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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-15

A wA1ERsPorr The Abingdon pigsn,an, of
the 10th ultimo, mentions the appearance VI water
"Wednesday, tho 10Th during heavy fall Of rain which
Is thus described by those who IT, Several v,rknen
having taken shelter In building near the furnace one
OF the party saw descending from tho hea yens an
volume 81 water With exclamation OF terror he
sprapg from the house his companions following him
1hey bao scarcely left the building when The column Of
wsr uescenoed into small creek close BY causing the
huic stream TO oyerleap ita barriers rnd weeping Vi
nui nOnre together with the building the had
Gently occupied. Fortunately 40 llyos were lost.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
Incidents of the Evenin; and Might.

We found at the shanty Messrs. Nor
rison and Frost, of st. Anthony, who had
come out in buggy to join us in the ex-
cursion. The first thing to be dor.e was
to provide fish for supper. We found
them down in the creek, awaiting our ar
rival. "The Doctor" is considerable
of sportsman among the finny tribes. He
and another of the party cast in their lines,
and quicker than it will take us to relate
the fact, they flung to the shore more bass
than twelve hungry men could devour at
one meal. They continued fishing fifteen
or twenty minutes, and the product was
about forty pounds-all bass Of the largest
size. After supper ''thc Doctor and Mr..
Miller again tried their luck, and in few
moments had as many more. appeared
sinful TO take more than could be used for
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
THE MINNES0TIAN.
MINNErONKA AND TRIP THERETO
Its Discovery aud Name.

1t is Of course incredible to suppose
that body of water forty miles in extent,
could have remained within fifteen or
twenty miles of St. Paul and St. Anthony
until this year, and not have been known by
any one to exist. The mere discovery Of
Lake Minnetonka by white men, probably
dates as far back as the time Of Father
Hennepin, but discovery and knowledge
of its vast resources and extent is an
event of this year. That lake, or series
of lakes, lay off in that direction, was
known to all the old Indian traders, and
we have heard them speak of the fact fire.
quently; but until the explorations, COM
menced early last spring by Messrs. Tut
tie and Stevens, it is evident nothing like
a correct idea of the topography of this re-
gion was entertained. Minnetonka should
be Mdeatonka but as the former name has
already been started, and has gone abroad
to the whole world, the change cannot be
made without great Inconvenience. So,
rather than undertake so serious lob as
to attempt the change, it is probably best
to stick to Minnetonka, which simply
means Big Water, while Mdeatonka is
more definite, meaning Big Lake.
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stevens Shau,y,

This is situated on the creek, and is
the end of land journcying and the port of
entry for Minnetonka. 1t is the claim
of Mr.. Simon Stevens, (brcther of J. H. }
and as fine mill privilege as can be
found in Minnesota. The creek is about
two rods wide, and from two to six feet
deep. The water is clear with gravel and
rock bottom. Mr.. Stevens is now hauling
the lumber to build mill. The location
selected for this purpose will allow him
to raise head of FIVE or six feet. This
spot cannot be far from the geographical
centre of the county of Hennepin, and
may one day bethe county seat. A COM
Portable and welcome shanty is this of
Stevens with good, whole-souled fel-
fellow, Mr.. Shaver, inside of it. He
volunteers to become our cook, not
only for the present occasion, but for
the trip up the lake; and SO here we un-
pack.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
Its Location and Extent.

The eastern arm of Lake Minnetonka
is, by the travelled road, about twenty
miles west of the Falls of St. Anthony.
The road now Travelled, after You get
west of Lake Calhoun, is rough and diff
cult to go over with teams. Four miles
before reaching the lake you have to take
water" and traverse the outlet till YOU
reach the eastern arm. This outlet is
what is known as Little Falls Creek,
which, after running through Lakes Cal
houn, Harriet, Amelia. &C., forms the
beautiful and romantic cascade Of fifty or
sixty feet, near Fort Smelling. By the
way we speak of, Minnetonka cannot be
reached with teams until road is made
over sundry high hills and extensive
marshes. 1t is the opinion of some that
better and equally near route cain be found
directly TO the lake shore, by crossing the
country from the Minnesota river. The
general direction of the lake is east and
west, although its expansive arms stretch
far to the north and south. At some
points we should suppose its navigable
waters could be reached within eight or
ten miles of the Minnesota. The extent
of the lake is at least forty miles from
east to west; in places it is five or six
miles in width.
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Lake Calhoun.

