The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-09-30

| CoPPER.-The Lake Superior "Journal' says
that the receipts Of copper at that port for the past
month, have been light, as they usually at this
season Of the year. The only lot that has arrived
since om last, is that by the propeller Manhattan
to-day consisting of 81 barrels and 20 Masses equal
to about ~ tons, from the Northwest Mine. The
Cliff Mine is raising the surface ready for shipment
about 100 tons per month the Minnesota Company
over 50 tons month, and the Northwest about 40
tons per month"; A large number Of the mines are
raising copper, but for Of good summer roads,
they only transport the metal to the lake in the
winter, which brings all Of their shipments in the
spring The same journal remarks Of the st. Mary's
Canal, that the donation of $50 900 Of land
ought to build this canal; and we hope plan
will be devised by next Legislature, by which it
will be speedily undertaken, and successfully carried
through. everything depends now the action Of
the next Legislature to whether shall see the
work completed in two years. ten years not at all
! FREIGHT TRAISs.-The Milwaukee "Sentine''
Of the 18th inst, says: the Freight Train the
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad which came in
from the West at II o'clock yesterday morning, was
six Platform and nine covered freight cars, all
loaded full. There $500 bushek of grain and so
passengers in the train; and the conductor Mr.. Mer-
rill, informed that he had left some 1900 bus.
different stations, for want of to bring it III
And this, though vet the road extends out but ~
miles from city, and has just reached the borders
of the Wheat reg ion. fortnight more will the
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vember, Milton (62 mies) will be in direct co,nnlun-
cation with Milwaukee. Where be the doubters
now! Ifany bc left, let them take walk down to
the Railroad Depot II O'Clock TO- day and see and
Judge for themselves.
! ISTELLIoENcE-Th St. Louis ''Ncws"
says, the river opposite here has undergone change
since Saturday. Weather cool and clear. Five feet
in the channel to Cairo. Every day since the OPEN
ing of the Alton aud Springfield Railroad the packo,
Altoona has had TO refuse freight, and trip has
she carried up less than hundred and fifty TONS
On Saturday she commenced refusing at 4 o'clock
and if every shipment offering had been received,
there would have been freight piled the lcvee
in front Of her gansway than two such boats could
have carried The increase of freight and passengers
by the line is indeed wonderful, but it is only another
evidence Of what railroads do towards an accumula
ting business. In a short time two packets will he
found inadequate to accommodate the wants of the
road. The steamer Badger State, in Yesterday di-
rect from Gaiem, reports "a inches on the
Lower, and 20 to 80 the Upper Rapids. The
Danube WAS still lying sunk the Upper Rapids
She is not in very deep water and will be raised
| MONSTER TELEscoPE.-The "Nationll InteE
gcncer" says that undertaking of great neree, to
scientific persons, is now being carried on within a
lew miles OF London. wealthy country clergyman
named Craig, is constructing new monster telescope
on the achromatc principle, which will surpass the
celebrated instrument constructed by Lord Rose in
Ireland, lis total length will be eighty five feet and
ITS greatest circumference thirteen feet. The weight
OF the tube is three tons, and the contrvanccs adopt
ed 10 prevent vibration and 10 allow Of its being rap
IDLY turned 70 any required points, are described as
being snguarIy perfect and ingenious 1t is under-
stood that the observatory will be endowed by Mr..
Craig, that it may be maintained in perpetntv for
the advantage of Astronomical Science From the
date OF its completion, which may shortly be expect
ed, it will doubtless draw many persons from all parts
of the world,
RAIL ROADs.-Ail the cities of the West are wide
awake in the matter of railroads. They create COM
merce, and no man calculate the vast increase in
the trade of a city from which railroads extend thro'
agricultural districts. We clip from the St. Louis
lntelisencer" the following item
''Ihe Alton and Springfield Railroad, which was
but IN embryo eighteen months ago, will have the
iron horse placed its track next week probably.
and this road, OF but seventy five miles in length but
running through one Of the richest agricultural regions
OF the State, is destined to the trade and com
merce OF Alton, and we may add, to ST. Louis, an
impetus little dreamed Of, few years ago.
A NUIsANCE.-Muchc complaint is made bv ,be
New Workers, OF the encroachments Of gang Of men,
who 60 around under the pretence of purchasing sold
clothes" But day two since, gentleman found
one of these fellows inspecting some small ornamen,
IN one of his rooms. and when he was asked what he
was doing, he said, in broken Eng sh, cold clothes
Being asked how he obtained admission, he profcssed
to ''no understand, and was dumb until kicked into
the street, when it ascertaned that he could at
least, in English. Their plan of action IN no
doubt travel west.
The New York Tribune reports from compilation
of official statistics that Of 900 criminals commit
ted to the Tombs of New York City, the past year,
over 1000 were under2l years of age. And of these,
about 800 were between the age of nine and fifteen.
more tiighriu picture has never been presented to
any community.
INDIAN TRoUBLEs.-We learn that the Indians
have become troublesome the west side Of the Mis-
sssippi, opposite st. Paul aud ST. Anthony an. that
they are driving of the suattcrs who have gone over
the river to make caims.-Dub,sgue Herald.
| The above is totally fiction so far as we know
PIONEER.
IHE SEASON AT SARAToGA.-The number of
visitors during the past Saratoga Springs
has been very large. The Saratoga s'Whig'' makes
the number Of strangers the various hotels and
boarding houses, during the 81 DAYS from June Is to
August 30, amount to nearly 10000.
Mark Fl. Sbley, Congressional Delegate from Min
ncsota, dled at Canandagua on the Sh inst after a
severe illness OF eight days. Madison Argus