The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-08

The writer should have added another IndianI
village to this list, viz: Crow village, three or
four miles below st. Paula village quite as in-|
lerestng as either Of those above named In fact,
savage life. nearly unmodifed by any of the inhu-
ences of civilization, may be found wherever the|
Sioux Indian is. These people are just as their
fathers before them were, for hundreds of years
back.
RoLLING-SroNE, MIN.--Wabasha Prairie
is point of some note, 3S miles above Prairie la
Crosse, upon the Minnesota shore. 1t is large
fiat piece of river bot ON, with an easy landing
Here number Of persons belonging to TIE New
FORK Farm and Village Association, Heretofore
alluded to in this paper,) recently landed, and a
few still reside. The regular establishment of
the Association is a, Rolling Stone, minnesota,
nine miles above Wabasha. Here are one hum
ldred or two hundred persons, actively employed
lin building, breaking, fencing, &c, and we are
told that they well pleased with their location
land prospects. large accession to the settle
ment is expected soon.
Sioux HUNTING CaIPPrwAs.-One day
last week report got out amongst the Sioux
across the river, that three Chippewa Indians
W ere lurking about in the rear Of ST. Paul. Sev-
!eral painted Sioux warriors came hurrying over
Through our town, armed for the war-path, and
suit of their hereditary foemen. 1t rather looked
Jas if they wanted to show off as braves, here III
town. If there IS any more such brutal sea ping
'done or attempted, as that which occurred in 1850
,trators upon the nearest trees.
HuRRIcANE.-Las Monday morning the 5th
about o'clock in the morning, copious thunder
storm blew up, preceded and accompanied by a
sweeping gale of wind, which did considerable
damage in blowing down and unroofng buildings
I'VE hear the following particulars: The house of
Mr. Irvine blown down, on the Bench, in the rear
'of town; also two new buildings next door east n
.Farington's three story brick, On st. Anthony
street; also part of the roof of Mr.. Fuer's four
story brick, on the same street; also the log house
lof l.. NJ. Oliver near the foundation Of the Hos
ipital also the house of Mr.. l.. b. Gardiner and
the house of Frank Grouchy, in the lower end Of
town; the family Of the latter narrowly escaping
from being buried in the ruins Of the building =
lin fact, 1t was II terrible gale.
New BRIcK HOTEL ON THIRD STREET.
DIR. Borup is commencing large hotel, with -four
spacius stories under it, on the ground lately oc-
'cuped by the stable of the Central house and
nearly opposite the T.. o. There cannot be
enough good hotels built in ST. Paul. So far rs
living in hotels is concerned we think well of
|communism: The New York Tribune, in a
lengthy notice Of the improvements in hotels in
that city within the last few years. calls for still
farther modification in favor of mammoth hotels,
with suite, Of rooms for families. 1t SAYS, with
truth, that by combining under one roof the hab-
.tations of several hundred persons, and conGdin-
10 one head the purveymg OF food, service, sc. ,
,ior them all, an immense economy Is realized,
land family may be supported for 81 900 per
lannum, in sty lie Of 'comfor, and luxury which
would cost $4,000 to - 900 in separate house
Holds for each.
ROAD TO DUBUQUE.-The Dubuque Herald
,says; Nothing then is wanting 10 mark this routs
las the future winter ihoroughiare 10 Minnesota
bur little eXertion and an act or two of Govern
.nen. One providing that Military Road be
'opened through from Dubuque 10 St. Paul and
'ann,her providing that Mail Route be establish
led between The same places VIII not the peo-
pie at St Paul speak to their delegate in Con-
gress on the subject; WIZ not even lew at Du-
,buque interest themselves in the matter. VIII
not Frink & Walker take it into consideration
,wh view of putting on Il line of stages during
,;he coming winter:
s. b. B1AcKHAwK.--R OCULAR NAvIG 4
IRON OF THE MINNESOTA RIvER-This
beautiful and convenient water craft, now the
property of Louis Roberts of st. Paul, returned
Jon Tuesday evening from her first tip to Man
kao, at the mouth of the Blue Earth river. Thir-
ny passengers went up; who unite in their praises
of the boat, the fare and the officers and give
glowing reports Of the country and scenery-say
they have encountered no dangers or impedmen,s
four feet water and found eight
feet every where except on Il sand-bar, below the
Little Rapids (Which really have 40 exs,ence) :;
although the river is lower new than it has been
FOR three or four years. Every person who visits
Minnesota, must go up on the Black Hawk, which
will probably 60 up twice week. Fare $50
each way. This is the first steamboat ever own
ed entirely in ST. Paul. We learn that Mr. Ro-
heris paid for it, Sc 900. Now we want quite as
much light draught boat running from here to-
the Falls Of St. Croix, ard as far as practicable,
toward st. Anthony.
CELEBRATION OF THE FoURTH The day
was celebrated on the 5th, in two placcs-,hal is
in town and out at the Cave. We learn that both
parties had good time. Those who wen; to ihe
Cave refused TO unite with those in town, who 90;
up to the celebration on Temperance principles
Maj. Noah delivered an grafton in the Cave. which,
elected very high encomium; we also heard the
Grafton of Mr.. Cressey highly spoken of. la the
evening, there was display of fireworks in va
rious parts of the town; also bonfires kindled up-
on the surrounding eminences. Rockets and fire !
balls were flying in every direction; while a heav,
cloud in the north filed up the interlades with!