The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-08-25

The President it is understood, contemplates sen
ding special agent To Minnesota. assist Governor
German IN investigating the enormous Indian fia;ds
I committed there.
We clip the above from thc Philadelphia Inquire
of Aug. IL. The Inquirer must have received file
# the minnesota Democrat, published St. Paul
Minnesota Territory, during the last winter about the
same time the relative to the appointment of
this "speca! agent" reached PHILADELPHIA. We will
INFORM the Inquirer that the enormous Indian frauds
committed in Minnesota, may be traced to the nro.
life imag nations of few Of that class Of politicians
which may be found in some communities, who
are without integrity or common honesty them.
selves, and therefore cannot realize the existence
Of such Ingredients in the composition Of others.
aud who are at all times prepared to attack the
reputation of their fellow citizens, if thereby their
own personal interests can be advanced In Mime.
sofa, the Indians have received all The money that
Government appropriated for them tho debts of the
Indians, the payment of which provided for bv
Government, have been paid pro rata to every per-
son entitled to payments under the Treaty, and the
funds designed for the Mixed Floods have been paid
according the wishes of the Indians the only party
interested We cannot conceive how a fraud can OK.
st where the funds are lid in accordance to treaty
stpuations, for the proposes contemplated by Con.
gress in making the appropriations and according to
the wishes Of those interested. The Minnesota Gin
dian frauds are very much like the boy who seared
the pig, ne had much noise and little WOOL
MANUrAcTURK OF LUMBERIN THE ST. CKoIx
NALLEY.-The Hudson Journal gives the following
list of saw mills in the Valley of the St. Crox:
At Prescott, saws, Kinnknck, do, Willow
River Falls, do, Hudson, do, Osceola, 9 do
Falls of St. Croix, 6 do, Marine Mills, do, Arcola
2 do, Saltwater, (wa,er power,) do, do, steam
2 do, Kittson's Point, 2do.
In addition to the above is the mill of Mr. Perrin,
opposite Hudson, and Mr.. Lawrey's Mill, six miles
south. They will be in operation Soon A short
distance above Saltwater, Mr.. Shulcnburg, of St.
Louis has purchased site for mill, and contem-
plates erecting mill to run six saws aud other
machinery. BY the closing of navigation in the fall
Of 1854 there will he forty in operation on the
ST. Crox. They will cut ior,y-fve millions of feet
Of lumber annually
WISoYA LoDGE, No. FIVE, l. o. O. F-Th;s
is the name given to the Odd Fellows Lodge at Min
neapolis, which was instituted Friday last by Col,
Wilcox, G.. NJ, assisted by Il. w. Brunson, D. G.
NJ, and others. The following officers were Install
ed: Z. NJ. Brown, Nc. A. N. Hoyt, V. c.. John
Tenney, s., E. Heddery, Il. This Lodge has start
ed under very favorable auspices, and we doub, not
it will prove valuable auxiliary in disseminating
the principles Of the Order.
NORTH WISG.-The carpenter work done the
present season in the Capitol Building is "hard 10
beat especially that in the North Wing. Mr. Has.
Ter. the gentleman who performed the work has
proved himself master Of his profession. The pla.-
terng OF this building has also been executed in first
rate style by Messrs. Wallace & Stevens.
Col. NJ. w. Irwin, Marshal Of the Territory, ar.
rived on Thursday last. He has taken rooms at the
American.