The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-09-23

THE MILITARY RESERVE BILL.--We insert
this bill for the especial benefit Of the claimants, upon
the Reserve We trust that it will be satisfactory
and, no quarreling at home.
AN ACT To reduce and define the boundaries of the
Military Reserve the Saint Peters liver, in the
Territory of Minnesota.
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of America in Congress
bed, That the Secretary of War be and he hereby
required the lines of the present military
Fort Snelling in the Territory of Minnesota,
To be contracted to embrace the following boun-
darics, wit: Beginning at the middle of the chan
mel of the Mississippi river below Pixies island /;
thence ascending along the channel Of said river in
such drection to include all the islands of the
river to the mouth of Browns creek; thence up said
creek to Rice Lake; thence through the middle OF
Rice lake to the outlet of Lake Amelia; thence thro'
said outlet and the middle of Lake Amelia to the out
let Of Mother lake; thence through said outlet and
the middle of Mother lake the outlet of Duck lake
thence through said outlet aud the middle of Duck
lake to the southern extremity of Duck lake; thence
in line due south to the middle of the channel of the
Saint Peters river; thence down said river so as to
include all the islands to the middle of the channel OF
the Mississippi river, reserving further, for military
purposes, quarter section the right bank OF the
81. Peters river, at the present ferry; and also a
quarter section the left bank of the Mississippi
river, at the present ferry across that stream.
SEC. 2. And Be further enacted, That the Com
missioner of the General Land Office be and he is
hereby required to TO be surveyed, soon as
practicable much of the lands heretofore included
in the military aforesaid, but without the linn
its of the said military reserve aforesaid, defined
by this act, have already been surveyed, and To
cause the same together with such of said lands as
have been so surveyed, with the exceptions holeinai-
ter set forth, to be sold at public sale, under the d.
rcction of the President Of the United States.
SEC. 3. And be Il further enactfd, That the land o,
which the establishment of the Fur Company is stu
atcd, Known rs Mendoza, with the settlements immc-
datcly around the sanc not exceeding three hundred
and twenty acres, be and the hereby reserved
from sale during the of year after the lands
surrounding the shall be offered for sale; and
the proper authorities hereby authorized, at any
time during said year, to enter the same for town
site, agreeabiy to and in accordance with the terms
and conditions Of An act for the relief of the citi
zens of towns upon the lands of the United States,
under certain circumstances" approved May twenty
third, eighteen hundred and fouty- -four.
SEC. 4. And be 1t furthr enacted, That the lands
comprised within the limits Of said reserve, be and
the same hereby annexed to and made part OF
the Chippewa land district in said Territory of Min
uesota.
Approved, August &c, 1852.
/ SALT IN MINNEsorA.-The Boston Post, prol,a-
bly, in aihlson to descriptive articles in the
Pioneer, in which there mi ht have been sprinklcd
Attic aIusons 10 our contemporary journals, thus
tees the matter of salt in Minnesota. We accord
with the suggestion of the Post, that the salt region
be christencd Monticello" Salt is good; and SO too
is the SAVIOR Of the of the sage of Monticello
forevcrnorc
SAT- and Monticd1o.-Minnesota is said to have the
richest salt region the face of the earth Tide}
alias wiig journals, have minute descriptions of the
appearance of sat kUy looking like &c snou bqaks''I
jNpt IN he nf
caused the feds to be merry in prose- and dorgcrcl
about ''s;,lt mountain crclulty Who does not Know
the J. Q. Adams effort " On the Discoveries of Cant.
! Lsw's'! This was first printed in 1907. The poet
denied that he ever,
| "To season his adventures, met
mountain, soused III piokle'
Nevertheless, by getting Lewis to dinner, and Bar
low to writing Stanzas-bat let the poet tell of what
the feds would do
And Barlow stanzas shall incite--
A bard, the tide who tameS, sir
And if we cannot alter THINGS,
BY G., We'll Change their names, SIR!
The poet goes on to tell what names could he cbanr
ed. Here somc:--
g Lee; dusk Sally henceforh bear
The name Of isabella;
ind tet Ire mountain. all Of SAL,
BE christCned MonticeHo".
viii our Minnesota friend pardon us for a serious
suggestion! Let this salt region be christc, Month
cello. And so let the of the place BE- connected
with the abode of the sage whose statesmanshiD and
patriotism secured the territory America and also
be perpetual rcproach to the faction whose avoca-
ton it was to oppose his measures aud to ridicuc
aud blackcn his character.
| RELIGIOUS NorICE.--Delegatos from the Baptist
churches in ST. Anthony, St Paul, Saltwater, Viii
low River, Rolling Stone, aud La Crosse are expect
ed to meet in Council at the Baptist church, in Saint
Paul, on next Friday, Sept. "a, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
The object of the meeting, will be to form an associa-
ton for Missionary, and other purposes. The meet
ings will be introduced with sermon on Friday at
10a O'Clock, A. NJ, viii all be OF public character.
and continued at least until Sabbath evening This
community are respectfully invited to attend.
We arc glad 10 learn that our esteemed friend H.
f. MaSterson, Esq, has done what was necessary to
make himself happy man. Mr.. Holland will please
correct the census roll of st. Paul. .n,otrat
The above cment is, we trust in respect to
'hc intimation given in The last lines prcmature.-
However that may be, among friends, such thing
should not get out---so soon.