The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-25

most beautiful and thriving towns in the
North West. In fact, we here can rare
ly bring our minds to rest upon the reali-
ty of the case. Yet, SO it is; and in
Willow River-not down in the water
among the trout and catfish, but in the
to,cn-are domicilled community of the
most enterprising, intelligent and liberal
people we have ever met. Mr.. Ander-
son keeps there an excellent house,
whereat the weary traveller can find
home, and besides there are other houses
of public accommodation. Mr.. Gibson
we found sitting at the receipt of Uncle
Sans revenue and in the way the coun-
try is settling, he must be-in fact as
well as in name-doing Island office
business" Col. Hughes is about, circu-
lating as did his newspapers in olden
time, extensively, and answering the
same purpose in laying before strangers
the advantages Of the place. Then, there
is our friend Perrin, that keeps the ferry,
(always on hand although he now lives
on this side of the lake) Mr.. Aldrich,
and Messrs. Semmes, Allen, Henning,
Mears, Dr., Hoyt, and plenty Of others,
good men and true" in any community,
who are engaged in the laudable duties of
building up their town and doing some
thing for the country, regardless of how
ever much they may differ about politics.
SALTWATER begins to exhibit the quiet
dignity which belongs to her as the oldest
town in Minnesota. Whether this is
owing to her due appreciation of the right
she has TO assume the position, or whether
it is because the Maine Liquor Law :"
is strictly lived up to by her people, we
will not stop to enquire; but the fact is be-
fore us, that she is now the quiet, discreet
matron, and not the boistcrous thougtless
girl we first knew her three years ago.
There is steady aim and purpose TO do
something now apparent in Saltwater,
which, had her people assumed unitedly
three years ago, would have placed her far
ahead of what she is at this time. But
there is certain come out in her nature
and disposition, which will carry her tri-
umphantly through, and enable her to
hold the position designed by nalure-the
mart Of the St. Croix numbering region.
The people are less divided than former
ly about petty local and political triles ;
and seem determined TO pull together.
The penitentiary is about completed, and
Mr.. Corbett has his first road contract
nearly finished, and would have been far
advanced in the second, had Congress pass
ed the appropriation. A new steam saw
mill has gone into operation the past year
and another is in process Of erection be-
low town. We can never forget Still
water and the kindly way she took us by
the hand in our first newspaper enterprise
in this, then, land of strangers.
PoRK.-" What are we going TO do for
Pork the coming winter % is now ques-
ton Minnesotians and residents of North
ern Wisconsin are beginning to ask one
another. The population of this upper
country, red, white and intermediate.
would like 10 have two or three thousand
barrels for winter use, yet there is not
that quantity on the Mississippi river be-
tween here and New Orleans and from
here to ST. Louis it is doubtful whether
two hundred barrels could be "scared
up" all along shore. The market never
previously was so bare Of this great basis
of American subsistence. Even at Gin
cinnati, the great hog mart of the world
there could not at This time sufficient
quantity be found 10 supply our demand,
were we within reach of it. The price
there, as everywhere else, is extravaganza
ly high, having reached larger figure
than at any period since 1888. We are
SO situated that we cannot get up any
great quantity of the new crop before the
close of navigation, and even what is
thus procured must be packed early, and
is consequently liable to spoil. The
price, also, is not likely to 60 down early
in the season. We see that contracts are
being made by the packers at Louisville
and Cincinnati at five dollars per hundred.
Minnesota next year must go to raising
her own pork meantime we think it IL
charitable notion, and good speculation,
to drive or freight several hundred head
OF lat hogs up this way yet this fall.
BEEF-If we are to he mt on short