The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-04-08


Whether Dubuque designs to run any boats hero
this wear, we have not learned. Thus it will be
seen. that the traveller and the immigrant at st.
L.uis, or the traveller coming from Chicago TO
Rockford By railroad, aud from Rockford TO Ga
kla by stage, can hardly miss good boat any
dav. to St. Paul; and we learn that the fare will
be very low. There no snags in the river,
asoxe Galena--no risk-never a steamboat acci-
dent--no understanding 10 prevent you from
coming cheaply, agreeabiy, and comfortably
through, at least to see Minnesota, and look at
. ST. Antbony and Saltwater, and al our own ex-
tensive town of St. Paul. which is fast tumbling
up into the rank of cities.
BENTON County,.
8, f a traveller comes here, and has any sort OF
CURIOSITY. he will taxa Benscu's stage to 81. An
thony. miles. look at the Falls and pretty a
town site as The Almighty fashioned, and
take the little steamboat Gov. Ramsey, above the
Falls, TO Sank Rapids, about so miles; and If he
does not say ne sees the most delightful, the most
charp,ing land and river scenery all the way up,
God only knows how far--as far as he chooses TO
travel, that ever lay out Of doors, then we have
no sense or judgment Or H he wants 10 see
what the practical farmer can do in Minnesota,
lie, him ride down 10
CorrAGE GRovE.
This is upon the tongue of land extending down
between the confluence Of the 81. Croix and the
Mississippi. The farmers there, raise more oats,
roots. everything that is coed to eat, than they
have any use for; and they sell handsome sur
plus every year to S.. Paul and Saltwater. it's
on the east side Of the river too--no trouble a
bout Indians and some OF the best la q that ever
was, not yet taken mp. From Cottage Grove,
you may proceed TO Point Douglass, place Of
mitch promise, and surrounded with choice land.
From thence, you will pass through charming
region. 80 miles, along the west shore Of Lake
ST. Crsix, to
F." SALTWATER.
This is the headquarters Of the outfit and lum-
bering done above il, on the ST. Crlox, and has 4
more substantial, reliable business, for the extent
Of it, and more capital and less pecuniary EN-
barrassment, than any other town IN Minnesota,
Here they are building the Peni,entlary and there
is the land Office and there come the steamboats,
either en- their way Up or down tire Mississippi;
aud although you might contrive 10 20 across ia
sort Of jerk water stage. from Saltwater To ST.
Paul, by land, you viii probably prefer to go D.
round 10 the boat. But FIRST YOU must 20 up the
st. Croix, and see the busy saw-milIs. w mixer at
,he Marine, Mallory at Oceola, Iaylo Falls
and the Falls Of the ST. Croix. These places are
al actively engaged in numbering. Being back
at ST. PAU. YOU viii CT course go M, four five
miles, 10
AND TELLING.
Look at Ger little map, is correct, made
from the 6eid notes Of government, surveys on file
at Dubuque, and you will see You 20 souihuardiy
from ST. Paul, up the river, to the Fort there,
a high, smooth promoniory standing upon white
sand-rock, is the Fort, below which, unite the
Minnesota (St. Peters, from the south west and
the Mississippi from the north est; hut island
extends down FOR bali mile, and keeps the chan
mel OF the two streams separate, except a narrow
slough or cutoff that connects them, JUS, below
the Fort. About half way down that island on
the Sioux, or west side, sitting on the shore Ct
the Minnesota river, is Mendoza being large
old stone buildings, an old Catholic church and
half dozen cabins; but pleasant location,
very. Along beth banks Of The river, from Fort
Smelling half way to ST. Paul, ard from Fort
Smelling. on the west side Of the river, to the
Falls OF St. Anthony and above. lies the Military
Reserve OF the Fort, land which, Congress " I'll
probably authorize the sale Of by law, this ses-
sion, excepting a small portion.
Hurrying back to ST. Paul, (and the boat i,
down there before yen think of it) you take Ben
sons stage, 10 st. Anthony, passing through as
pretty a specimen Of Minnesota, on your way, as
need be; and You are soon there, although you
might go in half the time, ii that plank road Thar
Is 10 he, were completed. Ycu VIII find ST. An
'hony RICH. smart village, very neatly built,
along the east bank Of the river aud on a bench,
little back from the river, that over,ooks the
+ ais and a hne region west of the river. You
may be disappointed III the gr0 ndeur Of the Falls,
as you certainly will be in the size Of the river
but no, in the unsurpassed beauty Of both, or The
charming beauty of the whole scene that sur
rounds you. The mills, saws, YOU will find ac-
tiiely employed, and water enough if the throat
OF the channel through which it is supplied be-
tween the island and the shore, sufficiently
Gpe IA, all he lis no
Less than half mile below the mill dam. which
confines all the water passing down the east
side OF the island, while the west side, the
water leaps, unresirained down the Falls, } there
Is an eddy, to which lumber is hauled from the
mills to be RATED down To ST. Paul, distant, by
ths river, some II or Is miles. Look upon the
map. and YOU will see th ST. Anthony i. only
about miles north Of St, Paul. railroad Of s
miles therefore, or a plank-road, would be Of
great service TO both towns. That steamboats,,
1T to navigate the river below st. Paul, never can
If they would and never would if they could,
make difficult trip Of lS miles, for the sake Of
getting miles nearer to Lake Superior and 10
the North Pole than they are at St. Paul, in COM
petition with P!ana-road or railroad, miles
long, is evident from the fact, that they canno,
aud Do not do 1t IN competition with common
roads An extension Of a railroad in the proper
and natural direction, notherly up the Mi-sssip-
y ''c's 'o"a'A Lime superior, Wouiu hot 'cuch
St. Anthony, bot would leave j, several miles
west Of the line. We shonid, however, favor the
construction of the road by st. Anthony. place
where all travellers will desire 10 visit, where
tnere will be much manufacturing, especially OF
pine lumber, the University Of Minnesota; and n
place, in fact, which viii u,ma,ely be one Of
much Importance, as a beautiful retreat and
place Of quiet and reposc.
st. Anthony is said to contain 900 inhabitants;
but what they all do Cor living beyond the few
engaged in Numbering, unable to say. In
our opinion, the ultimate hops Of that town for
large population, rests upon that class Of retired
people Of substance, as well as invalids and peo-
pie Of fortune. desiring literary privileges in re-
tired. beautiful town, who viii. certainly be more
strongly attracted there than to any other place
we know Of in the Great Valley. They ha We
there, newspaper, the Saint Anthony Express,
which 10 really the most valuable institution they
possess. Whatever we could do TO attract the
attention Of the world to such advantages as ST.
Anthony really does possess, we have always
cheerfuily done and written.
ALL SAINTS