Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-12
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I WEsfERvzLr's, LAKE PEPIx, I
&c. Dec. ID. 1874.

~ WEsfERvur's, LAKE PxPM,
Dec. ID, 1854.
FRIEND NswsoN :-Agreeally to your request
and my promise, l hasten to give you short mar
rative Of my journeyngs and the country Through
which have lately passed, md in which am at
present sciouning. Leaving your delightful and
city of st. Paul, on the steamboat
Navigator, L landed at Red Wing, and having
procured team rode down to this point on
Lake Pepin. The back country in this vicinity is
ravines, or a. they sre called here 6 Coolies,v
converge to this beautiful and extensive plain,
fronting on this charming Lake. Far as the vision
can extend, the majestic bluffs below, rise IN beau
ty and magni6cence, while many points Of pie
turesque though tanned loveliness exist on every
side. The hunting party was in hopes of join
ing at this point, had left for the Wisconsin side
three days before arrived, and as the Lake was
skinned over, communication was impracticable.
So Mr.. Westervelt and myself rode up to Red
Wing, and engaged Mr.. Case of your iA,"a
most excellent surveyor and pleasant companion,
and we commenced laying out a town on the most
delightful point have seen in Minnesota. Every
body who has been here, is in raptures with the
spot, and certainly, in point of beauty, and bust
ness advantages, it could scarcely be e1ualled.-
Mr.. Case who has travelled extensively through
the country, pronounces it the most charming To-
cation he has seen in the Territory, and am san
guine tina: thriving town will soon grow up here.
The landing is not to be surpassed, the warehouse
point living directly in the track of steamboats,;
and when all the fertile country by which it is
surrounded shaifbe settled with thriving farmers,
large and profitable trade will spring up here
without doubt. l wish you could drop down on
us for week, and you would see that my ideas
and representations have good foundation.
Mr.. Westeryelt purchased quite tract here
from Wells, by which name the point is still
known. A stone dwelling erected some Is years
since, and only now being plastered, stands on
one of the most beautiful and romantic spots you
can imagine. The extensive view up and down
the Lake, with WINONA's Rock and the Wisconsin
bluffs, comprise scene of grandeur and beauty
that the poet the painter would delight to pic
ture or portray, and the loneliness Of which ex-
ceeds ANYTHING have seen, even in the beautiful
Wess.
Mr.. GARRArD returned two days since from The
Hunt, leaving several of his party still on the
track. They will probably all return in day or
two. They had presty good success, having killed
five or six deer, and found Bee Tree, which af-
forded them blow out of wild honey. We pur-
pose soon forming party to proceed to the head
waters Of the Zunabro, to investigate the FEAST
bility of laying out road from WEslEHvELI's to
that point which will draw the trade of that Sec
tion to this spot in another year.
Snow fell quite briskly here on the I'd Decem-
Der, though we managed to finish our surveys,
aud day Mr.. Case takes up his l;ne of march
for st. Paul-aud thitherward, all my hopes and
feelings tend.
The Westering Sun is sinking behind the rear
ward bluffs and lighting up, with its departing glo-
ries, the most delightful scenery which adorus
Lake Pepiu's borders. Sitting lonely at Ely win
dow at this hour of closing day, call to mind
that another year is likewise fast reccdine, and
memories OF departed kindred, aud Of a5 snt
fisads cling closely round my heart.
| wiuer Evening Rcve1ie.
Oil peah, thou foe to earthly bliss,
Gun Tyra't, source of deepc sorrow,
We there brighter worlI than his:
We could, from Hope, no solace borrow
| din brightest joys decay?
TIE gay. sweet flowers but bloom 20 he',
And fade i OH sunny earth away
..f Fer, far away, we LOW not wiihef.
| Must Friendships holy
Ev dead dart be ta. ny sti?
Aud Hope. and Yor y; Alec ion Use
| 10 ort bo driven?
| And ove, dear '.ouc. mt - lie too isel
f.. 80 AID boS before thy Ruthless power?
Which an p. esent pleasures steal,
And clio hes with gloom each joyous iert?
| And WI :by shat I'm the eye,
| From whore sweet sance 'tis woe to sever?
| Will tho.e moist, Iu9v lips be dy,
| And thai heat be s.lled forever?
| YC;! low before thy icy breath,
| ELrth's beauties round decayp3,
| But in that Better Land, oh Death.
| Thy uel Step may meier be strayinS.
| Swte: Love! look to yonder skies,
| with that blest Hope to tails g;,cn,
| That those earth, much prize,
| Will dwell with us d W.