The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-04-15
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of them stealing. They never speak Eng
lish, even if they know few words of it,.
They are civil, men, women aud boys. AT
night, they generally paddle (,hat is the
squaws paddle) their canoes home, across
the river. In residence of three years,
we have not seen three drunken Sioux in
ST. Paul, Of any age, male or female. We
state this as an astonishing fact, crediiabIe
to the character of our liquor dealers; but
still more so to the Sioux Indians. They
are under better moral influence than any
other Indians, perhaps, on this continent.
If the Sioux treaties he ratified, these In
dians will be removed before next winter,
TO their resei walton, on the head waters of
the Minnesota river. A great many people,
hundreds, are living now in the Indian
country, making all sorts Of Improvements,
including expensive mills. Settlers are
pouring in there every day, and will con-
tinue to do so; for the Government could
not, If it would, shut out the swarming mil
lions of our countrymen, for distance of
many hundred miles, of country treated for,
Of which the river is the boundary.
POPULATION.
Ii is hard to answer the question, what is
your population composed of? The people
who constituted Minnesota, when it was or.
ganized, were majority of them Cana
dams, voyageurs and their families, aud
half and quarter aad eighth and sixteenth
breed Indians, running through the whole
gamut Of colors, from the dusky Indian TO the
fair Scotchman; and these people are still
IN Minnesota, quiet, good people, though
not all as intelligent and energetic as the
scheming Yankee. They are living all over
the Territory. oil both sides Of the river,
where our Organic Act found them, and
gave them the political rights they so high.
~ enjoy. Such is their attachment to our
flag and our Government, that no where
could volunteers be more readily raised
than amongst them, to fight its battles. Since
the date Of the Organic Act, settlers from
all parts have come in from the East, the
Middle and the South. However divided
upon other questions, there is not and will
not be in Minnesota, any disposition to suf-
fer any infringement whatever, upon the
rights of any and all the States of the Union,
to manage their own domestic affairs.
STEAMBOATS,.
This river, is just navigable all the way up
to 81. Paul, when the Upper or Lower Rapids do
not interrupt, as river well can be; although
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the sandbars interrupt the passage Of boats Of hq
usual drausht. The boats running here, are Of
the same class that run from 81. Louis To K ck
Island and Galena. There are alway two If not
three boats regularly running between St. Louis
and ST. Paul; but much the larger number of ar
rivals at st. Paul, are only from Galena: a town
with which we have large and growing trade,
most OF oar trade III fact, upon the river, above
ST Louis. There will not be less than five de-
par,ures weekly, from Galena 10 St. Paul, tins
season, two new boats, the Saint Paul and The
Ben Campbell, making two trips each weekly,
and the DIR. Franklin No. l., and the Nominee,
one trip each, weekly For safety, elegance Of
accommodations, regularity, and all that consti-
tutes good boating, these Galena boats and boat
men cannot be surpassed. They are the pride
and the boast of the river. The Franklin No.
2, Captain Harris, and probably the Excelsior,
Captain Ward, will continue running regularly
once in two weeks, between ST. Louis and 81.
Paul. We hear Of boat called the Jenny Dsan,
coming into this trade, from the Ohio river.
Whether Dubuque designs TO run any boats here
this year, we have not learned. Thus il will be
seen, that the traveller and the immigrant at ST.
Louis. or the traveller coming from Chicago to
Rockford b. railroad, and from Rockford to Ga
lena by stage, can hardly miss good boat any
day. to St. Paul; and we learn that the fare will
he very low. There are 10 snass 10 the river,
above Galena-no risk-never a steamboat acci-
dcnt--no understanding to prevent you from
coming cheaply, agreeaby, and comfortably
St. Anthony and Saltwater, and at our own ex-
tensve town Of St. Paul, which is fast tunlblng
up int the rank of cities
BENTON COUNTY.
IF Il traveller comes here and has any sort Of
:
,hony, miles, look at the Falls and as pretty a
town site the Almighty ever fashioned, and
take the little eamboat Gov. Ramsey, above the
Falls, 10 Sank Rapids, about so miles; and if he
does not say he sees the most elightfu, the most
charm ng land and river scenery all the way up,
God ouly knows how fuF---as far as he chooses TO
travel, that ever lay out of doors, then we have
no sense judgment. Or If he wants 10 see
what the practical farmer can do in Minnesota,
let him ride down to
COTTAGE Grow.
This is upon the tongue of land extending down
between the confluence of the St. Crox and the
Mississippi. The farmers there, raise more oats,
roots, everything that IS good to eat, than they
have any use for; aud they sell handsome sur
plus every year TO ST. Paul and Saltwater Ii
on the east side of the river too---no trouble u
bout Indians, and some of the best lafd that ever
was, not vet taken up From Cottage Grove,
YOU may proceed 10 Point Douglass, place of
much PROMISE, and surrounded with choice land.
From thence, you will pass through charming
region, 30 miles, along the west shore Of Lake
81. CrOix, 10
SALTWATER.
This is the headquarters of the outfit and lum-
herring done above il, on the ST. Criox, and has a
more substantial, reliable business, for the extent
Of it, and more capital and less pecuniary en-
barrassment, than any other town in Minnesota.
Here they building the Penitentlary and there
is the land Office and there come the steamboats,,
either on their way up or down the Mississippi;
and although you might contrlve TO go across IN a
sort Of jerk water stage, from Saltwater to St.
Paul, by land, yon will probably prefer to 60 a.
round in the boat But first you must 90 up the
St. Croix. and see the busy saw-mls, Walker at
the Marine, Mahony at Oceo'a, Taylor's Falls
and the Falls of the ST. Croix. These places are
all actively engaged in numbering. Being back
at ST. Paul, you will Of course 60 mp, four or five
miles, 10
MENDOZA AND Fort SMELLING.
Look at our little map-it is correct, made
from the field notes Of government surveys, on file