The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1852-06-02

Inc Ol. CTOlX anu lle MlSSlsslppli Uey
seem to be innumerable. and they are also
plenty west of the Mississippi. Their
shores are chiefly of gravel or pebbles,
and usually one or The other side of the
lake, is covered with growth of timber.
The water is rathet shallow, clear, cool
and entirely destitute of the qualities Of
the boggy marshes and sloughs Of the
South many of the lakes are covered
with wild rice and are alive with water
fowl. Frequently, the lake opens at one
end into tamarac swamp, filled with
young tamaracs, tree resembling the
spruce,) as thick IS they can stand.-
Through this swamp the water then pas.
ses out into another basin, little less ele-
waited, which it fills. and makes another
lake; and thus there is formed, often,
succession of many lakes, connected by
spring stream that runs through them all.
PINE LUMBER.
We might say something Of the admira-
BILE oaks and rock naples and black wal.
nuts found in the Big Woods; which for
various purposes Of manufacture, will be
of immense value to the trade Of Minneso.
ia; but we will now write only of pine
lumber. Formerly we had our doubts as
to the great extent Of our pineries. Now,
we have no doubt: AS ye. our lumber
men only go up Rum River, tributary Of
the Mississippi, but few miles above ST.
Anthony, lying between the Mississippi
and the 81. Croix. From that region comes
merely the pine of the 81. Croix and of
Mississippi. But. far above Rum river,
are other tributaries of the Mississippi and
80 miles of solid pine timber on the shores
of the Mississippi, itself, below Pokegamon
Falls, in the Chippewa country, and many
unexplored tributaries besides, properly in
the pine region; so that centuries will
hardly exhaust the pineries above US. We
are ashamed that we ever distrusied Pro-
vidence, or suspected that our munifcenl
Maker, could have left two thousand miles
of fertile prairies down the river, without
an adequate supply of pine lumber at the
sources of the river, to make these plains
hahltable.
There are many saw mills on the Saint
Croix--four saws at ST. Anthony propelled
by waier-and lour at ST. Paul propelled
by steam. Saving is far the best business
dong in st. Paul. The logs delivered
here cost less than mere stumpage in Mainei
and yet lumber sells very high and much
beyond what our mills can supply, is raft.
ed or hauled from st Anthony. 1t would
pay weH, 10 put up 40 good steam saw
mills, noW, in ST. Paul. If any surplus o.
lumber were made it could be taken 10 a
market below, in The form Of shingles, lalh
ing, planed flooring and siding. We want
here, patent woOien-ware factory, large
enough to supply the trade of the whole
river, down to New Orleans. Come wha
: may, numbering cannot fail, unless til,
Government foolishly undertake to cut Of
building and fencing, and immigration
throughout The Valley of the Mississippi
river.
, POPULATION.
1t is hard 10 answer the question, wha
is your population composed of? Th
people who constituted Minnesota, whe
, it was organized, were majority of then
Canadians, voyageurs and their families
and half and quarter and eighth and six
leenth breed Indians, running through til
whole gamut Of colors, from the dusk
Indian TO the lair Scolchman and thes
people are still in Minnesota, quiet, goo
people, though not all as intelligent an
energetic as the scheming Yankee. The
are living all over the Territory, on bot
sides of the river, where our Organic Ac
found them, and gave them the polite;
= rights they so highly njoy. Such is Ihei
= attachment TO our flag and our Cover
ment, that no where could volunteers b
= more readily raised, than amongst then
8 To fight our battles. Since the date of til
u Organic Act, settlers from all parts hay
e come in from the East, the Middle, an
l. the South. However divided upon olh
y questions, there is not and will not be
+ Minnesota, any disposition TO suffer an
c infringement whatever, upon the rights
D. any and all the States Of the Union,
;, manage their own domestic affairs.
IL FISH AND GAME.
T. Wild game, except water fowl, we {
N consider abundant. in these parts; but "
e have the fattesl ducks and geese feediI
u upon tie rice lakes, and the most Of theT
% that you ever saw mr. heard of AS
IS fish, 1t is no exaggeralion 10 say that Mi
= nesola-her rivers and streams, but c
s. pecialy lakes, are alive with them. "
: will warrant all fishermen in all parts
II the world, an abundance of sport and
e success, in fishing. You can catch just
many bass and pickerel as you want.
the river, right before the door of the Pi
,r neer office, we catch not only the cat.fs
,r (none of your Shiny, muddy cats ei,he.
y but also the wall-eyed pike, most delicio
fish, In many streams, the speckled tro
a. abounds, varying in size from five inch
ID to two pounds. But i, is idle for novi
s, to try to catch trout. 1t is as ticklish
y business as fortune hunting.
N CHILDREN KILLED ny PowDER.--
rs Montgomery county, Pa, short til
e, since three boys, the SONS OF Mr.. Seagri
d, aged 4, 6 and 0 years, during the abscen
of their parents from the house, got ht
G. OF paper Of gun powler, and going
ia near ihe stove. il ignited and killed |