The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-29
ansSEsor AgArEAIHs. !

gers and Overcoming.
Three companies Gf Government, Surveyors, TO
| work in Minnesota, have arrived within the past
week.
| Our readers will find advertisements this week,
| in a separate coiamn, which are received from
Dubuque; which will open, we hope, an advsn-
tageous acquaintance Of our people with the bu-
siness hen of that city.
Win those who are indebted at the Pioneer of
fee, be SO good as to pay up, without further de-
lay: Those who think We can edo well enough
without it, are grossly mistaken. fe
Speaking of the Dubuque and Keokuk railroad,
a writer in the Dubuque Daily Tribune says:
"From Dubuque, the same line may be ex-
/ tended through Minnesota TO the head Of nav ga
| ton of the ST. Peter, and thepce to the Red Riv-
| er of the North, emptyins into Lake Wmncpeg.
The country Is well adapted to such road, as
will be admitted on examination of the map,
and especially the map accompanying the report
of Capt Pope, of the United States Army, who
was sent out to locate military posts in that Ter
Ei;ory. This line would draw an immense traffic
from country of which litile is now known 1t
drains the whole Of the vast region between the
Mississippi and Missouri riyers--'hat around the
head wstes Of The ST. Peter and the Red River Of
the North--and could not fail to draw To it the
greater portion of the commerce Of the British set
tenents---for the Red River Of the North is SO
obstructcd by ice, especially towards its mouth
that i, is no; available for commerce. At this
day, the inhabitants Of Selkirk's Colony procure
their supplies, by an overland route Of about six
hundred miles. at st. Paul, in Minnesota. Nor
sthis country sterile or reproductive. A large
portion Of it is covered with the finest timber in
the world, and northern grains grow and mature
I well. At present. il is remarkable only for game
and furs, but when quick and certain read is
opened, will soon TEEN with dense population.
We hazard very little in predicting that, within a
quarter of century, this line will be completed -
A quarter of century, Yes; far within a
quarter Of a century. What was The prospect Of
u railroad from Dubuque to Keokuk, twenty five
years ago. Nay; where aud what, then, were
/ keokuk and Dubuque
DIR. Owen, in giving an abstract Of his final ge-
illogical survey, lately, at Cincinnati, says:
g The lower Magnesia Limestone, and even
the Sandstones on the half breed tract below La e
Pepn are neialferons, yielding both lead and
copper. The latter is a hydrous bi-carbonate,
mixed with some silicate Of copper aud copper
pyrtes, yielding from ten to twenty per cent. OF
metallic copper. The lead ore is a sulphurei,
similar to that occurring ia the Dubuque and Min
eral Point districts" af -tH
The descriptive details Of the interesting region
on the north shore, between Fond-du-Lac aud the
British Possessions. viii be fully given in Dr. Nor
woods report. DR.. Norwood stated to US, last
season, amongst other things, that, on the north
shore of Lake Superior, there vas To be found the
American reindeer, and species of cedar trees,
OF Immense SIZE. = g. -..l r-l
The coal region Of Iowa extends about 200
Norwood said he thought the northern extremity
of the coal bed Of the Des MONIES valley, in Iowa,
was the neares, point 10 Minnesota, at which coal
could be found, in its proper bed We hope, he
may be mistaken in this, as Dr. Owen certainly
was, in many Of his observations concerning wl,a,
lands contained lead ore and what lands did not,
in the Galena district. Ts~'to y1G
The entire area Of this coal field, IN Iowa alone
cannot be less than 20 900 square miles, in all,
embracing a country nearly equal in extent to the
State of Indiana. -iio|ot A''f'D4'l 90
The Daily Dubuque Tribune of the 10th, for a
copy of which we are indebted to our friend John
/ w. Alarkle, Of The steamboat Tiger, thus an
noances the beginning Of a steamboat trade, d.
rectly from that city to Saint Paul :ali a uuoe
We are gra,iiied to state that the neat little
steamer Tiger, has been purchased by Capt. J.
p. Anderson and Mr. O. IL Maxwell of this city,
and will immediately Commence making weekly
trips between this CITY and ST.. Paul. She will be
commanded by Capt. Anderson. The Tiger is
nearly new boat, and though not Of 50 large a
size as was desired, yet she will do very well to
make a beginning wnh. Her owners expect to
exchange her for a more suitable craft before the
commencement Of another season. Ill p pa ~
/ Wemost heartily wish this enterprise the sue
cess t>merits. Ii is the pioneer movement in a
business vital to the commercial prosperity of Du-
buquc, and should be encouraged accordingly
The Tiger arrived on Thursday of last week
but being a stranger, she steered on beyond the
Lower Landing, either not knowing the way In,
or being little shy Of the /" great Monopoly -
We hope the s'Tiser" may be succeeded by a
whole mendgerie Of boats from down below Ii
is but little more than two years, when all the
boats in these waters were Of the class Of the Ii
ger, or smaller |; such as the PEARL and the
l'Otter''
| ..'Great oaks from little acorns grow The
Dubuquers intend soon to have a large boat that
will make two trips week., a.
4
Two weeks ago last Nominee. there arrived by
that boat, short, thick-se,, sleek young gentle
man, about 25 years old, who represented him
self as DIR. Byne Of Philadelphia, iron merchant,
&c., Of certain No. Of certain street in Phila-
dolphin but whc, as the sequel proved, was
really in the steal business. DIR. Byne was very
afable-.-fond Of good society---fond Of champagne
lii fact he was very luxurious gentleman; and
perambulated the plank walk, which projects like
the hearth Of cooking stove in front of the Amer
lean House, with the epicurean airs Of Lucul-
lus; and as to wines and livery expenses, he
was as extravagant as Dr. Berg himself DR..
Byne, living extrava gantIy, as gentleman of for
time cnuht IA 10 Ev;,,, l~n.<yF r.