The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1854-05-01
CorrespOnden &c Of the Pioreer.

BErTEE LATE THAN NEvER.-Thc following
commuuicat,on reached us on Friday last, only
40 DAYS from st. Louis 1t was intended, and
should nave reached us previous to the arrival
here Of those splendid boats our corrcspoll-
dent Describes We however, publish tic
communications because it is /; more full and
perfect description Of the Boats than we have
heretofore published, and will he interesting 70
those Il who have not had the s tas', Of seeing s
thcm,-anl also because it is a. .s'f'lrom an
old friend from whom W. hope to hear frc-
quently during the summer
To TIE EDIroRs OF rnE Plo>r.nf
~ DEAn .'rn Rp;,>r o. I 4t,t-N Wao were
so fortunate as to be On board of the Steamer
Ga,cna. on her recent trip from Cincinnati to
this CITY we chccrfully pay, throue., the co..
umns of your valuable and widely circulated
paper. a inst tribntc Of praise 70 the superior
ity of the boat. and the skill and urbanity of
her gent!cn,anIy officers.
1t is not unknown to yoar readers that the
"Gaiena i, one of The two floating pala-
ccs' of which that enterpriSing, courteous and
al ;a.aasass.erved.y popular commander Capt. orr'n
: n;th, sf,r. ,orintendcd the building during thc
past winter at Cincinnati 1for the Gai6na and
St Paul trade. Nor is it necessary for us to
inform vou that the boats arc far superior in
point of speed size, and splcndor to any upon
the Upper Mississippi; as ere this reaches you
the good people of st. Paul have uud oubtedly
cii;cn the WAR Eagle" (t!lc mate Of the Ga
Iena) under the command of their iayoritc,
Cant. Smith Harris. such L welcome as they
alone know how TO give, especially if she has
been so fortunate as to be the first to burst the
lev bonds that bound the "Fathcr Of Waters.
aud establish communication by water onlct
more between Minnesota and the south
The dimensions of the two boats are as
follows:
length 22j f.o; Breadth of beam 81 feet
Dcpth Of hold ) feet Floor 80 feet They
have each four boilers }G inches in diameter
and ~ feet long Cylinder 10 inches in dame
ter with a stroke Of feet: The engines were
bnilt bv David GriiI;y Of Cincinnati, and are
of very superior quality and workmanship.
The hull of the War Eagle and the cab
ms of both boats were built by Mcssrs. John
son and Morton, of G.. that of the 'Galena,
at Madison, ind, by A. T. Temple, and differs
from the hull OF the WAR Eagle" in being
little broaler framed, and will consequently
draw less water We are informed that the
"Galena" draws Int 22 inches when unloaded,
which is far les than any boat of her size We
ever saw The inside decorating Of the boats
was done by &. Radcliffe, and the landscape
iainting by ID. Williams of Cincinnati an
artist Of considerable talent The sketches
are mostly Of Minnesota scenery, representing
the Falls Of st. Anthony, Fort Smelling and
Mendoza ST Paul. Minnesota River, and
portion Of Lake Pepin, together with view
of Galcna. and some appropriate scenes Of In
dian life. which are all well executed.
The "GaIena' viii be commanded by Capt.
y. i. Morchouse, formerly of the Steamer
Iowa. and well known in the New Orleans
trade rs competent and skllful commander,
and we cheerfully recommend him to Mime
sotians as a gentleman in every sense of the
word AS Mr. Samuel Boyce the clerk, is SO
favorahly known in Minnesota as the accom-
modating and model clerk Of the "OId Doc
tor last season. comment in relation TO him is
unnecessary. The other officers OF the boat
are fine fellows and cannot fail to become pop
ular.
Nav success attend Capt. Morehouse and
his splendid boat. and that his popularity may
equal that of Capt Orrin Smith, and the Ca
lena" bc found second to none, is our sincere
wish. Yours truly, j.. Z. II. :.
St, Louis, March TO- 1854. "a