New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-09
The Region abonf the Southwest End OF
Lake Superior.


Mr. Stuntz, of Grant Co., Wis, has been de-
puted by the General Land suryeyor Of this North
west District t. lay of such tract OF land about
the south west pont OF the Lake into townships and
actions, NJ emigration will earliest require He re-
turned cid La Pointe and Saltwater last week We
have obtained from him views of that region.
From Fond-duLsc, tradngpcst situsted eleven miles
inland the ST. Lous River eastward for psrhaps fifty
uils the margin Of the Lake IL fat strip OF land.
reaching back TO rocky ridge about eleven miles Off
The coil of this fiat land h rich ed clay The wood 10
white cedar and pine, and OF the most magnificent
growth The American line il beyond the mouth of the
a. Louis far northeast Pigeon River, 100 miles.
A mountain extends all the way between the st. Louis
and Pigeon RyeTs. It evidently sbounds in copper iron
and silver The Terrestrial compass csnno. be used
there so strong the attraction TO the earth The needle
resrs and pluDgos like mad Points OF survey have
~ fixed BY the solar compass.
The Indian and halfbreed packmen have as
,oni,hng strength. One Indian, who il described by
the others as being large two men, carried for
compeny of IL Provisions io- ten dsys, viz: one
hsrre OF -four half barrel Of pork and something else
b,ides the utensils Mirage Is common phenorn enon
IN spsine ard summer. For the bays not opening 40
coon rs tne main lake, cooling early object
out on the lake is viewed from the shore through
dense medium Of air and thin medium. Hence lie
rrscon Ct rays which gives wonderful sights
that the Chippewas call that the spirit or enchanted
land Sail vessels which really 80 miles of are seen
A,upipg and beyiny about almost within touch Tur
re islands look heedy AID topping toward the zenith
porets seem leap from their stems and go soaring
ike thistles for the very port oft
The ice did not leave some Of tie bays tillthe
IGth of June The fish delicious, especially the
ssImon trout But little land game. Mr.. Stuntz calcu
lstes on wonderful enterprises in that country after the
opeuing of the Saul. Canal.
MI. s. describes La Pointe, q town on the
Lake as being susted at the head Ola Day some Is miles
from the High Lake and secluded from the lake by
errl Islands He saw there warehouse coo feet long
bui of tsma poles and rooted with bark This build
ns d very much warped by the pressure Of age il
entered BY wooden railway the town is dingy and
dresry He most luxurious garden by tho former
residence OF Dr. BoruP IL contained variety OF fruit
trssa and shrubs, such purns, cherries, apples,
: currents, &c. Minnesota Pioneer, Nov. 25
q The Minnesota Pioneer, Of lhe 25th ult.,
chronicles the closing of the Mississippi by ice iii these
terms
The Mississippi closed his eyes at l2 and 5l2 minutes
NJ Thursday the 18th inst. Peace to his SAUNDERS
Last year this occurred on the 2sth az 7l3 AM.
The last boat OF this was the Black Hawk Capt
Lodwick. She left on the eve Of the 10Th The last
boat of 81 wa the Nominees she left on the 20th. The
Mississippi closes unlike most streams lie current be-
ing swift the ice does not sar fixed for many days after
the river Is nearly covered with it. But the ice keeps
pressing along and If the weather does not relax the
Ice becomes tnicky set the stream in patches
then the patches hudle end crowd and climb and dive
Till the hour of sealing their destiny fixes them for AZ
months, In sotu So the river is LETT rough with th2e
protrudng edges Of the fakes which were suddenly arr
rested in Their rampant career.
Another paragraph from the same paper may
perhaps in this connection be found o. interest.
Calculations ire already being made tor bringing up
delinquent freghts Oh the ice Some Of oar sights are
Deposited Point Douglass, 80 miles below 81. Paul,
and some perhaps the foot OF Lake PepiI still ar
ether 80 miles below, and some-nowhcre. We hear
also that certain enterprseg livery man proposes to
4up horse trains down tie river 70 a,comnodate pas
sengers the Mississippi freezes La and should not
become restless with the cClc he may be capere over
this wintcs. 10 profit and pleasure. Horses some
- Gala snav
are usually saved. An experienced icerayeer feels
but little more asim for the breaking III Of his horse
than does the land traveller who ges his horse into
slough He srries with him " choke rope" 80 called
which he immediately draws tight around the neck Of
the hore that has broken through and choke it so that
swes up like bladder when it easily pulled out
upon the firm ice Ii IL seldom that the rider himself
gets in but be should be unfortunate as to get in,
he will probably at time get cut again; he may in
any event have the consolation OF the Engshman trav
cling in Kilkenny who asked the bCatman it any person
was ever lost in the passage.
"Never" replied Pat, "my brotherw was drowned here
lsst week, but we found him agein the next day"