The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-06-24
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
VILLA M r. KIN G.,
OF ALABAMA
The Region of Lakes.
OF ALABAMA.


Here we have been lauding other regions Of
Minnesota, for more than three years. without
any knowle edge, or the fiiniest idea of the de-
lighfui region Of the lakes northeast Of ST. Pant
Last Saturday. we proceeded ont through Little
Canada, 10 inspcc. that part of our own neighbour
hood; and it is but truth TO say, tha, it surpass-
our power Of descriptions to do Justice to It
The lakes in and around Little Canada, with the
small farms that surround them, the sharp-roofad,
French looking houses there, built of tamarac
logs, and the log barns matched with straw, pre-
cisely they were hy the peasantry Of France
in the time of Louis NV, and as they still are
in France and in Canada (for Canadian abhcrs
innoya.on,) the primitive looking OK yoke. upon
the steers that are about one-half head and horns
onions, and the rude Red river cart and the pony
in the door yard, where half dozen lean dogs
are bristiius and twice as many lean swine, all
these features new to hundreds OF people hv-
my IN II. Paul; and are interesting to us for
these people neishbofs, older residents
mere than we are, and very contcnted, worthy
/ people, whose acquaintance meme of US sufficient
~ cultivate, (except perhaps, day or two be-
fore e'ec.ons.) Every thing that these people Of
simple habits, want, they raise procure.
But when you hire one of 3enson's fine horses
and carriages, to g TO Little Canada, you viii 50
soon be there, that Benson will cot expect YOU
ksol h.4f,, h. = I,.IG
miles further on. You " Ill never be out Of sight
Of some beautiful, pehbiy lake, large or small, on
the right or the left OF you--as you pass on
through the rolling oal; openings; here YOU will
see the spindiing spires Of a tamarac swamp--the
tamarac, that most poetic of all the evergreens--
and there you viii see small meadow of atura
grass, smooth. level, rank, growing in what may
once have been the bed Of shallow lake here
Is fldSe OF excellent land, 4 warm, sandy loam
Tar her than il seems, is proved BY it's cult
sat.on, covered with sparse growth of .,narled
white caks-neAt pevapS Is a ,h..hrG OF black
oaks, small, but numerous, like the family Of
very good, and smooth enough for sober people;
although fishermen even If editors, returning
with a wagon load Of fish which they had bought
If more sltll!ai ang lers, might easily have some
Of ther fishing poles jol:ed Of. without knowing
II. Now here Won come 10 two lakes, divided BY
peninsula; and on the shore Of one Of these.
" hlie Bear Lake, is the house and field of Mr.
Barnun. Il is a charming spot with view of
Inc. al. a.
surrounded with gently swelling hills, covered
with sees, and the whole shore lined with peb-
hes, white. red. black, and Of all co.ors, includ
ins soti,e very beautiful cornrIians In the midst
of The lake, hike vas, flower pc, is an island
"ded wrh rock maple trees--so iar. beneath
he Canopy of iuxurilni trees that you can scarce
iy see 10 read by dayilg.,ta vast temple Of trees
and IN the shadowy asles Of which. are birds
that sns most sweetiy, Of plumage that shows
them 10 be strangers 10 sunlight. Here, in soil
tude, the eagle builds her nest Of sticks and
breeds and educates her fierce children fe, ding
them upon the bass and the plcierel, fresh snatch
Ell from the surrounding lake. that il fairly rip
ping with lis mil Iions Of finnv inhabitants. The
island belongs 10 Mr. Frreborn of ST. Paul, VINO
Is also opening large farm aud building good
house, on the west SIDE of The lake Passweon
By DE Webber's, over Il tract of level. rich
ground as can be found in Illinois, Iowa, or WIS
consln. towards Bald Eagc Lake, a distance Of
ahou, two miles. On the left, is the field of Mr..
Geo. w. Moore, Of the MINES otan office which
10 ntarf chat n 4
seuing, can restrain hun. sing e month from the
occupancy of--oa,s grow ing knee Highland west
sii!i further, through the sparse oak openings.
covered with dense interinixture of grass pea
vine and hazel, is Richard McI.agan's new farm.
ana beyond 1t, a dense tamarac swamp, belong
ING to Mr.. Moore; and still further east, the
houses of Mr.. Vance md M'i.agan, on the shore
Of Bald Eagle Lake mother of those cbarnin.
sheels OF water, or 8 miles long, indened with
woody penInsuas Of woodland and fringed al
'he way around, outside Of It's pebhly margin,
with trees OF oak tamarac, and a beautiful
little boquet of an island in the midst of it. GOV.
cred with rock pie trees where we found in
the secluded home their mother gave them. ,vvo
"sN'S 4'A'' = io'Cc, ~ also niahInS farm there.
u Is about midway between ST. Paul, s.. An,ho-
ny and Saltwater. But little is known Of the re-
gon still further northeast; but so far as we can
learn, 1t is just as lovely and fertile and desirable.
as that we have just described. People in Min I
nesotn. and people ont Of Minnesota visiting our
Territory 10 aud visit this fairy land No love-
er scenery ever broke upon the vision. outside |
OF Paradise. Look fox yourselves. Go right |
straight off to Benson. and hire CONVEYANCE GU,
through the land Of White Bear and Bal Eagle
Lakes, and the uneXgplored regions of jakes be-
yond.