The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-03
Facts and Fancies.

FaCtS ana FanClcS.
All the Minnesota papers are interest
ing this week. The Express, of St. An
thony, comes down on Socialism with
some good and well-aimed clicks" besides
containing much other interesting matter,
and the usual weekly escapement of gas
about running our class of steamboats, to
the Falls. The Democrat we have no.
ticed elsewhere; but must say in this
place that the editors business article is
rather doleful and gloomy, and calculated
to iniure Saint Paul, and Saint Paul credit
abroad. We think it uncalled for at this
time. The Pioneer states truly and for
chilly some important things wanted i'm
mediately by St. Paul, and which St. Paul
must have, if she expects to Ego right
along" The editor also informs the pub
lie that his ''horse steam ferry boat will
be ready to navigate in few days. Here
is one of the things wanted, and wanted
badly-this road upon the west side of
the river to Dubuque. 1t is much the
shortest winter mail route south, and the
country over which it will pass is highly
adapted to an easy and cheap construction
of the work; although we hardly think
the bridging and grading can be got
through with by means of a general bee. -
Our neighbor of the Pioneer says:
"We require, Immediately, good road,
opened straight through from St. Paul to
Dubuque, with all needful preliminary
surveys, and adequate bridges, to be
built, if need be, by subscription or by
the labor of our own hands, or by our
labor, going out to meetthe labor of Iowa,
in opening road to Dubuque, at once.
We are half inclined to fix day, when
we will turn out in general Bee, and
meet our neighbors from the South, at
least half way, with a spontaneous road,
got up suddenly with our own hands,"
Wednesday, June 80, IL M-Steamer
DR.. Franklin, No. 2, left St. Paul for St.
Anthony. Price charged for the adventure,
$500. Six P. NJ, had reached point
one mile below Cheever's, and some four
teen, by the river, above St. Paul. AT
dark, laid up on the other side. Seven
A. M. Thursday morning, reported still
laid up, and all hands ashore, cutting
wood. Four P. NJ, same day-a report
has just been received that the boat is
near where she was this morning, nc
higher up, choked in between huge bould-
ers-Capt. Brock refusing to attempt any
further Roadway up stream unless he is
fully Unidentified in the value of his boat
Half an hour later-News is received
that the citizens of St. Anthony, with
their accustomed enterprise, have insured
the boat against all loss, provided she
will make the attempt to reach Cheever's.
Five, P. M.-Stage just in from ST. An
thony, by which we learn that the No. 2
reached Cheever's at two o'clock, twenty
six hours from St. Paul-distance fifteen
miles-thus beating the West Newton's
quickest time, from Galena to St. Paul,
sir hours and twenty minutes! This was
said to be the contest, and the No. 2 has
nobly won it. A splendid ball on board
last night to celebrate the victory, at
which St. Paul and St. Anthony shook
hands, cordially, and with the best of
feeling towards each other. Friday, IL
M.-Franklin No. 2 arrived at St. Paul,
having made the trip to Cheever's and
back in just to,ty-eigM hours ~!
Among the visitors to Minnesota this
week, we are happy to welcome Capt.
Hiram Bersie, the popular commander of
the Golden Era, Galena and St. Louis
packet. He came on the West Newton,
Wednesday, and remains few days to
enjoy the beauties of the country.
What is the reason those improvements
upon Third, Fourth, and Jackson streets
have been stopped? The work has Just
gone sufficiently far TO render these thor
oughfares impossible. There can be no
Imaginable excuse for allowing it 10 stop
at this stage.