Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-05-24

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Ithe pistasct Court, "a Jddieisi sIict
holds its sessiQn here On comm encins
on the 2nd Monday of Juno, the other
THE 2nd Monday IN Dscsmber Hsss
il. also, the y. s. Land Office for thi.
| Land District, which adds much q III
interest," and imnnrssnce ofs,he place.
The streets some days present quite !
lively appearance, caused BY the large
lnuinbefs.that often come, the same hour
onGL and Office business. Our Printing
IN sbiishusnt also, adds not inconside "a.
|bly s5 the attractions Of the town. Ii il
u this place. that Gov. Stevens com.
mencsd he suayey Of the Great Pacific
Rail 'Rosa route so Puget Sound, and
which the Chic u 1ginesr has pro
nounced, oisicialiy H. only practicable
Nortnern route tdts ~ - : - ~. n. 81
We close th MI d sstsct notice Of Sank
Rapids, BY sinpl 'Ia marking, that Is
geographical posH go great water
power; iiis disisHl emnercial
Emporium sfths sainty
Of its being upon ~ Great Mortimer
,horoughfare to the Pacific, whenever II
shall be opened; its beng at the highest
point on the kiississipP i riivsr ihal steam
ers have eyerreached. o. viii fof years p
come the beautiful and fertile country
BY which i IS surrounded What with
these and other advantages necessarily
pretermitted at this time, the conviction
that Sank Rapids must, in the lapse Of !
few years, become an important COM
mercial and manufacturing town, ire
sistibly forces itself upon our mind.
w A T "a b.
Proceeding north. we next come to
Watab. four miles distant from Sank
Rapids You viii dnl here's God Ho-
tel. large building originally designed
az church but not now used IS ssch,
two trading houses, two bakehonses and
several dwellings.
Before the removal Of the Winneba-.
60 indians to their new homes on Blue
Earth, the transactions i the Indian
trade, It Watab, we're very heavy.
Inmense quantities 81 goods. provisions
&c. have been sold there 70 the Indians
by various traders, but principally by
Messrs. Lowry and Myrick
Though the Agency was at Long
Prairie. ! very large nsjority Of the la
dams preferred living On tn beautifal
prairie opposite Watab, oa-the vesl si5el
Of the river, and their presence there
gave 70 the place the appearance Of IN
usual life, and gayety.
We remember, when three years ago,
We 6rst visited the place, to have been
delighted with the view presented. III
was : beautiful morning ia October. 50
Flags Of various colors we're floating in
different parts ofthe town. Young men
we're galloping to and fro On horses gan-
Oily caparisoned. The two trading hou-
q ye a ~
ses were filled with Indians buying cal
icoes, ribbons, earrings sc. Here an
old chief and there ! young brave were
pointed out, the sight Of each inspiring
~ with . feeling something akin " se~-1l
srence. We were then ! stranger ii
strange land, but well pleased, and
ooked upon every new object with a
partial eye. The novelty Of this scene
made an impression upon our mind which
IAN never be removed.
But those Indians Who then and sincsl
lave By their trade and presence, con
ributed 50 much TO the business Of W.
ab have now left, and the place must
ook to other sources for it, future
,rowth and character. II can do this
nd secure I permanel prosperity. II
'as ths sdvanisg IT location, and
ca cOunif aessla II est which for
eanty ana preductiy ess cannot Sc /
,,rna ssed when WI rs NO.; III. i. t.-