The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-30
PORT OF ST. PA: IL
For the iVeck ending JIM -@.h

! THE Work CosMENcEp-The ~.t =. 3, Is,
nal, that citizens have read about e. .tr
past has this week been actually conn, -.i. i.e
is no mistake about it. We have see7 .t- crar-t
broken, the spade, picksxe ard wheel.a.r.u a r.--
ton; and never was work oommencei ,it.. Taave
energy. Every man seems 10 feel at ,sootj
interest in the work and takes hold vitH a .,,d -
The first force of men with their Gen 8 zca-,
Chas. 7. Harvey; engineers, Capt. Ca, h,t AZ f-s.
Glenn and Nichols, landed here VI ..,'.,. -ss .
ast-in FIVE days several large shant,es aere l.en
erected for the accommodation Of the iieu a., -e-
lrninary work laitl out for buildings docks III r.
cranes and draining pumps. Nearly Ata8rca a,~a
we're at hrs put TO the various pre!aioar, f.1tNs
more arriving by every boat. ial vs. tncs-
stand that four FIVE hundred will b. ,u ...c8 IS
soon as they can be set at work to advanla1e.
Fhe and the old orders Of thing, are strongly
cortrased just at this time. Half wa across g..
Portage Us seen, high above the water, Tao -ft-. lt
Sam Ward, on her land Journey to Las = tc...t.
Ii is spectacle Of continued interest 10 see ...
Steamer thus drawn oven and and spectacle, ..
the place to witness this land sailing TaI. 3. 4..,.
to be the last vessel that will be hauled ovs ..d
and this one Is Iust IN advance of the -ar-. t
Right in her wake worknen are exeaya -..- 3 . . e.
and rock over which she has Just pass. ~ --.
route of the canal the Indians have ~ i..f
shanes and these ancient, bark covered dwellings, 81
the Ojlbwa have already been eveed L 49, ground
10 give place 10 the buildings and woss h.
Whites. Their ancient camping ground ., i. r. '-
p'"hth INTO ana they must pAtCh fhelt ien!
where. There is for this doomed r., 7 s.-
like the Jews they must "wander witherinet'-
and where their fathers bones no. .-
Theirs may never lie
Lake Sup. Jour i=..-
The steamer FL Paso left Council Bluff 81. d. Pc boz
on Saturday, 18th inst. Mr.. A. AIcham7at ctr..
down IN the FL Paso. He is direct from St.. VI '-
ter, Devils Gate reports meeting one tn0.r.5 ind
h7e thousand head of cattle south Of ,he aitc, ga
larcr n,t.,lun ..E. - 4
finest he ever saw The grass is very 81 nc-. 81
been tweny-one years in the mountains, aHa po-cr
experienced so severe a winter the last Eat f.
struction of sheep and cattle The Snah, aH.. l.u-
max Indians died Of small pox in great nun 'e's e IS
Fort. The two tribes nearly extinct. So sirt-
ness among the emigran,s.
The President and Cabinet have given ac deir
answer TO the invitation of the delegation, 20 he ps-.
en AT the opening the Crystal Palarc. The i.sa
ldent is not inclined to be absent from tho s,s ~
Government this sumner. The Cabinet VII Vf,.7.
bly, attend the Fair separately. They desirc arae
public reception in the intermediate cities.
MILWAUKEE AND La CROSSE RkrLRoAU.--
The Milwaukee Wisconsin says that Messis Bad
ley, WhIttemore & Co.. Of Burlington, VI, tsyc
Ken the contract for building the road from TIE y
OF Milwaukee to Portage City, Columbia county. ii
distance Of about 100 mes fourth Of tie pay 'or
the same they take in capital stock of the COMPANY
Their contract consists in grubbns and cea 1g, c'-
verts, roadway cattle guards and ties, and y'ng q
the rails tor single track, to be completed b. the it
Of January, 1855