The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-09-24
Correspondence Of the Missouri Republican.
Mime Observation-Disclosures Fishing-Thc place
for Western People to visit.

ST. Paul. MINNESOTA. Aug. Is, 1853
MY DEAR COLONEL Il wonder if the people
of ST. Louis aud the country 'round about"
who annually travel eastward in pursuit of
health or excitement have ever heard Of the
Upper Mississippi and its beautiful scenery or
OF Lake Pepin and its hundred hills or of Lake
st. Crolx and its beautiful shores; of Lake
Mlnnetonka, OF OF Comedian Lake or of the
beautiful prairies of Upper Wisconsin and Min
nesota, all in the finest climate on the CONT
nent. wonder. too. if the sportsmen-mighty
Nimrods and expert Isaac Waltons-who inha
bit the borders of the Mississippi, where her
waters fun mud, have ever heard Of the forests
which shelter in their lcafy covcrts the noble
buck and the shaggy bear ard the great grey
wolf; and the plains fringed with groves of
timber, alive with grouse and crested phea-
SAINTS, and '' such small deer =: or of the axes
filled with pike of different species. from
the noble maskalOnge to the pickerel. $50
called in New England y and that gamest of all
bis tribe the lusty black bass 4; or of The beauti-
ful streams which run through the whole coun-
try, filled with trout of Il size that would make
the angler from the east side of the lleghenies
stare. had heard so much uf these trout, that
was induced to steal a few days from tie heat
and dust of st. Louis, to have better acquaint-
ance with them. Gloriopsly WAS I repaid for
coming.
On arriving at Hudson. new and thriving
so"h VA tHC Jtlh VI Luhc 81. STOlN. at tuc
mouth of Willow River, made the acquaint-
ance OF Mr.. John Cyphers. genuine lover of
the gentle art" not a holiday sportsman, who
takes to the stream with fancy gloves, in sport
ing costume, but with stout Lrogans and red
shirt, with knowledge, perseverance and skill.
We were soon on the way TO Rush River. with
stout wagon and good team, owned and
driven by Mr.. Douglas the Jolly host " of the
principal hotel at Hudson. He is 4 whole
foam y nv himSnlf TO riIn of tyyply, or
fifteen miles over beautiful prairie country,
hemmed in with mounds of every conceivable
shape and height, in crossing which. we knock
ed over doZeu or of prairie chickens. we
found ourselves, near sun-down. at Judge Fos-
ters place on the Kinnekenick, a noble trout
stream, though much fshed. Here leaving
Douglass to ." out span" the horses, and to as
slst our bachelor host TO prepare supper,
thought | would ':wct line" in the Kinue-
kenick, and i'll less than one hour, We bagged
twenty trout, including one fine fellow meal
surlng seventeen inches--we managed to ap-
pease our appcttes, without the aid Of Il French
cook. having young prairie chickens, trout Just
from the water, green corn roasted and boiled,
hot bread and potatoes, such as only this coun-
try can raise Next morning, brig and early.
we were of for the Rush. where we commenced
amongst the trout in good earnest and had
such sport (although this is the worst trout
month i'll the season. made all other trout
fishing ever enjoyed dull to it. We struck the
river below the settlement. and hslcd down,
camping out at night. We only ishcd in the
deep dark pools in the morning and evening,
bag9ing from 100 TO 80 pounds daily, from
pound to four pounds. / regretted when
on the ground. that | had not made prcpara-
tlons 10 preserve one or two monster trout. so
as to show - at home in their original proper
tions. l did, however, the best / could under
the circumstances: split open the two Of the
largest trout taken by me on the afternoon Of
the 25th. and, after sailing them, dried Them
over the camp fire. These trout L will show
you on my return one of them measured nine
teen and a halfinchcs when taken out of the
water in length and more than thirteen in the
girth the other measured over eighteen inches
in length and eleven and a halfn girth. What
will the Eastern anglers say to this:
Since arrived here. have learned that Col.
Pike and Mr.. Keats of Arkansas with party, !
left the stream the day before We arrived at it,
having fshed over nearly the same ground that
we fshed over. 1t is said that they made sad
havoc amongst the trout.
have fulfilled the mission on which came.
and have set my face homeward. having cngag-
ed a berth on that finest of Galena and st. Paul
packets, the Nominee, Capt. Blakcly. on the
hurricane deck, and Mr. Brooks in the Office.
VIA.