The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-06-03
HALF DAY's Diary OF LoAFEa,

porch OF American or Cefltrai HOUSE, iof-
get which; had several conversations about
treaties, and after NIL, conl not say whether
they would be ratified or not-strolled
through Third street-eXcavatin. rock and
grading streets ali along, aad putting up
new buildings, just as if they thought treaties
were ratifed-fine improvement that, at the
interfere with any Of the cellars (don't
with mine.) Went along Roberts street.
looks lively al! along hy the Worries Fair.
Ray & Farmers, Sliiinan's, Winnie &
Cooley's, and all along out. Waiting now
for boa,--wonier what we shall have good
10 eat; going 10 the Fort-three men sitting
nj The head o. RundaIi's stairs, looking rs /!
They were sent for but could not come; go
along up Bcuch street--Sun blazing hot;
looked in at Murray's billiard saloon; they
can still buy lemonades there; Collectors
ofiice-Collector sitting at his Office door,
Ionking very collected; Central HonSc--all
calm; dramatic company up stairs taking 1t
easy; 90 round and see Presley minute;
su.oke IA good cigar at somebody's expense.
Eleven o'clock A. NJ; drop in at HickoX &
kel"gs; take glass Of soda; Ono change.
pay next llmc;) pass the library, looks as if
it we're TOO lazy t" be read; pointed build
ings along here-cOntagious spread North
from Captain Waketieii's barn; II. T.. b.
III his shoe store. waiting on customers,
pipe in suouth, Pioneer office; good things
come out Of Naz lreth; Fullerton on the lrt' !;
hardware store Oh the right; then hat store,
with Federal printing office over it; editor
store on the LETT; cross over 10 long plank
walk; hot as blaZes; no boat in sight; begin
to want my dinner; stroll up town; stages
coming down; Denson'- ahead, and full Of
passengers; new white fcure on the right,
with mahogany daub on three posts, like IL
bel, upon fair characters. Mr.. Neiii's
church waiting hi. return; 40 boat in sisht
f see nothing Of Parker, grays Coming down
TO The lower Funding; Drs Office; dentist
r barber; mlIlner; lawyer; Chow they mix
. mp proies-ions;) brick house; store; law
nilire; tia shop; lrviug'S; Farrington'r; Dr'S.
office; Leslie'<; Combs; Months; EIielt'>;
and all the rest up to and hey ond FuIIer'>;
went around an looked at Benson, fi,e
stock, in the American House stable; but
, n"i anxnnS 70 see Benson, although hr is
much The best looking stable keeper III town
louuged along down by new hotel, to Bah
cocks store; b. is always stirring; lrvin.'S
>aw-mili aud Fuller'-, hoth running; an,
geuin. tired. Must circulate back toward
Central; fla boat does not come, might slide
in aud d.ue; clever folks, If they would
Only qut that dis tsrccabie practice of pre-
seu,ins bills
CArtNEr-wA RE.--T here are better OAK
trees and blac.l walnut. growing on the shores OF
the Minnesota river, than be found elSew here
Mr. j. w Babcoct, Of ST. Paul, has bull, a saw
mill up that river, and viii presently have in the
market Of St Put, any quantity Of cabinet-ware
lumber. We have all around ST. Paul, mill
Streams atotiins the best Of water power for
iathes; we have an immense territory above and
all around Us. to supply w,h cahnet-,yare
Then there IS easy, cheap communication by
steamboat, TO SEMI of, clear down to the Gu'f Of
Mexico, ANY qldnity Of this ware, if an excess ot
Sh 1ui BE- tnuiaciured. Here is the material
here is lhs place to employ labor that is mos,
vigorous AMI effective. Whv il not the manu-
.f,ciure Of oabine-ware engaged in here a, once
on ii gigantic scale: There Is neither this nor
any ether kindred enie priz9 of manufacturers.
when viii not absolutely give fortune to those
who embark in il here. This is the time and St
Paul Is the place
TANNIvG.--There are thousands Of hides
exported from Minnesota, every year. ANY
quantity of dry hides could be had from Selhuk
al very low prices, besides. Up,he Mississippi il
not only plenty Of OAK but also Of he,nIock bark
~sble--easily obtained and boaied down
Yet. although we buy any quantity Of boots and
-hoes, pay annualI. for any quantity OF leather,
there " no tannefy nearer than Green Bay
which, for being access ible IA u.s. nigh,
well be Botany Bay. Where are your en'e rpri
sing tanners, all over the United States o. Your
Zadok PrAtls, vino have nerve enough 10 come
IN here and establish This business on gigantic
scale, sufficient for the supply Of the vast val
ley south of Us; Every hide along the river,
above st. Louis, oush, to be aud might DE tanned
here 1t is the natural point for that sor, Of
manufacture.
TIE CHIPPEWA AGENT.--MaJ Watrous,
the untlrins gent of the Chippewa Indians. resi-
dent at Sandy Lake, Minnesota Territory,
against whom serious charges Of nallcasance in
office were trunIped up by his enemies who want
his Situat ton, or who want some agent as cor
rupt themselves in his Office, has no, only been
honorabiy acquitted at Washington, on these
charges, but has been expressly Commended for
his good conduct, by the President.
WHERE ARE YoU:--it is strange that people
who write us letters from little remote towns,
scattered all over North America, have not sense