The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-06

|Tsvssssvsss nseA-A New Thsrssshsass.
Our reader. will recoiIeet "TAxAaAcx's" ex.
psnrc, n,a.Ie .o,ae weeks ago through our ps,
pr, Of the reasonable plot Of Messrx BEorr
wm4os. and other, b rrsseve tn great com
merciaI centre of the North West, aud TN
"fatarc crossing u The Pacific Railroad" from
Sank Rapids 70 H. Cloud, 10 the great detri
ment Of the price Of lots in the aforementioned
locality This most iniqnitoos scheme was ia
be commenced by the arvey Of a Territorial
road from -. Cloud THE city Of 10 SUPERIOR
(also the city Of. M@Srs. B~orr, WnSos'
and their associates. arrived saEly at Superior
and IN the last Chron,e,, We find tIs rs-ult %
tl,sis explorations, In te form u mport from
the Engineer Of the party, Mr.. Crsfn.
1he cntire distance from the Mississippi, at
H. Cloud. to suteri~, Is one hundred and Any
miles To Mile fAc, the explorers found the
country nnrIy all prairie. over which they pas
I'd In two hone wagon, thus showing the roA.l
Is easy of construction that FAR. Thirty miles
from H. Cloud, skunk river, has 10 b. crossed
hut il can w. easily brijecd aul-the name
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mei,se pincries on this stream.
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r,.x,. s.v.,
We touched tho lake at tbs north. west side
and found Il one Of the mos, beautiful lakes Ia
Minnesota, N well a. the i.rgest-.the whole
p =. ., wn'en n~ w,sn ~. 'n's .'Is.ry
an idea m Ming irm tbiYtv m thIrtv. Ave
miles In length the maps giving II eighteen
or twenty The watar u excellent drinking
De,ns W ~ ~. ' .a ~. ~ ..", W..
W. c"a ~ T""'aT w.. an Y" o"na liz
III su' ~" lmY 'ous . $3.50 's, ~ >.
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:. H. v, -. "p -. III 49,. -" "' sI' s.as.. ~.
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~n" III " o n, 80 49, ".sn =, ~. Nj.
sippi river. The Indians formerly made a
large business OF sugar making, and In thu
spring this was one 81 their chief articles d
trade.
or course such lake couldn't do without 4
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"
I" m'''e Lao wh'e" " P'a'a"''y %"'" NJ
the northwest CORNER 81 10" lake o" ridge
bordering the lake and having line larbor''
From the lake the party proceeded 10 Snake
river, passing over INV ta'mraek Swainp~ but
generally finding good farming and pine lands
The party arrive nj Kettle rivrr which Is thu,
described;
The lanls u Kettle river are covered for some
distance each way with good growth Of pine
w., .,', " I 49,, III ,, Wv 49, s =.
iumbrinv The str,um il about one hmn,rd
ss, wisse, with high hanks. and can he very
"ssily bridred. From this stream, three miles
We came "fonph soou grown 81 Norway
sSinnso", tra;I"-.tLc Inn, bci"g h,rh a,.l
rather roling.
"Simprons trail takes the party 10 Superior
The Surveyor IN stunning up says
In the examinations have made have had
k'oal -. ;sn IA, IN s.',,,, .. -, @ S"",
the east into the vad extent Of country lying
IN Western Minnesota, a'r' 10 locate the road
n". . In,,"cc,nsa,a ~ s.,,,s,, m,gra,,n" IVES, "
road AMIN ,o.I ,,;,se, ,,. f,om the I'm
uer M,..iv.i,pi 10 the w,., end Of Lake Sum,
rior. wouLI aid materially in IN, ,h,yelopm.rn