The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-05-06

Saint Paul, week before last, we find some mac
curacies ard omissions. We ought to have stated
tina, Louis Roberts house was built, at the time
Of our arrival here, in April 1919. on Bench
street; and that the "Sligo Iron Store.'' corner
Of Sd aud Wabashaw streets, was not built until
several months, or perhaps year afterwards.
Mr.. Neill had his meetings in the school house on
Bench street. Frenchman kept grocery in
that old log building on the bank OF the river be-
low Roberts ware house. Mr.. Nell built small
chapel, near where his house is, in which he lived
and also preached. 1t burnt down early in the
summer of 1850, and Mr. Neill immedia,ly went
east to solicit aid in building the brick church Oh
Bench street. Near on the site Of the present
church building, stood an old tanarac house,
which with the two old tamarac houses east Of it,
and the two standing in the street near the head
Of Hill street, made about all the central part Of
Saint Paul. We ought also TO mention that Miss
Bishop, the first teacher who ever undertook a
school in Saint Paul. was then teaching in The
Bench street schoo! house; and is as deserving of
remembrance for her early Iabors here, as any of
the clergymen who pioneered here; aud if honors
were fairly dealt out of the church as in il, would
I've entitled 10 a--he office of Bishop.
The WEATHER.-Yearsa ago, it seems to US
we had earlier springs than we have in these lat
Ter days. We also had frosts earlier in autumn
and earlier winters. We have as many months
and hours Of summer, but they occupy new
nl,cp m tho ulnnI,r 7. thor,
ton In the rotation Of the Earth, gradually pro-
crossing, that has esca ped the observation Of AS
tronomy: This weary Hardness of SuuSper, is
not observable here alone, or tn season only. IL
extends wherever we have been ana we have no.
ted 1t for years. Changes perhaps greater, in
climste, have been observed in Europe How is
1t that in sunny Italy, frost is a stranger, while in
the days of Virgil and Horace, we find frequent
illusions, by those poets, to chilling winter and
clustering snow storms,
THE Sioux TREATIEs.-The Senate Com
mtee reported favorably for the ratification of
these treaties, on the 2ls Of April, the morning
of Captain Wilkins arriva! in Washington. That
Committee all consisting Of Southern men, the
treaties will now unqueslionably be ratified and
probably are already ratified but perhaps with
out the half-hreed clause. or with some modfca-
ton OF 1t; and probably with some provision re-
s,rciins the Indians in the occupancy Of the res
erva'ion provided for them b. the terms Of the
treaties.
TIRE EXCELSIOR, arrived from St Louis on
Tuesday, just after the DR.. Franklin No 9 She
brought about eco passengers up, settlers at the
Colony Of Rolling Stone Prairie, below Waba-
shaw. This is likely to be fourishng colony,
being composed of the right sort of poople, as
we are informed by our Delegate, Mr. Sibley, as
well as by Col. J. Robinson, o. Galena. who is
their agent. Col. X. showed US a copy of the
journal, published for this association IN \. Y.
city, and which is to be published at their new
home in cur Territory. These people are no,
Socialists; but only coIonists aiding each other
in forming new settlement.
ExPERIMENT1NG.-An American is eternal
!y experimenting. He will never build house
or Il steamboat, without try ing 1.-The variations -
This may result in the progress Of society at
large; but is often fatal to the expermenter The
way to produce certain results is to practice on
ly tried methods, 1t may do to build srout houses
in St Paul, let somebody try it. We would
rather see two experiments than TO try one The
Cornish miners, who work IN old leads, make
twice as much money Yankees who are al
ways prospecting. a frontier life is one of ex-
periments and cxpedents; and having formed
habit of experimenting, that habit requires ndul-
gence.
MUDDY RoAps.-There are some mud holes
in The road from St. Paul 10 -. Anthony, so deep
that ii is almost impossible 10 drag i common
coach through them. We glad TO see that
Benson keeps bis light strong, roomy omn-
buses on that line, as they are the only vehicles
fit for such 4. road at present.
LIZ SUEuR.-This beautiful site for 2 town. on
the south bank Of the Minnesota river, about II
miles below Traverse des Sioux, is pronounced
by those who have seen il, the most delightrul
spot in the world, for village. Ii is on natu-
raj terrace of prairie, slopng back from the river
4 H.
Woods sk.rtlng ii down the river, and an excel
lent landing for steamboats,. The country around
it, cannot be cxcelled ia beauty or fertility. A
short road across to Cannon river, will make LIE
Sueur unavoidably, a town of much trade. 1t
will probably be the county scat Of new county
there, 10 be called the county Of lie Sueur. Sew
eral enterprises !or the benefit Of that region, are
now in the way Of preparation.
/ LIVERY OF Sr. ANTHoxy.-Cntil very re-
Gently, the livery Of st. Anthony, comprised only
one sorrel mare, the property OF the Mill Compa-
ny, an animal with her fore legs bowed like a
pair Of names. Although they have now added
grey horse to their stock, it is toe la,e and St.
Anthony will always continue TO be "a one horse
town.
| Provision FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
"CUT SrICE.' There are always tho who
would grnnb!e at the town, if they were landed