The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-04-15

the Indians, at profit, in anticipation of
payments. An Indian hunter requires his
outfit of ammunition, blankets, guns, and
variety of neCessares for himself and his
family. When he returns from his hunt he
generally sells his furs to the outfi, that fur
nished him. lf any balance remans due
to the outfit, he does not pay it; but il is
expected to- stand ms charge against the
annuity, if there he an annuity; or if not,
then against the contingency of an annuity;
to be paid as part Of the public debt Of
the tribe, out of the ultimate proceeds Of
the sale of their lands. This has been the
established mode of procedure, for many
years, and there has never been ar,ime
when the trader with the Sioux Indians,
could discontinue and refuse to extend these
credits, without an absolute certainty Of for
feiting all former balances due to him, for
the supplies of previous years.
PINE LUMBER.
We might say something of the almira-
he oaks and rock naples and black wanuts
found in the Big Woods; which for various
purposes manufacture, will be Of immense
value to the trade of Minnesota; but we
will now write only of pine lumber. For
merry, we had our doubts as to the great
extent of our pineries. Now, we have no
doubt. AS yet, our lumbermen only 90 up
Rum river, tributary of the Mississippi,
but few miles above St. Anthony, lying
between the Mississippi and the ST. Croix
From that region, comes merely the pine of
the St. CrioX and of the Mississippi But,
far above Rum river, are other tributaries
of the Mississippi and so miles Of solid pine
timber on the shores of the Mississippi it.
self, below Pokegamon Falls, in the Chip
pewa country, and many unexplofed tribu-
taries, besides properly in the pine region;
so that centuries, will hardly exhaust the
pnerieS above US. We are ashamed that
we ever Jistrustej Providence, or suspect
ell that our mum licent Maker, could have
left two thousand miles of fertile prairies
down the river, without IN adequate sup
ply Of pine lumber at the sources Of the
river. to make those plains habitablc
There are many saw mills on the Saint
CrOix--four saws at ST. Anthony propelled
by water-and four at ST. Paul, propelled
by steam. Saving is far the best business
doing in ST. Paul. The logs delivered here,
cost less than mere stumpage in Maine; and
yet lumber sells very high and much beyond
what our mills can supply, is RATED or
hauled from St. Anthony. II would pay
WeH, to put up 40 good steam saw-mills,
no,r, in ST. Paul. IL any surplus of lum-
Der were made, il could he taken to a mar
ket below, in the form of shingles, lathing,
plancd flooring and siding. We want, here,
patent woOden ware factory, large
enough to supply he trade of the whole
river, down to New Orleans. Come what
may, numbering cannot fail, unless the Gov
eminent foolishly undertake to cut off build
ing and fencing and immigration through
out the Valley OF The Mississippi river.
Agriculture.
We have bu, little farming vet in our
Territory; but We have more and better in
ducemenls for that: business than any other
country can boast.
LIST. A better clnnate; ia which the labor
of one man, will produce more, will yield
larger surplus abnve his own necessities,
than any other Western State or Territory
can boast Of We have none of the iangour
and debility and agues, that turn men into
feeble women, in che harvest field, as they
have south of US. Labor, here, stands up
firmly On its legs, the year round, and drives
things through
Cd. We have as good land--it is useless
to say hetter-but as good as there is in the
world. For fertility, Cottage Grove prai-
river, or the valley of The Red river of the
North, cannot he heat; yes, we under
take to say that at Pen5ina, in latitude 40,
north, they can raise as sound corn and, as
much per acre. AS can be raised anywh here
on the Wabash. Now if our readers are
not going to believe US, let them stop shor,
here; for we are prepared to make wager,
that we will raise larger and better crops,
in Minnesota, acre for acre, of any or all
crops ever cultivated in that State, than can
he raised ia Illinois We will uame our
farmer, living here, for our champion, ard
will back him up with our money. There
is time enough. May is soon enough here.
We will give Illinois May the start, and
Minnesota shall come out ahead. DON'T
care what the crop is-any grain, any root
anything from castor bean or an apple
or pear tree or pumpkin, TO sweet pota-
to OF tobacco plant. Why, Sucker, do
you knew you have frosts about two weeks
earlier ia Illinois, than we do here: 1t is
fact! The Ramsey County Agricultural
Society will 60 into operation here this sea-
son; and we will show these people sights,
who come up here in May, and go shiver-
ing back home, saying that Minnesota is
'too cold for craps" We can beat them
too, at stock growing, can raise harder cat
tie and sheep and thicker meated, swecter
beef, than they can any where down South
We feed stock a fortnight. longer; but what
Of that? Our cattle are healthier, our grass
Is sweeter and more luxuriant aud our wa
ter better for stock; and we can make more
at raising stock here, at the same prices.
But we have higher prices. here, for meat
and for all produce land always must have,
having soldiers, lunbermen aud Indians to
feed and make us a home market. The
cost of shipping producc- from below, ope-
rates as a perpetual tariff to protect our
farmer. He gets the same price he could
below, and the cost Of freight and the
charges beside.
FISH AND GAME.
Wild game, except water-f fowl, we do
not consider abundant, in these parts; but
we have the fattest ducks and geese feeding
upon the rice lakes, and the most of them.
thar you ever saw OF heard Of As for fish,
it is no exaggeration to say that Minnesota
her rivers and streams, but especially