The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-11-20
I H E MINN ES0TIAN
STUNT Yaul, SATURDAY, 1ausubrr 20, 1852.
steamboat Arrivals for 1852.

Now that navigation is effectually closed 70
1852, it may he as we'll to look back and Sc
how the number of steamboat arrivals at tn
port OF St. Paul during the season just close,
compares with those during the years immedi
ately preceding.
During the summer Of 1850, thre were sever
boats engaged in the Galena st. Louis, and
Minnesota trade, vz the Nominee and Yankee
regular weekly packets from Galena, and the
Highland Mary, Anthony Wayne, Lamartine
and the two DR.. Franklins, which made trips
every two weeks from st. Louis. The Highland
Mary went out of the trade very early in the
season, upon the death of her captain,-the Ia
mented John Atchison. The Lamartine went
out Of the trade in the middle of the summer,
having become odious to our citizens, so that
she was not well patronized, though it is said
that there were those who had their attach
ments for her, and among others the Sheriff o,
Washington county. The Anthony Wayne
went out Of the trade about the LIST Of August,
but came into it again in the fall. The two
Franklins, the No. l commanded by Capt LODI
wick and the No. 2 commanded by Capt Smith
Harris, continued regularly in the trade the en-
tire season. The arrivals during this year 1--WE
speak from memory, as we cannot find the re-
cord at this momenD were 1O4; this includes
several arrivals from different points on the
Minnesota then called the st. Peters river 1t
will be recollected that it was during this year
that the famous voyages Of exploration up the
Minnesota by the Anthony Wayne and Yankee
took place. The number of arrivals from ST.
Louis during the year we are speaking of, we
estimate to be about forty. The first boat ar
rived on the 10Th of April, and the last boat
was here on the 18th Of November.
In 1851 navigation opened earlier than usual,
the Nominee getting here on the morning of
the 18th of April and boat might have been
here week previous, as the river at St. Paul
had been clear of ice for fifteen days. This
season commenced with five regular boats in
the Galena, st. Louis and st. Paul trade, viz
the Nominee, DR.. Franklin, and Yankee from
Galena. and the Franklin No. and Excelsior
from s.. Louis The Yankee soon went out of
the trade; the others continued regularly
About the lst Ct June the Dubuque folks got
ambitious to have packet in the Minnesota
trade so they called together large meeting
TO consider the subject, which resulted in the
chartering of the renowned steamer Tiger.
which 1t was calculated would make two trips
per week between that city and St. Paul but
instead of this, it took her six days to come up
the first trip, and she has never been known to
beat the time she then made She made sever
al trips between Dubuque and st. Paul, when
she went to towing RATS. The Uncle Toby
came into the Galena and st. Paul trade in nm
fall, and made several trips There w~re sever-
al transient boats here during tbs wear: AMONG
others the Die Vernon, Rott Fulton. Minnesota
oswego, &c. There were, during this wear
1--WE write from memory ll9 steamboat arrivals
a' the port OF ST. Paul. Of these we estimate
there were about IS from Galena, IS from St
Louis, 3 from the Minnesota river, and from,
dubuque. There was uninterrupted steamboat
navigation for seven months and a half the
last boat, the Franklin No. 2, leaving here IN
the 10th of November.
This season (ls52) the first boat, the Nominee
was welcomed here by the shouts Of nearly ali
St Paul, on the night of the 10th of Apr;l-
Inc Excelsior came in few hours afterward.-
Inc last boat that arrived this year was the
Hreek Slave, on the 10th of November: hence
Will be seen that the season of navigation has
"eeh aeout three weeks shorter this year than
" was last Last year the Nominee made 80
'rlps' one each week This year, had she made
the trip once week all the season, she could
hardly have made 80 trips. This year is the
nrst season that boats have made regular trips
up the Minnesota river. This season commenc.
ca WIN 1our regular packets from Gal,na and
Two from ST. Louis, viz the Nominee DR.
FRANKLIN, Caleb Cope, (Which went ont of the
trade soon to give place to the Ben Camp
peli and the Ben Campbell when the water
got low gave place to the Black Hawk and St.
aul from Galena. and the Franklin No. 2, and
rXcelsior from st. Louis. The Ben Campbell
rnd st. Paul were new boats The St. Papl
not quite fulfilling the expectations of its own.
ers in regard to speed, soon went into the St
Louis and ST. Paul trade, and the West Newton
was put on in her place, which made two trims
per week from Galena to ST. Paul. The Nomi.
nee, also, for short time made two trims per
week but the water getting very low about
the LIST Of August, the West Newton was com
Peiied to withdraw, and the Nominee Obliged
to come back to one trip week. The Martha
No. 2, came into the Galena and St. Paul trad,
rbout this time; but she subsequently, with
rev, giving place to the Luella which staid il
lie trade till about the close of navigation
In the "a day of September the Greek Slave
made her first appearance at our Levee. Thi,
"a the first and only boat ever owned in St
Aui. She made regular trips between Galens
ana st. Paul till the close, and now lies at on,
ievee-the first time that boat has ever beer
ma up mere during the winter. The Franklin
NO. made regular trips from ST. Louis to St
aui I'LL about the middle of July, when sh,
changed owners and went into The lower trade
The Excelsior continued in the trade a month