The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1854-05-01
Correspondents of the PIONEER.
SHAKOPEE, April q, 1854.

occasions to recognize our entity Us q town,
and to bestOw just encomium on our enter
prise, hope You will allow citizen to furnish
Your readers with some more minute particu-
lars III regard TO this place. While we are
ready at any time to show 10 strangers the adj
vantagps Which We possess, we are far from
being wiling to detract from the moritS OF the
many other fiourishing place, Oh the MnneSo-
III River. Mendoza. Uannepin, Prairieville
Itasca Yorkve, Excelsior, LrXcmborg. Ful-
ton. C0uiSvillc. Henderson ia Seur, Traverse
deS Sioux. Rock Bend, Kas0tlh. Mankato Ci-
/ y, Maniato, South Bend. 4 .rney-Town, Jor-
dam AID Eureka, all nave their advantages :
and those elements of prosperity, which we
as citizens of Minnesota and not atone of Stq-
kopee must desire to see fully developed OF
course while all these places may become -four
! shing villages, there arc but few of them which
win become places of Importance. Certain il
is, that some anon" them will make lurc towns.
! We would wish enigrants to visit all
/ Do not hurry to one place, and there imneli-
lately locate yourselves, but visit all We do
not pretend to say, that the only farming coun-
! try in Minnesota, is in Scott County, and
around Shakopee, but We do say that al along
the Minnesota River, from the Mississippi far
| beyond the Blue Earth. there is q magnificent
agricultural country, where the best crops can
De raised in Abundance, anI wher3 superior
farms Cor stock raising can be secured.
! We are not so selfish as to desire to rctard
the progress Of any other town. The prosper
! ity OF Eureka, increases the prosperity Of Sha-
kopee. The existence Of an extensive farming
community around Henderson, ami the crcc-
ton Of residences at that place, benefits Le,
Scur. They mutually act upon each Other, ANA
accelerate each other. progress.
! We have this much to s}v abont Shakopco.
50 far, it has surpassed tn other towns in
point of number Of residences, and number Of
| inhabitants. Al the opening OF spring we haa
| forty residences in this place al Of which saw
! one were erected last sumner and autuma.--
These are not diminutive log buildings, but
/ large well constructed two story frame h0u5eS.
supplied with all the cOnvenicnce5 whica are
/ attached To residences in large cities. As you
Justly remarked some time ago, we have The
finest hotc! vest OF the Mississippi. above Du-
buauc 1t is under the supcrntcndence Of
Messrs Davis and Witcher. lately OF your city,
gentlemen fully qualified to discharge the du-
ties appertaining to such an establishment
The Migrant. when he arrives at our lcvcc. III
stead og being usherc1 into WAT he thinks will
! be Il lor cabin Inn, is conducted by the gentle
mrnly anl courteous clerk, 1Jr Witcher, into
| 4 luXnriin,y furnished apartment, where hay
, juo refreshed himself after the tatguc Of his
s.u, ocv, nc is invited to the dining slf5s'ii,
,yT5s}ss he find, bill Of fare which can hardly
p , .urS,a5.es,.ed By first class house III larSe
,ov,, The ,vaonls are furnished with luxury
AMI naatncss whi,;cA display the taste of the
Proprietors while in a. the we'll lighted reading
room. one can fnl all tif,e latest Eastern and
M;nn-,,-a papers They Nave also liver!
stable attached where horses anal carriages can
he prYcor] by those wAo wish ~ Visit TIE
country back of rs
Immediately upon the opening of navig1- (
ton. several new buildings were commanccd,
and aItbuupi, ever steamer apl lat boat comes
crowded with lumber, ytt many complaints are
heard Of The in,utliccncy of the means o' 'Faii-
sportation. There are several persons mere
who are only waiting to procure humber f""'
st. Paul to commence erecting their resldo1- !
ccs The excellent saw mil, erected this WIN
ter on tie River Jordan, hy Thomas Holmes
ESD, commenced operation, some time ago.hut
such /, tn demand for lumber among the far
nrels, that they have not yet been able to slq-
ply the town with any.
As regards the number Of inhabitants, We
had last winter about one hundred and seventy
five ] suppose that fiity new comcrs have al
ready arrived this spring.
We have three stores and an excellent ware
house for storage purposes. We have two Prl- /
vate boarding houses. two lawyers, a physician
and two Of the best hdllers in the northwest. !
We have four preachers, who on Sundays, !
discourse to large and attentive audiences
For those who are fond of cngaginr III the
dance we have large and airy ballroom. !
where nearly every week the young folks as
sembe to "trip the light fantastic toe We have
some "A No. l." carpenters bricklayers and
other mechanics. who are ready To construct
and finish substantial and handsome buildings
upon reasonable terms.
1t is said that the lime business built up Al
ton in Illinois If such is the ease ohakopeo |
has one advantage which the other tow, do /.
not possess 1t mas been universally aciinow'-