The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-05-15
HOME AGAIN.

our post. We have been absent much
longer than we had intended but it is
probable the patrons of the Minnesotian
have lost nothing by it, and in the end
will be largely the gamers.
We have much to say of st. Louis, its
business and future prospects; also of
other places and things along the river.
For this week, however, we must defer
all this for want of time.
We learned nothing in regard to our
Treaties, or other matters of interest to
Minnesota, more than what is already
known. Minnesota is beginning to at
tract great attention below ; and we found
friends, ready and willing to labor for
her interests, in quarters where it might
have been supposed nothing would be
cared for us.
We left St. Louis late on Friday eve
ming Of last week, on that superb steam
er, the Golden Era, and were in Galena
early on Monday morning, several hours
before the Nominee left. Those passen-
gers who came with us to Galena, and
took the Nominee, arrived here in about
four days and four hours, after losing
seven or eight hours in Galena. This is
no doubt the quickest time ever made be-
tween St. Louis and St. Paul. 1t will
pay well, even if persons going down or
coming up are in haste, to arrange it SO as
to travel upon the Golden Era. She
leaves Galena Monday evenings, and St.
Louis Fridays. We waited two days
for her after our business was concluded,
and gained time by the operation. We
have never Travelled upon boat under
better government, or where greater at
tention was paid to the comfort Of pas
sengers. Capt. Bersie, and the clerk,
Mr.. Dawley, study nothing save the COM
forts and safety of their passengers, and
undertake nothing but what their energy
and industry are sure to accomplish. AS
we have heretofore remarked, the only
distinguishable difference in the appear
ance of the Golden Era and Saint Paul is
the letters upon their wheel-houses.
The Saint Paul left Galena twenty-six
hours after the Nominee, with fine trip
Of freight and passengers. She made no
attempt at fast running, and was COM
PEELED to land more often than we have
ever known upon any trip we ever made
over this route. We were about forty
seven hours from Galena to st. Paul, hav-
ing been to Saltwater before coming here.
The run from Prairie du Chen to La
Crosse, ninety miles, was made in little
less than eight hours, including four land
ings and one wooding from flat. This
is as good time as any business boat need
make. People should always be satisfied
if they can get through the world, up
stream, at the rate of twelve miles an
hour. Altogether, the Saint Paul runs
beautifully, with an easy and graceful
motion. She can pass for steamboat, in
every sense of the word, in any port upon
the western waters. We have nothing
to say in regard to her relative speed with
other boats but we would consider it an
act detrimental 10 the reputation of her
officers and owners as boatmen, were they
to push her, new as she is, after the man
ner that older boats have been run, and
can be run without disadvantage. Any
practical boatnan will coincide with us
in this particular. On Wednesday, at
half-past twelve, we met the Nominee
just below La Crosse. She passed at some
distance behind an island, but not out of
sight. When opposite to us she let eff
her whistle, in triumph, we suppose, at
having won the glory of making the
quickest trip. Capt. Harris, in reply,
blowed his horn, as much as to say, "you
have the glory, but have the money!"
1t is matter Of no little interest to the
traveller at this season of the year, while
making a quick trip from St. Louis to
this point, to note the progress of vegeta-
ton along the banks of the river. Below
heokuk, the leaves of the forest trees
were full size; between the lower and
upper rapids they appeared to diminish
every mile; while from Rock Island to
81. Paul there was no perceptible differ
ence In the degree of forwardness.
The earthly career of Henry Clay is
rapidly drawing to close. Even as we
wfite' 1t is not improbable that the intel
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