This is sheet OF water whose fame
is worldwide. We had heard of it wears
before we came to Minnesota. 1t was
named by officers of the army, in honor
of John C. Calhoun, thirty five years ago
when he was Secretary of War. Its
lovely mate and near neighbor just below
it, Lake Harriet, was named at the same
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
Halfway House.

John MORGAN, (mid-way between
st. Paul and Stllwatcr begs leave to to stran
wishing Minnesota, and the public generally, that
having made his complete for the accom-
modaton Of the public, and being situated In the midst
Of the delightful scenery, surrounded by lakes that
abound with fish, and in atmosphere OF unsurpassed
purity. he hopes company from abroad, well as
neighborng villages. They will find the charges
moderate.
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Cedar Lake.


BY what means it ever got this name
we are at loss to imagine, as there is
not SO much as shrub Of cedar anywhere
near it. 1t is beautiful little sheet of
water, and a great place for fish, which
fact we can prove by Cairns and Capt.
Monfort; for it was here they caught their
two=horse wagon load, mentioned in the
Minnesotian three weeks since We
thought of calling it Lake Moqfort or
Lake Cairns, we don't care which, From
here our course was nearly due west, but
over one Of the toughest countries out Of
doors. The soil is generally good, with
a thick growth of hazel, wild cherry BUSH
es, &c., but very little timber. Plenty of
water for stock, and excellent hay mead
ow; far off to the right is seen groves of
tamarac and other gool timber. After
sundry poundings and joltings over four
or five miles of this wooden country, we
came to another beautiful little lake on
our left, which, in honor Of our excellent
and popular Secretary we named
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
AA:aGIoAE HOUSE,

ID ODNEY PARKER, late Of the American House Low
~ ell. Mass. having lease Of the large hotel the
upper end OF st. Paul, with everything proper
for the convenience Of Travellers boarders families de-
string furnished apartments, respectfully invites his
friends and the public to give him CALL believing that
he can do much for their comfort be expected
In new country, not yet supplied with regular markets.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
Our Party.

We left St. Anthony last Monday for
a hurried exploration of Lake Mime
tonka. Secretary Wilkin, Col. ]. H.
Stevens, DR.. Ames, Ed. Murphy, A.
Murphy, Mr.. Miller, formerly of St.
Paul, but for the past two years resi-
dent of Hennepin county, Mr.. Lennon,
(brother of the St. Anthony merchant
Mr.. T. Porter, and our humble self COM
posed the party destined for the lake.
There is no fun or pleasure in excursions
such as this, unless you have the right
kind of company. We were singularly
fortunate in this respect. Most of those
named are we'll known TO our readers.-
DR.. Ames has resided in the Territory
since last fall, but is not extensively ac-
quainted in St. Paul. He is highly in
telligent and liberal-minded gentleman
an Eastern man originally, but a resident
of the West for the past fifteen years
has become thoroughly imbued with
Western manners and customs-an eX-
cellent hand to trough it, on occasions
like this, and most agreeable travelling
companion. Mr.. Lennon is an English
man who "came over" the present sea-
son-inteligent, well educated and read
up'' thoroughly in the politics and litera-
ture of the day; and withal good foun-
dation for successful American mer-
chant and useful citizen, after he gets
-" broke i'm and understands the g: hang
of things" On this occasion he was the
character Of the party, as will be seen
before we are done with him. Well, we
are off
Nine precious souls, and all acog,
To dash through thick and thin.''
A drive Of FIVE or six miles across the
most beautiful prairie in American,-
which we have often mentioned to our
readers-and we haul up in front of the
Brisette House on the pleasant shores of
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
Eentral House, 81. Paul,

( lANE BURTON have taken this old and well known
~ house. They have fitted It up anew, and
prepared to accommodate boarers and travellers with
comfortable quarters. No pains win be spared to make
the Central House one OF tbs best Hotels In the Vest
November, 1851. t,-. r..ar, = ..' .
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Up the Lake.

