, may thus be learned in fortnight, than we
could acquire through the whole period Of child
hood and youth, at school, studying the arbitrary,
unexplained, complicated Syntax Of Linday
Murray.
The Art Union. of Philadelphia, the Wing
Review, and the Illustrated News, are received;
all valuable works. We shall be happy to show
these capital periodicals to any person wishing 10
no 60 A %, c,r tho knttar
taking place in the choice Of reading matter for
the million, which is plainly indicated by the more
solid and useful class Of periodicals now coming
in fashion. 1t is to be hoped that the day Of
Nancy Matilda novel reading is nearly past.
| GRADING ST. PAUL.-Our town, extending
now great surface, (quite enough for years
to come) embraces u varied topography Of plain,
bluff, and ra,ne, with streets, many of them
existing as yet only upon the plat; but new edi-
fees, large and small, dear aud cheap, elegant
and queer, daily sprinslng INTO existence, here
and there, over the whole Of il--deached villas,
and isolated parts Of what will in few years,
be compact whole. With such evidence Of a
vigorous growth, and it being longer prob
lem that St. Pau! is destined 10 growth rapid
and as substantial as was ever experienced by
Chicago, we think that every consideration of
economy requires, not osy the immediate WIDEN
ing Of our streets, by the corporation, but also
complete re-survey Of the town, to establish per-
manent and acknowledged boundaries of lots, and
a topograp hical survey, 10 fix now and forever,
proper grade for every street, so that every man
who builds may know exactly how much 10 Gil
up or how much to excavate, TO be on level
with the street when properly opened; and thus
save infinite expense hereafter, in sinking or
raising the foundations of buildings.
! The UNCLE ToBY.-This old Uno1e Wheel
ing with the Phhisic, came in last Sunday morn
ing. From the time we first heard the boat down
the river, until it wen, by and was unheard in the
distance above, toward the Fort, was a lapse of
nearly half the night. 1t was difficult to Judge
by the voice, whether it WAS Toby or the Tiger
Toby or no, Toby, that was the question--but
the return of the boat IN the morning, proved it
to be Toby and nothing shorter. This Toby
like its namesake, the verb To he, is irregular,
not to say defective, Still, the Toby is welcome
10 our waters.
THE GALENA BoArs.--It is remarkable
fact, that amongst the thousand. Of passengers
arriving those boats, of all ages and degrees
and conditions in life, including, Of course, a
good share of grumbIers tyour grumb'ers are al
ways travellirgD we seldom hear these boats
spoken of, but in terms of commentator. Ga
lena owes her prosperity rery much to the ex-
ceilent character Of her steamboatmen.
ANOTHER IRoN FURNACE IN ST. PAUL.
C. II. Cakes, Capt. Dana s. Co. are about to
build another furnace at the Lower La nding, ST.
Paul, which will probably be in operation soon
after the furnace Of Mr.. WATSON, at the Upper
Landing is completed. They have every thing
requisite, including pig-iron, now on the way up
the river The building of steam engines will
be commenced there This winter. As there is no
where a more favorable spot than st. Paul, TO
obtain material for steamboat building, that
branch Of manufactures will be established here
and carried on, at least to the extent of supply ing
) our own town with boats, of which halEa-dozen
will be wanted next spring.
FoR THE MINNESOTA RIvER.---We learn
thai II. Nj. Rice, Esq, is preparing small steam
boat TO run between St. Paul and some point up
this river
Onions AND VEGETABLE EGGs--We are
: indebted to Mr.. Larpeneur, an enthusiastic far
mer, three miles west Of ST. Paul, for sPeci-
men Of onions, as large onions often get TO be,
that is Of The SIZE Of the bottom of britannia tea
pots; also for an egg Of the egg plant, coal black
half foot long and four inches in diameter, beat
,, ing the largest ostrich egg.
BLACK BEARs.-Cool weather preceding the
time of ALTERNATING, when these animals curl up ir
hollow trees and caverns, and lie dormant through
winter, gives them terrible appetite for food
and multitudes of them are now ranging about
seeking food to devour Twenty-three Of them
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