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

tuO ihhtutiSy ot q psotty III uttiClputiOu OI
payments. An Indian hunter requires his
outfit of ammunition, blankets, guns, and a
variety Of necessaries for himself and his
family. When he returns from his hunt, he
generally sells his furs to the outfi. that fur
nished him. If any balance remains due
to the outfit, he does not pay il; but il is
expected to- staml MS IL charge against the
annuity, if there be an annuity; or if not,
then against the contingency of an annuity
to be paid as a 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 a-,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 aclmira
hle oaks and rock naples and black wulnuts
found in the Big Woods; which Tor various
! purposes manufacture, will be Of immense
value to the trade Of Munesots; but we
will now write only of pine lumber. For
merly, we had our doubts as to the great
extent of our pineries. Now, we have no
doubt. AS yet, our Iumbermen only 90 up
Rum river, tributary of the Mississippi,
but few miles above ST. Anthony, living
between the Mississippi and the 81. Croix.
From that region, comes merely the pine of
the St. Criox aud 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 unexplored tribu-
taries, besides properly in the pine region;
so that centuries, will hardly exhaust the
pinerIes above Us. We are ashamed that
we ever Jistrustej Providence, or suspect
ell that our munifcent Maker could have
left two thousand miles of fertile prairies
down the river, without an adequate sup
ply OF pine lumber at the sources Of the
river, TO make those plains habitahlc.
There are many saw mills on the Saint
CrOlx-fOur saws at ST. Anthony propelled
Iy warer-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
,reH, to put up 40 good steam saw-lnils,
NOU, III run. IL d'N Dlus OF Iutn
ber were made, it could he taken 10 a mar
ket below, in the form of shingles, lathing,
plancd flooring and siding. We want, here,
a patent wooden ware factory, large
enough to supply he trade of the whole
river, down to New Orleans. Come wha,
may, numbering cannot fail, unless the Gov
ernment foolishly undertake to cut off build
ing and fencing, and immigration through
out the Valley OF The Mississippi river
AGRICULTURE.
We have but little farming yet in our
Territory; but we have more and better in
ducements for that business than any other
country can boast.
Isl. \ better climate; ia which The labor
Of one man, will produce more, will yield
q larger surplus above 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, ia the 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 better-but as good as there is in The
world. For fertility, Cottage Grove pra-
rie, or the whole valley Of the Minnesota
river, or the valley Of The Red river of the
North, cannot be beat; yes, we under
take to say that at Pein5ina, in latitude 40.
north, they can raise as sound corn and as
much per acre, AS can be raised anyW 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 a 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 appie
or pear tree or pumpkin, to a sweet pota-
to OF a tobacco plant. Why, Sucker, do
you knew you have frosts about two weeks
earlier ia Illinois, than we do here: 1t is a
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 90 shver-
ing back home, saying that minnesota is
"too cold for craps We can beat them
too, at stock growing, can raise hardier cat
tie and sheep and thicker meated, swecter
beef, than they can any where down South
We feed stock Il fortnight longer; but what
Of that? Our cattle are healthier, our grass
IS sweeter and more luxuriant and 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-aud always must have,
having soldiers, lnmbermen and Indians to
feed and make US home market. The
cost of shipping produce from below, ope-
rates as a perpetual tariff to protec, 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 er-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.
that you ever saw or heard of. As for fish,
it is no exaggeratiOn to say that Minnesota
her rivers and streams, but especially
lakes, are alive with them. We will war