The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-09
AMT PAUL. MINNESOTA TERRITORY SATURDAY JUTY Q 1953

| LAME StPERloR W EATllER.-lhe Journal O
the 18th states that more rain had fallen at til,
Saut within the previous Is hours than sine,
last fall, and vegetation has assumed the bright
est shade of green. The weather had becl
9mte cold for the season. with barely two o
three days exception. The Journal proguosti
Gates cool summer
SAT- CANAT.-The Lake Superior Journal o
the 4th states that the Agent of the Contract
ors would break ground for the Ship Canal or
the 9TH OF June. and suggests that the citizen.
celebrate the cvcnt with "a bonfire reaching
the heavens
LAKE SuPER.OR.-Gesterday's mail brought
the Lake Superior (Saut Ste. Marir) Jonrnal
OF the llth inst, from which we clip the follow
ing items -
THE SLIP CANAL CoMYESCEp-Thc Saut Shi,
Canal, that onr citizens have read about fol
twenty years past, has this week been actual,
lcomlnenccd. We have seen the ground broken
the spade, p;ck-aNe and wheelbarrOw i'm motion
and never was work commenced with more Ell
erSy. Every man seems to feel Il sort of per
s0nal interest in the work and takes hold with
a viii. The first force of men with their gene
raj agent. Charles 7. Harvey, Engineers Capt
Garfield. Mcssrs. Glccn and NichOls.) landed
here on Monday evening last-in five days Sc
vcral large shauties have been erected for the
accommodation of the men, the preliminary
work laid out for buildings, docks, lifting cranes
and draining pumps Nearly q hundred men
were at first put on to the various preliminary
works--more are arriving by every boat. and
we understand that four or five hundred will be
employed as soon as they can DC set at work to
| advantage
The new and the old order of things are
strongly contrastcd just at this time. Half
way across the Portage is seen, high above the
water, the steamboat Sam Ward, on her land
journey to Lake Superior. 1t is a spectacle of
continual interest to see large steamer thus
drawn overland. and spectators throng the
place to witness this land sailing This is like
iy to be the last vessel that will be hauled over
the land. and this one is Just in advance of the
canal work. Right in her wake, workmen are
eXcavating the soil and rock over which she has
just passed. On the route of the canal the In
dians have sold their log shantics, and these
ancient, bark-covcred dwellings, Of the Ojibwa
have already been levclled to the ground to
give place to the buildings and works of the
whites. Their ancient campingSround will be
sadly broken into, and they must pitch their
tents elsewhere There is no rest for this DOOM
Ell people. and like the Jews they must "wan-
der witherinsly,'
s'Anl where their fathers bones now be,
| Theirs may never ie.'
The steamer London, Capt. Sweeney, of
Ward Line, also arrived to-day, loaded down
with lumber. men, &C., for the Canal COMPANY
The propeller Peninsula, Capt. Andrews, has
just arrived, bringing down thirty-ninc tuns of
| copper, i'll barrels and masses. from the Mime
sofa mine; twenty tuns from the North .Amcri-
can, in masses, and one hundred and forty-six
tuns from the Clih, in barrels and masses.
| We arc glad to be able to report the first ship
mcnt OF copper from the Pittsburgh and Isle
Royal mine this season. The schooner Algon-
quin, Capt. HallOran, has just arrived with four
tuns ofcoppcr, in masses and barrels, from the
above mine.
| The Baltimore arrived on the 9Th instant.
with one hundred and forty-tivc bbls. of copper,
averaging six hundred, from the Cliff mine
I'hirty-six bbls. averaging six hundred and
fifty, and three tuns in Masses from the North
Western.
THE PROPOSED TrNNELI.-Wc examined yes
terday part of the model of the tunnel which
Major Miller. of Jersey City. proposes TO build
under the Chicago river. 1t is proposed to
construct it i'm sections of cast iron. each five
feet long and one and a fourth inches thick
The sections are to be firmly boltcd together.
and rendered watcr-tight by means of metallic
packing. There are to be two carriage-ways,
each ten by fourteen feet, and on each side of
them is to be added a sidewalk for f0ot-passcn-
gers four by ten feet. Through the center
there is to be a row of columns, and also at
each sidewalk.
NaJoI AilicE cstIHiatcS thc c0Sta lfOW ; lZU,-
600 to SliO,0O0. lie proposes to build it with
out the city advancing a single cent. until the
work is completed, and then the city be bound
to take it at a stipulated price, provided it an
swcrs the contract This is very fair surely.
Major Miller intends to bring this matter be-
fore the Common Council. We do not feel call
cd on to give an opinion as to the feasibility of
Mr.. Millcrs plan, or indeed of any other. One
thing we do know, that the bridge nuisance has
become insuircrablc. Major Miller is ready to
contract to alatc it by building his tunnel in
six months.-Chicago Press.
LAND WAERANTS.-It appears from the Pen
sion Office Report that Land Warrants have
been issued to the amount of nine millions nine
hundred and thirty-live thousand acres equal
to, at Government price, nearly twelve and a
half millions of dollars.
A RICH MAS.-Thc personal property of the
late Judge Burnct, Of Ohio, to he disposed of.
amounts to one hundred thousand dollars. The
real estate is variOusly estimated, but may be
stated at about one million dollars.
a ROYAL BRIDAL OrTFIr.-The following is
the bridal trOusseau of Princess Anna, of Aus
tria, on her marriage with the Prince of Iesse
Cassel. We ahOud say she was very rcspccta-
bly, provided for:
One of the two large rooms which the trous-
ScUu OCCuIIeu. tuC tHc HOusc
body linen. laid out for the most part in 20 do
Zcns and "a DOZENS all marked with her royal
highncss' name, and II dozen pocket handkcr-
chiefs, with the royal arms woven in them. In
connection with the travelling couch were "a
dozen day and night chemises as many undrcss
and night caps, and other incomprehcnsiblc and
unmentionable articles in like profusion. The
linen takes up three sides of the room the
fourth is occupied by the chaussure, consisting
of "a pairs of silk and leather shoes, and "a do
Ecu pairs of stockings. In the second room
were gloves, embroidered handkerchicfs, col
lars. scarfs. hats, bonncts, artificial flowers &C..
in bcwildcring profusion to make all complete
there was riding habit. Is cloaks in silk and
velvet and besides all these the ball and court
dresses, as well as the wedding-rolc, and dia-
dem of brilliants, and many more things.