At eight o'clock Tuesday morning we
embarked in two batteaux, and voyaged
up the creek about four miles to its head.
Here opens the eastern arm Of Min
netonka, or Lake Browning, as Mrs. Ell
lett named this division, in honor Of
(since the death of Margaret Fuller) the
greatest living authoress of England or
America, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
We have no objections to the name, but
there is no propriety in giving separate
names to the different divisions of Min
netonka, any more than there would be
in changing the name Of the Mississippi
at every bend from here to New Orleans.
1t is all Minnetonka; and we fear that
Mrs. ElIett's Lakes Browning, Bryant
and Elicit, semi-separated as they are
merely by peninsulas, with channels, de-
void of current, half mile wide, con-
Meeting them, will not stand as long as
the trees ashore upon which their names
are pencilled. In fact, this eastern arm is
scarcely worthy the name Of lake, as the
greater portion Of its surface is covered
with thick growth of wild rice; water
lilies and rushes. Passing over about a
mile, we turn an acute angular point and
enter a water of much more imposing
appearance. Aswe approached the point
which runs from north TO south, myriads
of ducks rose from the rice thicket along
the shore. An adroit sportsman might
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18

time, in honor of the lady of Col. Smell
ling. We leave Lake Calhoun after a
few moments respite for our horses,
keeping round its northern shore, and
shortly find ourselves at
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
BOOKBiNDING.

THE subscriber would respectfully nfoIni the citizens
st. and Its vicinity, that he is carrying on
the above business in the ID story of Spences new build
ing, the corner OF Firth and Roberts street.
Particular attention paid to rebndine old books and
periodicals.. JAMES MACklNToSH.
feb 2l-tf
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PAINTING.

CHERMAN & MOREY on Fourth street, ST. Paul, near
- the middle of town, in the building of Mr.. knox, up
sairs may foud, ready attend to Painting IN all Its
departments. House painting, sigh painting, carriage
and ornamental painting, all done up promptly, onh Mith
paints the best quality. If do work in SLOW
eny, unwokman like manner do not expect TO get
business in the enlightened town of ST. Paul.
Dec, IL, 1851. SHERMAN & MOREY.
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in few hours, load boat with them
In the branches of dead cedar Oh shore
was an eagles nest, and near by, on an
adjacent tree, sat one Of the birds of
Jove" watching his cyrie. We turn the
headland and enter what Mrs. Elicit
calls
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
Minnesota Boarding House.

= G McCRAY would inform the pub
No llc-resdents and srangers-hat he has taken
the large Eagle Street, opposite d. l. Fullers
Brick Sore where he is prepared to accommodate his
customers with the best style Of boarding. The house
has been thoroughly repaired and painted. His table will
be furnished with every thing the market Affords and
those who prepared to plank up the Ca b every
Saturday night will find the ''Minnesota Boarding House,
comfortable and pleasant home. None others are de-
sired. April l7-6m.
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Dinner.

Our good host, Shaver, had served for
the party such repast as suits best the
stomachs of hearty men on an occasion
Here ends ths portion Of the narrative published 10
last.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
THEODORE E. PARKER,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
SALTWATER, MINNESOTA TERRITORY.
TO INV old friends,

A Nd THE CREST OF MANklND:' wona say;
~ tbo, I can be found during the winter, at the old
stand of Charley Cave, Third Street, where VIII al
wavs be happy wait upon them Bar and house FUR
nished with the best of every thing. -
uOv. %. It. WM' RiohohNh'
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supper and breakfast but just after sun
down an incident occurred which kept
a large quantity of them from spelling on
our hands. This was the arrival of four
of the St. Paul b'hoys, viz: Geo. Reis-
dorf, Markley, Gump and Turnbull. They
were seeking cranberries, and were about
as hungry and noisy a set of varmints -
as we ever met with. They walked into
the fish with will, and after supper
pitched their tent alongside the shanty.
Their arrival was as welcome to us as the
appearance Of a theatrical company in
an interior town. We won't tell all the
incidents of that evening; but must at
least remark that if they had not arrived,
appearances indicated we would have had
dull, quiet evening. Our own party
being, to considerable extent, as yet,
strangers to each other, no one felt like
letting himself loose;" and besides,
"the Captain" whose reputation for the
best of "boon companions " is we'll estab-
ed, was very unwell and had to retire
"the Doctor" was also unwell; Col.
Stevens was busy, planning where the
Public Square and Court House should
be located and our friend Lennon-a fel-
low of infinite wit and jest-began to get
his John Bull up about something, and had
not word to say. So we would have
been poorly off for amusements had not
the St. Paul boys come 10 our relief.
Dance, song and yell was the order of the
night until the margin of the "short
hours;'' when, by sharp listening, it was
ascertained that distant wolf could,
now-and-then, get in howl edgewise.
Then we slept.
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st. Charles Hotel.
]. C. CLARK, Proprietor,

