The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-01-01

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Editors, Io1 Fulton street, New York.
WAY MAILs.---We are informed by Mr.. Bur-
bank that the way offices from ST Paul TO Prairie
du Chen, hure been more OF less supplied with
mails. since the close Of navigation; and have
not been wholly deprived Of news, as we were
informed and stated last week in the Piencer.
We learn that .Messrs. Willoughby & Powers Of
our town, have now bought into the mail con-
tracts. and will Immediately stock the road with
four-horse vehicles
The WEArHER.--Most of the time since our
last publication, has been very mild; ,hawing
considerably The winter thus far has been re-
niarkably open. How is it, that every where.
since the time when we were boys, there has
been such constant annual decrease Of SHOWS
and sieighing' Why do lakes now remain open
all winter, that were formerly b,idged over with
ice' We remember the time, when teams heavi-
ly loaded with coal. used 10 cross over from ILL.,
nois to st. Louis ia the winter; thing unknown
for years pasta and also when pleasure excursions
were taken s!lse ice Of Lake Erie, from Buffalo
to Erie and b4ck, fact no longer Witnessed
"Oh, the tii,ies'i not as they used to was.'
News FROM rEMBrNA AND SKLK1aK.-
4esVm. Dahl brought down the Pembina mail, on
Tuesday last, from Crow Wing; the mail having
been brought through, by the mail carrier. since
the s,h of December from Pe,nbna to Crow
Wing. by the hslp Of dogs and snow shoes Mr..
Ki,,son and both the other members Of our Leg
islature from Psmbina. also have arrived. The
mail was forwarded from Crow Wing to St. Paul,
by Mr.. Dahl, for the sake Of expedition; as he
drives Il fas, tsan,. Several large packages Of
letters were brough. through by this mail, from
Selkir%, 10 be forwarded by mail to various parts
Of Great Britain and elsewhere in the suburbs of
creation. Charles Cavileer, Co.lector Of Pembino
(whefe there il an American Custom House, at
the British hne, writes amongst other things, the
following: CHARLES is an old re.nien, of ST. Paul
and our folks are right glad TO hear from hun. }
'Kittson and /, met the messenger (who carries
the mail between Selkirk aud Penbina.) 1 did
rot 60 lower down (Red river } than M'Dern,ot's
and so did notsee your people. expect TO spend
some r,ne down there this wintcr, and shall call
on your friends. like tho people Of the settle
n.ent, very aruch / find them a l,ospitable and
clever people; but wouldn't it make Yankee
farmer laugh, to see their mode Of farming? Cut
:, grain with a scythe, threshins it out with a
nd flaming it by hand! In these matters,
'"'' "-e but little ahead Of "O,d Father Abra-
HILL i Mr. Black show ed me a Durham bull, a
PS'o a.nimal, also fine blooded horse, both
I would show well in any country. If
" SIC. They have an ugricultu-
=, and this year, gave premiums
! e, swine, horses, turnip crops,
49, ,! they don't raise one fourth
" WV their soil uould bring, il
P''Po' "A richer soil s,uld not bt
''"'P the poudrettes and guanos
that can be combined,
THE CLIMATE
! OF observation-disclosures
o"'"e'' ;igh FOR the South and for the
'"''' 'A"' ' sides Of ST. Paul, away dowr
''""'0' '"' ng Equator; for he adds, in ref
''o"oe VIZ Gather, &c, the follow ing, b,
WINCH =" Is '.'u' that Charley longs to get back
""' 10 ''''' ''o "'' m South. lie writes: "The
g" '''e ~ ""'u' W." ter set ia here on the lStl
o. oo'''e'' anu "as "o' Il relaxed. Snow ,ha
fell then, is now on the gro ,
remaining where you are. The ;d., NJ man,
spending his days here, is ri ,;,n,,,. ,.h.
live so much more pIeasaL NV .,ss.vh.ro e ~,
quite SO long
The FALL PurFALo HuKr-Mr. Cavie.r
writes: II ne un,ers were all in from the plains
They came iiioadcd They and their dogs are ia,
but TIER poor horses could NJ. eat buffalo, raw,
cooked, or in toreau; and so the grease does no,
exa city ooze out between their ribs We are lux
urlating on buffalo steaks; and are SO fat that the
tallow fairly drips down our hair. Where arc the
soap-makers' Farewell fish, toreau and dried
meat. never desire TO you more! Before
many months, You may look for me in St. Paul,
:. certain and sure.''
THE CHIPPEWA PAyMENr.--Wiam Dahl
attended the payment, the other day, of the Chip
pewa Indians, At, the Chippewa Agency. He
says tina, there was whskey brought there--that
the Indians got drunk--that Major Warous
promptly attended to the matter, by stavins in
the heads Of all Yhiskey barrels, and thereby
destroying grsat deal of bad whiskey.
Acc,DxNr.-On Thursday night of last week,
a Frenchwoman walked of of the ledge, on
F. urih street, (basag perpendicular wall sew
sral feet high, made by e1eavating and grading
tha, street, and broke one of her legs.
MINNESOTA BEAR AND EAGLE.--Many
Of our readers recollect the eccentric Capt. Paul
X. George, who used to visit our Territory semi