The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-01-31
Agent, have been dismissed by the Com

~A6ch', nave Dctn QlSlnlSScu ny Tic Com-
missioner of Indian Affairs, having been
shown to be entirely unfounded. Maj.
Fridley is about starting for Washington
on business connected with his Agency.
The "ice CROP or as much of it as
was needed to supply the market the
coming season, has been secured in {: good
order" The quality is of the best, the
cakes vary in thickness from six to ten
inches.-Dayton co., Journal.
Six TO ten inches thick! If you have
nothing better to Drag of than that, friend
Comfy, you had as well "shut up.''-
Suppose we send you, next dog days,
specimen of cur Minnesota crop, from
twenty-five to thirty inches through, and
as blue-as blue as any of the boys ever
got, round at Frantz's in old times.
" A number of Indians of different
tribes of the Sioux nation visited Kossuth
this morning, and were dressed in the
aboriginal style Of the race. Kossuth
expressed himself highly gratifed to see
them, and shook hands with them, and
hoped God would bless them and their
tribe. He begged of them kindly to ac
cept some medals which some kind friends
OF the United States had given him in
memory of his being here, and by which
they might remember him when they got
home. They were of no value, but were
intended only as tokens of remembrance
OF poor exile. His remarks were in
terpreted."
The above is an extract from a late des-
patch received from Washington. There
must be some mistake about the Indians
being Sioux. We know of none having
gone to that city.
The notorious E. Z. C. Judson (Ned
Buntline,) has started weekly paper in
St. Louis. Capt. Phillips, of the Union,
stands godfather to the bantling, judging
by the way he is trying to put the
thing through by inordinate putting
Consuello'' Jamison, the actor, has
rather meritorious poem in the first
number.
AFFAIRS IN NEW MEXICO.
We are under obligations to Lieut..
Simpson for the following interesting in
formation, recently received from our sis
ter Territory. Anything from this i'm
perfectly known portion Of our country
is always acceptable, we have no doubt,
to our readers. Another officer of the
army, who has served recently in North
western Texas, has promised us some
sketches of that region: which will APP
pear as soon as we receive them.
For the Mnnesotian.
MIR. EDIron: Below, furnish Won
with an extract Of letter which has re-
Gently been received by gentleman in
this Territory, by an officer Of high mcr-
it, at present stationed in the Navajo
country, on the western slope of the Cor.
dilleras. 1t may be interesting to your
readers, both on account Of the informa-
ton it imparts of the movements of our
troops in that quarter, and the reference
it makes to the Canon of Chiefly, (pro-
nounced Chay-e) description of which
was given by the writer Of this article,
in his recent address before the Histori-
cal Society.
"roRT DEFIANCE, Navajo Nation,
Canoncto Bonito, September 81, 1851.
"MY DEAR SIR: You will soon learn
a good deal about Col. Summers expedi-
ton. 1t is called failure, but not cor
rectly. He was 1T ten days in their
great nation, meaning Navajo nation. J
He entered their strong hold, DESTROYED
their crops, captured one, killed one, and
wounded probably great many. Flori-
Ola wa not conquered is ten DAYS, al
though Gen Jackson commanded part of
the time. The war in Ohio lasted ten
years or more, yet Wayne, st. Clear and
Harrison commanded. Col. Sumner has
made a fair beginning and a good impress
sion. He leaves me here with five COM
panies to maintain my position, build
fort, and then treat or fight, as circum-
stances may dictate. He possibly cx-
poets to come out again in the spring to
complete his work.
This is the best part of New Mcxi-
co | have yet seen. The land is pretty
ialr. Wood, water and grass are good.
The Naraios raise good corn and wheat,
as fine as that of Michigan. l gathered
a crop at Laguna Colorado, ten miles
above this place. 1t was small field
four wagon loads-but it was really hSau-
tiful wheat.
"Ihe scenery of this country is grand
and beautiful beyond expression. Can
oncito Bonito lies about 300 miles west
OF Albuquerque, and 90 miles northwest
from Pueblo village called Zuni. The
scenery is far more beautiful and vari-
egated than that of the Upper Mis-
sissippi. The canon is cut through
mountain, from one plain to another
The cut is about three hundred feet deep,
! Ono-plUhth Of ,,,;Jo ,pl l.