This House has been thoroughly repaired and renovated
and will be kept equal the best Hotels in the
The Falls OF ST. Anthony, with the dne fishing and
hunting grounds adjacent, together with climate unsur
passed American continent for health and lowell
this the place of all others to enjoy the hot
"A
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18

SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK MANCFACTORf.
HE subscriber soIcits the patronage Of the public
and assures all purchasers in his line, that he will
sr cash, saddles, harness OF all kinds and trunks Of
better quality aud cheaper than any other establish
ment IN Minnesota. Put hasers will do well to call at
his shop, Third street, St. PAUL. next door east of
H. Serscnts and judge for themselves.
A., II. FRENCH.
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John Bull amid the Wilds of Mime sofa.

Sohn Bull amid the Wllds Of Mime sofa.
Bull in his travels is the same every
where. On the plains of America amid
the ruins OF Colosseum and the Pantheon
in the interior of Africa, he is a distinct
i've character, and can be pointed out a
hundred yards distant. He carries his
nationality on his face, and his country in
his manners and disposition. Our John
did full justice 10 his paternity. Could
Queen Victoria have seen him, she
would have instantly settled pension
upon him, for his faithful deiniation of
the leading points in the character of the
great British nation. The true Yankee
and the true Bull, notwithstanding the
old original relation, have become anti
podes wherever found. Yankee must al
ways be playing his pranks on Bull,
"getting ahead of him. and edging him
off into narrower quarters. This pro-
pensity strongly" stuck out" at our camp
last Monday night. There not being suf-
ficient accommodations in the shanty for
all hands, buffaloes were spread out
doors, and four or five retired to this sky
canopied apartment. Among them was
Lennon, who took an outside birth, which
happened to be just in front of the wag-
on. During the antics of the night,
while he slept soundly. the Captain -
although sick, concluded lie must have
his joke at Bulls expense; so he and Ed.
Murphy quietly rolled the gentleman
from the robe, and placed him under the
wagon-tongue on the bare ground. He
slept soundly during the operation, and
until morning, with nothing but the wag-
on-tongue for cover. He enjoyed an
excellent nights rest; but when he
awoke there was one mad individual in
that crowd, certain. The getting mad
part, after he had slept we'll, is English ;
to have laughed it off would have been
Yankee. But we must hurry and start
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FIRE MARINE INSURANCE.
Dy undersigned for The Protection
Company OF Hartford, Conn., Policies issued upon the
most favorable terms by
v. p. MURRAY, Agent, Minnesota.
ST. Paul, February IS. 1861 .i-im
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
Isaac AtWatef,

A TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT
"a Law and solicitor In Chancery. VIII give prompt
attention business ntrused him In the line of his
proiess in any part the Territory Particular at
tentien paid TO locating Land Warrants, Payment OF TAX
when issued and Real Estate IN gem
once Anthony, Main street, opposite the
Fails.
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Lake Wilkin.


