The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-09-18
For Democratic Delegate to Congress.
HON. DAVID OLMSTED.
4 Trip up the Minnesota Valley---Shak-
Opee...Belle Plaine, &c.

we LUX auNdHtdgt, iC" va '''''e, vi
the invitation proffered by an agreeable
gentleman to employ fine day and fast
team, in riding through delightful pOr-
ton of the Minnesota Valley. Along the
route from this to Shakopee. we were glad
improvement, in the opening OF new farms,
and the erection of comfortable farm houses,
and other buildings. Arrived ut Shake
pee, we were Pleasantly surprised to notice a
thriving village, contai ming near five hun
dred inhabitants, where year before, there
were only ii few Struggling houses The pro-
gress OF this place has been wonderful; yet
it is great way behind what it would have
been, had the lumber embargo not been
placed upon our northern streams We
counted some fifty cellars dug, and house
foundations laid, Oh which buildings cannot
be erected this fall, by reason of the scarcity
of lumber. All that is used there now is
brought from the St. CroiX, Oh fat-boatS,
and at Il heavy expense. Everything about
:Shakopcc wears the look of the beginning
of a large town The business buildings
now in process of erection, are OF the most
substantial claracter--built to accommO-
date Il large and heavy class Of business
We noticed there stocks or goods which,
for variety and extent, would have done no
,liScretlit to ST Paul We learned that ia
cilitieS in this respect are to he much in
creased the present fall MessrS. FULLER
x Co.. intend making that the head-cIuar-
tiers of their business operations throughout
the Territory, and are now filling Il large
store with heavy stock of staple goods
We were Informed that the lime business
of the place wiz amount this season to near
S30, 900: and on account OF the scarcity Of
the proper material in most localities, this
will be eventually, Il large and immensely
profitable lranc! of business there In a
ride about the outskirts of ShakOpce, We
were astonished at the high degree Of cul-
Grains of every variety have been raised
most abundantly, and we saw large corn
fields which surpassed anything that fell un-
der our notice during Il recent trip through
Northern Illinois. Enjoying a most beau
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tai and excellent business facilities already
concentrated there, the future OF this point
is made prosperous beyond contingency
The country between Sllakopcc and
Belle Plaine is O rich soil, and wearing for
the greater part Il most comely face. Tie
latter place is located OF the most beautiful
petite prairie we ever beheld 1t is design
ed by the proprietors to commence the
building of village another season. The
survey of the town plot is not yet complet-
ed, and little will l,e attempted there the
present iall. An extensive saw mill is in
process OF erection, by some enterprising
Eastern mechanics. who intend next year to
connect with it a Touring mill. Judge
CHArFlEIn resides there in true Democratic
style: ana the democracy of Scott and Rice
Counties have nominated another of its res
iients, Hon WV. y. DAVIS, as candidate
for the Council.
We had not leisure TO yisi: the towns
located OH the river between the two points
mentioned We heard from them hOwcy-
er, the most hattering accounts; and shall
take early occasion to glance in person at
their condition and progress.
w. Building is going on as fast as
means will permit, and we hear many