The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-09-10
FACTS AND FANCIES.


No LEADER We had enough copy this week
without leader so our foreman informed
us early yesterday morning and inasmuch as
this is the last number of the second year OF the
Minnesotian, we will celebrate its approaching
third birthday by being little independent OF
time-hOnored custom.
FROM LAKE SrPERIoR.--Messrs. d. A. ]. Bak
er, r. r. Nelson and ID. a. Robertson, who have
been absent some five weeks upon an exploring
expedition to Lake Superior, arrived home
Thursday evening, looking as fat as bears and
as rugged as plowmen. They went up by way
of the ST. Croix and Brule, and returned by the
st. Louis and Mississippi rivers. They are per-
sectly enraptured with the country about the
head of the great Lake, and give glowing ac-
counts of its mineral, agricultural and CONNER
very richest veins of copper in the entire min
eral range are within the borders of Minnesota
A mine has just been opened on the Brule, a
few miles from the line, in Wisconsin, which is
yielding tremendously. The country is rapid
ly settling; and the fact that large CONNER
Si"A paw VIII, M q ~" ) Sois up az thS
head of the Lake, and that it will he within
five or six hours distance of St. Paul by rail
road, is now beyond a doubt. A great deal of
voyaging by way of the St. Croix to Lake Su-
periOr has taken place this season; several of
our citizens were at the Lake when these gen.
tlemen left, including Mcssrs. Ben. Thompson,
Newton, Stinson, and Bullcn. The party saw
frost but one morning while absent, and that
upon the mountains high above the Lake. Up
on the Lake shore the same species of vegcta-
ton which were blackened and destroyed at the
time in the vicinity of Detroit, remained green
and flourishing as in midsummer. Corn and
potatoes looked fine and promised an abundant
yield. The party was nine days, by way of the
st. Louis river, Sandy Lake, &C., from Lake
Superior to st. Paul, including detention of
one day at Fort Ripley, to partake of the hos
FATALITIES of Capt Todd, who of course they
could not get away from in any great hurry
The Savannah river was dry, and they were
compelled to make a long and tedious portage
from the head of the st. Louis to Sandy Lake.
Col. Robertson is building commodious dwell
ling near the mouth Of the ST. Louis, on the
Wisconsin side; and we understand he is so
we'll pleased with the great inducements held
out there, that he contemplatcs removing with
his family, to his new home yet this fall.
Coon MEN.-Thc Wings of st. Anthony have
set their brethren in other parts of the Terrific
ry, good example in the nomination of their
Legislative ticket. Let it be followed every
where. Bring out your best and most reliable
men-men of mind, experience, character and
integrity. We have plenty of such in every
district. Then. if they are elected, their con-
stituents will not be afraid to trust them, and
the public business will be safe in their hands
without exacting previous pledges. If defeat
ed, we will have the qualification of knowing
that it wac not for tho want of ,prennnI conf
dence in the candidates, and We cannot be
tainted with attempting to put into the Legis-
lature set of irresponsible blockheads.
FOURTH COUNCIL DIsTRIcr.-This district, it
will be recOllected, covers great extent OF
territory. On the west side of the Mississippi
it extends from Pine Bend. fifteen miles below
st. Paul to the Iowa line, some two hundred
miles below u.s. This country, particularly the
lower portion oft comprising the county ofFill
more, has settled rapidly the last and present
years and we are led to believe that at leas
three hundred votes will be pollcd in that par
of the district which was Wabasha county a
the time the present apportionmcnt law wa
passed. 1t is conceded, so far as we can gath
er, on all hands, that a considerable maiorit,
of the voters of Fillmore county are Wings
The other portions of the district comprise tn
county of Washington, and st. Paul and Little
Canada in Ramsey. Is it not about time on
friends in the different parts of the district wer
taking measures to bring out candidate =
What say you all
The FAT OF TIE LAND.-We had the pleasur,
in company with some friends. few DAYS since
OF feasting upon some of the richest melons W,
ever tasted, and we have walked into the arti
Gle from twenty-nine degrees south up to thi
'hyperborean line of forty-five. The interest
ing ceremony here specially alluded to toob
place at the farm of l.. NJ Ford Esq, in the
Groveland settlement, this year tenanted by
Mr.. Heichert, Pennsylvania farmer, and the
gentleman who raised the big melon sent last
week by Commissioner LeDuc, to the World's
Falr. Mr.. ii. kindly presented us with the mate
to that, which weighed twenty eight pounds
Upon previous years we have had occasion to
speak OF Groveland melons and Groyeland hos
pltality, and we here take opportunity to re-
new our considerations of the most distinguish.
ed regard and esteem to our friends of the
nelghborhood. They are industrious. thrifty
farmers; mind their own business. and tale
me 'M'nnesotian. OF course they are prosper.
ing. BY the way, speaking of melons. Mr..
(we've forgotten his name, but believe it is
Gregg or Greer) an old Miami valley farmer
markets rare sample of the article nearly ev.
cry morning in st. Paul lie is located nea,
kaposia. One was taken from his wagon tn,
other day which weighed thirty pounds.
Go IT. MUSTANG The Democrat snecringl,
calls Capt Wilkin the Mustan o. candidate ..W,