it is TO be thus known. We forgot to
mention that "Cedar Lake." although
within mile of Lake Calhoun, does
not belong to the Calhoun and Harriet
family. 1t pours its waters out to the
north, through the creek which enters
the Mississippi just above the Cataract of
st. Anthony. Lake Wilkin we think is
one Of the Calhoun chain. Three or four
miles on, we came for the first time to
Little Falls creek, which we crossed.
The land along this creek is good, and
mill privileges plenty. The growth of
weeds, grass and hazel is as high as
mans shoulders. The surface, however,
is too much broken to invite settlement
while less elevated and depressed sections
remain open. Crossing one of the high
peaks hereabouts, while the team was
making the circuit of wet meadow. we
found bunch of the wild sage, which
is mentioned by Fremont and others as
growing so extensively upon the plains of
Oregon and California. We were not
before aware that it grew in this country.
The whole of Minnesota is rich and
inviting garden for the explorations of
the botanist, and we wish greater atten-
tion were paid to this matter. On our
right rises the highest peak Of this hilly
region, from which it is said view can
be had of Lake Minnetonka, the course
of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers,
the village of St. Anthony, twelve miles
distant, and the place where St. Paul is.
1t is called Mount Ararat, from the fact
that here Noah (Major Noah) rested on
his return last June from an exploration
of the deluge Of waters {Minnetonka)
beyond. Four miles farther, and we haul
up in front of
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-05-13

4 FACT FULL OF MEANING. In
a late religious excitement in Bos-
ton, a parson mel a christian neigh
Dor. who took him by the hand pad
besoughtI him 10 go to one Of hose
meetings and become a christ ian.
Il have done So said he, 'and b ave
got religion. | am at least cl Iris-
tan
'Yon are a christian, then, ALI at
once,' said The other; 'yon pro Tess
10 act strictly on christian principles
| am glad of it. 1 congratul ate
you. Suppose we now have set-
Element Of orr little accounts be-
tween US. Pay me what t hou
owest.'
no said the newborn child Of
grace, turning on bis hecby'rellg ion
is religion, and business is buslne IS.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-05-13

CAMP MEETING ANEcDoTE.-At
"a camp meeting, number Of ladies
continued standing on the benches,
notwithstanding frequent hints from
the ministers TO sit down. "A reYe-
rend old gentleman, noted for his
good huntol, arose and said-'l
think if the Sc ladies standing on
the benches knew they bad holes in
their stockin gs they would sit down
This address had The desired effect
there was an immediate sinking
intd tlc seats. A Young minister
standing behind him, aud blusline
to the temples, said,
%, brother, how could you say
that:'
Say that? said the old gentle;
man; It's facl-if they hadn'I
holes in' Their stockings, I'd like tc
Know no " they could gel them on.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-05-13
Skill in Farming.

Th e farmer has quite as much need
of skill and tact in cultiyating the
earth, as any other class of citizens.
Skill. tact, good management, con-
tribute quite as much to success in
farmgrs as hard work. The shead
must work as well as the hands, and
be mutual helpers. In the article Of
,buttdF, for instance, the same outlay
is REQUIRED to make miserable poor
article as a good one, Bat rancid
bpttdf will not sellin market for hall
as much as that which is pure, and
sweet and skilfully put up. 1t is
the skilfnl dairyman thatpockets the
most cash, and establishes good
reputation for himself and bis butter.
Just SO in all the various depdrt-
mentB of a riculture- The man Who
dultiJates his mind and lays up q
fund bf useful and scientific knpwl-
edge, as he cultivates his frm from
yea to year is sure to reap rich
rewart q in the time of harvest.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-05-13
FUN unA Faurl.
Scientific

A physician was called TO visit
young man afflicted with apoplexy.
DIR. Bolus gazed long and lard, felt
bis pulse and pocket, lookdl at his
tongue and his wife, and finally
gave vent TO the following sublime
opinion 8
Il think h e's gone feller.'
no, no. exclaimed the soirowful
wife; don't say that
Yes returned Bolns, lifting up
his hat and eyes heayenw ards at the
same time; yes, do say g; there
amt no hope, not the leastest mite;
he's sol all attack Of nj hi fit III his
lost frontls--
where? cried the startled wife.
In his lost fronts, and he can't
be cured without some trouble and
great dealof pains. You see his
whole planetory system is deranged;
fuslly, his vox populi is pressln' on
his advalorem; secondly, his cuta-
carpial cutaneous has sweIled con-
siderably, if not more; thirdly and
lastly, his solar ribs are j b con-
cussed state, ana he amt got any
money; consequently, he's bound to
die.